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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SPIRIT

A liberal public spirit is not only
essential to the prosperity and growth
OF a community but it is indispen>
sable. Great fortunes in the hands
OF few are of far less value to the
public welfare thar a moderate COM
petence in the hands of the MANY.
Indeed, large aggregations of wealth
are often symptomatic of diseased
condition, denoting the evils of mo.
nopoly which abnormally stimulate
the growth in wealth and power and
selfish greed of one part of the COM
munlty at the expense of the other.
No city ever prospers when the in
dlvidual citizens live unto them
selves and for themselves, not caring
who or what sinks so they and theirs
swim. Even in policy of greed
and Selfshness such a spirit is not
wise, for to reap abundantly one
must scatter, and no individual
should be Indifferent to any thing
that concerns the welfare of the
whole community in which he lives
and moves and has his being.
The truly public spirited man puts
his city and its institutions before
every other city and its institutions.
tie Is not necessarily a narrow man,
nor is he ignorant of his city's limi-
tations. He does not, however, pro-
claim those shortcomings from the
house-tops, but rather attempts to
remedy them by every effort in his
power of tongue and pen aud purse.
II his city and its enterprises are
small and feeble, all the greater is
the reason he should help them, for
he knows that without such helm
they will remain insignificant and
weak, and that the only hope of
growth and progress to better things
lies in the public spirit and LOYALTY
to one another of city's own people.
The gods help those only who help
themselves; they have never been
known to help any community that
was guilty of Standardization in the |
interests of another community. The
policy of fostering home and home |
enterprises necessarily involves some
and sacrifice, but the re- |
ward is worth the cost. Great and |
good things are rarely attained save
through arduous effort and great
sacrifice. Talk for your town, work |
for your town, suffer inconvenience
and even privation for your town,
bat spend and be spent, and spare
neither yourself nor your means
It you would see your home city
greatly prosper and take its place |
m the front rank of enterprising.
progressive and up-to-6ate commun-
ties.-PetersbRrq Hadex-A appeal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
Richmond County.
EMMERToN.

Miss MamYe Hanks has returned
nome after very pleasant visit to
her sister, Mrs. W. b. Clark, in
Wicomico.
Miss Margaret Cralle is teaching
IN the family of Chas. Cralle, at
Simonson.
Miss Gertrude Garner has opened
her private school at DR.. A. q.
Fishers. Miss Garnet Booker. of
Lottsburg, is boarding there aud at
tending Miss Gamers school.
Miss Belle Davis is attending the
Womau's College in Richmond.
The public school here will open
next Monday with Miss Lizzie Hall.
of HinDou, as teacher. Miss Hall
is very we'll known in this neighbor-
hood, having visited here the past
summer. We gladly welcome her
among us.
u. X. Hammock aud family will
move IN the near future 10 the
"Poplars" at DurrettsvilIe, which he
has purchased. Geo. Sisson, of Farm.
ham, will occupy the house which
Mr.. Hammock vacatns.
Mrs. G. A. Jones and daughters
will move soon to Fredericksburg.
where they will reside in the future.
Miss Belle Barber is teaching
private school at her home.
Miss letter Sydnor will arrive
from Baltimore this week with a full
line of millinery, which she will
open at this place. She will board
with Mrs. Minnie Cralle.
PINKY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
TRAGEDIES OF THE SEA
Another Fearful Storm Sweeps the
Atlantic Coast.

The northeast gale that ragged over
the seaboard from Thursday to Mon
day morning last left many miles
along the Virginia beach Uttered with
wreckage, and along the coast from
New England to Florida devastation
lies in the wake of the storm.
Losses of lives and vessels are too
many to be enumerated, and still all
are not yet known. The gale eoualed
the now famous September gale, but it
did not come quite so suddenly while
1t was of much longer duration.
New York and New Jersey cities
were inundated with the tides and
thousands had to forsake their homes.
The coast wires were all demol-
ished and tidings were late coming
in. Capt. Drinkwater, of the Carr
tuck, N. O., station, where most of
The wreckage and bodies drifted,
to Norfolk to send his official
report of the disasters.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
MENHADEN FISHING NOTES.

