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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07
KETCH-AWLS FROM EVERYWHERE

RevJ. E. Brooks, is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. ID. Brooks, near
Diggs. Mathews Journal.
Virginians who are appreciative of
honesty and sincerity of purpose, fidel-
ity to duty, brains, brilliancy, tact and
tenacity, will rise as one man and fol-
low the patriotic and triumphal lead
of their dauntless, devoted, and above
all, Democratic Executive, and plant
on the heights of accomplishments
and success the banner of better
schools, longer terms. higher salaries
and broader opportunity generally for
the Virginia boy and girl. We
could wish that every school patron in
the State had heard Governor Swanson
last Tuesday night. Northampton
Times.
Mr.. Rhea, one of the Vice-Presidcnts
of the Pennsylvania, took very decided
steps toward destroying the value of
Virginia's stock, and Gov. Swanson is
said to have called him down. Rumor
says that Rhea was at first very curt,
but the governor wrote him a letter
which has not yet appeared in print,
but which had the effect of changing
the weather vane from direct North,
to direct South. Mr.. Rhea began to
ask for a conference. The request has
been granted and it will take place
Dec. 10, then we will see what we will
see. 1t so happens that about three
years ago statute was repealed in Vir-
ginia which had been on the statute
books for nearly forty years, which
prohibited one corporation from voting
the shares of another corporation.
This statute has been agreat safeguard
to Virginia. Governor Swanson is
thought TO have insinuated, if indeed he
has not told the arrogant Mr.. Rhea.
that before he would submit to any pol
icy which seemed unfair to Virginia he
would call special session of the Leg
islature, send in message calling es-
pecial attention to this statute, as well
as the conduct of the Pennsylvania rail-
way and urge It's repeal. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that the statute would
be swept off like figures from a slate
with wet sponge. The action of the
Governor in this matter has been won
derfully vigorous and satisfying. 1t
has tended to call attention to the latent
powers yet in this state, and other
railways which have Wanted themselves
in their strength, have become much
more humble. This is another instance
of the manner in which corporation
may. try to ride rough shod over a
people, or State. Less vigorous or
prompt action, less of nerve, would
have seen the interests of Virginia
waste until soon would have come along
a weakling, who would have advocated
the giving of it away, and trust Leg
islature possibly which would have
sanctioned it. We believe when this
fight is over Gov. Swanson will have
won one of the gamest battles ever
fought in Virginia. -Staunton Specta-
tor.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07

In THIS day of Investigations it is
gratifying to find that at least one
investigation shows clean record,
and that of one of yirginia's chief
schools, the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, at Blacksburg. The In
vestigating Committee, composed of
A. b. Thornhill, Martin Williams,
Thos. III. Lion, Edward Echols and
Q. Harding Walker, members of the
Legislature, sat last week in Rich
mond and clo:ed its labors with full
aud lucid report. Everything was
found to be in excellent shape al
Blacksburg, but to keep pace with the
strides of the age the committee
recommended innovations that will
doubtless be added.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07

UP YoNDER in "Ioway" they are
holding a convention to discuss ways
and means for securing the election
of United States Senators shy the
people" The convention was called
by the Governor of Iowa, and the
Governors of about thirty States ac-
cepted the invitations and appointed
delegates. If the people (not the
politicians) really want this thing,
this is the only decent move by which
to achieve it. If we are to have pop
ular election of Senators do it right,
not beat about the bush and bam-
boozle the voters with the oft-heard
demagogic cry. For conscience's
sake, for the States sake, for party's
sake. for family unity's sake, fol-
peace-and- harmony's sake. forsake
the rotten fraud of party primaries.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07
SOME FIRES.

