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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
LOCAL MUDSLINGING

The opposition in this and
Richmond counties are certainly
resorting to low methods when
they spread such false and silly
reports on Judge Mann that he
is in favor of compulsory educa-
ton, and on Mr.. Curlett that he
will advocate q ten-dollar tax on
guns and ten-dollars for Grabbing,
Only mean, dishonorable persons
will circulate such palpable false
hoods and only the ignorant or
malicious will believe them.
On the contrary, they have cot
the thing backwards: if any one
has given utterance BORDERING.
on compulsory education it il
Mr.. Tucker. And Mr.. Curlett
would not dream of advocating
here or in the legislature such
taxes as he is accused of doing:
norcould he hopeto succeed even
ii he did. III they are going to
deal in dirty work, enemies
should trot out some more plans
ible canard.
1t is significant, and commen-
datory, that Mr.. Curlett and his
trends have refrained from abuse.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
REsURvEY OF JAMES.

The resurvey of the natural ovster
beds OF James River is meeting with
the approval of all oystermen of Vir-
gina. Commenting on the step the Vir-
glnian-Pilot says: What Virginia wants
to know IN connection with the James
River rocks is the full, plain, unbiased
facts. The time to get at these facts
IS IN the fall of the year. when conditions
are such as to render them easiIv and
best ascertainable. The trouble with
the sO-called Investigations of natural
oyster beds which have been made INV
legislative and other committees DURING
the last ten years has been that the
time and methods of making these in
vestigations have been largely deter
mined by interests concerned in show
ing certain results. They did not want
the full facts and saw to it that thew
were not brought out. That the survey
about to be made will be of a difficult
character is shown by the fact that it
will be conducted by disinterested ex-
perts and cover season of the wear
when the real and full facts can be
The State Fisheries Commits
sion is to be commended for having re-
luested the survey and on its DISPOSE
ton to cooperate in making it a sue
less. The result ought to furnish the
for an effective solution of
he oyster problem by the next legisla-
ure' so far as the James River is con-
erned."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
FISH PLENTIFUL.

1t is gratifying to Virginians,
and especially to the fish authori-
ties-who are usually the subject
of criticism when fish are scarce,
and are forgotten when they are
plentiful, just as though the Off
Gals could control the elements
and the "run" of fish-it is graft
flying, we repeat, that this sum-
mer has seen greater quantities
of fish in our salt waters than
have appeared for years. This,
too, in the face of the fact that
last year there was dearth and
also that there are, year by year,
increased efforts to catch the
finny denizens.
There is the greatest abundance
of hook-and-line fish, of seine
hauled and also of menhaden.
These latter Fertilizer fish, have
appeared in such great numbers
that the factories have had to
limit their steamers in their
catches, not being able to handle
them ashore. Not for years have
these steamers been coming to
the factories daily early in the
afternoon, having taken all the
bunkers they had orders to catch.
At the same time, fish officials
are not oblivious to the fact that
regulation and restriction within
sane bounds are necessary tC
avoid protracted scarcity anG
maybe absolute depletion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
CRISP NEWS.

New York's collector of customes
fined two motor boats $500 each for
not observing passing signals given by
the Revenue cutter Morrill,.
The Sixth annual Session of the Vir-
GINA State Farmers Institute will be
held this year in Cabell Hall, University
OF Virginia, on August 10th, 18th and
18th. A most attractive programme is
being arranged and already a number
or prominent speakers have been en-
gagged to deliver addresses. All farmers
OF the State are invited not only to
attend but to become members of the
Institute, which they can do by remit
ting the Secretary $1.OO.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
FIGHT NOT OVER POLITICS.

After Judge Mann's rousing speech
at Gloucester last week Tin which he
did not call Mr.. fuckers name) there
was fight on the bounds" between a
Mann-man and Tuckerite. The repor-
ter concluded it was over politics. and
so sent it to the Richmond papers. but
this was an error.
The trouble was over fisherman re-
fusing to pay his fish license to Inspec-
tor Muse. The former kicked at the
inspector as the latter was turning
away. Charlie Muse didn't do a thing
to the Tuckerite but keel him over.
The fellow evidently did not know Muse
as others do.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
POLITICAL.