The Carriers Greek Fish Guano
Company will resume menhaden fish
ing Monday, with one or two boats.
The Gill-Enbank Company will also
send out boat. There is some lit
tie prospect for fortnight's fall fish.
ing.
Steamer VIM. S. Brusstar, of the
Snow " Fallin Co., with Captains
Robert Snow and |. M. Russell, com
menced fishing again on Monday of
this week. The Brusstar "cut out"
some weeks ago, but the firm thinks
she will be in time for the bunkers
when they come down the beach.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
HERE'S HER ADDRESS.
Hon. 7. Spieer CHrIett, of BaIti-
more, Writes on the Ideal Wife.

To be an ideal wife a woman must
love and respect her husband, there
fore, much depends on the husband.
A worthless husband never can have
an ideal wife. She should under
stand cooking and supervise her
kitchen, assist and direct In the
housewOrk, see that the children Gf
there are any are neat and perfectly
dressed, and, above all things, be
neat herself. She should be as care
ful in dress as before her marriage.
and wear such things as he admired
when he first met and loved her.
When he comes home from business
she should meet him with a smile
and a kiss, and after supper, when
they are not going out, give him his
slippers and smoking jacket. Then,
when ne is enjoying his cigar, sing
and play for HIM as in the days when
loves young dream first came to
gladden. their existence.
If he is tired and worried sire must
not ply him with questions about his
affairs, but lead his thoughts into
more pleasant channels and by her
winning and gentle manner make
him forget his troubles. Economical
and careful of expenses, and always
seeking his comfort. Let her see
that his laundry is in order and in
place. Never go to a social function
II he is too weary to go, but remain
with him and make the evening
pleasant for him with music, games
or by reading to him. With "God-
speed" and kiss in the morning and
. KISS and welcome at evening and
KIND words Of cheer at all times;
never fretful and always good
natured. Such is an ideal wife, and
her phone address is Heaven.-Tl
Spicer Cnrlett, an Baltimore World.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
Communicates
ANsWERs .FARNHAM..
EDITOR CITIZEN.

EDITOR CITIZEN:
notice in your last issue a CORE
spondent signing his name "Farn-
ham" who says, 81 see there is chance
that the incoming Legislature will
be guided by wisdom, love of State
and true business sense. / Judge
from this assertion that Brother
"Farnham"does not live in Underwater.
Certainly no man getting his living
on the water or who has an interest
in the longer or in the revenue that
is derived from Tidewater would
make such statement. He SAYS
that governments and states sell and
let mineral and grazing lands. The
bottoms are sold and let, and the
longer has to pay his part land that
dearl. l don't think Brother "Farn
ham" knows whereof he speaks; for
instance, ne pays tax on his horse or
yoke OF oxen and that ends it. A
man in Tidewater pays the same Tax
that Brother "Farnham" does. in
proportion, on his boat; but Just as
soon as Tidewatermen start to work
In the oyster business here comes a
man who demands another tax of so
cents on that boat before you can
oyster, which makes two assessments.
Then, too, Tidewatermen have to
pay ~ for the privilege of taking
oysters from the waters, which is
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
PEARSONS ISLAND.

Hon. John NJ. Lyell is busy at his
excelsior factory at this place. The
building is about completed, aud he
is now ready for the machinery.
The new wharf on the Island has
been finished and the steamer Car
oline has tied to it several times.
K. Y. Smith, of Eastern Shore.
Va, made business trip here last
week.
W. F. Bray is clerking for w. II.
Sandy u Co, at this place.
Miss Marguerite Cralle. of Em-
merton. has accepted a position as
governess for Mrs, S. 4. Cralle, near
here.
Allison Bros. are adding to their
shucking house, getting ready for
business this winter.
John Y. Oakley left about two
weeks ago for Baltimore, where he
entered Bryant 4 Stratton's Business
College.
Capt. w. Y. Oakley has beau titled
his already attractive home by an adj
uiIlOu 10 IL.
y. ID. Hale is having a dwelling
built on his lot at Hale's Point.
Mrs. Julia Peed, who has been
sick for some time, we are glad to saw
Is better at this writing.
The school trustees of this district
are getting lumber in place to build
a new school house at the Sion
House. This school will be taught
the present session by Miss Fannie
Hall, of Westmoreland.
Miss Laniec Scrimger, of Wiln,ar.
is attending the Woman's College in
Richmond this session.
MIR. and Mira. Will L. Cresmer. of
Fresno, CAL, visited the formers
aunt, Mrs. w. Il. Hale, last week.
This is their second visit to Virginia.
aud they seem very much pleased
with the old State, especially along
the Rappahannock, where they can
get oysters and fab. Mr.. Cresmer
IS the advertising manager of the
Fresno EUening Democrat, and he is
on a twelve Thousand mile trip to all
Of the largest cities in the interest of
his paper. He left home in july
aud will return the first OF next |
month.
Yop DoN'r Know, Do You?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
A MERCHANT THAT KNOWS

