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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-04
Gunnery at Santiago.

Professor Alger commented on the gun nery at Santiago and said that since that time there had been "a revival of gun nery," due largely to Commander Sims campaign for the installation of the tele- scope sights for big guns, which were adopted from the British. He said the guns were all right al Santiago, but the men had not learned how to shoot them He asserted. however, that at that time no other navy knew how to shoot and that no navy could shoot better than the American navy at the present time.
 The finding of foreign substances in sacks of powder, put up as charges, was explained by Professor Alger, who said that "such gross carelessness'' was not possible now because since the appoint ment of Admiral Converse chief of the bureau of ordnance a system of in- spections had been inaugurated.
 Lieutenant Commander Joseph Straus, on duty at the proving ground at Indian Head, testified as to the cost of govern ment manufacture of powder. The plant at Indian head turns out $500 pounds of powder day at a cost of about 45 cents a pound. The government pays for pow der manufactured at private plants 69 cents a pound
 Lieutenant Commander V. O. Chase of the bureau of ordnance, explained fn detail the changes being made in tur- ret construction with view to safe- guarding against accidents
 Views of an Expert.
 Commander F F. Fletcher. naval ex- pert on the subject of turret construc- tion. and particularly on the subject of ammunition hoists. contradicted much of the testimony given by Commander Sims yesterday "The American device oc a straight hoist" he said. lis similar to ve-siXths of all hoists in use, and there fore are not the senseess experiment some critics have charged
 All that is required to make them safe, he thought, is to provide proper screens between the guns and the handling rooms Under the present system. he asserted, there is no danger whatever to the powder magazines. He told of the Missouri accident, in which 700 pounds of powder burned in the handling room and a large quantity in the open door of the margarine without any damage or much danger to the air-tight powder tanks.
 "Of course, that Is somewhat more of a chance than we like to take. however" he commented
 Senator Perkins questioned Commander Fletcher about the statement of Com mander Sims that the American navy at Santiago gave a poor exhibition of craftsmanship. The witness said that from all records he had ever seen or heard of mo navy could have done bet lar shooting a that time i
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
POLITICAL.

The New York Herald comedies the
nomination of Bryan, with about l2O
votes more than the requisite twO-thirds.
The Winchester convention for dele
gates to Roanoke was dominated by
the ''wets." Speaker Byrd and Sena-
tor Ward, temperance advocates, were
left off the delegation elected, bat will
be sent from the county.
Ex-State Senator A. F. Thomas, in a
primary for the selection of delegate
to represent West Lynchburg precinct,
in Campbell county, in the State
Democratic Convention at Roanoke,
Saturday defeated John w Fortune. a
supporter of Senator John w. Dan
iel. by vote of 81 to 62. This is Sena-
ter Daniels precinct, but the Senator
took no part in the fight. The county
as whole went against Mr.. Thomas
and in favor of Senator Daniel.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
BOAT NOTES.

The mammoth lift drawbridge of the
new Norfolk & Western bridge across
the Eastern Branch at Norfolk was
lowered into position Monday and gotten
into perfect working order. Although
l6O feet long and weighing hundreds of
tons, it Is raised or lowered with per-
feet ease by the machinery. The bridge
has been In the course of construction
for eighteen months. 1t is one of the
largest bridges of its kind in the world.
and is beautiful piece of engineering.
The old one will be removed at once.
The steamship George Weems, from
Georgetown, S. c., for Baltimore, was
found deserted and on fire off FRYING
Pan Shoals by the pilot boat Emma
Brooks. Wednesday of last week. The
Weems' distress signals were set, the
ships boats were gone and the crew
had evidently been taken off by pas
sing ship. AT 8 p. m. the Weems had
sunk, a total loss. The company has
not received word from the captain or
crew. The crew of the vessel is COM
posed of IL men, including the captain.
Mr.. l.. G.. Hudgins, and mate VIM. ID.
Brooks. Mr.. Henry Williams, jr., score
tary of the company, says he is assured
that the officers and crew were rescued
by passing vessel.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
IN RE PRIMARY.