Eight out of the ten Virginia Con.
gressmen predict Judge Mann's election,
Martin Stringfellow, of Culpeper. is
in charge of the campaign in Tidewatel
OF gubernatorial candidate Harry St.
George Tucker with Offices in Norfolk.
Information has been received from
reliable source which leads us to
believe that Judge Mann will carry g.
out of the 100 counties of Virginia, and
certainly Is of the Is cities. West
moreland Inquirer.
A massmeeting of the Republicans of
Middlesex held in Urbanna elected the
following delegates to the State con-
vention: r. S. Bristow, B. Upton.
George Hewett. C. A. Hotchkiss, T. E.
Jones and o. j. Palmer.
Tillman fought for ten cents on tea.
IN the interest of South Carolina in
fant, and lost; Aldrich fought for two
hundred percent in the interest of a
venerable infant, and won. -Farmyille
Herald.
The liquor people throughout the
State are bitterly opposing the nomi-
nation of Judge Mann in the primary to
be held August 9Th. They have op-
posed him since he introduced the Mann
Law seven years ago, the result of |
which was the closing of 800 saloons in |
the country districts where there was
no police protection. -Accomac News.
About month from now the political
pot in Virginia will have boiled drv.
The hot weather of July and the first
hve days of August will be sufficient To
cook the goose" of one or other of
the candidates. Mr.. Tucker and Judge
Mann selected June as the month to
settle their personal differences. and we
are glad to note at the end of the month
they are to be seen speaking from the
same platform, and at the same court
house without personal attacks from
either. Has anything been accom-
piished by all this ''fuss and feathers"
about each others past records? We
are living today, not in the past: and
let each look at the matter more nb;lo-
'ophically. No one can blame tbs
Judge for defending himself when at
and he foresaw the result in
he beginning. Colonial Beach Record
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
FISH PLENTIFUL.

Two guests at the Irvington Beach
hotel this week caught with hook dur.
ing day all the fish their boat would
safely carry.
Virginia certainly is coming to the
front in fishing. when roe shad are
taken in the Rappahannock river in
Y. Fishing Gazette.
Charles Straus, who has been on a
hshing trip to Ocean View. proved him
self the champion fisherman of this
section. having caught nearly a boat
!oad OF fish In a two days. outing
Times-Dispatch.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
MANN HITS AT TUCKER.
Says the Valley Candidate Asked
Roosevelt For Jud9eship.

The Washington Herald prints the
following from its Richmond correspon-
dent:
In hrs speech at Scottsville stnight.
Judge Mann made the startling charge
that upon the death of Federal Judge
Paul his opponent, Mr.. Tucker. made
application to President Roosevelt for
appointment as Unitsd.States Judge of
the Western District of Virginia. Judge
Mann said in this connections:
mr.. Tucker has been trying to ere
ate the false impression that 1 voted
the Readjuster ticket in 1879, and in
consequence was elected Judge of Not
toway County Court, thereby receiving
my title as judge, so quote one of his
newspapers. l was twice elected county
judge of Nottoway by Democratic
Legislatures before the Readjusters
came into power, and once by the Dem
ocrats afterward. voted against the
Readjuster candidates who were elect
ed to the House and Senate from Not
toway. and they SO strongly opposed
my election that they refused TO place
my name before either the House or
Senate.
but why did not Mr. Tucker, when
speaking of judges, tell the people of
Virginia that in 1901 he applied to a
Republican President for appointment
as United States Judge for the West
ern District of Virginia? This will
doubtless surprise many of Mr.. Tuck
er's Democratic friends. And il is sig
nificant that this occurred after 1896
and during those eight years of alb
sence from the house of his fathers ,
A man must have rendered some ser
vice IN order to be entitled TO a life
position of the highest honor.
what reasons did Mr.. Tucker give
Tor asking this appointment? We can.
not tell. He has doubtless DESTROYED
| the record.
"ln 1902, when he was again con.
templating becoming a candidate 70,
Congress, he went to Washington and
withdrew his application and endorse.
ments from the files Of the Depart-
ment Of Justice. Why did he with
draw those papers, and what reasons
did they give for urging his appoint
mentY wonder if they told of his
disloyalty to the Democratic party and
distributing Republican campaign doc
uments under his frank as a member
OF Congress in 1896. They would
doubtlessly roveinteresting reading for
the Democrats of Virginia.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
Friday, July 18. 1909.
LANcAsTER.s SUPERINTENDENT.

