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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
THE USUAL HANDOUT
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The Houston Post lifts up its
voice in this lamen tatious wall:
"The Republican congress declines
to come to the relief of the publish.
ers OF the country who are demand
ing relief from the exactions of the
paper trust"
Now see here, the newspapers have
nobody to blame but their fool selves
for what has happened to them.
Year In and year out, they have gone
ahead turning the grindstoue for a
lot OF cheap two by four politicians.
Every wIndbag that succeeded in
Quitting into the Legislature was
Honorable Hotair Loudthriller.
Every speech he made was sable and
eloquent" though the chances were
all that there were not two grains of
grammar and three grains of sense
in 1t. But through good nature and
a sense of party loyalty, the news
papers have gone on, year in and year
out, footing and supporting people
OF this kind, and their reward has
been that when they have made
perfectly legitimate request for relief
from some hardship they have been
contemptuously spurned.
The last Legislature of Virginia
comes to mind as a pertinent illus.
tration.
What is the result of this policy?
Newspapers in the State of Virginia
cannot get bare justice. They have
been trying for years to get law
passed that will punish the people
who made q practice of giving news
papers information false and iniuri-
GUS TO the characters of people. And
they have been unable to do it.
though the law would relieve them
OF no legal responsibility whatever
ana would protect the public at the
same time!
The Able and Honorable and Flo
quent aggregation really couldn't
think of doing it.
And as 1t has been in the State so
1t has been In the nation.
When the newspapers learn to kick
tnese politicians instead of boosting
them, they will find that thew will
receive a very large and obseauious
consideration where they now pet
the cold shoulder.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
DISTRICT CONFERENCES

The Rappahannock District Con-
ference closed its thirty-ninth session
ut Bowling Green Thursday night of
last week. Report of first DAVIS
proceedings will be found on our first
page.
The conference adopted the report
OF the committee on the ownership of
Marvin Grove camp ground, to the
ELECT that 1T was decided unwise that
they should further consider this
subject.
The Committee on Publisbinp
Interests made report commencing
j. ). Hunter, the conference col
porteur, and the Baltimore and Rich
mond Christian AdUOcate, and that
the members of the conference will
endeavor to increase the circulation
OF the paper by at least 800 subscrib-
ers IN the next City days.
This report was discussed bv
Messrs. Ray, DeShazo, Davis and
Peters, and adopted.
Professor Phelps, of the Bowling
Green Female Seminary, addressed
the conference in the interest of his
school.
Ihe report on temperance was read
by D. l.. Pribble aud adopted.
Lebanon Church, of the Essex
charge, was unanimously chosen as
the seat of the next conference.
The subject of Sunday schools was
reported on and ventilated by Mr..
Walker, and the report was adopted.
j. +. DeShazo made a report on
missions and sustained the same in a
strong address, and the report was
adopted.
Resolutions of thanks were ten.
dered the citizens of the town for
the beautiful hospitality, and to rail
road and steamboat lines for reduced
rates, and to the president of the
conference and secretaries for cour-
tesies and accuracy.
j. M. Anderson, of the Commit
tee on the state of the Church, re-
ported and the subject was discussed
6y Revs. DIR. G. III. Ray and Richard
Ferguson, and the conference adj
Journed sine die; followed by a very
aole sermon from Rev. j. NJ. Ander-
son, of White Stone Circuit.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
STRONG ARGUMENT AGAINST
THE PRIMARY SYSTEM.
(From Norfolk Landmark)