The present contest in the Eighth
District between Messrs. Carlin and
Gordon for the nomination for Con-
gress is disgrace upon the State and
more especially upon the Democratic
party. We do not believe its parallel
has ever been presented in the State,
even between Democrats and Re-
Observation-Disclosures Courier.
A second day primary in either dis
trict or state is burdensome and Sc
rious proposition, and one that will
tend to lessen the party vote, but the
matter of nominating candidates by
pluralities leaves the way open to end
less political trouble and manipulation.
This is the problem the party has to
solve at Roanoke, and neither horn of
the dilemma looks inviting. Two-days'
primary would mean greater expense
to the candidates, while plurality nomi-
nations are not based on majority
rule. -Norfolk-Ledger Dispatch.
1t seems to be pretty generally agreed
among Democrats that there will be no
serious fight against the primary plan of
nomination at the Roanoke convention.
although the dissatisfaction against it is
quite general in the ranks of the party.
This only means, in our judgement.
that the primary plan has not quite worn
itself out as yet. Its days, however,
are numbered, and as soon as the various
candidates for governor get through
with the hair pulling they are now
preparing to give each other the Dem
ocrats of Virginia will be glad to bid il
adieu. 1t is better to let the primary
plan kill itself, as it will do, than &c
Kill 1T before great majority of Demo
Gratis become convinced of its impossi.
biiity. The primary plan of nomina.
ton was inaugurated in Virginia by two
classes of persons. Those who really
advocated the plan from principle, anC
those who through it separation expect
ed and desired to eliminate Senator
Martin from politics. Many of tn,
former class have become convinced b,
the practical operation Of the plan thai
its virtues are wholly imaginary ant
theoretical, and they are prepared t,
repudiate it, while all of the lat
ter class have been convinced that Sen
ator Martin is invincible before tn
people, and many of them therefore
have no further use for the primary
While it still has some adherents. bot
from principle and prejudice, they ar
daily decreasing, and its end is in sight
Free Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
GHOSTS IN YOUR NOODLE.

+ Don't you remember how often YOU
voted your prejudice, instead of your
honest convictions? Don't you re-
member the time you turned down an
honest man, who advocated the very
reform nearest TO your heart; but Just
because he belonged to one of the ''fac-
tons" or parties. and you belonged to
the other one, you voted for a man in
whom you had no faith, and who advo-
Gated measures Numerically opposite
to what you believed to be just and
right? Don't you remember? You
ought to bore your old bald head into
the pillow and cuss things under your
breath. Keep right on cussing things
under your breath, because it would be
worse to cuss things above your breath
your breath is even worse than your
cuss woid;.
Then the film of sleep creeps over
the windows of your memory, but you
awake with start when a new sprite
approaches the bulletin board and
swiftly writes: II believe hear a
burglar down stairsV This is the
spirit of fear, put into my thought
castle when a child. My mother put
him in there, and the devil himself
couldn't get him out again. 1t was
one of the greatest mistakes a mother
ever made. cover my head with the
bed clothes, but still see that scare
head notice on the billboard, and the
brownie is still writing: 1.-The burglar
is after my old shoes and those musty
dollar bills hid away in the little old
iron safe!' But another thought
brownie steps up and writes: "Lie
still; it's not burglar-it's blamed
cat with her head fastened in salmon
can! Can't you hear her slashing
around in the pantry?"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
ATTENTION! PLEASE

Here is something to engage
the attention of our erudite
friend, the Norfolk Landmark.
A contemporary quotes Hes
per (and, we presume. correctly
"a few lines from Henry Var
Dyke
Her eyes are like the evening air
Her voice is like rose;
Her lips are like lovely song,
That ripples as it flows
Ii Van ever got that off he per
petrated as great an eXtrava-
CANA as did the editor that ouI
contemporary the other dan
took to task forquoting-
"Her brow is like the snow drift,
Her voice is like the swan"
Maybe the quotation from Van
has got twisted and should read
Her voice is like the evening air.
Her eyes are like the rose
(But then she would be accused
OF having the pink-eye,) How
eyes can be like ether and voice
like flower, wehave not vet fig
ured out. Help, please, help
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
WHAT OUR GOVERNOR THOUGHT.