We had about forgotten the
school fight here, but in the last
issue of the Urbanna Sentinel
(friendly to DIR. Lewis) we see this
editorials:
eve learn with considerable surprise
from the VIRGINIA CITIZEN, which con-
fesses to its opposition to the appoint
ment of DR.. F. w. Lewis as division
superintendent of schools for Lancaster
and Northumberland, that the condition
upon which he finally received the APP
pointment was that he should retire from
politics; and just what it means we are
alta loss to understand. If it means that
DIR. Lewis is not to be influenced in his
administration of the office by local par
tizan politics, we are not surprised that
he consents; but if it means that he is
to surrender his citizenship and cease to
use his power and influence for the best
interests of his section as he sees them.
We should have preferred to see the
Doctor lose. Just what it does mean,
the future will reveal"
Following we append the letter
OF DR.. Lewis to the State Board,
and made a part of the records,
which secured him the appoint,
ment. Without comment we let
friend Ryland conclude for him.
self whether or not he would have
signed it for a dozen such Offices
RICHMOND, VA, June 25, 1909.
The HONORABLE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Richmond, Va.
GENTLEMEN:-Recogn the fac
that the best interest of the public
schools demand that their management
be removed from political influences
and that the Division Supt. of school.
IN order to secure the best results
should not be an active political worker
and recognizing the further fact tina
there has been and is in the county O,
Lancaster an intense fractional division
with one of which factions / am iden
titled; wish to assert to your HONORABLE,
body that in the event that / am an
pointed Division Supt for the Countie.
of Lancaster and Northumberland.
Will devote the best energy and ability
OF which am capable in carrying out
the progressive policies of the Depart
ment of Public Instruction in improving
school conditions. ] further assert that
during my term of Office as Supt. of
said counties l will refrain from partici-
patton in ali partisan, political and fac
tional activity. gladly make this
statement: to your honorable body. If
for no other, for the very strong reason
that deplore the fractional conditions
existing in my county and would welcome
the opportunity to aid in restoring our
people to peaceful and friendly rela lions.
am very respectfully,
(Signed) +. w. LEWIS.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
UNwARRANTED CONCLUSIONS

Judge Mann was retained as q
Democratic Judge of Nottoway
county by the Readjusters some
thirty years ago because there
was no Readjuster timber to
select from. Now the Richmond
Evening Journal, Mr.. fuckers
organ, delves into the must of
years and fishes out some letters
from Judge Mann to Gen.
Malone, thanking him, and so
iorth, Tor the position. They
further show that Judge Mann
was on close terms of personal
friendship with Gen. Malone and
preferred him as u. S. Senator to
"Parson" Massie. Both Malone
ana Massie were Democrats AFT
that time, and not till n year
later than the date of the letters
DID Malone desert the Democrats
and go over to the Republicans
thirty years ago the father of
the editor of this paper was a
close personal friend of Gen
Malone, the two families spend.
ing a summer together at the
Blue Ridge Springs, but no one
fought him harder in his retired
sphere than did Mai. Alex. Y
Lee after Malone went over to
the Republicans. The Tuckerites
must show some better evidence
than letters from Judge Mann to-
Gen. Malone, while the vet Demo-
cratic leadeTof the State, to prove
that the Judge was faithless to
Democracy. What of any such
letters later than 1881? Produce
them, ii they can. Democrats
we're divided between Mahonel
and Massie, the only two candi-
iates for the u. S. Senate. and
Judge Mann preferred Malone
as many other stalwart Demo-l
rats did. That's all. /
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16

and almost entire criticism,
of his opponent, Mr.. Wexford,
and the editorial files and com
munications in this paper Ca
friend to both Curlett and NANNY
will show that we studiously
avoided rasping either Tucker or
Wexford. We believed at the
beginning, and believe now, that
this is one campaign which might
have been carried on without
mudsiinging.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
IN MEMORlAM.

