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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29

Some men are painfully sensitive.
a New York gentleman has Just
changed his name. by permission Of
the supreme court. from w. II. Ma.
luney" to w ~ Maiden" because
people frequently addressed him a.
bologna"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29
American Nurses in japan.

Yokohama. April 2i.-Mfss McGee. a
physician. and eight American nurses
have arrived here. They received
very hearty welcome and the governor
at Yokohama delivered an address.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29

II is nearly time for Brander Mat
thews to come out In defense Of
busted" as good and proper En-
glish word.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29

a boston man has boon sentenced
10 twenty years in prison for stealing
100000. This is discOuraEinE. They
would hardly have given him moro
shAn that II he had taken a barrel Of
-four or n suit Of clothes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29
Brief. But Pointnd.

Say. pa" queried little Johnny
Bumpernicklc. what's a fool.killer?r
"a fool.killer. my SON." replied tho
old man, "is the gun he blows In"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29

The TIbetans also are beginning to
feel the pressure of the dark mans
burden.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29

\ correspondent Of tho New York
Sun wants to know vha; a man shcGId
wear Sunday nights, Down this way
they sometimes wear an air Of p!ous
resignation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29

Radium will not cure cancer. Now
that the excitement has died down,
what is radium good for?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29

The Russians In Manchuria are on
short rations. War arbitrates. and an
empty stomach may be referee.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29

Praise n woman for the qualities
she doesn't possess and she'll worship
you.-Chicago News.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29

Radium rays. It has been dlscov-
cred. do not cure everything. Some
thing had to be left for the N'rays
to cure.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-29

Six people committed suicide In
New York in one day. Evidently the
outgoing trains were badly crowded.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28
SLIGHT OF HAND TRICKS.

A great slogan of the Republican
party is the 'full dinner-pall." This
Is wizards jugglery that deceiyes
the eye and mind of the unwary
working man. "By raising the bot
tom two or three inches the dinner
pail may still be kept full" very
aptly remarks the Detroit Free Press,
and that is what Republican policies
are doing.
Without taking Providence into
partnership the G. o. P. claims the
earth and the fullness thereof, even
to what belongs in the laborer's din
ner-pail. 1t is more due to Provi-
dence that he has a dinner-pail at
all, but it is entirely due to the Re-
publican party that it has sliding
bottom, which is gradually ascend
ing. With wages practically at a
stand-still a protective tariff puts
from 25 to 500 per cent. increase on
the materials that have become
necessities in American life. So
what boots it if a dollar be civ half
as hard to get now (Which is false,
but granted for arguments sake)
under Republican administration
if it will buy only fourth as much
as it should under normal tariff con-
ditions? The farmer that gets q
dollar for his wheat when the
brokers are crying it at one-twenty
is going to squeel when he pays
seven dollars for a barrel of flour
that lately cost only four.
That is the way the dinner pail
keeps full-shoving the false bot.
tom up notch or two every nov
and then.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

men that would willingly grasp the
hand of a liquor seller and go deeper
into their pockets to help him aud
those dependent upon him to better
and honest living, provided he would
abandon his present dirty mode of
livelihood. You msy call them ia
natics if you will, but men who give
unsparipgly of their means aud time
for better government and the adj
vancement of their race can afford to
be called anything shallow ates like.
Would that every county in the State
had more of these fanatics"
A word now about the recent cru
SADIE. Some warped minds are yocifer-
GUS in efforts to discount the means
pursued to catch the whiskey sellers
Their imputations are inane and OF
small moment. Mr.. Lewis, who pro-
cured the evidence, is an employee OF
Smart's Maryland Detective Service
with whom the temperance people
dealt direct, and upon the strength
of references of such men as Cover,
nor Montague, Congressman Jones
and Lamb, Gen. Ii. Kyd Douglass
Chief Justice Lore, of Delaware
Mayor Mddick, of Norfolk, Judge
Wallace, of Fredericksburg, and
scores of others equally well known
So, efforts to belittle Mr.. Lewis are
farcical in the face of these facts
which, by-the-by, are not called forth
by any prodding that the cansillt
have exerted, but simply to demon.
strate that the men at the head OF
the anti-saloon crusade here are de.
termined to get the best service OBJ
tainable in their efforts to break up
the nefarious traffic and to spare nc
pains or money towards making
those efforts successful.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28
OYSTER AND FISH NOTES.