While it appears to the Landmark
tnat the primary system of choosing
party candidates has come to stay in
the Virginia Democracy, we recog
nlze the fact that the system has II,
disadvantages. In party way, it is
not likely TO do the Democratic or.
ganization of the State any good
because 1t makes members and ele,
ments of the party publicly cam.
palgn against each other with ALI the
energy aud vehemence and bitterness,
characteristic of contests between
rival parties. The VIRGINIA CITI.
ZEN, of lrviDgton, which is one of
The leading weekly papers of the
State, has strong convictions abou,
this drawback of the primary system,
and IN recent issue presents this
reasoning In substantiation of its oh.
lection to the innovation:
Judge Rhea, one of the abl,st Con.
gressmen Virginia has had in years. and
VINO was defeated last time by Repubi-
can Campbell Slemp, declines to enter a
contest Tor the Democratic nomination
this fall. Hon. j. g. Wysor has an.
nounced that he will be candids,a
rms would necessitaie a primary. a no,
canvass and ruptured feelings of thai
weak Democratic district if another en-.
tered the contest. Judge Rhea SAYS he
mas oeen sufficiently amused. He does
not Ieel inclined To enter into q hot
scramble Tor the plum within Democratic
INES, ana then have to make another
bitter fight with his Republican Opponent
IN case he should win the nomination
here the beauties of the primary unfold
-nard feeling, hard work, loss of time
and money and weakening a candidate
and the party in the face of an organized
enemy"
We heartily sympathize with Judge
Rhea and do Lot blame him for his
decision. A primary campaign be
tween him ard Mr.. Wysor, who is a
brilliant but strenuous man, would
be very apt to become heated to the
danger point, however ood-humored
1t might be at the outset. After
going through this fiery furnace, the
survivor of the ordeal would inme-
dlately have to plunge into the thick
OF battle again. Judge Rhea has
led, we believe, two campaigns
against the late Gen. James A.
Walker which were famous for their
bitterness on both sides. The Ninth
District is very close and the fight is
always fast and furious. 1t would
take a veritable Hercules to stand
the strain of two Ninth District
Congressional struggles rolled into
one.
In spite of this disadvantage of
the primary system, however, the
system is the result of a popular de-
mand. That demand has been caused
by foolish handling of the political
machine in Virginia, as in MANY
other States. When the average
politician gets in control of a poll
teal machine, he knows no modera-
ton or mercy; and that is the cause of
the trouble. Bossism exaspera,es
the people, and they finally indorse
heroic measures to eliminate it.
The primary system in the Vir-
ginia Democracy has come, if not to
stay, then at least for thorough
trial. The thing to do now is to
legalize it, putting the fairness of
the count and method beyond the
shadow of doubt, and let the system
be weighed in the balance of time.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
MIR. KIMES' DIRECTORY

The citizens OF Warsaw, who invested
money In the scheme, are wonderin O.
what has become of Mr.. HINES and the
business directory he was 10 issue for the
Northern NeCk.-N. ". Neos.
We are glad of the opportunity af-
forded to give such information as we
possess on thesubject alluded to above.
aud hope the NeWs and other papers
through this section, for the benefit
OF their people. will give it such
publicity as they feel warranted in
doing.
Last fall Mr.. G. S. HINES came
to the CITIZEN office with good en-
dorsements aud evidences where he
had promulgated successful charts in
various sections of the country. He
wished TO enter into contract with
the CITIZEN to publish in one of its
issues his business directory of the
Northern Neck and Southside. This
was done, but the CITIZEN had no
further interest in the affair than
the charge for page in one issue.
We have stated this clearly several
times when inquiries as to Mr.. Hines
began flooding in.
Theseinquiries became so numerous
that about Xmas we began to follow
Mr. Kimes up, and found him hard
atworkon the Southside, handicapped
much by bad roads and bad weather
The next We learned of him was in
baltimore whittier he had been sum-
moned by his family's distress over
the fire. During the past few weeks
we have been pressing him to hurry
his work. A recent letter states thai
his chart is being put up, that he
had been sick, but would shortly
have the work out and ready for the
CITIZENS pages. This is the extent
of our information. His address is
postoffice box 912, Baltimore, and
any wishing further information
might write him there.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
THE PRIMARY.
(Northamnfon TimcAN

