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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-10
NEWS ITEMS.

MIR. Thomas III. Dunn, aged 70
years, and Mrs. Caroline Wilson, aged
so years. died last week in Middlesex
county.
Rev. E. E. Northen, for two years
pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist
Church in Newport News, has
accepted call to the pastorate of
the First Baptist Church in Win
chester.
Dogs broke into flock of sheep
belonging to Mr.. Kahn, in lower
Middlesex, one night last week,
manning and killing five. A few
nights after the ours killed five for
.. Il. Parks in the same neighbor-
hood.
Tar-heel legislators are after
''pistol toters" hot aud heavy. At
the present time the North Carolina
law makes carrying concealed weapons
u felony, and because of this severity
the law is rarely enforced. This
will be modified and measures en-
acted that will make the law no
longer "dead letter."
Silas Byrd, a negro, formerly a
resident of King and Queen county,
was shot in henhouse in ;Middlesex
county few nights ago, and died
from the effect of the wound. He
was taken back to his old home in
King and Queen and buried, but the
colored brethren refused to sing, pray
or preach funeral over the chicken
thief's remains.
Speaking of the 100000 dia-
mond recently discovered near
Pretoria, it is estimated that all the
diamonds in the world are together
worth about $1,000, 600, 900, of
which about 100000, 900 are owned
in the United States. A diamond
weighing OIL karats was sent to
London in 1898, and then to Amster-
dam, where they are still cutting on
it.
After a legal war of more than a
year and a half August w. Machen,
former superintendent of free deliv-
cry, and at one time probably the
most influential official in Washing
ton beneath the cabinet grade, will
serve his two years in United States
prison and pay $4,000 fine for the
postal frauds. Three Others go with
him. In the history of the govern
ment there has probably never been
case in which greater care or more
exhaustive means were used to defeat
a criminal prosecution. % s-sr
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-10
HOW THEORISTS WOULD DO IT

HOW THEORISTS WOULD DO 1T.
1t is most amusing to read the
criticisms the American Board of
Strategy "a bad odor left over from
the Spanish-American war; is pass
ing upon the Japanese Admiral Togo.
They say he has made mistakes
all through the campaign that sue
ceeded in annihilating the Russian
feet. They say that his act of send.
ing ont his torpedo feet to sink the
Port Arthur enemy was a mistaxe,
and In nowise showed discretion to
be the better part of valor. Accord
ing to these valiant and learned
theorists, if the japanese had sent
their strongest ships to close quarters
on at least two occasions they would
have saved many men and much
money and shortened the war. They
recall that similar tactics we're adopt
ed by Admiral Ito in 1895, when,
at the battle of Yalu, he had the
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-10

WHEN we had the whipping post
for petty pilferers-the dregs of
Southern communicative were
shamed by the North into abandon
ing the salutary instrument. Della
ware, notwithstanding, continued
this method of punishment-and
we believe does to this day. Now cul-
tured Boston has established the
whipping post for wife heaters. And
effete Boston was the ring leader in
pointing the finger of scorn at Vir-
ginia's reputed brutality! Now also
We are told that President Roosevelt
has actually recommended the whip
ping post for the District of Column
bia, and it has been approved by the
Districts Grand Jury. "Things are
coming our way" Many of the North
ern states and agoodly numbero of their
courts and leading men have had
occasion to confirm the right of seces-
sion, or the States Rights doctrine,
and other lesser features of Southern
policies and tenets are ever and anon
being endorsed and adopted. This
is saying nothing about the great
issue of slavery, which the U. S.
Government-Republican at that
is endorsing in our Asiatic dealings.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-10

Roanoke, after years of turmoil and
strife. finally banished the town COW.
Fredericksburg is just beginning to see
trouble. The town hog won the first
blood the other day. but they will sue
coed in stabbing-and banishing-the
porker Observation-Disclosures Citizen.
Ali You just wait until hog and
hominy time comes, and then the hog
will go. and the hominy, too.-Freder-
icksburg Free Lance.
We suppose that means next fall
"when the frost is on the pumpkin
and the fodder 3 in the SHOCK" All
right; if you can run Mr.. Hog out of
your town by that time you will beat
Roanoke's record.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-10

We CANT" particularly proud of
her new move, but that Lady Cook,
who comes from England, backed by
millions, to begin a crusade for
female suffrage, is the same old lady
that used to regale the CITIZEN
readers with long dissertations and
homilies on morality and ethics of
society. She was, before marriage to
Sir Francis Cook, a brilliant Ameri-
can girl named Tennessee Clafiin.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-10

