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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
TEMPERANCE NOTES

Having whipped out the saloons in
Lynchburg, Roanoke. South Boston and
Houston, the Anti-Saloon League ot
Virginia is expected to transfer the
battle to Petersburg, Richmond. New
port News and Norfolk.
Reports are in circulation in Rich
mond to the effect that in several of the
larger cities In which there have been
no elections on the local option oues-
ton the liquor men are PREPARING n
force the issue and to ask for an cleo
ton.
Three States, for long years cutie per-
ceptlbiy 'wet"-in some sections at
ieast-went totally dry January 1st
II there is an open saloon today in Ala
bama, North Carolina and Mississ;nn;
the officers of the law are not supposed
to know of it.
The result of the local option election
In Roanoke resulted in placing that
city in the dry column by decided
majority. AS result of the election
forty-two saloons and six mail order
liquor houses will be put out of business.
and four clubs holding retail licenses
will have to discontinue serving drinks.
There are fifty-two retail licenses in the
town and 100 United States licenses.
Local option election returns from
South Boston and Houston, Va, show
that these towns went dry by large
maJorities. At the former town the
temperance vote won out by majority !
81 % In total vote of APO. and at the .
after by majority of &C in total vote
u zoO. The only town where intoxi-
ANTS are publicly sold along the line of 4
he Southern railway between Alley
!ndria and the Tennessee line is Ab;ng-
ion' In southwest Virginia, which town
has dispensary.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
THE NEW YEAR.

The exchanges come in one and
all with eulOgistic mention OF the
Old and apostrophes to the new
year. 1t is the time of good. new.
resolutions and ''turningover Il
new leaf and all that. AS =
matter of fact it may be lust as
well to be chary of new resolu-
tions. Indeed most of us have a
lot OF them good as new that we
put in cold storage before the
first OF February last. which we
might take out and use over
again. Most men will go on much
as before, for our human nature
shapes our course greatly. We
are not likely to be vastly diff
ferent (unless there be reoenera-
tlon) from what we were a year
ago, only perhaps a little more
sober in thought and act as the
days pass.
There is one resolution all may
make that will help not only we
who make it but help the com
munity in which we live. 1t is
not to do something different. but
only refrain from doino-onlv to
be less critical and censorious of
our neighbors. Ofcourse we are
at least we think so-their super-
lors, and look with supercilious
disdain on theirconduct i'm many
cases. But if we will only allow
them the liberty we take for our.
selves, permit them to think for
themselves, cease to interfere i'm
their concerns, we will have
much for both sides. Make
allowance for human infirmitv.
be lenient towards those that in
our opinion are erring, stop talk
ing about their faults-this will
be a good step towards that per
lection we are prone to assume
exists only in us, and will GER
talnly make life pleasanter for
Let the poor fellow alone
Probably he is doing as well as
his light allows, and in his case
probably his soul does not admit
The llghtas does ours. In aword |
De less censorious, and that one
feiramlng resolution will make
everybody concerned happier. |
Try it.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
SWANSON DOES PROPER THING
M folk Lcdger-D spa. CHI

| lN''rtolk Lcdgcr-D spa CHI
Governor Swanson has done well in
the pardoning of Henry Dodson, of
Dickinson county. The boy was serv-
ing term in the penitentiary when he
learned of the death of his mother.
He made his escape from the prison
farm and returned to his former home
TO visit the grave Of his mother. A
few days later he returned to Richmond
with his father, explained the situation
10 Governor Swanson, and returned TO
the penitentiary to complete his SEN
tence. The aged father went back to
the mountain home and the grave that
held the wife and mother. Months
have passed and now at Christmas time
Governor Swanson sends back the son
for the beginning of new life by the
side of his father and the grave of her
who gave him birth.
That is the ideal working of the penal
institutions. That is reformation
through the operation of mans laws
corrective accomplishment rather than
degrading punishment 1t is not al
ways possible. perhaps, but it is
happy Governor who sees the oppor-
tunity and uses his power for good. II
is splendid to plant. the maynard feet
of weak humanity again upon the solid
ground, inspire within this boy the
feeling that he can lead new and bet
ter life. We commend the action of
Governor Swanson in this exercise of
his high office.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08

