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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
CRISP NEWS.

Pony-penning on Chincoteague will
take place July % and 80.
e. Pine Beach resort, near the Exposition
grounds, has been converted into a
negro pleasure resort.
DR.. M. b. Wharton, formerly of Vir-
GINA. and one of the leaders in the Bap-
tist church, is critically i'll in Atlanta.
He was taken there from Gainesville,
Ga, to the Tabernacle Infirmary,
where an operation was performed by
Drs. McRae and Nicholson. He is now
pastor of a church at Eufaula, Ala.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
The utter uselessness. in, yir-

The utter uselessness. in. .yir-
ginia papers filling their edito-
rial columns with campaign mat
ter this year, so far as influenc-
ing Virginia's electoral vote is
concerned, is summed up by the
Newport News Press in, these
words-"After all discussion of
this matter in Virginia is a
waste of time. Virginia is going!
to give her electoral vote sUIidly
for the nominee; no missionary
work is needed here" So let us
turn orr attention to material
matters and stop beating the
air, Democratic and Republican
quill-driveTs. H''' 'Fs' az -
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17

Some of our misunderstanding Vir-
ginia newspaper correspondents are en-
deavoring to create discord and dissen-
sion in the State delegation and among
the people of Virginia by charging that
Ex-Governor j. Hoge Tyler has been
snubbed by the delegation in the parti-
tion of the honors of the convention.
One of the Richmond papers makes
this the text for local editorial where
in it is charged that this is blow at
him because he is the leading Virginia
champion of Mr.. Bryan. We do not
know, nor do we believe, that Mr..
Tyler has permitted this talk, nor even
that he is aware of it.-Danville Reg
lister.
Sh-h-h! Don't you know it
was only our diminutive friend
G. A. Boyce that got that article
off? And that Boyce could not
maintain his equilibrium Tor his
job, maybe if he did not period
ically stir the animals with his
factional walking stick?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17

WE WERE so nItfch occupied
with ifving$on's Fourth:of. July
celebration we failed tonote that
the Petersburg Index-Appealwas
Having "a celebration all to itself
"a birthday party. long live
the progressive pen stfGBarham
beside the still but ruddy waters
OF thsssApqsppattoW.a<aHe SHE'D
on the trip to Washington, and
will ne'efsbe sail0yeaoAf to com
maud thd4ComnfodUre MAurtg
sosouriob is fasts' "a -
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17

The announcement by State
Senator Noel, Republican leader.
that, in case Judge Mann is the
nominee of the Democratic party
of Virginia for Governor he will
run as the Republican candidate.
is about the best card Judge
Mann can have. 1t will be re-
called that Senator Noel when
cornered and thrown off his
guard in a speech in the Legisla-
ture last February declared that
he would support Henry Stuart
ii the Democratic nominee.
Friends Cor something elSe) spir-
tied Noel away and he was not
present at the closing sessions OF
the Legislature. Ii the liquor
element, the crowd that are back
ing Noel, and the field OF Demo
cratic aspirants, keep up this
triangular combination Judge
Mann will not have to stirAex-
cept to walk into the mansion al
Richmond, February, 1910. So.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17

TIE Oysterman Publishing Co,
OF Hampton. has been reoFgan-
lied, with large capital Instead
of the big sheet heretofore issued
weekly, "a smonthlY magazine
comes forth>s 4 1t js :an attractive
periodical and one that should
find favor with the waternlen
and dealers along, the a tfantic
coast. The CITIZEN eommends it
to our people and wishes s.'The
FISHERMAN ( success in its useful
caReer-..-s- -.-..i.- - .asas ALA z
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17

Notwithstanding the formidable APP
pearance of some of these majorities,
all these States will be regarded as
doubtful. They have voted variously
for one party or the other. Twenty
years ago Kansas. Ohio and Nebraska
were counted in the sure Republican
column as Maryland, West Virginia and
Delaware We're part of the 'Solid
South; but conditions have changed.
New York, Indiana and New Jersey
always have been doubtful States and
California and Kansas are cratic and
uncertain.
1t will be observed that in New York
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17