The News Leader has just thrown
a fellow who asked the court for
$4,000 damages for alleged libel.
Virginia journalism has been strug-
Cling for years under unjust libel
laws; and they still exist, but many
of them are veritable dead letters.
Juries are growing in grace and
calibre, and the fellow that lies in
waiting for damages" has run his
course. He generally gets it-in
the neck. The Greensboro, N. C.,
Record, commenting on similar
suit, tersely remarked: "The fire
bell was not sounded, but there was
talk of it yesterday when the South.
ern railway won suit in the Su.
perior Court" Such instances were
once rare.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-10

entire Chinese feet at his mercy,
but allos,l it to escape and take
refuge in the barbor of Chefoo, Just
as several Russian cruisers and bat
tleships have found refuge at Using
tau, Shanghai and Saigon.
american Office do not under
stand why Admiral Togo did not
fight the first battle to finish," says
a scathing Washington critic of these
critics. And then the newspaper
man curls them on this wise:
or course, of counsel These cap,ious
essy-chair critics at Washington would
have found some cause to condemns the
practical operations of the japanese IL
Togo snd Ksmimura had sunk every
Russian warsbip in the Far East, within
two months after the beginning Of the
war. They are of the same order of
geniuses TO whom Admiral Dewey was
so rude when he cut the cable at Manila
in order that he might tight his battle
without the handicap Of their assistance.
They are doubtless of that noble COM
pany who bounded Admiral Schley In
the face of his conspicuous success, and
never relaxed their persecution of him
until they had succeeded In getting him
officially censured for winning the battle
of Santiago. It would have been aston
iohfnr n fhnxy A. hn
any praise. Had such great experts been
in charge of the Naval Department of
the Japanese Government, we may be
confident that Togo and Kamimurs
would have been courtmartialed long
ago for incompetency and cowardice.
Thank Heaven, the great majority of
American Naval officers are not Of the
Bureau of Strategy kidney
A sensational mad dog scare Is on In
King George. Mad dogs and mad cats
are said TO be terrorizing the people In
several neighsorhoods of the county and
these animals are roaming about 10 such
an extent as to interfere considerably
with the attendance upon some of the
public schools.-Alexandris Gazette.
If the King George people will
take our advice they will not stop
the "scare." Just pump lead into
the NANCY ours and the community
will be the better for the scare. In
such cases the ill-wind blows lots of
good; we had it here some years back,
and such good was accomplished
that we are praying for it again.
Evidently the Commissioners of Rev
enue and Constables are falling short
in their obligations. The measley,
worthless ours, in running around
this country making night hideous
and driving Morpheus to other realms,
killing sheep and fowls and sucking
eggs worth 80 cents dozen, depict
ing rabbits and birds, are destroying
untold values and eating refuse alone
that would keep half their number
of pen-hogs. Dogs that are of
any value at all are usually kept
within limits, for no matter how valu-
able dog may be if he gets to run
ming at large he soon loses at least
seventy-five per cent of his worth
and does damage immeasurably more
than his original worth. Few worse
pestilences can be visited upon a
community than that of having a
menagerie of rowing CANNES within
its precincts.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-10
LATEST BY WIRE.
Something Doing in The
Outside World, Wired
to The "0utSide Row."

The following telegram was yes-
terday sent the Fredericksburg Free
Lance by the editor of the CITIZEN
"No papers for a week. Wire lead
ing topics of week."
The following items were received
(Which we have divided under SUBJ
heads), dated Fredericksburg, Thurs
day noon.
EFFORTS IN M'CUE's BEHALF.
Strenuous efforts are being made
to have Governor Montague com
mute the sentence Of McCue, con-
demned to hang tomorrow (Friday).
Juror Quinn, from this city, has
wired the Governor asking HIM to
commute to life sentence.
Letters, kilograms and personal
appeals are pouring in upon the
Governor in behalf of the prisoner,
not alone from Virginia, but from
outside.
DR.. Chewing, from this city, and
physicians from other sections are
today examining McCue as to his
sanity.
Another petition is today being
circulated here and elsewhere asking
the Governor for stay of sentence
so that an appeal may be taken be-
fore the U. S. Supreme court.
LATER-4 p. M. The Governor
has told McCue's counsel he would
not interfere with the SENTENCED
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The protocol which gives the
United States a protec torate over
San Domingo has been signed.
Deadlocks over electing U. S,
Senators in Missouri and Delaware
still continue.
Gaynor and Greene have been ex-
tradited and must return from
Canada to stand trial for completely
with Capt. Oberlln Carter in the
Savannah harbor frauds.
Indian Territory, Oklahoma and
New Mexico have been admitted to
the Union as two States. Arizona
was denied statehood.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Peace sentiment is rapidly grow
ing in Russia.
Maxim Gorky, the writer and labor
leader, is wearing prison garb and
will be quizzed by the public prose
cutor at st. Petersburg.
General Stoessel must face court
martial.
The industrial and political con-
fiict at Colon, Central America,
continues.
LOOAL 6AfPENlNGS-
Another snow fell here (Freder-
icksburg) last night. Warmer
weather predicted to follow.
Three seamen reached here yester-
day from Carter's Greek on foot, en-
route to Baltimore.
Teams have been crossing the Rap
pahannock for some days between
Port Conway and Port Royal.
Large quantities of accumulated
mails for the Northern Neck were
sent ont from here yesterday by
special two-horse wagons. Previous
to that quantities had gone, and Wed
nesday night Oak Grove reported re-
ceiving about thirty sacks destined
for the lower Neck.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-02-10