beverages. One OF the chief markets
for the oyster is the saloon. The ovs-
ter men and the business men along The
Virginia coast reading complacently
that the recent elections closed 200
saloons in Ohio, may realize that at
least 400 smaller or greater markets for
oysters have disappeared. for probably
a third of the saloons sell oysters, for
which they create a demand Probably
IL is safe to say that two-thirds of the
oysters produced for the retail trade
are sold through saloons or restaurants
or hotels or clubs of which the saloons
are essential parts and tha5 4 large
part of the products of the canneries
also are sold through the saloons in
remote districts were fresh oysters are
not obtainable.
$50 if the anti-saloon people succeed
in their enterprises, two practical re-
suits in Virginia will be the driving OF
the negroes from the country districts
into the cities and the Gripping or ex-
tinction of the oyster industry. The
VIRGINIA CITIZEN. we believe, is .
strong anti-saloon advocate and it NAV
ponder seriously the question, whether
prohibition is very good thing for the
business in which many of its constitu.
ents are Interested. Between superabun-
dance of water carried down by the
James river freshets and the Danish
ment of other liquid refreshments which
encourage the consumption Of him.
forced on US by the prohibition wave,
the unhappy oyster seems to be in a
bad way
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08

It-190S-will be consigned to IFS
niche in the library of time along with
the musty tones that record the doinps
OF predecessors in decades. centuries
cycles and aeons gone by. Not one
word of that history can be changed or
amended; it stands as an imperishable
record.-DanYille Registers New Year
Editorial
That'sa very pretty statement.
yet as a matter of fact nothing.
is SO changeable as history and
nothing is so subject to amend
ment as the record of so-called
1acts. History is-a good deal
OF it-what imperfectly-informed
men see; human insight is as
faulty as its concept of the truth
Witness the constantly changing.
Encouragement of the facts OF the
Civil War.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
OUR GOVERNOR VISITS PRISONERS
IStaunton Dispatch. 4


Governor Swanson spent Tuesday o.
last week in the state peritentiarv
he was not there by any order OF
court, but in the language of the gov.
ernor, as quoted by one of the Rich.
mond papers, al want to go there and
get a good look at the place. The sea.
son Tor freeing some of the unfortunates
Is coming, and it occurs to me that
there are some in there who are with
out friends and without money. Thew
nave no way in which to get hearing
do not say that am to turn loose anv
large number of them, but / am oo;ra
10 LOOK over the records. get ,iae on
now long the men have been there. the
offenses for which they are confined
ana II there are worthy cases thew
VIII receive attention. If there are
any who should, in my opinion. be given
a chance, l will exercise my right and
do what is right and proper and let
them get away in time to spend Christ
mas at their homes.''
This is one act of the governor which
we heartily commend. Every governor
ought to do just this thing. People
whose families have influence will not
suffer for this sort of attention when in
prison, but obscure people, often sent
Tor long terms on comparatively trivial
offences. need friend; they need con-
s'deratlon, and often if they have been
faithful in prison, they deserve com
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
OYSTER MARKETS AND
TEMPERANCE

In his facile style the versatile
editor of the Richmond News
Leader gets off a facetious edi-
torial that might be styled a
double back-action DISCHARGE
Still prodding the oyster people
and situation. he scores one Tor
thinks he does) for the LIQUOR
people. His ingenious stab is
worth the perusal, so here goes
THE glutted market and the slow
sale of oysters surely are not caused by
the decrease of the Virginia oyster
supply. The mild winter and the re-
cent hard times may have something to
do with it. Then, again, the spread of
prohibition may have begun to be felt.
The oyster is luxury. He is Gissi-
pated bird and habitually consoit t. with
beer ale, wine and other Intoxicating.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
CRISP NEWS.

castro, dictator of Venezuela, who is
travelling in Europe, has been deposed.
That country, and other nations dealing
with 1t, will now have a more quiet time.
Frank Davenport, colored, of Nor
cumberland county, was electrocuted
IN Richmond Monday for the murder in
Norfolk last summer Of Jno. TAYLOR.
also of Northumberland.
JACK johnson, a Texas negro, by
defeating Burns, middle-weieht cham
pion' In Australia, now holds the heavy
weight pugilistic title of the world.
inns is the first time a negro has ever
heid the title made famous by snch
men as Sullivan, Corbett, Fitzsimmons
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08