The State Board of Fisheries held
Its quarterly meeting in Norfolk on
Wednesday. The usual business was
disposed of. Some new business in
connection with the oyster season
came up.
A. l.. Doughty, of Broadwater, Va
will begin a new system of oyster cul.
ture. he Intends to put down about
100000 pine stakes about s inches
apart to catch the spat. He thinks
in few years he will well be able
to seed his ground.
The Chesapeake niemhaden fish.
cries for the past month have caught
very few fish, but the late fish have
turned out more oil than any vel
caught this season. Many of the
factories have "cut out" among them
Gill, Eubank & Co., of Kilmarnock.
Most of those in Northumberland are
waiting in hopes that the fall bunk.
ers, which usually come down the
coast about this time, will put in an
appearance.
The oyster situation in the James
River is said to be more critical AT
this time than it ever has been. and
unless a remedy is found for the
damage. which seems to be spreading
at an alarming rate, the industry that
IS now employing over 500 tongers
in the James alone soon will be COM
pletely wiped out.
The industry in the James has been
steadily declining for several years.
and now the tongers claim that the
large oysters are so scarce that they
are compelled to tong the small BIZ
valves if they expect to realize on the
season. They say that three-fourths
of every haul of oysters caught are
below the size required by law. Des-
pite the efforts of the inspectors, it
is stated, smaller bivalves are obtain
ed In large quantities are disposed of
to packers in Norfolk and other cities.
On our first page will be found
some comments from our Norfolk
Landmark. Abiding to the Land
marks editorial the Newport News
Times Herald says: "As we recall
the matter, even the Board itself has
recently complained of the indiffer-
ence of the service, but they based
their complaint upon the slack of
funds" time-honored and battered
excuse that has done valiant service
for almost every public board that
ever was criticised. The board also
complained that the magistrstes
failed to fine offenders after their ar
rest by the inspectors. The oyster
matters before the Board of Fish
cries are much in the manner of the
committees on the determination of
the mosquito, with the seasons re-
yersed. In the Summer the Fisher
les Board meets often, sails the Bay
and its tributaries regularly and
dreams wise dreams from the deck of
the oyster navy, but in the oyster
season the "lack of funds" gets bur
densome and the good work languisb.
es. There should be protection be-
fore the oysters are entirely gone
from the State BEDS"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28
WAKE UP, DEMOCRATS

Because this is an apathetic cam.
paign is no reason that it is not q
momentous one. Democrats of Vir-
ginia, and each of her cities and
counties, owe it the party and as one
of the duties of good citizenship to
see that full vote is polled. We
believe the State will give good
round Democratic majority, and it is
more than likely that she will send
ten Democratic congressman to Wash
ington, but even with this assured il
would not be we'll to have the polled
vote reduced too much. There are
hereafters, and throughout the South
one of the most advantageous things
that could be done just now would be
to show that our suffrage has not
been vitality restricted. If every
eligible voter would vote there would
be little material left to work up a
sentiment North that our represen ia
ton should be curtailed.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

The State has gone to great ex.
pense to procure jurors whose minds
were unbiased for service in the Nc.
Cue murder case at Charlottesville.
A suitable venire might long be-
fore have been procured if the
officials had not confined their
searches to cities. In populous To-
calities where the dailies are scanned
before the ink is dry, and where the
prominentfeatures become live topics
by the mingling of the readers, it is
not surprising that few, very few,
men could be found who had not
"made up their minds" from the
newspaper accounts, and consequently
were disqualified to sit as Jurors in the
case. Men of equal talents, but less
versed In the daily doings of the
world are easily found in rural
sections. They are less apt to be
biased as much from paucity of daily
papers as from meagre intercourse
and little chance for discussion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28
NEWS ITEMS.
A little snow fell Saturday in
fredericksburg.