A gentleman from up the Neck
dropped into our town a few dsys
back and asked to be piloted through
the lrvington shirt factory. The
obliglng manager did the 'shonors., y
The gentleman remarked that he
had come to see place where shirts
were really made. lie had heard a
prominent Northumberland ner-
chant say that they made shirts in
Lancaster, and the merchant forth
with displayed one he had bought in
a lot from here, aud also picked IN
one from a Baltimore pile. Well,
the gentleman said, Child would
have seen the difference.
And it is true; our home product
Is selling for the same figure that
inferior shirts are bought for in Bal
tlmore, and yet the latter cost a
dollar a dozen less to make. We are
proud of our home enterprise. and
wish merchants and consumers
would all compare them with the
goods made by city swea.-ahops.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
URGE MANN FOR GOyERSOR.

from Petersburg Under. Appeal.l
The Richmond correspondent of
the Norfolk LandRarE SAYS that
Judge William III. Mann is seriously
considering the question of becoming
q candidate for Governor next wear.
and quotes the Judge as saying: 81
am considering the matter, and will
make known my decision within six
weeks. l am not in a position lust
nov to say what / viii do" The
entrance of Judge Mann in the con-
test as the candidate of the Temper
ance people OF the State will make
The gubernatorial situation highly
interesting if not sensational, and
means a great deal to the Democratic
party. His success would be by no
means improbable if he should re.
celve the united vote of the Temper-
ance people of the State, and if the
present candidates, Mr.. Ellyson, Mr..
Swanson aud Mr. Willard, remain in
the field, with the probable candidates.
OF Mr.. Echols and Mr.. Jones and
others added, the Temperance vote
would be massed in his favor, with
the opposition weakened and all
the more easily overcome by division.
In this aspect of the case, it is not
improbable that his chances for the
nomination would be greatly strength
ened by the refusal of Temper
anoe voters to participate in the
primary with a view to keeping
themselves free to vote against him
in the general election, in the event
ne received the primary nomination.
(FTOns Newport Nesos Daily Press)
1t was inevitable that the constant
agitation against the Mann bill
should inject into the fight the char
scter and gubernatoriai availability
of the author of the bill which has
caused so much discussion and 40
many fractional fights throughout the
State. The liquor element in many
sections of the State has thrown
down an open challenge and the con-
test is being waged on the plain
proposition "Bor or against the Mann
bill"
1t Is the most natural thing In the
world for the men who believe in
principles sought to be enforced by
the measure which bears the name
of the Nottoway legislator should
accept the challenge and prepare TO
enter the contest, which promises to
be interesting in the next General
Assembly election and still more
bitter in the election of 1905. Under
these conditions il is entirely natural
for the advocates of temperance" to
turn to the man who has come nearer
to their ideal than any public man
IN recent years, for the highest posi-
ton in the gift of Virginians.
Nor does Judge Mann depend up
on the notoriety gained through his |
fight for the "revenue" bill. He has
many other qualities which would
give him strength in the rural dis.
tricts. His candidacy undoubtedly
would greatly complioate the situa.
ton and would be destructive to the
ambitions of more than one distin.
guished Virginian who is casting
longing eyes upon the governorship.
II the Mann bill is not settled at the
forthcoming election and the issue
is Intensified in the gubernatorial
it is more than probable
that the Mann forces will have to be
reckoned with in the convention
which nominates the Democratic
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
MARVIN.
PINKY.