ALL America applauded when
beautiful Katherine Elkins no
fused to become the moroanatic
wife OF the Duke of AbruzZi and
resolved to devote her life TO fine
hospitals as a trained nurse.
When the handsome, and erst-
while worthy, Italian Duke found
the spirited American heiress
would take her titled place or be
no wife OF his, and his family was
unyielding, he betook himself to
mountain exploring. Wouldn't
1T be romantic, now, if the Duke
and the red-cross girl should
again meet lowering over the
dead and dying of sunny Italy
where duty would seem to call
them both?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
SOME DEATHS.

Mr.. Herbert M. Hope died last weel
IN petersburg after protracted illness
he was at one time a prominent mar,
Der of the Virginia Methodist Confer
ence, and we'll known throughout tbi
section. He was a man of winning nor
sohailty and quite popular. At one tim.
ne was editor of the Richmond Cburcl
advocate. Mr.. Hope subsequently 70.
signed from the ministry.
Sharps and vicinity was shocked ~
Friday last, January 1st, to learn ~
the sudden death of Mrs. Martha F;d-
uier' WINCH occurred on the evening of
that day at s O'Clock, of aponIexv
MRS Fiddler was good, kind neiobbor
always lending helping hand to those
10 al stress or need. She was consis-
tent member of the Milden Presbvte-
ran church. She leaves three cb;lJron
Mrs. Louis Garrett, of Fredericks-
burg, Mrs. Tom Davis and Mr.. Pevtor
Flcdler, of this place-to mourn tho
loss Oh a loving mother. Our deepest
sympathy goes out to the grief-strick-
en- ones.
WIN. Hartwell Hughlett, formerly of
hiimarnock, but for the past two
or three years living in Baltimore
oied IN that city Sunday. December 9th.
from stroke of paralysis few bours
before. MIR. Hughlett was 70 wears
old and is survived by widow. three
sons-Fitzhugh, Thomas G. and Hiram,
-four daughters, Misses Laura, Fannie
Lou and Lila Hughlett, and his oldest
daughter, who married and is LIVING in
Georgia-and one brother-A. M Hnah-
lett, formerly of this county but now
residing in Accomac. Interment We'd
nesday following at White Marsh church
with Masonic honors, of which order no
mas been member many years. belong
ing to Lancaster Union Lodge.
DR.. James VIM. Tankard. one Of tba
most prominent physicians of this sec
ton of Virginia, died in Baltimore
december 3lst, from the results of an
operation performed in that CITY. ape6
o2 years Or. Tanl<ard. was n native
OF Northampton, but had resided in
northumberland, at Lillian. for MANY
years. He was an eminently successful
practitioner of medicine and a gentle
man universally beloved. He was a
prominent Mason. He is survived bv n
widow, four brothers and a sister DR.
iankard was leading member of the
Northern Neck Medical Society and will
De greatly missed by his professional
brethren as well as by his very large
,lrcle OF friends. Interment Monday
afternoon at the old Covington home
stead near Lillian, under Masonic and
oythian auspices.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08

ANY man--be he Gompers or
Mr.. Taft-should obey the man.
dates of our courts. Else law and
order will pass away. The hard
part ofit is. however, to see labor
leaders sentenced to imprison-
ment Tor contempt" when time
and again Standard Oil and
other magnates have despised
court orders and gone scott free.
The people are not SO much for
eXculpating GOmpers and Mitch
ell as they are for seeing the law
applied alike, to high and low,
rich and poor.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
DEAD With BULLET IN BRAIN.