A little snow fell Saturday in
Fredericksburg.
The barn of Omohundro Bros,
Farmers Fork. which burned last
week was insured 10 the Virginia
Fire and Marine for $500.
The o. s. Military Academy team,
of West Point, defeated the Yale
champions at football IL to 6. This
is the first time the army has won
from Yale.
The McCue murder trial at Char
lottesville is growing IN interest
throughout the State. Various cities
have been called on to furnish
qualified jurors. Only three were
secured from Richmond and three
from Fredericksburg. Tuesday the
trial was begun, Judge Morris having
succeeded in getting jury.
Mr.. James III. Tillman, former
Lieutenant Governor of South Caro-.
lima, who, while ip office killed N.
q. Gonzales, editor of the Columbia
State, has decided to enter the Metho-
dist ministry and has written to a
prominent minister in Columbia
telling him of his application to the
Methodist Conference for admission.
The best atonement that man can
make for wrong doing is to give his
life and the best that is in him to
the cause of humanity. And Mr..
of South Carolina, has
much to atone for.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

The people of the country seem
to be Understanding the Importance
of the election which is now but
little more than ten days off. If
President Roosevelt wins the country
may be rudely awakened any morning
to realization that the Constitution
is mere verbiage, to be construed and
warped to suit dictatorial fancy.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

No MATTER how strong our sym-
pathies, hopes and faith are in the
aggressive little Japs we cannot dis
guise the fact that Russians are I'M
dergoing less wear and tear in this
struggle than are the men of the is
land kingdom. Reading of the recent
great battles, in which the Japanese
won costly and indecisive victories.
our thoughts recur to the great
Pyrrhus in his defeat of the Romano
"a few more victories like this
and we are lost" And we cannot
drive from our minds the comparison
OF the Japanese advance with Ma
poleon's invasion of Russia and dis.
astrous retreat from Moscow. The
Russians are a stolid people, Injured
to invasion, hardships and suffering.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

LITTLE Panama is "riled" over
some misunderstanding of the treaty
with this country, and President
Roosevelt has sent maker
with a peace-offering-hush money,
as it were--to quiet the brat until
after our election. Our rough-rider
is a politician of the purest ray
serene. Quite different from his
arbitrary dealings with Colombia
when he snatched from that little
Republic her fairest provincel
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

THERE may be wide difference
in the charge of David B. Hill that
the Philippines have cost us six
hundred millions of dollars and the
admission by Secretary Taft that
they have only cost us two hundred
millions, but even a thousand pei
cent. increase in value should satisfy
any citizen. We paid only twenty
millions for the case of Ieprosy.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

ONE of two things is dead certain
about that Russian Baltic Admiral
he was either afraid that he would
not get chance togo East and fight
SO ne must get up "rep" in some
manner; or else, his nerves were as
acute and responsive as woman's
when one hollers "mouse." Any
how the Japs have got those fellows
rung up TO a high pitch.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

BALTIMORE has at last decided to
make an improvement that has long
been due the people of the Chesa-
peake bay. Light Street (the bust
est short street in Baltimore) is to
be widened, extended back to Cal
houn ALLEY. Pratt Street will also be
wldened for considerable distance
along the water front.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

happens to be plentiful. and this
with the horses and mules, used for
1000 after being slaughtered by
COMPARTMENTS will keep the famine
away probably until Christmas-if
human nerves can hold out so long.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28
FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS

The Singer has been recognized as
maintaining the highest standard of ex-
ceilence among Family Sewing Machines.
During that period twenty million have
have been made and sold directly from
maker TO user. They are never sold to
dealers, but we have Singer Office at
White Stone, Va, where these machines
are now being sold ut lower prices, quail.
lily considered, than any other sold on
easy terms. Old m.cbines taken in ex-
change. A full line OF parts, attachments,
needles and oil for various makes of
machines Hoping this may lead 10
pleasant and profitable business rela-
lions, and thanking you In advance for
your courtesies, we ere,
Very truly yours,
The SINGER MANUFACTuRrNG Co.
White Stone, Va.
ID. IL. GRUBBs, District Manager.
ALLEN BUAUcHANP, Salesman.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28
SHOPPING FOR LADIES