= This gives the Republicans l73 cleo
toral votes from seventeen, States as g.
basis leaving them 60 short.
With IS of the 46 States regarded as
anchored on one side or the other, we
have left IL States which may be rec
garded as making the real battle ground
for this year. The Republicans, in 1900
carried all these States against Mr..
Bryan by majorities as follows
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17
GUESTS OF HONOR.
Virginia Editors and Their Ladies
Entertained at Newport News,
BuckrOe, Colonial Beach and
WASHINGTON.
A WEEK OF OUTING,

Beginning at Newport News on Mon
day of last week, about seventy-fve
of the Virginia Knights of the Grey
Goose Quill wound up weeks annual
outing on Saturday night.
The business sessions were held Mon
day and Tuesday at the splendid hosiery
Hotel Warwick, Newport News. where
mime host' Moore and his corps were
assiduous in making things comfortable
and pleasant. The hot weather did not
feaze the editors, for Hotel Warwick is
second to none for conveniences and
comforts, and when a. IN. Wednesday
was tolled in all were 10th to leave the
charming city and hospitable people,
Sandwiched with business. the citizen
committees had something inviting for
the pencil-pushers. The most novel
entertainment was-a Long Island clam
bake, served at Buckroe, whittier all
were whirled by Manager Butler of the
traction company. First came the
serf bathing, and actually some of the
girls who had never before tasted brh, e
declared they learned to swim on that
occasion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17

electoral votes of 165 which may reason
ably be counted as sure for BRYAN this
year TO the number may fairly be
added Qklahoma,s 7,yotes, making a.
total OF III for Bryan and leaving him
short 20. go ''''N "'' ''''" > ~
The Republicans begin with these
States reasonably sure for. Taft, .iudg-
ing by their recent uofes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-17

twill be observed that in New Yorl
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ual way on his way from Newport 10
Tuxedo. The modern home is a sort OF
show place. where a man Keeps a wife as
an overseer or a hgurehead just as he
keeps his securities in a safe and his
prize race horse in stable"
We'll, that's better" I rejoined. cheer
fully. than being kept like a white slave
OF a maid-of-all-wOrk A modern woman
would hate man who came home 10
lunch every day and expected 20 find her
knitting by the fireside every evening.
with her hair I'm curl and a sweet. well
coming smile. and his slippers all warm
ed, and his smoking jacket laid out and
the dinner on the dot Just because two
people love ane another is no reason they
should be expected 10 cultivate each
others habits and TO wake up at the
same moment in the morning. and get
sleepy at the same hour every night. and
interfere with one anOther's meals and
hang around one another until they are
bored 10 death. A man thinks a lot more
OF a wife who takes her breakfast IN bed
and doesn't get up until she's fit and
curled and smiling than OF one who
drags herself down to the table feeling
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too far one way. that's the trouble with
wives. They make medicine bottles Of
themselves instead OF honey Jars or wine
bottles. by making themselves useful and
taking a husband too seriously! instead Of
making themselves beautiful and amusing
and appealing TO his lighter side
Nonsense I put in quickly. THE
average man has so many lighter sides
that no one woman could appeal 10 them
all
"Of course" agreed Solomon. That's
the beauty Of harem. Variety is the
spice of home"
And besides" I went on. ignoring the
interruption. If you could ever get round
all his lighter sides, there's his darker
side"
What solomon dropped his peacock
feather
"Oh. the side that makes a boy steal
apples even when there's a barrelful in
his own cellar" I explained with a toss
Of my chin, "and makes d man want
something he oUghtn't 10 have even when
he has all he could possibly want at
home. II a woman were a Venus and a
Minerva and a Circe and a st. Cecilia
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nr RUDOLPH DE ZAPP.