"You are as full of airs as hand
organ" said young man to girl
who refused to let him see her homo.
THAT may be-" was the reply,
'put l don't go with a crank"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12
\-W-A
THE GRIM REAPER
%

Miss Bessie Brown, who attended
Hardin College last year, died a
few day ago at her home at South
McAllister, o. X.
Mr.. w. Fitzwater, in his 84th
year, died at the home Of his step
son, George A. Lewis, in Mexico,
last Sunday. He had been in de-
clining health for some time. De-
ceased came to this county from
st. Louis forty years ago. His
wife preceded him to the grave
some years since and there is but
one child living, r. l.. Fitzwater,
now living at Fort Collins, Colo
RADIO. Three step-sons survive
him, Judge j. A. Lewis, George
A. Lewis, of this county, and
VIM. Lewis Of Fort Collins, Colo,
The funeral was held at the home
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Fitzwa-
ter was a man highly esteemed. We
extend sympathy to the mourners,
THE PASSING OF A PATRIARCH.
Prof. j. j. Potts, father of Mrs.
E. Nj. Hughes, of Mexico, was bur.
led last Wednesday at Montgomery
City, from which place he had left
but one week previous to the hour
to make his home in Minneapolis,
MINI. He was more than an ordi-
nary life, being an educator Of re-
nown in some of the best Eastern
colleges, as we'll as those of his
beloved Virginia. He was,in his
youth, and eyer after, a loyal and
active member of the Methodist
church, uniting with same before
the separation Of the two bodies of
Methodists, which. occurrediin 1874.
He was IS years old and with Paul
cOuld have said, II have fought a
good fight, l have kept the faith
henceforth there is laid up for mea
crown of righteousness" Possibly
the rising generation doesn't APP
preOciate the debt we owe these old
patriarchs, those who have borne
the burdens and depriystions incl
dent to pioneer life that we now
enjoy the blessings and comforts
arising therefrom. Young man,
young woman, honor yourself by
honOring the aged. especially those
of your own household.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12
STOCK AND TRANSFERS

A SOW and pigs at the James
Quinlan sale sold at S3l.
George Il. Randle bought of R.
Il. Stuart Of Molno one 3,year old
filley for $3.50,
Corn in the Long Branch neigh
bOrbOod has been selling at 80 aud
33 cents a bushel.
w. e. SINS has sold his so acre
farm, northwest of Mexico, TO Mrs.
Laura Brown at $52 so per acre,
Geo. II. Randle sold to Ben
MiddIetown one span of three year
old mules for $3.50.
The Paris Appeal says, w. S.
Jones sold to Hon James H White
cotton the Thurs Holloway
farm, gao acres near Rowena for
$4,000.
The Sim Ross 800 acre farm,
just south Of Farber. sold a few
days ago to au Illinois man at $75
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12
WITH SHOTGUNS.
That's How They Propose Watch
ing Autos in St. Louis.