Expressions from every Governor
attending the recent convention at the
White House were drawn out by the
newspaper correspondents. Here is
what Governor Swanson, of Virginia.
said:
ITO think that we have had the
power for years and il remained for
the President to point out how to util-
ize it, that is what impressed me.
believe the State Executives and
their Legislatures have practical power
to conserve all the resources within
their own confines, but of course the
cooperation of the National Govern
ment is the best help-such as in for
est reserves. 1t has been pointed out
to US so plainly that no man can fail to
heed the danger signal that prodiga
waste of our practically unlimited re.
sources is diminishing even that prodi-
gal store. 1t is high time we acted ano
acted in concert.
THE conference should be perpet.
uated for all time. / have learned
much, and think each succeeding yea,
l would learn more, or my successor in
| office would be benefited by this inter.
change in views"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
ANNIVERSARY ExERClsEs.

The members and Pastor of Fairport
Baptist church request you to worship
with them in their handsome new brick
house June 7th, 1908. Services at IL a.
m, 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. DIR.
William Z. Hatcher, of Richmond, Va,
will preach at all three services. Do
not miss this opportunity to hear DIR.
Hatcher. There will be special music
by the choir. We are stillin debt about
81, 500. 90 on our new church. We hope
to raise the full amount that day.
Free dinner and supper will be served.
The ladies are making great prepare
tons for this special occasion, and they
will serve to you free sumptuous re-
past. Come and enjoy our hospitality.
Those who drive will please bring feed
for their horses, as we are not prepared
to furnish it.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
CRISP NEWS.

After being idle for months the Win
chester, Va, paper mills have resumed
operations. q,
A dozen Cinnamon, packed in a box
as freight TO be struggled into this
country, died in transit.
Night riders in Kentucky, before
burning big barn belonging to a widow,
held prayers and sang '.Nesrer, my
God, to Thee Queer folks, these.
Baltimore and Washington are greatly
worked up over the number of persons
bitten by dogs, presumably rabid.
Scarcely day passes that some one OF
the former city is not attacked, and on
some days half dozen are bitten.
The Board of Visitors for the State
Normal School to be erected at Freder-
icksburg met there last week, with
President j. Sydney Peters, Secretary
Alden Bell and Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction j. d. Eggleston. Prof
E. H. Russell was unanimously elected
president of the normal school.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, of Ratchet fame,
is raiding Virginia. At West Point she
got arrested for entering bar room
and was fined So and costs. In Rich
mond she spoke to 5000 persons, many
of them women. She called on the
Mayor and Justice John and lectured the
former for smoking and the latter for
chewing.
| The civilized nations of the world
strike 5000, 600 matches every minute
of the "a hours. Americans use up
700, O0O, O0O,0 600 a year. Some of the
match plants are very large, one on the
Pacific coast covering 240 acres, with
go miles of railroad, which supply the
match machines with 200, 900 feet OF
sugar pine and yellow pine logs day
That the picking of buttercups is in
furious to the health of children is tn,
theory of DR.. w. w. Chalfonte. III,
declared at meeting of physician
that some cases called measles are no
measles at all, but are the effect o
gathering buttercups and inhaling thei
perfume. 'Buttercup fever" is tn
term DIR. Chalfonte gives the disease
'In Germany and Holland there ar
laws forbidding the growing and pick
ing of buttercups." Land owners ar
cautioned, and dairy inspectors are as
signed to see that pastures are free o
. the flowers.
As illustrating the interesting work
ings of the tariff, one certain publishe
went to Canada and bought his pape
stock. 1t was goods made in the Unite
States, yet this publisher paid the cos
price of the product there and the ia,
if of Sc ton to get it back into thi
country and saved money on the pric
he would have been charged here. 1t
so with the pillow the farmer uses. On
can buy pillow of United States max
in Canada, pay the return tariff an
save some money on the cost price here
A United States made pillow sells
Canada for half what it does here
, And so with clothing. A man ca
save the cost of the trip from her
to Montreal, Canada, on a winter out
fit of clothing. Shore Herald
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
SOME DEATHS.

