Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-03

pines are signing for American girls
with rosy cheeks and sunny curls.
One way to do up the anarchists
would be to let them take few ex.
curslons toward the home of Her
bert Marx, of Virginia.-Springfeld
(1Noss.) Union.
The address of Senator Z. S. Mar
tin is 1886 X ST., N. w. OF Con-
gresham Jones, The Varnum. Of
Congressman Swanson, 1895 both
ST., N. w.
No word has been heard lately of
Capt. Andrews and his bride, who
sailed from Atlantic City Septemb Der
2Sth in 13-foot dory for Palos,
Spain, on their honeymoon.
From SO many and so persistent
rumors regarding the construction
of another railroad to Tidewater
Virginia, something definite ought to
result before long.-NorfoH Land
mark.
There is talk Of the Valley cut
ting itself off from Virginia and
forming new State with Staunton
as the capital. We thought the in
sane asylum at Staunton was already
over-crowded.-Orange Observer.
Members of the Legislature and
delegates in the Constitutional Con-
vention have been "jawing" one an
other pretty freely. That there is a
good deal of jealousy between the
two bodies, none can doubt.-Rich-
naond Dispatch.
1t is not well to have too many
wise men around about the Capitol
at one time. Some folks think there
are too many of them in the Con-
stitutional Convention, and for that
reason nothing has been finally
agreed upon.--Southside Sentinel.
The passage of the last pension
act held out to its disabled soldiers
expectations which have not been
justified by the amount of money
placed to the credit of the pension
fund. Rather than keep the word
Of promise to the ear and break it to
the hope, the committee recommends
the increase of the pension appropri-
ations.
The population of the United
States is increasing faster than that
of any other country. This is the
richest country in the world-we
are worth at least fifteen thousand
millions more than Great Britain.
Our miles of railroad track exceed
by more than 10000 all the tracks
of Europe. We manufacture more
than England, France and Germany
combined.
Some of the dangers attending
vaccination have been brought prom
inently before the public this week.
Nine persons who were vaccinated
in Camden, N. j., have contracted
lockjaw, which is attributed directly
to operation. Seven of these have
died and the others are danger
ously i'll. Still this barbarous Gus
tom is made mandatory by law
CentreUillc Record.
1t does not seem to the ordinary
citizen as if there is any Justice in
Admiral Sampson, who did not par
ticipate in the battle of Santiago,
receiving $25, 1000, and Admiral
Schley, who was the actual COM
mander in that fight, receiving only
SIS, but they manage things very
differently in the navy from the ideas
of justice of the ordinary Citizen
Houston (Iegas) Post.
Itis estimated that one county on
the Eastern Shore of Virginia, con-
tanning population Of about 13, 900,
sold this year $4,000 barrels of
Irish potatoes at profit of 81, 900,
900, which means that every man,
woman and child in the county
would be entitled to receive, if the
money were distributed pro rata,
something over $75 a piece from one
crop alone.--S0nerset Journal.
Mr.. Montaguewill unquestionably
be candidate against Mr.. Martin for
the Senate when the next election
for that office occurs, and there will
be life and death struggle between
them. The lines of battle are al
ready being drawn. There was a
truce during the recent campaign,
but now it will be war to the knife,
and the political leaders are choosing
sides. There is, indeed, a great fight
ahead Washington Post.
a patient in an insane asylum in
New Jersey died the other day, and a
post -mortem revealed the following