/
Every indication seems to point t
the prospect of spirited contes
during the approaching State con-
vention at Richmond between th,
forces who favor and those who CD.
pose the policy of choosing candi.
dates of the Democratic party b,
means of the primary; and although
we have always stood fat-footed foS
the prevalence of the peoples voice
touching the selection or our public
servants, We have never as vel
brought ourselves to believe that
party policy demands the primary as
a method of accomplishing that end.
We always regard with, we may
truthfully say, profound considera.
ton the utterances of our esteemed
contemporary, the Times Dispatch,
but frankness impels us
nevertheless to say that the argu.
ments of our contemporary that have
so plenteously appeared therein of
late, while presenting very ably one
side of the case, do not impress US as
by any means conclusive. Deprecate
as we may the effectiveness of ward.
precinct, city, county and state con-
ventlons, some of which we freely
admit ale not models of popular ex-
preston, yet, there is no escape from
the unvarnished and self-evident
truth that the primary not only
makes practically every man who
would serve the public self-seeker
and. stumper but places the aspirant
of limited means quite beyond the
pale of possibility, unless he first
yield to the humiliation of accepting
financial favors at the hands of some
ohe who in the event of successful
canvas is at once indicted to the
exalted station of master of his bene-
ficlary. The legitimate expenses of
canvasslng state or even congress
slonal district are of necessity heavy;
hence we must expect nothing less
than men of comparatively large
means to enter either contest or
suffer to see our candidates virtually
mortgaged" to some more favored if
not less worthy and scrupulous boss.
Then, there isn't nor can there be
an Issue between adherents to the
same principle; Democrats can have
nothing higher than personalities to
discuss between themselves in q party
primary and the results are therefore
personal bitterness, party factions
and in the end, party ruin. There
is IN our opinion nothing in the way
of party policy that conduces more
certainly to party enthusiasm, fellow
ship and good will than an occasional
coming together of the clans and the
hearty hand shakes we all so much
enjoy, and alas, are beginning to
'orely miss in our district and state
conventions. Give us back our time
nonored conventions and take away
his primary tandangle with all its
intrlcacies, its cold |
FLOODED strife, its stump speaking
md mud Singing.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
NEWS ITEMS.

John Lewis Boughton, an aeec
and well-known citizen of Esse,
county, died last week.
Until June 80 holders of wa,
revenue stamps not used may redeem
them at the Office of any reyenu,
department.
Grand Commander George Il
Christian has selected September 2
as the date for the meeting of the
State grand camp, Confederate Vet.
Grams, at Iynohburg.
James Williams, a white man from
Northampton county,w to Weldon,
N. g., and filled himself with bad
LIQUOR. The stuff overlooked his
heart and he dropped suddenly dead
while on his way home.
In recent municipal election in
Danville, Va, the "drys" were VIC
torious. Twenty-three Anti-Saloon
members were elected members of
the city council and seven in favor
OF bar rooms were elected,
In Nagasaki, Japan, there is a
tirework maker who manufactures
pyrotechnio birds of great size that.
when exploded, SAIL in a life-like
manner through the air and perform
many movements exactly like those
of living birds. The secret of max
ing these wonderful things has been
in the possession of the eldest child
OF the family each generation for
more than 400 years.
The United States battleship Ken
lucky, Rear-Admiral Robley ID.
Evans flagship, reached New York
Saturday, having made the worlds
record run for warship. The total
distance steamed was 1909 miles
from Hongkong, at an average speed
of l2.7 knots. The last run of 2, 900
miles, from Madeira to New York.
was made at an average speed of l3. 8
knots. The whole distance was
made under natural draft.
The Transatlantic american is a
daily paper published on board the
Philadelphia of the American Line
during trips across the ocean. The
paper is a small four-page sheet,
neatly printed. The first page is
devoted to Marconigrams. These
include the latest war news, q brief
report of the Wall street market.
political eventa of Importance and
'ther matters. In addition to the
Marconigrams, there are short mis-
'ellaneous articles. a record of the
Iteamships communicated with by
means of wireless telegraphy and |
focsP news on board.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27

AFTER posing as a Falstaff for a
few years, and proiiting thereby,
Gen. Funston has had to disclaim
credit for that great swimming feat.
Recently published records have
shown that it was two privates who
ana the act, and that Gen. Funston
sat upon a raft and was towed across.
His crest may be lowered somewhat
but the promotion stripes he gained
10y the reputation of others still
stick. Here is Funston's explanation
coming at late day:
"A body of four thousand or more FIJI.
ipinos who were on the far side of the
lilo Grande had been harassinp the
American forces. On April 20. 1899
General Funston, accompanied by a
skirmishing party, swan the Bag. Bag. a
small stream about one hundred feet
wide, which is a tributary to the Rio
Grande. This act has been confused
with and msgnified into the swimming
OF the Rio Grande the following dav.
April goth, by two soldiers from the Kan
sss regiment, which preceded the routing
OF the four thousand Filipinos by FORTY.
five American soldiers.
These soldiers carried a line with
tnem, with which they drew across a
heavier one. To the latter raft was
fastened and drawn across. When FORTY
h'e soldiers and General Funston had
been ferried over the detachment routed
the Filipinos.
u am glad to present the facts as they
are and clear the matter up"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27

THE Accon'ac Mescs is warm afte,
the gunners that are slaughtering tn,
water fowl on the Eastern Shore, and
rings in their ears the laws prohibit
ing the killing at this season. We
have laws and laws, but to some the,
ring in stopped ears. The game
laws, fence laws and local option
laws seem to be more generally
ignored by Virginians than any Others,
And yet We profess to be a law-abid.
ing people.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
SOME FISH NOTES.