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. b.
w. Wright, of Alfonso. died on Thurs
day of last week. Interment at Tap
pahannock.
Mrs. r. S. Mitchell, of Irvington,
received Wednesday afternoon the sad
information of the sudden death of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Newcomb,
that morning at her home in Gloucester
county. Interment Thursday at Bethany.
Methodist church cemetery. Mrs. New
comb was about As years of age and is
survived by her husband, two sons, one
daughter and one brother.
Willie Haynie, aged about, 80 years,
died in Denver, Colorado, whittier he
had gone for relief from tuberculosis,
on Thursday of last week. His remains
were inferred Tuesday at Roseland Gem
etery, Reedville, Va. Deceased was
not long ago wed to Miss Sedonia,
daughter of Jas. E. Marsh, esquire, OF
Northumberland. He was son of the
late Capt. VIM. Haynie, formerly OF
Lancaster county.
Thomas B. Mcdowell, of the firm OF
Mcdowell & Pyle, of Baltimore. was
found dead in a creek near Richmond,
Va Mr.. Mcdowell had been stopping
at the jefferson Hotel. He was a
Mason and Shriner. The Order took
charge of the remains, which were
sent to Baltimore for interment. His
relatives think he walked out on the
railroad bridge to look at the James
river. which is very picturesque when
it is high, and that he fell in the river.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
JUDGE BLACKSTONE DEFIANT.

Developments indicate that former
Judge j. w. G. Blackstone, of Accomac,
who.was deposed after an investigation
of certain charges at the late session OF
the Legislature, intends to carry out his
threat to have the legality of the re-
moval proceedings tested in the courts.
The State Supreme Court will meet al
Wytheville early in June, and it is be-
fore that tribunal this case will have tc
be brought for adjudication if an appea
is to be taken from the decision of the
Legisla ture.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
PIANOS, PIANOS

Mr.. T. Lyme Shackleford. native of
Warsaw, Va, is, representing the F..
G. Smith Piano Co., Leominster, Mass,
makers of the famous Bradbury and
Webster Pianos, throughout this State.
These pianos were awarded gold med
ais and certificate at the jamestown
Exposition, and are now being used by
such distinguished families as Hon.
John Wanamaker. Speaker j. G. Can
non, Judge Stanley Matthews, Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and others.
If you are looking for the best write
Mr.. Shackleford, Warsaw, Va. or EN-
erton, Va. who deals directly with the
manufacturers.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
KETCH-AWLS FROM EVERYWHERE.

The season is approaching when the
boat-rocking idiot steps merrily into
the limelight, prepared for the an.
nual slaughter. = Baltimore American.
DR.. James 3. Hodgkin, of the VIRGIN
IA CITIZEN, is attending the Episcopal
Council here. and is guest of Col f.
d. Cole. on Washington avenue. Free
Lance.
The Rev. and Mrs. w. l.. Kinsoiving,
of Barton Heights, will leave on Thurs
day for Philadelphia. to sail on the
Friesland on Saturday morning. MIR.
Kinsolving goes to attend the Pan.
Anglican Congress in London, and will
not return until the middle of August. -
Richmond News Leader.
The canning industry here is on 8
boom. Messrs. Phillips & Cralle have
recently put in some up-to-date machin.
cry and are busily engaged in canning
peas. Messrs. Cameron & Gresham,
who purchased the property of the
Donaldson-Shultz Co., have just install.
led some new machinery in their plant
also, and will be ready for the tomato
crop. Messrs. o. ID. and r. G..
Hale. of Wheaton, are here this week,
sinking an artesian well at the residence
of Mr.. A. A. Cralle. Mr.. Hale brought
to our Office for inspection a remarka.
BILE specimen of strawberry, almost
as large as hens egg. 1t was appar.
ent that four berries had grown to-
gether, as there were four
separate and distinct caps. The shape
somewhat resembled turnip, being
broad and fiat.-Tidewater Democrat.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

The President is to visit the
Deep Run races, say the papers.
Don't let him in boys, he'll want
to be the whole thing, racer, rider.
Judge and all. When he was
Governor of New York he had a
spat with his son Kermit. and
Kermit, of course, had to give in;
but when it was all over the boy
relieved himself to his brother
as follows, concerning his dad
"He never goes to "a funeral but
what he thinks he is the corpse
When he is at wedding he thinks
himself the bride. He is Just
bound to be the whole bloomin
show"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