In loving remembrance of our dear
baby. who departed this life June oath,
1919, age eight months and twenty-five
days. He was laid to rest in Rehoboth
cemetery.
Gone. but not forgotten.
Nor will ne ever be.
For as long memory lasts.
viii we remember thee.
Dearest Henry. thou hast left US.
Left us. yes. forever more.
But we hope to meet thee
On that bright and happy shore
precious one from us has gone
His cheers we loved il STILL
place is vacant in our home
That never can be filed
How lonely are the days
Since you have left us,
But we know you angel
And Heaven is now your home
By his loving mother,
LILLIAN Howe.
Hardings, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
BORDEAUX MIXTURE.
BRISTOL GOES "WET."

BY the margin of few votes i'm little
over eight hundred the town of Bristol,
on the Virginia-Tennessee line, voted
wet" last week.
In the opinion of indignant citizens
the result of the election in Bristol
means the fastening of the day when
the State of Virginia will have to face
the question of Statewide prohibition.
They charge that money was poured
into Bristol by the whiskey people of
other States. and that voters were cor
rupted and bought In order to strike
what is thought to be blow at tenn
perance.
Says one of the temperance leaders:
''The 401 men of Bristol who voted the
dry ticket on Thursday deserve the
praise and the sympathy of the tenn
perance people of the Nation in this,
their hour Of trial. They made a
glorious fight. They were confronted
with conditions such as have rarely con-
fronted the voters in any city. Every
voter in the city was tempted by direct
or Indirect brides Of one kind or another.
1t was known that if the city voted
wet it would be made distributing
point for an immense Southern terri
tory. This would bring large number
of shipping houses to the city, which
would bring great sum into the city
treasury: far more than the usual license
receipts. An option had been taken by
the liquor people on every available
building at very high rate of rent,
which was bride to the owners of said
buildings. The opening of these houses
would bring many men with large means
to the city, and would give employment
to great many people. These were
all indirect brides. And in addition to
these things, every man who would sell
his vote could get more hard cash for it
than in any election ever held in Vir-
& mia. The liquor interests had repre-
from various cities who had |
1T their command all the money that
they could use. Money is the word
hat explains the result in Bristol. The
,ity is disgraced that it yielded to the
,ribess and sold itself to become a dis
center. not of learning. light,
md life. but of drunkenness, insanity.
murder and 6amnation. But it has in
4Ol men. who cannot be bought, and
Ike the men Of Danville. they will not
est till Bristol is once more redeemed.
he election had absolutely no political |
ignificance. 1t is probable that it will =;
realty hasten the demand in Southwest ,
'irginia for a vote on Statewide Pro- ,
ibition." =
Hundreds of liquor men, some of
'hom wired to Bristol the day
fter az means of getting locations
or saloons and wholesale liquor houses
order tOhave their share in supplying
he five dry Southern States. will find !
themselves sadly disappointed when
hey face the fact that in accordance d
18th provision of the Byrd liquor law
Virginia, enacted last year, licenses
DR. dealing in ardent spirits can be
sued to no one but qualified voters of
ne county or city in which it is pro-
osed to conduct the business. There
're. saloon men and whiskey dealers
Memphis. Nashville and Chattanooga
no have been looking to Bristol as a
lecca. will be unable to make them
Elves qualified voters within less than
vo years.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
SOME NOTES
OF Interest to Farmers and Stock
and Fruit Growers.