All Japan and wherever loyal Nipponese
may be found will celebrate tomorrow
what might be termed japanese Memorial
Day. The celebration will continue for
three days The decoration Of graves in
Japan Is, however. not confined to those
OF soldiers and sailors fallen In defense
of their country's honor, as is the Gus
tom IN this country, but homage is rem
dered every beloved departed man, wom-
an. and child, soldier. stateman, and pri-
vate citizen.
This festival is called "Bommatsuri," or
"Bonl5u." meaning Festival OF the Dead:
by some foreigners called the Feast OF
Lanterns. In many places there are two
such festivals annually. Those who still
follow the ancient reckoning OF time by
moons hold that the BOmmatsUri should
fall on the 18th. 18Th, and 18th days Of
the seventh month OF the antique cal
endar. which corresponds to a later
period OF the year.
New Mats at Every Shrine.
Early on the morning of the 18th new
mats Of pUrest rice straw, woven ex-
pressly for the festival. are spread upon
all Buddhist altars, and within each bat
suma. or butsudan-the little shrine be-
fore which the morning and evening pray
ers are offered up in every believing home.
Shrines and altars are likewise decorated
with beautiful embellishments of colored
paper, and with flowers and sprigs of GER
tain hallowed plants-always real lotos
flowers when obtainable. otherwise lotos
flowers of paper and fresh branches Of
shilkimi Canise) and of misohagi Qespe-
deza). Then a tiny lacquered table-a
Zen-such as japanese meals are usually
served upon. is placed upon the altar, and
the food offerings are laid on IT. But in
the smaller shrines of japanese homes the
offerings are more often simply laid upor
the rice mating. wrapped in fresh lotos
| leaves
These offerings consist Of the foods
called somen, resembling our vermicelli
gozen. which is boiled rice; dango a sort
Of tiny dumping; eggplant. and fruits ac-
cording 10 season Frequently uri and
saikwa). slices Of melon and watermelon
and plums and peaches. Often sweet
cakes and dainties are added. Sometime.
the Offering is only o-sho-jin-gu (honor
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20 be the most amusing The numeral
ten In the Japanese, or rather Chinese,
name Of this diversion does not refer to
ten in the Japanese, or rather Chinese.
incense: for Jitchu-kO besides being the
most amusing. Is the very simplest of in
cense games. and is played with only four
kinds Of incense. one kind must be sup
piled by the guests invited 10 the party,
and three are furnished by the person
who gives the entertainment Each of
the latter three supplies of inCenSe-uSu-
ally prepared in packages containing 100
wafers-is divided into four parts. and
each part is put into a separate paper.
numbered or marked so as TO indicate the
quality. Thus four packages are prepared
Of the incense classed as No. 1, four Of
incense No. 2, and four of incense No. 3,
or twelve in ALL But the incense given
by the guests-always called guest in
cense'-is not divided; II is only put into
a wrapper marked with an abbreviatiOn
Of the Chinese character signifying
guest Accordingly. there IS a total OF
thirteen packages to start with: but three
are 10 be used in the preliminary sam
ping, or experimenting as the Japanese
term IL, after the following manner:
Suppose the game TO be arranged for q
party of six-though there is no rule lin
itlng the number of players. The six
take their places in line, or in a half
circle If the room be small. but they do
not sit close together for reasons which
VIII presently appear. Then the host or
person appointed to act as incense burner
prepares a package Of the incense classed
as No. l, ldndles il in a censer. and passes
the censor to the guest occupying the
first seat, with the announcement. This
is incense No. l. The guest receives the
censor according TO the graceful etiquette
required IN the ko-kwai. inhales the per-
fume, and passes on the vessel 10 his
neighbOr, who receives 1t In like manner
and passes IL 10 the third guest, who pre-
sents 1t to the fourth, and so on. When
the censer has gone the round Of the
party it is returned 10 the incense burner
One package Of incense No. 2 and one OF
No. are similarly prepared, announced
and tested. But with the guest incense
no experiments are made.
The player should be able 20 remember
the different odors OF the incense tested
and he is expected to identify the guest
! incense at the proper time merely by the
unfamiliar quality of it's fragrance.
The original thirteen packages having
thus by experimenting been reduced Il
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and a French cook and laundress COM
bined she couldn't keep her husband at
her side once he became inOculated with
the wanderlust. A harum wouldn't keep
a man in the house if he heard the call
OF the wild any more than a string OF
horses would keep him in the stable If
ne heard the fascinating toot OF an auto
mobile. No matter how much perfection
a man gets in one wife, he always thinks
there Is something else he might have