Inspector Hardy has collected
license tax ON all fish nets in Lancas-
ter except two, and these have been
pulled up by the inspector. The
inspector gives credit to Messrs. Jar
Wis and Savage, of the oyster police,
for prompt action aud quick returns.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
commencement Exercises OF the
Chesapeake Academy. IryingtOn.

Commencement Exercises OF the
Chesapeake Academy. Irvington.
The commencement exercises of
Chesapeake Academy will conform
to the following programme
dlee Club Banquet-Friday even
ing, June 3rd, s o'clock.
Baccalaureate Sermon - Sunday
evening, June 5th, in the Baptist
church of Irvington. Sermon by
Rev. j. T. Whitley.
Recital of music department.
Monday evening, June 6, o'clock.
Defamation contest and final ex-
ercises Tuesday evening, June z, 8
o'clock. :
All Of the exercises except the
Glee Club banquet are public, and
all who feel disposed are cordially
invited to attend.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27

ming a revolution, with the aid of
the Japanese, who cleverly take adj
vantage of the quarrels between the
partisans of the Taising and the
Ming dynasties. The former is
championed by the Bannermen, or
privileged classes of mongols, who
hate the Chinese.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
SHOPPING FOR LADIES

gave travelling expenses and have ' our
ssuoppins done by Mrs. j. Z. MeanIey.
Of YAK ST., Baltimore. She is i'm
close touch with the best stores and CO..,
save our ladies money ON their nnrcbsSes
In all lines. Ii costs them nothing extra
samples sent upon request.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
Advertising Tin.

The occasional ad is one of the
very best methods by which to squan-
der money. Continuous advertising.
on the other hand, will bring ample
returns for the mOrey invested
Suggestions.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
A GARD.

We beg To inform our friends aud
customers that we have removed onr Of
nee ana salesrooms TO Nos. GIG 51s ,nd
oSV w: Lexington st Baltimore whara
we Will be glad TO have you cali and SOC
US. we solicit your orders, and can
give them prompt attention. 20"
CARR, OWENS 81 HEINENAS
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
Friday, May 81, 1904.
A "PALPABLE HIT"

What have these States Qhcse that
have instructed for Hearst) usually done
toward electing Democratic candidate:
Richmond Times Dispatch
The Democrats in those States have
usually done the best they could. What
has the esteemed Times Dispatch usually
done toward electing Democratic can
didate?-Fdirfdr Herald.
We missed this tart reply of our Fair.
fax contemporary in the original, but we
found it in northern Republican paper,
and we reproduce it in our own columns,
for 1t is too good to be lost. 1t is what
the paragraphs call "pslpable hit,''
yet 1t Is not so "palpsble" after ali. The
Times did all that 1t could to nominate
and elect Grover Cleveland in 1892.
In 1896 it did all 1t could to elect the
nominee of the national Democratic
party, General John NJ. Palmer, while
the Dispatch expeunded the cause of Will
liam ]. Bryan.
In the campaign or 1900, the Times
took notion to go fishing and confesses
that 1t did nothing to help the Democratic
nominee that year. But the Dispatch did
the best II could.
Let the dead past be it's own under
tsker. The question now is what are
Democrats going TO do in the year Of
our Lord, 1904, to elect a Democratic
President. The Times Dispatch promises
TO do It's part, providing the Fairfax
Herald does not succeed in its endeavors
to nominate William r. Hearst.-Rich-
mond Times Dispatch.
Which means, if anything that the
combination of Times and Dispafch
will bolt the st. Louis nominee If
ne is not the man to its liking. We
have not learned Democracy in anv
such school, and we hope the esteem.
ed 7Tmes-Dispatch will not, by call
ing itself a Democratic journal, thus
entice the young Virginia Democ-
racy into party disloyalty.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
THE RUSSO JAPANESE WAR,
EVENTS OF A WEEK In The FAR EAST CONCSBLY TOLD
BATTLEsnIP MIKAsA.