David M. Ridenour, prominent fruit
grower of western Maryland, says he
can make great deal more money
raising berries than apples. peaches,
corn and wheat From one-and-a-fifth
acres he picked this season $3.50 boxes
of strawberries, which he sold, whole
sale, for cents box. From the crop
he realized 1862. so. Out of this he paid
the expense of picking and hauling the
berries to market. The crop yielded
him many times more than the land on
which the berries grew is worth.
The prospect for a large acreage of
tomatoes this year is promising not
withstanding the low prices being OBJ
tanned for canned tomatoes at present.
The acreage is large throughout this
section and many of the formers have
put out large patches without contract
ing with any packers evidently expect
ing raise in prices before the season
arrives. This seasons pack is not ex-
pected to fall much behind that of last
year. In some sections of the county
it is said that the canneries are offering
from twelve to fifteen cents per basket.
The prices are about on a par along
this line, being about 81 ton.-Cris-
field Times.
Irish potatoes may be raised just as
well ESQ says the Southern Planter, }
from the small potatoes of the first or
the early crop. The method described
is to select those of medium size, say,
as large as an egg. These sets should
be spread out in shady place to green,
and after they are greened should have
a little wood mould or good soil sprinkled
on them and they will begin to sprout.
Every sprouted potato will make good
set, but those not sprouted should not
be set. Do not cut the potatoes except
to take off just shaving at the end
opposite the sprout. Plow out the rows
deeply and mix the fertilizer with the
soil well in the bottom of the furrow
and then set and cover lightly and, as
: the plants grow, work in the soil into
the rows until level. and keep leve
during cultivation. Potatoes grown ir
this way in the Eastern section of .thi.
, State and North Carolina make bette,
seed for growing the early crop thar
Northern sets. This year very little
failure to terminate was observed ir
crops planted with second crop seed
whilst Northern grown seed failed
badly. This should insure q good sale
for second crop seed another year.
BORDEAUX MIXTURE.
|, The Bordeaux mixture is the proper
remedy to use for all fungous troubles
viz, mildew and rust of beans; potato
and tomato rot and leaf blight; melon
and cucumber diseases; celery leaf.
blight and rust, etc. The half-strength
mixture (two pounds copper sulphate,
two pounds quicklime. 90 gallons water)
is strong enough to use in the vegetable
garden, except for potatoes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16

ANENT the present legislative
campaign here, the opinion of
Goethe holds good-it is easier
to detect error than to discover
truth. A lie will travel with seven
league strides while truth is pull
ing on it's boots, is another apt
and applicable phrase.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16

Whether, at public elections should
the votes of factions predominant by
internal suggestions or the bias of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Georgia Scenes,
Debating Society.
From the Northern Neck News:
Business interests in the aggregate
are of more Importance to true patriot
than any special business interests in
particular, although in some cases mot
alp the aggregation section is largely
dependent on certain onesin particular. "
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16

In ROUNDING out its seventh
year the Northampton Times
modestly reviews the ups and
downs of a local papers life. Our
Cape Charles contemporary is
one of the best papers in the
State, and the CITIZEN wishes it
all manner of good ahead.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16

When the last machine needle gets
bent lay it on hard. smooth floor and
roll 1t back and forth under the heavy
pressure of the shoe. In almost every
case the needle can be Strengthened.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16

WE ARE in receipt of the Nor
folk and Western quarterly mag
azine, an excellent guide and
descriptive pamphlet of Giving
in North Carolina and the. Vir-
ginias". Copies may be had for
the asking from +. II. LaBaume,
Agricultural and Industrial
Agent, Roanoke.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16

The negroes of this country formed in
1900 lS.s 80 per cent of the population:
in 1910. 1908 per cent; in 1850. is So
per cent; in 1850, 14.2 per cent: in 1880
1911 per cent; in 1890. 1893 per cent
and in 1909 II. SO per cent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
A GARD.

At the request of many friends | an
nonnce myself a candidate for nomina-
ton to the House of Delegates for
Lancaster and Richmond Counties sub
)ect TO the Democratic Primary.
K. CARTER WEsLFORp.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
SHOPPING FOR LADIES.

Save travelling expenses and hsve our
shopping done by Mrs j. Z. Meanley
zzO4 Oak ST., Baltimore. She is in
close touch with the best stores and can
ave our ladies money on their purchases
III al lines. IL costs them nothing extra
samples sent upon request.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
CITIZENS OF THE COUNTIES OF
LANCASTER AND RICaMONp.

AS candidate for denomination 10
the House of Delegates, subject TO the
Democratic primary, ask your aid.
Unfortunately am so situated that
L shall not be able to call upon YOU per
sonally, but shall deem it my duty to
meet any and all opponents upon the
musings and discuss the issues of this
campaign.
Believing in the justice and fairness
OF your judgment and knowing / have
rendered a faithful service feel Tree
IN again asking your support.
Respectfully, =
,, JNo. CURLETT.
Wheaton, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-16
THE HEI HITS"
BUENA VISTA. VA.

WIN open under new management of
long and successful experience. In the
heart of the Blue Ridge mountains
Elevation l, 100 feet. Rooms single and
en- suite, private baths, hot and cold
water, electric lights. telephone, excel
lent livery. saddle horses, tennis, boat
ing. Near Lexington, Natural Bridge.
Luray Caves. Scenery most beautiful.
For terms apply to
MISS FLORA T.. COLE.