Chas. I: Henry, of Colonial Beach
was found dead at the home of Mrs. j
=. vogti, In that town, with a pistol
shot IN his right temple. No one was
present In the room at the time Mrs
vogt having gone out of the room at
mr.. henry,s request when the pistol
was heard Mrs. Vogt gave the alarm.
In March last Mrs. Vogt's husband
was found dead in the same room. on
I tne same sofa,, with a bullet through
used. r''"' De"g
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08

APPARENTLY the men who are
charged with the murders at
iteelfoot lake were to appearances
asleep in their beds all that
night, and the unfortunate man
vino was hung simply committed
suicide. Greatly to be praised is
che alibi. 1t reminds one of the
little girl who was asked to quote
a scripture verse condemning a
lie. ~ lie" she said, "is an
denomination unto the Lord, but
= very pleasant help in time of
trouble".
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08

IT sADDENs one for humanity
to read of the pillagine and
plumber amidst the ruins ofItaIv's
cities. Thieves by hundreds are
roaming over the ruins. robbino
corpses, cutting off the fingers OF
the dead and even of the crippIed
TO obtain rings and jewelrv, and
leaving helpless cripples to perish
while they help themselves to
valuables. Perhaps one of the
most callous acts was thai
OF photographers found tax
ing pictures of persons caught
IN the ruins, and these kodak
hends calmly taking photos of
men and women imprisoned in
the ruins instead OF aiding them
to escape. Truly it would seem
THAT after all our human nature
Is a mighty mean thing at bot
tom, and, pity, the rarest ofthe
graces. In all this it is a delight
to know that funds are pourino
In from all quarters in aid of the
suffering, and our Congress has
acted promptly in appropriat-
ing 100000 in aid of the miser-
able sufferers.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
EXODUS AFTER CHRISTMAS

Itwould have taken two of our l.rra
river steamers, instead of one, to carry
with comfort the scores of people from
the kappahannock returning SATURDAY.
mght via Norfolk to their school and
other duties after the festal HOLIDAYS
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08

The Virginia Press boys will
all rejoice with Jim" Hart, of
the Farmville Herald, that he
mas been awarded Pelouze's 500
prize on the makeup and get-up
OF his splendid sheet. The bows
viii line up neXtmeeting for their
treat. Say SO. jim!
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
FISH AND OYSTER NOTES.

\
SO 'nat they assist in the Matching o.
hsh- Fish eggs are carefully placed il
an egg shell, which is then sealed an,
put under an unsuspecting hen. In
! life. 0 "i'
The oyster business seems to hav
picked up as the holiday season ba
come on. Nearly 1000 gallons were
shipped by one Wachapreague concer,
in one week, and 26O, 900 clans durin,
the same time. Eastern Shore Corr
Landmark
j. b. Jones & Son, oyster dealers. O
cape Charles, shipped during Christ
mas week 1900 barrels of select oys
ters to various points in the Unite,
states, some going as far west as Seat
Tie, wash and some were also shipped
to Europe.
A pearl the size of fiIbert was recent
ly taken from an oyster in WASHING.
ton shocking houses by negro shucker
Inc pearl is the largest ever taker
from bivalve in that city. It wa,
found In Pocomoke oyster of medium
size, but is thought to be of little vaI,e
Ihe receipts of oysters have been
on liberal scale and the qua lity has
been fine this season." said Mr.. Thomas
). Meehan, of the firm of Thomas I
Meehan & Co., canned goods brokers'
Ihe quality of the oysters has been
above the normal. The open weather
has enabled the oystermen to keen the
market well supplied at a fair nrice
The demand from all parts of the conn
try has been excellent, and the outlook
Tor the season has improved. BAL
timore Sun.
Recently number of boats from the
Potomac went into Hampton Roads and
some into Norfolk harbor Offering ovs-
ters from 25 to 30 cents bushel and
could not dispose of them. These. or
great majority, were carried back
and planted. 1t is declared that oys-
ters the like of which were offered
for sale there by the dredgers brought
double the price last year, and it is
generally conceded that hard times
warm weather and on over supply is
making this the poorest serson known
Tor years in the oyster business. The
oyster problem" of the Chesapeake
Bay IS now how to get sufficient prize
for the Plentiful and unusually fine sun
ply Of this season instead of how TO
meet the demand for the bivalyes. ac-
cording to Captain James A. Turner
of the state steamer
Nc Lane, who has just returned from
thorough inspection of the oyster
grounds of the bay. Fishing Gazette.
SWALLOWS EN- ALIVE!
We judge from what the Richmond
News Leader said the other day about
Lynnhaven oysters that it devours them
whole. Barbarous! Norfolk Land
mark.
GOING AFTER THE PIRATES.
Newport News Times-IIerald.i
Oyster pirates have Jared hard this
winter, owing to the open weather
and the activity of the state police.
lnder Commodore Mcdonald Lee. and
he result is that in many places the
'ivalves are fatter AMI more plentiful
han In three years. Mr.. Lee has re-
'ently exhibited some very fine speci-
mems of oysters taken from the grounds
It Pocomoke Sound, and it is stated that
hree years ago the rocks there were
barren, but owing to the good work of
he state navy the depredations have .
'een stopped to a very large extent,
laving allowed the oysters to grow and
atten.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08