AswAspredicted, and as plainly
repudiated not long since, the
Richmond News Leader has come
out for Henry Stuart for Cover
nor. We knew the inner work
ngs at the time Stuart was cpl
tOmized and Rhea and Mann
mathematical, and what was i'm
the wind. Now Just watch the
Times-Dispatch and the Journal
probably do the same stunt
for they one and all three follow
ed the same scent just "a few weeks
cold.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

little fishes, never, Ii is true
that the possible success OF II
minority candidate is a bad
thing, but it can never be bet
tered by prolonging the agony
and the balloting. Take a hitch
inyour jeans, friend News Leader.
and try some other tack.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

ALEXANDRIA has a history dat
ing from 1869 long and eventful.
From the time it was named
Belle Haven untilnowit has been
distinctively II Virginia city. It's
leading newspaper. the Gazette.
Is in its one hundred and ninth
year-old but young, its present
editor being the third of the fam
lily to furnish brains for il. The
Gazette has Just issued an Indus
trial Edition of twelve pages.
full OF matter pertaining to the
old Burg" old ms; is, it isup
to date. with manufacturers
many, and commercial enter
prises not a few. Although it has
been derisively called 1.-The GENE
terial suburb of Washington
it is evidently quite alive, and
its history not all written as vet.
There are those who advocate
the taking il back into the Dis
trict OF Columbia-it was once a
part OF that territory-but Vir-
ginia could ill spare what is one
of the most distinctively Virginia
cities of the Old Dominion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

n 7xs2ft. CANOE, FITTED WITH A
III h. p. Miami engine, all in ex-
III cellent condition; Price $500. 9
horsepower, double cylinder. two cycle
Sterling" engine: whole outfit ready
to install; about Is months old; in first
class condition: was bought at a bar
gain; will sell whole outfit for $l75. A
38x8 1T canoe, 81 horsepower Latrobe ELI
and aft; outfit about 3 years old; in
good condition; Price $500. ANY fur
ther information will be cheerfully
given. ERNEST l.. RILLUPS.
Hudgins, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
"KIND OF BOOMERANG,

1t is exceedingly unfortunate
for Mr.. Glass and his friends that
his reply to editor Land was in
a bombastic, egotistic, holier-
than-thou air that often charac-
terizes the Congressman in his
public acts and illusions. 1t is
also unfortunate for him that
the press encOmiums should
emanate more from sources I'M
friendly to Judge Mann than OF
adherence to Congressman Glass.
This animus towards Judge
Mannis leading many not other
wise so disposed into his camp
"a kind of boomerang" as the
following from the Danville Bee
is denominated by the Richmond
Times-Dispatch.-
1.-The Richmond newspapers are per
sisting in course that means the nom
ination and election of William Hodge.
Mann as Governor next year. They
are doing this by their premature, un
just and unfair attacks upon him.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
COMING HOME TO RoOsT.

Continuing its accusations against
the Democratic party in this State, the
Tazewell Republican says, the News
Leader not long ago began investiga-
lions in the Eighth Congressman district
and that enough signs of fraud were dis
covered there to keep us busy, but that
we suddenly cut loose. Richmond
News Leader.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

THAw has been declared insane
and must remain in the asylum.
Good for Justice Morschauser:
Harry Thaw is too crazy and
dangerous to turn loose upon
the public. And he is getting off
easy after all.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

WE HAVE never favored the
misguided act of friends in ask
ing a pension of the U. S. Gov
eminent for Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee.
or for any other Southerner; and
now the slap that the distin-
guished lady has received, and
the South too, is due toindiscre-
ton OF statesmen(?) who play to
the galleries.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

PEAS! peas! loads and piles of
peas. The Lancaster" recently
carried to Baltimore nearly
1000 barrels OF peas and left
hundreds behind which they had
no room for. Canning factories
are the best solution, furnishing.
a market on the spot, and no
chance of quitting.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

THEcanneries of Westmoreland
reported the output last year at
$500, 600. That's business
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

The man that works the hardest keeps
his breath for his work. He doesn't
tell how busy he is.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

Don't drifton the tide. paddle your
own canoe. If you drift you will pres
emily get saying the river has ceased
to flow.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29

The Governorand the Virginia
Commission are to be congratu-
lated upon getting $13, 900 for
the Virginia building at defunct
jamestown Expo. This is the
highest price that has been paid
for any of the State buildings.
Eleven of the State structures
remain to be sold.