Save travelling expenses and have J our
shopping done by Mrs. J. p. Meanley,
xxO4 Oak St.. Baltimore. She is in
close touch with the best stores and can
save our ladies money On their purchases
In all lines- II costs them nothingriextra.
Samples sent upon request.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

Judge Parker is hitting from the
shoulder. la his latest speech in
New York he boldly charged that .
corrupt bargain existed between the
republicans and the trusts; that tn,
ofhcers of government are chosen by
handful OF trust magnates, and
that we are republic in form but
no longer one in substance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28


fleet were being closely watched, and
that japanese spies and emissaries
were everywhere present. The AID.
miral may have taken the FISHING
steamers for torpedo and ubmarine
fieet of the enemy. Roiestyensky is
SAID to be an extremely nervous and
excitable man.
The English people are taking the
serious incident with marked CAIN
ness, for the simple reason that il
was manifestly due to some unac-
countable mistake on the part of the
Russian officers. 1t was a mistake
that, to all appearances, amounts to
"a ''criminal blunder," but it is
absurd to suppose that Russian
officers knowingly and deliberately
fred volley after volley into defense
less fishing vessels. Russia has lost
no time in transmitting an unquali-
fed apology, and will, of course,
make all possible reparation. But
her excitable warriors must not
make another such blunder. There
is an end even to English forbear.
ance. Some of England's fishing
populace, however, became a little
unrnly because of the exasperating
incident. When the Russian embas-
sador at London, who had been
absent on the continent, returned, a
crowd gathered at the railroad
station, hooted him and tried to
break the windows of his crrriage.
n steamship at Barry, which was
about to sail with provisions for the
Baltic fleet, was found scuttled.
In Washington the incident is re-
garded as showing the grave danger
of the present war, an incident of
which might soon lead to world
war. Drunkenness of officers is
given in some quarters as reason for
the mistake.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

Hon. Malcolm A. Coles, of Nor
cumberland, was recently helping
the Republican candidate in the
North for two weeks. After speak
ing in New York, New Jersey and
West Virginia, Mr.. Coles will 90
back to the Southwest, but expects
to return to Northumberland to vote
on November 9Th.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-28

Except for a partial attack aud
the occasional capture by the beseig-
ers of one of the outer forts there is
little doing on land at Port Arthur.
The Russians destroyers made a
sortie from the harbor bat we're
made to return quickly by the block
aiding fleet.
The Russian Stoessel is making
undoubtedly one of the most mag
nihcent defenses in all history. He
has but Eve thousand of his faithful
band left, and these are without
shoes or adequate winter clothing.
PROVISIONS are also scarce. Flour
Evening journal., 1904-12-09

HEADACHES FROM COLDS
Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the
cause. To get the genuine call for the
fun name and look for the signature
Of e. w. GROVE. 25c.
Evening journal., 1904-12-09

A plural noun may sometimes be sing.
ularly out of place.
Evening journal., 1904-12-09
COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTIONS
They Attest to the Efficiency of the
Late suaerintendent Cannon.

City Council last night passed rosolu-
tions on the death OF Charles Cannon, SUI
perintcndcnt of the crematory. who died
at his home No. 2OG South Head street
yesterday after q short illness. lie was
taken IN with pneumonia on Friday
The resolutions OF city Council attest
TO Mr. Cannon's efficiency ass public Of
iicial and am upright citizen They were
drawn mp by Mcssrs willis, McCanerty
and Taylor.
Mr. Cannon had been superintendent OF
tho city crematory fer six years. lis
death makes the second vacancy in tho
crcmatory force. John Fricl. ono of the
assistants having died q few weeks ago
since which time Council has been dead
locked ON the selection of his successor
Evening journal., 1904-12-09

hose wagon and chemical engines
which they now have
The Union Company since its in
corporation a little more than year
and a half ago has responded Ia
seventy-hve alarms. twenty Of which
were still alarms. I'm this time il has
had leads from every engine company
in the city and could have been in SER
vice long before it was on several oc-
casions. had It possessed steam en-
gine.
The Brandywlne Company claims
that.on account of the many new prop
critics being erected I'm the Ninth ward
IL should be recognized as steam
fire engine company. Both organiza
tions will work hard TO gain their OBJ
jective points before the next Legis-
lature meets when bills making them
steam engine companies will be intro
duced in that body
A plural noun may sometimes be sing.
ularly out of place.
Evening journal., 1904-12-09
4O5 N arket ST. 4O4 Shipley s.
Found Guilty Of Theft.