The following from Tuesdays
st. Louis Republic showt the in
terest a little hotter over the auto
question in st. Louis county than
it has ever been in Audrain:
A committee consisting Of F. w.
Brooks, A. j. Penny, Louis Spell
brink, w. j. Priess and F. L.
Wiuke, waited upon the County
Court at Clayton yesterday and re-
quested that body to appoint spec
ial watchmen to patrol the main
roads leading out from st. Louis
with shotguns for the purpose of
abating what they term the auto
mobile nuisance.
Most of the committeeman live
on the Clayton road and repre-
scented to the court that life was a
burden to them on account of the
reckless manner in which autos
are run on that thorofare. They
declared that some Of the ma
chimes travel at the rate of forty
miles an hour, and that driving
was unsafe.
The County Court was inclined
to doubt its powers to take any ac-
ton in the matter. The commit
tee then called on Pros. Atty.
johnson, who advised them to pre-
sent their request, in proper form,
to the Circuit Court. This they
agreed to do.
The committeeman want watch
men stationed along the road at
certain distances apart, with shot
guns and stop watches. When
machine goes whizzing by the first
watchman he is to set his watch
and then fire his gun to notify the
second Waterman, who will stop
the machine and take time, at the
same time alrestipg the occupants.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12
BOUND OVER.
The Case Against Miss Dixi, Tut
tie Of Near ls iaJ

Mowgtm ~ .., " .. Z
Miss Dixie futile. charged ~It.
sending obscene letters thru the
mails, is under a bond of $500 to
appear before a federal grand jury
at st. Louis on November 6.
The preliminary hearing of Miss
futile before United States Com
sioner Thompson was held in the
county court room here to-day, be d.
ginning at $3.50 a. m. Miss Tut
tie, her parents and sister, Miss
Eva; her attorney, George Robert
son, and the witnesses, came from
Mexico on the early morning train.
Postmaster KuDkel of Mexico
was the governments first witness,
and he stated he had sold stamps
with the stars in the upper corners
marked out, and which were discov-
cred later on some of the unony.
nous letters, and identified them
as having been placed in the mail
box by her. He also told of let
lers mailed to MISS Eighty. One
Turley, Prof. D. A. Mcmillan, Miss
Winnefred Fox, Miss Leila Viii.
fey, Miss Edith Lambert, Thomas
Bruce, T. T. Turley and Miss Ell
he Bruce.
S. M. Malone, a postal clerk,
said he caught one of the letters as
Miss futile dropped it in the mail
box.
George u. Clark, rural mail car
rier on route No. 2, which passes
Miss Tuttle's house, testified that
she gave him two letters to mail
and presented him with the money
to purchase stamps.
A number of other witnesses
were introduced as to Miss Tuttle's
character, all stating it as above
reprOach.
Commissioner Tho npson placed
the accused young woman under
$500 bond to appear before the
grand jury in st. Louis, as already
stated.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12
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CUPID'S CAPTUK ES
800. ---s-.uEsluI-aIIIs

Marriage license was granted
Monday to Mr.. Oh. SQuires and
Miss Ora NJ. Rowe. both of the
northern part Of this county.
Mr.. Jewell Il. Gass. a former
student at the NJ, Al. A. and who
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Gass just west Of Mexico, and Miss
Bhela NJ. Davis. the bright and &C
complished daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Hord Davis. living north
east OF Mexico. we're married at the
Baptist parsonage in Mexico last
Wednesday afternoon the 4th inst,
Rev. h. e. Truck officiating. This
l. a very worthy young couple and
We extend them congratulations
aud best Hisheg
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12
".Nigger" and Whites Play.

Irontoa, Mo-, October. 9-Folk
reform mas struck Ironton a heavy
blow during the past two days, and
Prosecuting Attorney C. p. Dam
ron and Justice of the Peace w.
G.. Fairchild has being doing a
rushing business. A raid on a
crap game here Saturday night
started the ball, and the movement
has been kept up with suehhourish-
ing success that thirty.five persons
have either answered OF wanted to
answer to the roll call in the JUS
tice conrt and give their experien-
ces at shooting craps. The number
cited on this charge includes both
whites aud blacks and all ages
from IL. TO 40.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12

The Audran Co. Teachers Institute will be held in
Mexico, Nov Oil. The law provides that all teachers of
public schools in the county shall attend and are per-
suaded that all of teachers awabdg as well as the
patrons of schools The patrons want to know that it
worth something the teacher to attend these Institutes
If the teacher only tmesever it is unfortunate for the
patrons, but every progressive ambitious teacher will more
than repay his district for the time lost by the inspiration
energy methods and ideals carried back to the
school, DIR. A. Ross Hill of the State University and Miss
Ermine Owen, formerly Of the KirsvilIe Normal will be
with us. The names of these two we'll known educators
alone ought to bring every teacher in county the In
stute 1t is impossible to consult all those whose names
will appear program, but appeal to every teacher
to prepared to say good thing. We especially
insist that each district send representative pa
irons to this meeting 1t will pay YOU Come and see what
the teachers doing, and take part in the discussions
We ask each teacher to whom this SENT present this to
her his patrons And further ask that each teacher
he arrives in Mexico, present himself for ENROLL
ment, teacher viii be given credit for full time in att
tendance unless he present at each session few teach
brought upon by little careessness year
and several earnest teachers have protested against being
cassed with those who neglect their duties Get ready to
be at the Institute Thursday morning, Nov 9th 10 m
Programs will be issued soonI
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12
RIFLING THE MAILS.
A Young Man Is Accused on a Sc
riOus Charge.