A big forest fire ragged Sunday and
Monday in Barren Neck, near Weems,
Lancaster county.
II. H. Sydnor, of Village, whose
dwelling was burned on November %,
lost all but little furniture. The loss
amounted to eight or ten hundred dol
lars, with 5000 insurance in the Northern
Neck Mutual Fire Association. Ed. J..
Sydnor, of Fairport, was paid $50 dam
ages by this Association for burning of
his roof. By much effort of the neigh
bors, among them many ladies, the
house was saved.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07

The following extracts from an
editorial in the Norfolk Ledger Dis.
patch are very gratifying to members
of the Board of Fisheries, and doubt
less will be so to the Governor and
people of Virginia:
Chairman Mcdonald Lee, of the
State Board of Fisheries, is to be con-
graduated upon the report that has
been filed with Governor Swanson. Il
The appointment of Chairman Lee and
SecretaryS. Wilkins Matthews must be
a source Of qualification to the Cover
nor, for they have certainly labored in
dustriously and contributed both their
experience and intelligence to the public
work. The present Board of Fisheries
is making good reputation, and is put.
ting the States interests in this great
industry in the best possible shape"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07

RICHMOND is virtually rp in arms
over the rise in milk prices. Forty
cents gallon-whewl Stretch out
your arms, Capital City, and run
that railroad to the Northern Neck.
We will sell you the best Jersey,
Holstein and Angus for twenty cents
a gallon, and no pump product in it,
not a bit of it. We live on cream,
oysters and corncakes. We ship
oysters, and sometimes corn, but
never milk. With all our fine cows
and pasturage we do not know that
ever a gallon of milk was shipped
from the Northern Neck for market.
Steamboats, are rather slow, and
"rocky," and our rich milk would be
all cream and maybe churned into
butter before destination was reached.
Come on with your railroad, and we
will divide with you.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07

SENAToR-ELECT Jefferson Davis, of
Arkansaw, bears a fine name, but a
bad reputation. Many men aped
Sam Jones; bat there was never but
one "Sam Jones" jeff Davis can
never hope to equal Ben Tillmau; so
he might as well decide to subside.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07

]. H. Chandler, oyster Inspector, of
Montross, was requested by the Board
to report at Mundy Point Thursday
morning. They may have turkey. -
Colonial Beach Progress.
1t was duck and-work. Inspec-
tors Walker and Murphy can testify
to this.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07

LET the Holly Ball people pass
some resolutions, create sentiment
and at the proper time ask for legis-
lation against the wanton destruction
of the holly. They can thus do a
public service while jollifying at the
holly festivals.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07

A coLoRED preacher, Rev. j..
Francis Lee, of Norfolk, distin-
guished as poet and author among
his race. ami pastor of the influential
Metropolitan congregation, says Pres
ident Roosevelt was right in discharg-
ing the colored troops for rioting at
Brownsville, Texas. "The sooner
the negro exposes any offense that is
committed by one of his race, the
sooner he will be respected and his
condition bettered," said the preacher.
lie thought the shielding of crime
In itself a crime. When the race
gets leaVened with this sort of leaven,
it will rise, and not till then. The
sooner our colored friends as a whole
cease to countenance and shield crime
the better off they and the country
will be.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07

OBITUARIES of the small boy are
becoming numerous as the cunning
season advances.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-12-07
is-s5 per cent. additional for special position

Al. communications or business letters
should be addressed to the VIRGINIA CITIZEN
lrVington. Va, to receive prompt attention.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

The proposition to tax bachelors ia
up 10" discussion again in England.
The London Truth suggests the collec-
ton OF such tax by spinsters. The
following Imaginary colloquy takes
place:
Female Collector-Are you a bach
elor?
Bachelor-Yes, madam.
Female Collector-Be so good as tn
show me your passbook. (She exam
ines it.) You apparently make more
than $500 a year, and you have
eVaded the tax by not declaring the
amount OF your earnings. You are IL
able to a fine ct G200. but should you
marry me, I will not report the matter
to the authorities. :- l.. -;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20
SAID BY THE SAGES.