gotten and he keeps on experimenting to
find out and"
"Yes, broke in Solomon with a deep
sigh, 1T took 7O0 experiments for me 10
find out
WHAT
THAT Pharaohs daughter was about as
good as I could do. I always came back
10 her" he added virtuously.
For a rest I retorted tauntingly.
Just as anybody goes back 10 an old
pair OF shoes when the new ones begin
10 get uncomfortable Pharaohs daugh-
ter and looked at him accusingly. was
the original rest cure
Not at ALL objected solomon. Look
at Juno and how Jupiter kept coming
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ten, each player Is given one set Of ten
small Enthusiastically OF gold lacquer
every set being differently ornamented.
The backs only Of these tablets are dec
GRATED, and the decoration is nearly al
ways a floral design Of some sort. But
the faces Of the tablets bear numbers or
marks, and each set comprises three tab
lets numbered T. three numbered %
three numbered g. and one marked with
the character slgnifying guest After
these tablet sets have been distributed. a
the first player. and all is ready for the
real game.
The incense bearer retires behind q
little screen. suffles the fiat packages
like so many cards. takes the uppcrmost
prepares its contents in the 'censer. and
then, returning 10 the party. sends the
censor upon its round. This time OF
course, he does not announce what kind
of incense he has used. As the censeI
passes from hand to hand. each player
after inhaling the fume. puts into the tab
let box one tablet bearing that mark OF
number which he supposes TO be the
mark or number of the incense he hal
box and censer are both returned 10 the
incense burner. He takes the six tablet.
out of the box and wraps them up In IN,
paper which contained the incense guessed
about The tablets themselves keep tn,
! personal as well as the general record
since each player remembers the particu
| lar design upon his own set When al
the incense has been used. the tablets
are taken out of their wrappings. th'
record is officially put into writing, ant
/ the victor of the day is announced.
"It is quite feat 70 make the correc
/ judgments in succession. The OlfactOr.
| nerves are apt TO become somewha
numbed long before the game is con
cluded; and therefore IL is customar,
during the ko-kwai to rinse the mouth a
| intervals with pure vinegar. by. whicl
operation the sensibility is partially re
stored"
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Ike a rag and looking Ike the end Of
time. And a woman thinks a lot more
of man who doesn't come home 20 din
ner at all than Of one who comes home
with the air of "a Christian martyr and
a supply Of sarcasm at his tongues end.
The modern husband and wife have learn
ed 10 give each other enough distance TO
keep up the enchantmcnt--'
And" broke IN solomon. desperately,
they usually end by getting so distant
that one or the other finds another en-
chantment' Absence, my dear, may make
the heart grow fonder. but II is more
likely 10 make the head grow steadier."
Yes l sighed. there's nothing like
little total abstinence 70 cure you OF
that dizzy feeling"
And total abstinence from a husband
or wife, rejoincd Solomon. 'fOr two or
Shree summer vacations makes you SO
perfectly capable OF getting along with
out the other party that he or she soon
ceases to be necessary 10 you"
There Is something III that I agreed.
1T must be an awful shock % a man,
when he comes home with a headache
after the fun is all over and he has got
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ten sentimental indigestion and is look
ing for a nice. comfortable bosom on
which 20 lay HIS weary forehead and a
soothing hand 20 smooth his tired brow.
10 find a note tackled on the door telling
him that wlfey has gone for a little jaunt
on her own account. and that the cook
is of on a holiday and that he viii find
the keys with the janitor and some cold
chick i'm the pantry and his pajamas on
the foot of the bed, and not 10 worry
1T serves him right" said solomon,
vehemently.
It's the only way TO serve him. I re-
Joined promptly. when a woman wakes
up 10 the fact that her husband regards
her as nothing but tonic and their home
as a private sanator,um, the only thing
for her TO do is
The same thing. put IN solomon with
a chuckle.
I've no patience" I declared. with
the meek little creature who will stay on
the shelf like a medicine bottle and let
herself be taken down and put back at a
mans WILL or-or his won't
"Oh. WE'LL rejOined the sage. looking
as II he thought the discussion had gone
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able uncooked food; more usually It is
O-riO-gu honorable boiled food: but il
never includes, OF course, fish. meats or
wine.
Clear wntcr Only Drink.
Clear water is given 20 the shadowy
guests, and is sprinkled from time to time
upon the altar or within the shrine with
a branch Of misohagi; tea is poured out
every hour for the viewless visitors, and
everything Is daintlly served up In little
plates and cups and bowls, as for living
guests. with hashi (chopsticks). laid be-
side the Offering. SO for three days the