Maiden, Mo-, Oct. 9.-Elbert
Glenn, Assistant Postmaster at
this place, was arrested this morn
ing by Secret. Service Agents Mar
tin and McFadden on the charge
of rihing registered mail in the
Postof1ice in this city. The de.
tectives took their prisoner to Jail
at jackson, Mo, and he will have
a hearing before the new Federal
court at Cape Girardeau, which
cOnvenes tomorrow.
Glenn's method, it is charged,
was to remove a portion of the
contents of registered letters, and
in one instance, it is alleged, he
secured 5000 in this manner. The
reported peculations aggregate
about 800.
The fact that Maiden is a relay
postal station and much mail from
other points gees thru the of
fee here makes the opportunity
greater than usual. It is said
that the Secret Service men have
been here for two or three weeks
and, after satisfying themselves
of Glenn's guilt, took Postmaster
Kinselving into their confidence
Friday night.
The result was that some desOy
registered letters were sent thru
the Maiden Office, containing
parked bills to the amount of $50,
and when Glenn was arrested this
morning, it is said, $40 of the
marked money was found upon his
person.
Glenn is a young married man
aud had the confidence of the com
munity. Shortly after his mar
rage he built a pretty residence
and furnished it handsomely, and
lately has bought other property.
At the time of his arrest he had
practically closed deal for the
purchase of his employers drug
store, and had easily negotiated
the loan of several hundred dol
lars.
His father, a farmer. living two
miles from town, enjoys a good
for honesty aud up.
rightness, and the reputation Of
the sire materially increased public
in the son. As Assist.
ant Postmaster and practical man
ager Of the KinsOlving drug store.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12

The MESSAGE editor attended
the public sale at James Quinlan's,
northeast of Mexico, last Thurs.
day. 1t was Mr.. Quinlan's tenth
annual sale. There was a large
crowd present and all had a highly
joyable time, especially was that
fue free dinner enjoyed. Mrs.
Q riniau and her helpers did their
best!and everybody was fed, and
there were basketfuls of food to
spare. Nota more clever or freer.
hearted couple living than Mr.. aud
Mrs. James Quinlan. After the
dinner then the selling commenced,
those two jolly fellows, Jap Ste.
phens and Ed. Atchison, serving
as auctioneers. Fine hogs, and
fine cattle, and fine horses were
disposed of to eager buyers. The
sale was a great success. We were
glsd to be there, tho We could but
look on. A thrifty neighbOrhood,
that Bean Greek country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12
Audrain Baptist Board.

The new Executive Board of the
Audraiu Baptist Association met
at the First Baptist church at
Mexico Saturday, Oct Z. 1905, at
l o'clock.
Following churches were repre-
sented: Farber, NJ. R. X. Biggs;
Gilead, ThOs. Arnall; Hopewell,
j. l.. Ware; Littleby, j. H.Botts;
Mexico, j. A. Guthrie.
Delegate at large, H.. E. Truck.
Organization was perfected with
j. L. Ware, president, II. &.
Truck. clerk. j. A. Guthrie,
treasurer, reported funds on hand
amounting to 1903,
The clerk was instructed to
write to all the churches TO asoer-
tain what amount they Would
pledge toward the support of a
missionary in the bounds Of the
Association.
Gilead being the only church
asking aid was granted an appro,
priation Of $15 per quarter.
Adjourned to meet hrst Satur-
dsy 10 jan, 1906, at one O'Clock.
Rev. N s. Johnston was present
at this meeting aud led the open
ing prayer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-10-12

Miss futile has been bound over
to the federal grand jury, which
meets in st. Louis the first week
in November. If an indictment is
found against her, the trial will be
held at n date to be set later. The
case will be tried in the United
States district court at Hannibal,
before Judge Finkelburg, Audrain
county, where the alleged offense
was committed, being in that dis
trict.