Send this advertisement. together with name
oipaper IN which II appears. your address ami
iour cents to cover postage, and we will send
youa Complete Handy Atlas of the World"
SCOTT BOVINE. 400 Pearl ST., New York
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
POLITICAL.

With the experience we have had ir
Virginia. the conclusion is Just that il
one primary is bad, two primaries are
just twice as bad. 1t is wrong in prin.
ciple and in policy to put a price in
money on the privilege of any citizen
to become a candidate for public office.
-lndex-Appeal.
In a short talk with a prominent
citizen of Surrey county on the fight for
nomination for governor, he said he
had received personal letter from one
candidate asking his support, and had
replied that he was sorry to have to re-
fuse his support, but he had resolved to
refuse to support any candidate put
forward by the Richmond papers. He
gave as reason for his resolution that
these papers opposed everything ia
vored by the farmers, or at least
everything not of immediate benefit TO
Richmond. We find many of the same
mind. Are they right?-Sussex Stand
ard.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
PASSING or sENAroR roRAKER.

Foraker, representing the State of
ONO IN the Senate of the United States
Tor number of years, and republi-
can OF no mean ability. steps down
and out and is no longer a candidate
Tor reelection. He gives way for Mr..
Burton, who is a friend of the Presi-
dent; and if reports are correct, a bet
Ter man. Mr.. Foraker has for years
been the bitter antagonist of Mr..
roosevelt and it is generally believed
that this antagonism in part led to his
deieat' While an aid to Democracy by
creating dissentions in his own party.
Foraker has been as a frebrand in his
luminosity to the South.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-08
TO READVERTISE
FOR SAND AND GRAVEL

After a deal OF debate, the streets
committee OF the common council de-
cided. Monday morning. TO reject all
bids for sand and gravel and to In
struct the commissioner OF public
works TO advertise for new bids.
Aid. FTeiwald took occasion 10 criti-
cize the wording OF the specifications.
saying that they were so drawn that
bidder might find himself obliged
to deliver materials at any one or a
number OF places and thus lose money
en- the contract. Paul HeinZe, who
claimed that his combination bid was
lower than any other combination bid
acquiesced in the readvertising.
Each grade Of sand and gravel VIII
be advertised for separately next time.
The committee will look at Fort-st.
west, between Third and Twelfth-sts.,
which a number OF the residents want
repaved with stone blocks.
An Ananias club session was In
dulged In by number OF gentlemen
living In the block bounded by Brush
St, Warren-ave., John r. and Hancock
ayes, who disputed most pugnacious'
" over the question OF paving their
alley. The committee has looked over
the alley and did not find 1t in very
bad condition. SO that a delay or
wear is probable.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-08
WIGHT-EDWARDS
HAS EXCELLENT VOICE

Cyril DwightEdwards. the English
baritone who was heard several years
ago in Detroit, gave the recital sun
day afternoon In the Collver Celebrity
course In the Detroit Opera house.
The audience was not SO large as the
singers ability merited, but those who
attended were well rewarded by the
program presented.
The program was one we'll calculat-
ed to show Mr.. Dwight Edwards' YER
satility, his voice being sympathetic
and his method of interpreting inter
esting. He displayed unusual dramatic
force In the prologue from Leon
Cavallo's "Pagliacci," a great favorite
with singers and audiences. He rem
dered this number in English. Each
number had an interest peculiarly its
own. "A Blood-Red Ring Around the
Moon" by Mallenion, was another
number in which Mr.. Dwight-Edwards'
voice showed to the very best possible
advantage.
There were II songs on the pro-
gram, comprising English. German
and French compositions. The singer
was given valuable assistance by ".
y. Bleuthner at the. piano.
The engagement for next Sunday Is
announced as the Flonzaley quartet
and Ossip Grabilowitsch.