dead are feasted.
At sunset, pine torches, fixed In the
ground before each home, are kindled to
guide the spirit visitors. Sometimes, also,
on the first evening of the Bommatsuri.
welcome fires (mukaebD are lighted along
the shore OF the sea or lake or river by
which the village or city Is situated
neither more nor less than los fires, this
number having some mystic signitication
In the philosophy Of Buddhism. And
charming lanterns are suspended each
night at the entrances OF homes, the Ian
terms of the Festival of the Dead, lanterns
OF special forms and solOrs. beautifully
painted with suggestions OF landscape and
shapes of flowers, and always decorated
with a peculiar fringe of paper stream
ers. Also on the same night, those who
have dead friends go to the cemeteries
and make offerings there, and pray. and
burn incense, and pour out water for the
ghosts. Flowers are placed there in the
| bamboo vases set beside each haka, and
/ lanterns are lighted and hung up before
| the tombs but these lanterns have no
designs upon them. At sunset on the
evening OF the 18th only the offerings
called Segald are made in the temples.
Then are fed the ghosts Of the Circle of
Penance. called Gakido, the place of hun
cry spirits; and then, also, are fed by
the priests those ghosts having no other
| friends among the living 10 care for
| them. Very, very small these offerings
are-like the offerings 10 the gods. Upon
the third and last night there is weirdly
| beautiful ceremony. more touching than
that of the Segaki. stranger than the
Bon-odori-the ceremony OF farewell
Farewell to the Dead.
All that the living may do TO please the
dead has been done: the time allotted by
the powers of the unseen worlds unto the
ghostly visitants is well-nigh past, and
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"I am awfully sorry" began Solomon.
politely motioning me 10 be seated on
an Oriental cushion, but the harem is
overcrowded already"
Il beg your pardon" I Interrupted,
effort 70 tuck my feet under my skirts
and glancing up apprehensively.
And" he continued quite imperturb-
ed. I'VE have a long waiting list. How
ever. I'll take your name and address
There may be vacancy at any moment,
and"
"Oh. never mind"' I protested depre-
catingly. as the full force Of his insinua
ton dawned upon me. Il don't want 20
marry-just yet"
What" Solomon sank back on his
throne weak with surprise Then" he
added solemnly. you're the first woman
I ever men who felt Ike that" and he
famed himself nervously with a peacock
feather.
That's saying q great deal" I return
ed appreciatively, considering how many
you've met"
And how impressionable I am" add
ed Solomon with sigh.
And how rich" I interposed.
And how easyr' finished Solomon.
'T've always felt a deep sympathy" he
went on musingly, 'for Brigham Young
and Johann Hoch and Bluebeard. don't
believe they were really and maliciously
bad chaps but merely weak--where wom-
en- were concerned. Any little thing in
petticoats who came along ard made up
her mind to marry one OF them could do
1t without half trying. They simply
couldn't resist her"
Most men," I retOrtod sarcasucally,
manage to resist a woman nowadays
with one hand and their eyes shut"
Most men," replied Solomon with dig
nifty. haven't got the domestic instinct.
Most men. in these decadent times, look
upon wife simply as a sort OF adjunct
and upon a home merely as a rest
cure"
''What7'' I dropped my pencil.
"Oh. as n place to 60" explained his
mightiness. nonchalantly waving the pea.
cock feather, when they haven't got an
other invitation to dinner, or a poker
game on at the club. or a date with Q
stenographer or tickets for the opera
or when It's raining too hard 10 play
golf or to take ones automobile
and the hotels at the beach aren't open
or It's too early to go to Europe and too
late 10 go 10 Florida and the races ar,
over. and one has spent al ones money
and wants TO change ones clothes, or II
too tired to do anything else on earth
a bachelor doesn't marry nowadays un
III he Is no longer able TO keep UP Tn,
pace and wants a place 90 which he cal
return NJ stated intervals, as he woul'
20 n sanatorium when his nerves ar
completely exhausted"
And his conscience has begun {
twitch." ] put In
And the fun Is over" added Solomon
"And the love lights are out
"And there Is nowhere else TO 60" fin
ished Solomon. "All this talk about
business man struggling 10 make none
IN order 20 keep up home is nonsense
he merely keeps up a home so as {
have a spot in which to recuperate afte
the struggle TO make money. A literar
man no longer looks upon his librar
as part Of his home. but upon his hom
as the place where his library happens I
he. A society man scarcely knows tn
faces of the servants and the ages o
the children in the hostelry he call
home and which he drops into In a cas-
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Farewell to the Dead.

All that the living may do TO please the
dead has been done; the time allotted by
the powers Of the unseen worlds unto the
ghostly yisitants is well-nigh past, and