Japan Loses her Finest Ship Being
Began. Russians also Lose Two Boats-To Battle
i'm BalIoons-Little Fighting, except hat he Cos
sacks are Harassng the Japanese Advance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27

George @. Cabell, formerly Cover
nor Montague's chief of staff, is ex.
pected to run for the next nomina.
ton for Acknowledgement of Virginia
Judge Samuel Williams, of the South
west, will also be a candidate. At
torney- General Anderson will stand
for denomination.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27

POLITICAL.

Under the minority nomination
plan, the incumbent of an Office has
great advantage over the opposition
and this is one reason why the con-
gressmen favor primaries. 1t makes
the tenure of their positions surer
Times Dispatch.
The Parker boom has not shown
the enthusiasm the Judges friends
wish to see. Itneed not surprise any
If Parker and Hearst will succeed
in killing off each other, and that
some leader like German or McClel-
Ian will win the nomination.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
ADVERTISING RATES.

ss-ss per cent. additional for special position
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27

Notices in reading columns, ~ cents per
uonpareil line.
Obituaries, religious notices of. entertain
ments. excursions, etc.. one-hals regular rates.
All communications or business letters
should be addressed to the VIRGINIA CITIZEN.
irvington. Va, TO receive prompt attention
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27

John Lewis Boughton, an aged
and well-known citizen of Essex
county, died last week.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-11-19

Then there was a noise on the
north side OF the building. 1t was
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-11-19

m the Circuit Court of the State OF oregon
for the County of 3enton.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-11-19
Summons.

m the Circuit Court of the State OF oregon
for the County of 5enton.
Ella Tyler, Plsifs!T.
VS..
BowaTd,Tyier, Defendant. aI
TO Howard Tyler, above named defendant
N the name of the State of Oregon. you are
hereby required and commanded to appear
and answer the complaint filed against you h
the above entitled suit in said court on or be.
fore monday the 2Sth day OF November. 1904, and
ifyoa fail so to appear and answer the plan.
tiff will take decree against you for tie rettef
demanded in complaint herein, towit:
decree dissolving the marriage cont.a5
new existing between you and the plaintiff and
ior the care and custody Of Homer Tyler and
Frank Tyler. the Issue of said marriage, By the
plaintiff and further decreeing her the COST
and disbursements OF this suit against you
This summons is published by order OF ta1H
Hon. Virgil E. Waters, County judge OF Benh4
Comfy. Oregon duly made on september y
1904, in and by which order it is prescrihas
that this summons be published In the ycorvA'
Ills Times, for six consecutive and successivs
weeks. The date of the trst publication OF thE
! W. S. McFADDEM
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-11-19

Newton Adams had his innings
in the way of good fortune this
week. Mr.. Adams is student of
the Scranton International. Cores
pondence school, taking the course
of architectural drawing. The
territory west of the Willamette
river is under the supervision of N.
W. Holloway, with headquarters in
Portland. Each month S25 prize
is offered to the student who makes
the closest guess as to the number
of examination papers that are
corrected from his section, by the
correspondence school. The only
condition was, that the guess
must be accompanied by the name
of new student, secured by the
guesser. Mr.. Adams sent in the
name OF new pupil and accom-
panied it by guess as to the num-
Der OF examination papers sent in
from this district. His estimate
was 599S9. and the correct number
was 5SS5S. His estimate being the
nearest, Mr.. Adams will receive
S25 worth of books, comprising a
concise encyclopedia of the course
of the Scranton school. The work
Is called the Library of Technology
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-11-19
For Sale.
One horse, 1850 pounds.

One horse, 1850 pounds.
Gne mare, 1850 pounds.
One Mccormack binder ia good
1order. One buzz saw and frame.
One harrow, ore plow; slso other
farm implsAs sats. -Four fine lotae
improved. Good small house with
barn and fruit; close to car line
in Portland. Will sell or exchange
fer Corvallis property. For furthes
information call on or address
G H. Everett,
+ Corvallis, Oregon.
Residence corner Second and
Evan Buren sts.