Lack of desire is the greatest Of
riches.-Seneca.
Ten noes are better than one lie. :
From the Danish. :. -
Deeds are fruits, words are leaves.
From the French. - -. ~ ~
An old bachelor Is only the half Of
Q pair Of scissors.-Franklin. ~
Avarice and fidelity cannot dwell to-
gether in the same house.-Grimm.
A virtuous woman commands her
husband by obeying him.-Publius
Syrus. -.
Whoever undertakes q task cannot
repudiate the responsibility.- chinese
Maxim. .... - . - :: o..
Who bangles after the great is the
last at table and the first to be cuffed-
From the Italian. ~ ~ ~ - 81
No man can escape the vitiating ef-s
feet Of an offense against his own con-
science George Eliot. : . VS. y ses.Sassgi
The path Of duty lies In. what 10;
near, and men seek for It in what 10
remote. The work Of duty. lies I'm
what is easy, and men seek for 1t IN
what is difficult. -. :. .. - : :. = j. !.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20
Terrible Loss to Mankind.


The editor of the Bronson (Af;nn ,
Budget has been rejecting as follows
upon the Importance of environment:
Johnny Olson, eldest son of one An.
drew Olsen, former owner of the
Roseau-stephen stage line, is now a
convict in the prison at Saltwater,
having shot man over a game of
cards. The fate of this otherwise
brilliant lad would have been an en-
tirely different story had his earlv
environment and training been diff.
1erent. Reared amid the scenes Of
lawlessness and vice common to the
frontier, while yet mere boy he had
acquired the reputation of being the
sWittest sport and most successful
poker shark along the line, and we
near the news of his wild career with
no semblance of surprise. He would
nave been a credit to his state had
MS youth been led through channels
OF usefulness, and guided in the
straight and narrow way. An orna,
ment to the legal fraternity of anv
state, lawmaker, a leader among the
leaders OF the nation. Let US not with
mere chagrin prospect this bit of
ruined humanity. We cannot too
closely observe the laws of God and
man. Upon the children depends the
tate OF the nation" AS Capt. Bunsby
would wisely remark: "The bearings
OF this observation lays in the appli-
cation on it." 4.,:$ ..@F ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20
THE FIRST COMPASS.
Was Known to Sailors Before tho
Twelfth acknowledgements
Adjunct to Navigation.

Some Asian people. perhaps the Chi
nese, discovered, many centuries ago,
that a kind of iron ore possessed very
peculiar quality. We call this ore
magnetic ore, in more common Ian
guage, lodestone, and it is very widely
distributed, especially in the older
crystalline rocks. It was found that
# q! bit Of >lodestone were placed in
water upon a piece Of cork or straw
stone assumed a north and south posi-.
ton. A phenomenon Of magnetism had
been discovered by means of an ore
that is peculiarly susceptible to mag
netic influence.
y H is an open question whether tho
Chinese utilized the directive power Of
heslodestone. but it is certain that the
first rude compass was not used on
European vessels, before the twelfth
century of our era. BY that time the
true. magnetic compass had been
evolved through the discovery that it
an iron or steel needle were stroked
on. lodestone it would receive the at
tractive and directive power of this
ore. With this wonderful appliance
placed at the service of navigation, the
vessels that had Rugged the coasts soon
dared to venture even out of sight Of
land. A new impetus was gradually
given to cartography, for now the true
directions of the coast lines might be-
charted with some approach to accu-
racy. It was the happy fortune Of 1tal-
ian sailors to make the surprisingly ex-
cellent surveys of the directions and
lengths of the Black sea and Mediter-
ranean coasts and along the Atlantic
to British waters that have come down
to us in the so-called Portulan maps
Cyrus c., Adams, in Harper's.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20
PE;RU4NA STRENGTHENS
THE entire system, !:

Mr.. Chas. L. Sauer, Grand Scribe.
Grand Encampment /. O. O. r. of
Texas, and Assistant City Auditor.
writes from the City Hall, San Antonio.
Tex: =;
Nearly two years ago I accepted q
position as secretary and treasures
with one, Of : the leading dry goods
esta b1ishments Of Galveston, Tex:
" The sudden change from a high and
dry altitude to sea level proved TOO
much for me and I became afflicted
with scatarrh and cold in the head, and
general debility to such an extent as to
almost lncapacitate me for attending
to my duties. ~
"lWas Induced to try Peruna. and
after taking several bottles In smajf
doses lam pleased to say that / was
entirely restored to my normal condi-
ton and have ever since recommended
the use Of Peruna to my friends"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20
Study by Travel