Election is all the talk at present
in this section.
The rain of last week damaged a
quantity of top fodder in the
fields, and the wind blew the fences
down IN some places.
X. Z. Bryant seems to be suffering
more every day with his disease. The
neighbors have to sit mp over him
some nights to comfort him in his
misery.
Sora shooting is a eat.sport at
present down the creeks.
Joseph Trader, of Matthew'S, was
in this section last week on special
business.
r. j. Davis has moved his
mill in Lancaster county on
Belle Isle tract, which has recent,
been purchased ny the Lewis-I.ank-
fnrd-Tull Co, at Wheaton.
Mrs. Ida Wolf, who has been Wis.
iting Addison IIeadley for the past
mouth, has returned to Baltimore.
Tomato season seems to be over.
as you can see nothing standing but
The stalk aud few green tomatoes
about che size of a bird egg.
Roads are in terrible shape since
the recent rains.
The factory at Ernham closed
last week.
Some farmers are getting ready
this week TO SOW wheat.
S.A. Harrison has nearly completed
his new barn.
Some of our people went to the
fair at Heathsville week before last.
j. Davis, of Middlesex county.
was in this neighborhood week before
last.
John Bryant expects to build a
new house soon.
A little frost was seen here last
Tuesday morning.
Misses Maggie and Mertie Rice re-
turned to Baltimore last week.
This Issue makes the eighth an
nual year that have been a reporter
10 the dear old CITIZEN. JOKE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16

equal TO paying tax on $500 at 40
ceuts on the 800.
III Brother ~Farnham" had TO nav
one tax on his horse or his vehicle
and as soon as he pat them TO work
ne had to pay so cent? additional, he
wodld think Il tough. But we who
gel all we can every day we can and
IN shy way we can aud while we can
must be logged because we have no
power and many of us no votes. IL
Brother "Farnham" will look aronnd
him think he will find some Of the
same class Of greediness.
| think he has varied from the
scriptures, which say, "Let your COM
munlcatlon be yea, yea and nay, nay;
whatsoever is more than this cometh
OF evil" consider that my Brother
has east a slur upon the tongmen.
Lhe Baylor Survey cost the State a
big lot of money to settle the line
between the tonger aud planter. The
planter went to the line and in some
Instances beyond and now he is not
satisfied. He wants it ali.
TIDEwATER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
TO OUR FARMERS.

The CITIZEN has made arrange
ment with the German Kali Works
by which we will have placed in the
hands of our farmer subscribers free
to them) a copy Of the little book
"Principles of Profitable Farming"
This is one of the best works on the
market, and if even few of the sug-
gestions in it are adopted by our
farmers it will profit them many dol
lars. We have secured thousand
copies of it and will shortly have
them forwarded to the addresses of
such of our subscribers as are far
mers. Should any such subscriber
fail to get copy within the next
two weeks we will send another if
requested.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16

men to organize, unite, aud federats
without regard to trade, calling,
nationality, locality, sex, politic5,
color, or religion and to come 70
their rescue, asserting that they vail
not surrender Que jot Of that which
they have secured, insisting that the
telling masses must organic the set
unorganized, unite and federate those
already organized to present o solid
phalanx of the great army of labor
in earnest and emphatic protest
against judicial usurpatior or capt.
talistic invasion Of their rights, at
tempted no matter by whom, or from
whatsoever source How any one
can read the language quoted shove
and fail to see that the United Sta .es
is about to face a terrible crisis, is
hard TO understand.
This serious condition of affairs
has been brought about by the re-
teutiou OF a man named Miller in the
biudery of the government printing
office against the protest of union
which had expelled him from their
organization. An acute phase of
the trouble is the threat that the
paramount issue in the presiden tial
campaign of next year will be labor
vs.. capital, an issue American states
men have for years been endeavor-
ing to evsde. 1t will, however, no
longer be sidetrsoked and the tur-
moils incident to such q struggle are
causing the greatest apprehension.
The Republican party has Jagged
superauous on the stage for a long
time, after having made many stu
pendous blunders IN political econo-
my, while the Democratic organiza-
ton with its true principles of gov
eminent has been temporarily re-
tarded in its progress. In the mean
time the emissaries of socialism have
been pushing an active propaganda
among the discontented of both
parties and the country is about pre-
pared for what seems to be portended
next year. The champions of this
parody on government will not be
slow in awaiting themselves of
present conditions, and the near
future may bring time when the
two great political parties will be
but side shows in the surgings aud
roarlngs of sea of contention which
will cause many hearts to fear. Both
parties to the great issue already
realize they are on the crest of a vol
eano which is likely to become active
at any time, while the thoughtful,
conservative and lovers of peace view
the prospect with natural apprehen-
slon.-Ate1andriG Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
AMONG THE GUILD