In the Delaware county. Pa court at
Media yesterday, George Holsman was
convicted OF stealing platinum caps and
lead pipe from the plant Of the General
Artificial silk Company at Lansdowne in
which concern several prominent citizens
Of Wilmington are stockholders. Sentence
was deferred.
Evening journal., 1904-12-09
THEY WANT To Be STEAM
FIRE ENGINE COMPANIES
Union and Brandywine Com
panies Would Become Full
hedged Fire Fighters

The Union and Brandywine Fire
Companies, the two youngess organiza-
tions ln the department presented
petitions before city Council last night
asking TO be recognized by that body
as steam fire engine companies. Both
organizations claim that they cannot
properly protect properties i'm their
neighborhoods with the combination
Evening journal., 1904-12-09
Open Saturday Evening Until $50.
christmas Scarfs and Sham
Dress Patterns of Bates Seersuckers

fine percales, calicos, and hannelettes-
all
ready to slip right in to. soc to $3.50 pat
tern.
Fourth street store
Evening journal., 1904-12-09

Our third floor
certainly looks
like Christmas.
We want you
all to come visit
US. Bling the
children and Sc
cure for m
a pretty picture
book.
LEES co.
Evening journal., 1904-12-09

Dolls. Wagons.
Sleds Baby Coaches
Iron Toys. Drums.
Guns Rocking Horses,
Balls, Rattles.
Dishes, Wooden Toy
Tin Toys Houses,
Stables. Stoves,
Everything for Christmas.
Music Rolls. Leather Bags.
suit Cases. Pocketbooks.
Desk Sets, Brush and Comb Sets,
Mirrors. Frames,
Clocks. Pictures.
Sofa Pillows-Speclal Sale, 49c ana
75c. worth double.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-08
BIG MOVES IMPENDING.
Censorship at Toxic Expected Soon
TO BE Raised.

Toxic. July 7.-OperatiOns of paramount i'm
portance are going on within the war zone. but
the government succeeds in yelling them in al
most absolute secrecy.
1t is generally believed that the japanese
army and navy are daily tightening their grip
on Port Arthur. and that a final assault. fol-
lowed by the fall of the fortress, is now only
matter of weeks. II is known that engage
ments of varying Importance are constantly oc-
curing the hills surrounding the city. The
fleet of Admiral Togo is in motion day and
night. and is frequently engaged, but the forces
and number of guns of the besiegers, as we'll
their positions. details of past operations and
future plans are secrets which probably Will
not be revealed until the decisive action
Fragmentary information from various
sources. especially Chinese. reaches Japan. but
its publication here sending 1t abroad is for
hidden under severe penalty.
Much concerning the siege of Port Arthur
could be published without injury to the Japan
csc cause, but the general staff, resolved to
avoid aiding st. Petersburg or General Kuropat-
kin with single shred of information, has
placed an absolute embargo on the transmission
of all news
Geographical and local conditions both in
Japan and at the seat of war, make 1t possible
TO enforce this embargo. No foreigner accom-
panies either the Japanese forces which are be-
sleglng Port Arthur the army under General
Oku, or the army which was landed at Taku-
Shan, and the newspaper correspondents and
foreign attaches with General Kurold are made
10 remain within a circle having a radius of a
little over half a mile.
The Russians forced to travel afeld along
the japanese front which extends for go miles,
in order TO determine in actual scouting the
positions and strength of their enemy, and,
added TO this. they must discount series Of
clever feints and ruses designed to deceive
them.
Many false reports con cerning the war opera
tons are being sent abroad; these the Japanese
welcome as being just much more chaR
thrown in the eyes Of the enemy.
The curtain the theatre Of war will
however, soon be raised and it is confidently ex-
pected that the lifting will reveal the japanese
to be in possession Of splendid strateglcal adj
Nantages. with men and guns enough TO carry
the present campaign 10 a successful conclu-
sion