Mr.. Mosely, the British commits
sioner who came over to study our
system Of education three years ago.
has plan for continuing to keep
England in touch with us education
ally. He has persuaded the CunarA
and other transatlantic lines to fur
n1sh passage for teachers at nominal
rates during the winter season. Be-
tween November and March steam.
ship accommodations for 500 will be
provided. Arrangements will be made
to care for teachers on their arrival
here and to distribute them among
university centers. This is form Of
educational reciprocity Of which there
have been numerous manifestations
in England within year. The inter.
change of visits between French and
British workingmen was phase OF
1t, as as the fraternizing of schoolboys
from either side of the channel. Very
recently French university fellows
were welcomed as the guests of the
University Of London. The institu.
ton OF the Rhodes scholarships gave
a great impetus to it. In sense the
Mosely plan is an extension of the
"sabbatical year" system under which
the more fortunately placed American
college instructors study abroad every
seventh year on full or half pay.
Such an exchange of teachers be.
tween nations is bound to be produc.
tive Of heightened interest and in.
creased efficiency. Why should not
the plan be adopted here? asks the
New York World. If similar induce.
ments are a@ld out to American teach
ers to visit Europe for study and i'm
proving travel it is likely that the
main difficulty would be to restrict
the number desiring to go. It should
be feasible to secure like concessions
Tor cheap transportation during the
OF season of travel and to make pro-
vision for expenses. The benefit to
American teachers of educational
trips abroad under such auspices
wouM be inestimable. They could
visit the culture centers of Europe at
q most favorable time, when the tide
OF summer travel is over and the
schools are in session. They would
bring back all that is newest in edu-
cation in Berlin, Paris and Oxford.
Or they could visit historic Athens
and Syracuse without danger to
health, which is hardly possible in
midsummer for persons of northern
strain. Pupils not less than teachers
would profit by the plan, and boards
OF education might well allow partial
pay to those undertaking such trips
for general study.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

= While the presidents daughter Alice is say
ing nice things to the royalty of Europe and
hearing some nice things in return most of
them, of course, about her father-Mr: Roosevelt
Is about to assume the responsibilities of another
debutante in the family and other matrimonial
anticipations.' - =. -:
OF course Miss Ethel is too young to be
talked about as bride, but she u.s. not too young
to be talked about debutante, though she
Is younger than debutantes usually are. Miss
Ethel is likely to be the bright particular debu-
tante In Washington early next winter and then
the gossips and match makers may get to work.
ent Mrs. Roosevelt, is greatly different from her
famous sister Alice. She has a vivacity of her
own, but she is without the remarkable energy
and animation Of Mrs. LOngWOrth. Probably
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

*..sdt Is mot generally known that the largest
TAILS east sof Niagara are located In the Potomac
river, some Is miles northwest 81 Washington.
they .areRcalled the Great Falls Of the Poto-s
sm llas bug have achieved in all their history,
little more than local fame and q very small
PERCENTAGE even Of the inhabitants Of Washing
ton rave ever Witnessed their beauty. The pro
gressfve trolley, however, is now to bring this
paturaI wonder within the view Of residents and
visitors n Washington. "A line has been CON:
structed g the point where the noble Potomac.
IN succession Of rapids and falls tumbles over
= g good sized hill and makes one of the most
bits Of scenery III The east -
Hitherto the Great Falls has been known
principally en account Of the good fshing .in
A g vicinity. The small nouthed Potomac
PACK pass Is found here IN large quantities and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

A Pittsburg inventor claims to have
invented a device by which a tele.
phone operator, after has connects
ed two telephones, cannot hear the
conversation between TIL, subscribers
If this be true, the telephone com ON,
panies may have to raise the wages
OF the operators or put male force
ut the switchboards. ,5~2: '2@l}s$3-55S. Il
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20
4 I Re Country . / 5 Capital.
Men and Matters Of Vermont Largest ndivi
ual Owner and Dealer in Marble and IN Future
Of from Iowa Held Policy Of Paciicaton
and Compromise Getting Even ~ 49,

