Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-01
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these pitiful rates.
The State Department of Education
decided to hold summer Institutes a
Fredericksburg, Covington, Big Ston
Gap and Winchester.
After war of five years between
the "insurgent'' and 'loyalist" fac
tions of the Junior Order of Unitet
American Mechanics in Virginia. it i
announced that there is,a strong prob
ability of the wings of the order com.
ing together
Steel plates in England, SGT; in tn,
United states, $35; but Mr.. Schwat
says that steel can be made in this
country cheaper than any place in the
world. So the trust is unanimous for
stand-patism, and Mr.. Schwab objects
to taking the duty off till he gets his
IS, 600, 900 house finished. Ohio State
Journal.
Pure white sugar that has been ir
use so long that few persons of the
present generation remember when il
was otherwise, is to be put out of com.
mission by the new pure food law.
Yellow sugar without adulteration O,
the whitening process will take the
place of the delicious beautifully colored
pure white sugar.
Those who live in fear all the time
just die by degrees. Some people are
always afraid that sickness or bank
ruptcy or some thing must surely get
en- If they haven't got a pain they'll
wonder why. They believe that sick
ness and sin is our natural condition
and go through life scared stiff. but
never jolly and happy or we'll Buster
Brown.
A lot OF nonsense, as was to be ex-
pected, is being talked about the per-
fectly proper act of Congress in increas-
ing the salaries of it's own members.
As matter of fact, Congress ought to
have had the courage to make this in
crease long before it did. There is no
partisan advantage to be gained from
attacking the lawmakers on this issue
Norfolk Landmark.
If Governor Swanson isn't making
Virginia first class governor, then we
are woefully mistsken. He is quick
to perceive and prompt to act, with
courage and discretion. His course so
far commends itself to the people of
Virginia, and it gives us pleasure to
add our tribute of praise for his able
and patriotic administration, so far -
South Boston News.
Delaware will retain the whipping
post, because, in the language of the re-
port of Senate committee 'The whip-
ping post is fearful thing to gentleman
crooks, robbers and safe blowers. for
they pass Delaware so long as she laws
the cat upon the culprits' backs"
For these very same good reasons the
whipping post should be established in
every State in the union. Alexandria
Gazette.
The farmers have organized a pro-
tective union, which promises to be
the biggest trust in the country. The
organization already numbers over one
million members, and their representa-
tives are now in session at Atlanta, Ga.
Apparently the farmers have concluded
that what is sauce for the manufacture
ing goose would make excellent sauce
for their agricultural gander. Index
Appeal.
No old fossil about Superintendent
Eggleston. The right man in the right
place. He and Governor Swanson will
revolutionize, put new life into the pub
lie Schools of Virginia. Old fossils must
get out of the way of public school
development-move or get out of the
way of those who do move. The pub
lie schools of Virginia in the last IL
months have had injected in them more
new life, since Swanson and Eggleston
got in, than in 20 years before. Am
herst New Era.
During the present famine in Russia.
when 2O.00O,000 peasants have been
suffering for food, many families in
Central and Eastern Russia have been
driven to the necessity of selling their
children, especially young girls, to buy
food and fuel. In many cases the girls
were willing to be sold, for it meant
warmth and plenty for them. An artist
has pictured a distressing scene in a
Russian village, where father is dis
posing of his young daughter. Many of
the girls, some of them infants, brought
as high as $50 and $40, though $50 was
the average.
Representative Hay, of Virginia,
when asked concerning bill, declared
that its failure to pass was entirely due
to the opposition of Speaker Cannon.
"The situation as regards this bill IL
lustrates as nothing else has done re-
Gently the dangers of one-man rule in
the House." said Mr.. Hay. "T have
not been able to discover sentiment
against the bill anywhere save at the
Speakers desk. Speaker Cannon has
shut his teeth and vowed it shall not
pass. certainly not until he is ready.
very much doubt whether he will al
low it to be called up this session, al
though Chairman Hull, of the Military
Committee, introduced the bill. and il
received the favorable consideration of
the committee. Yet it cannot pass, not
because majority of the House so de-
cides. but because Speaker Cannon says
so. On the first day of the next session
intend introducing a resolution taking
from the Speaker this power to defeat
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