The Claremont Herald, one of our
hnstling exchanges, enters its 23rd
year. For more than six years its
destinies have been shaped by Will
d. Stevens. During that period
1t has made wonderful strides, and
kept Its town at the same pace. Dur
ing the past year the following BUSH
hess enterprises have been added to
Claremont, and the Herald has had
no small hand in the work: A bank.
heading factory, canning factory,
wagon factory and a novelty works.
The Cavalier is the name of a new
periodical that has been started in
Richmond, with Jelfry Montague as
editor. 1t is an attractive weekly
magazine and should find welcome
place among the people of the Old
/. Dominion. AS its name indicates it
is devoted to the strenuous" life.
outdoor sports and such like. We
: trust it may flourish.
The Potomac Progress, our young
est paper in this Congressional DIST
riot, has entered its second year. The
Progress has verified its name, hav-
ing rapidly progressed, though some
obstacles, as always the case, have
sought to block Its way.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
SOME wEDDINcs

Sir. William WhittinGton aud Miss
CARTS Coulbourne. for nerly of Somerset
county, Md, were married few days
ago The young couple will take no
their residence at WhealtJn.
License was issued Saturday at
Heathsville for the marriage of Mr..
Bernard l.. Orem and Miss Marcia
K. Sandy. Both of the con tracing
parties are from Lottsburg District.
The young couple are we'll known
and very popular throughout Nor.
cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Buck, form
erly of Lancaster county, now of
Baltimore, have issued cards to the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Margaret Kate Buck, to Mr.. Charles
Clinton Cross, the ceremony to take
place at 1S47 w. Lexington street.
Baltimore, Tuesday evening, Oct.
goth, at Z o'clock.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16

1T is gratifying to the people of
this section to learn that Senator j.
Boyd Sears, of Matthews, will not
stand for reelection as Common
wealth's Attorney of his county, bat
will remain in the Virginia Sen ate.
Under the new Constitution to hold
these two Offices is incompatible.
Senator Sears is one of the ablest
champions Tidewater has in the Leg
islature. Without discounting the
ability of Delegate HURLEY the
oyster people regret that they
will be deprived of the efficient SER
vices of Hon. w. II. Lawson. 1t
is too bad that both he and Mr..
Hunley could not fill the same or
like Offices again.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
Friday, October 1e. 1908.
WILL MAKE A CONTEST.

The Warsaw correspondent of the
1ihaeS-DiSpatch is authority for the
following: "Baynesville, in West.
moreland county, gives w. r. Crabbe
thirteen instead of eleven, making
his majority over DR.. P. Sydnor three
instead Of one for the Democratic
nomination for the House of Dele
gates from Westmoreland and Nor
thumberland. DR.. SydnoT, who was
defeated for the nomination, claims
the returns were tempered with and
that he has been cheated out of
enough votes to make him the sue
cessful candidate. He will make a
contest" From the figures publish
ed last week (the same in both the
". ". Ne1CS and the CITIZEN we
figured four majority for Crabbe, but
The Ne1cs made it only one majority.
-Four was correct, and if Baynesville
vote is corrected to thirteen it makes
six majority for Crabbe on the face
of the returns.
Messrs. A. S. Rice and d. H. Grit
fifth, acting chairmen respectively Of
Northumberland and Westmoreland,
met Monday and canvassed the vote
polled at the primary and declared
MIR. w. r. Crabbe, the Democratic
nominee for the House of Delegates
from the two counties, announcing
the total: Crabbe 3l5 and Sydnor SI2.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-16
other Floating Bar Rooms.

Ii is said that certain enterprising
persons have converted fishing arks
anchored in Hunting creek into
liquor dispensaries for the purpose
OF Stacking the thirst of individuals
who do most of their drinking on
Sunday. The customers, it is alleged,
go to the arks in small boats. These
noating bar-rooms are within the
police Jurisdiction of this city and
the owners may be compelled to raise
anchor and drop farther SOUTH
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