3: observation-disclosures of the old men of the
senate who does not rush OF Immediately upon
the adjournment of congress is Senator Red
field Proctor, of Vermont The reason he does
not joinsthe early exodus after congress adjourns
is that he has some of his principal business
interests in this city. No one knows how
wealthy Mr.. Proctor is, as he is as mum as
piece Of: his own granite or marble regarding
his personal affairs, but by Inheritance and by
his own acquisition he is the largest individual
owner and dealer in marble and granite in the
world He is very fond of these two stones, and
he is gradually putting them into buildings of
considerable consequence here in Washington
He owns many granite and marble front houses
and has just completed a very large apartment
house with glistening white marble 'front.' -,
of hu nollao
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20
L saw another

Ethel Croker, daughter of the old Tammany
chief, who has just come from England with
her mother and her brother Howard. The
Croker group that came over on the big Amer
ika" had been visiting the old chieftain at Want.
age England. <.
1@ Ethel GToker.is thin, ambitiously dressed,
carefully tdletted girl with q supercilious look
SheScame off thessteamer with her pet dogs and
gave much attention to her back hair and her
veil. a. :. i 4. IL ss55;,ss III. n
could not help thinking how different her
social prospects, might be.zif her father were
still owner of New York. r say different without
comfortably situated as to- those elements upon
which society 'anarr44 agss Fare reported to be
founded 3; h - r.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

In trying to put his
enemies
bills and other had
Deen the
e errors were made and
oeys enud
been president Was ALSO
time usually noui@ peono tue
pretty
worked tor the purpose Of rejecting stings AN in
peen oroered
will have Offenders in b eaae
The printers case
takes of enrolling clerks in any na
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20
Z No Improvement

In one Of the Sunday schools in
Maiden. Mass, recently the teacher
Of 3 class Of small boys inquired Of
each one IL he thought hey had been
. better boy during the year. Each
answer was In the affirmative except.
one little fellow about eight years
old. who was conspicuous for his Of
'lence. The teacher put the question
TO him 1 second time, WREN with con-.
siderable earnestness he replied
am just as worse ASH ever was. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

d: NEW YORK.-The presidents return to
Oyster Bay has been accomplished without ex-
traordnary sensation. In many respects the
transition is. remarkable. Certainly the contrast
is remarkable Theodore Roosevelt is as much
the president at Oyster Bay as he was at Wash
posing home-a palace it would be called at
one of the older seats of government-to very
modest one, The presidency follows the man,
dent, to an extent: lnexampled elsewhere in the
world; combines the dignities. of office with the
privileges Of, 2 private person.
's> 2 At Oyster Bay Mr.. Roosevelt relaxes He
is not accused Of being very formal at the White
House, but at Oyster Bay he is less so. At his
simple country home he does pretty much as
kGs hunts aEo,>c
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

Some OF the geographcrs are ask,
ing i the earth IS shaped Ike "a
pear. The trusts think II looks more ruo,.e.
like plum. =: "a: IL s:5 5 & &. ,755
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relate matters
public
Teller
interior enable ~ ~ Wv
especially
There
Ekns
administration
McKinley
technical questions
Illuminating ' ~ ' AN po'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

spirit Of sadness spread over the senate in
the closing hours of the last session, because Of
the absence of William Boyd Allison, the ven
cradle senator from Iowa, and for 80 years
member of the senate. This veteran statesman,
has broken very@much in the past year, and IT.
was with the deepest sorrow that his colleagues
saw him compelled to yield the leadership on
appropriation bills to another. For many, many
years Mr.. Allison has been chairman of, the
senate committee on appropriations, and in that
position has directed the distribution of billions
of dollars No man in the senate understood
the construction of appropriation bills and what
were necessary expenditures so we'll as he.
1t is feared that the final break has come
and that Mr.. Allison will never again be able to
assume the leadership that he has held in the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20

The Romans had small regard for
htiinan life In their aI1usements.
Eyes z answered the man Of violent
prejudices. It's matter OF great
ssurprise to me that they failed to- dis
eover football. ashington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-07-20


for entrance at Princeton next fall He is
Cu1ousy although
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that said indicate
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1t that going
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