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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
OCTOBER DOGGEREL,

An exchange states that its
editor would write something
about October but for the impos.
sibility offinding a rhyme for the
term. Well, he might try stop.
over" or 'sred clover. These are
as good as many the poets use.
Then there's walkover, and West
over, Hanover; if these don't ex.
actly jingle the average reader
will never complain. Or he might
use something like this for ex-
ample:
Twas the very last night in October
For wonder. the chauffeur was sober.
But Poe long ago took sober
to rhyme with October, as witness;
THE skies they were ashen and sober
The leaves they were crisped and sere-
The leaves they were whitening and sere
It was night in the lonesome October. -
And possibly the poet himself
had notentirely cleared his brain,
for he continues, how
cat the end Of our path q liquescent
And nebulous lustre was born,
Out Of which miraculous crescent
Arose with duplicate horn.
But this suggests that possibly
the poor fellow had taken a du-
fplicate horn himself of another
sort.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
THE BLACKSTONE
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

The Blackstone school for girls opened
its 16th session with the largest board
ing patronage in its history-over SOC
boarders are in attendance already, and
quite a number have been refused by a
careful process Of selecting only those
who are suitably prepared. The repu-
tation Of the school for solid work has
extended year by year until the present
session there are students from every
Southern State, with 8 few scattering
from Cuba, Japan and some of the
Northern States. Great stress is laid
upon the training of teachers and a very
large proportion of the graduates of
the school enter the public school work.
Positive Christian training Is empha-
sized, While all the leading denomina-
lions are represented in the student
body and in the faculty. and there is
no sectarian bigotry manifested, yet the
school ~ openly and avowedly owned
and controlled by the Methodist Episco-
pal ,Chpr, h South, and it's great success
disproyes the statement made by some
SO called "liberal educators" that a
school cinnot be successful if it is
known TO be under the control of any
denomination.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
Tribute Of Respect to Little Paul
Norton.

WHEREAS. Rehoboth Sunday school,
and, Rosebud Society feel deeply the
loss Of one of their brightest and most
promising little members. Paul Norton,
whose young life was SO suddenly
brought to close on the morning OF
September l6, 1909. therefore be it
Resolved ]. That in submission wa
bow to loving Fathers will, knowing
that He has need of this little sunbeam
in the Heavenly realm, for Christ has
said "Suffer the little children 10 come
unto me:and forbid them not, for of
such is the kingdom of Heaven"
Resolved 2. That while he will no
more join in our Sunday school and
missionary songs at Rehoboth, vet with
the thousands of little children around
the great white throne, he will HELM
swell the angelic chorus. singing GLORY
be to God on high"
Resolved 8. That to the sorrowinp
mother, sisters and brothers we extend
our heartfelt sympathy.
Resolved 4. That these resolutions
be placed on record in the SUNDAY
school and missionary society. published
in the VIRGINIA CITIZEN and copy sent
the family of the deceased.
MAY DILLAR.
RExIE GILL.
GRACE PINcKARD.
GENEvIEvE PINCRARp.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
AFTER THE DOLLAR.

Three roadside politicians met
at the crossroads store and were
discussing politics. One was a
Prohibitionist, one a Democrat
and one a Republican. The store
keeper listened to their talk for
some time, when he said: You
fellows talk a whole lot, but /
doubt if either one of the three
can give an intelligent answer as
TO why you are allied to any
party. Now here is a silver dollar.
and the man who can give me the
best reason for his political faith
can have the coin.
Said the Democrat: II am a.
Democrat because my father was
one and because l believe the
doctrines of thatparty the proper
? ones to govern the country"
; Said the Prohibitionist: lam
a Prohibtionist because | have
seen the evil of drink, and am
sure that it is wrecking the lives
OF thousands of our best people"
The Republicans answer was
brief: liam a Republican because
. want that dollar"
And so say they all-they are
Republicans simply because they
thlnk there's money in it.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
How TO VOTE.
Ali Democrats Should Read This
Carefully.

On next Tuefday every Democratic
voter should go to the polls, and not
let any Republican candidate get in on
q fuke.
The ticket is complicated, and the
voter should not hesitate TO call on "a
Judge to mark his ballot. Many bal
lots are thrownou because smart men
think they know. and often spoil the
ballot by not erasing enough names.
The recent death of Secretary of
Commonwealth, d. Q. Eggleston. whose
name is to be on the ticket, still fur
Their complexities matters. Every name
under Secretary of the Commonwealth
should be erased and the name b. o.
JAMES written in the space left blank
under that heading.
We urge every Democrat to trust TO
a Democratic Judge to marx his ballot
this time. Also to watch carefully
that j. ID. Eggleston. jr., is not erased
for d. Q. Eggleston. ]. ID. Eggleston,
jr., is to be voted for by Democrats and
the names of Frank p. Brent and B.
M. Dutton scratched out under head Of
superintendent of Public instruction. :"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
CRISP NEWS:

University of Virginia defeated the
Navy foot ball team to O.
Prince Ito. former Japanese president
general of Korea, and probably Japan's
foremost statesman, was rassassinated
Tuesday by Korean. Japan thus
loses her ablest statesman and proba-
bly, the ablest statesman of modern
times. - 49,,
One of the cottages of the Presby.
terrain Girls Orphanage at Lynchburg.
Va, was destroyed by fire Tuesday and
five little, girls lost their lives, out of
- children and two women in the
building. Many of the children were
carried out safely, but escape from the
part of the house in which the children
who persisted was cnt off by the burning,
staircase. a.-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
KENT STILL SAYING THINGS.

Captain Kent Republican candidate
for governor Of Virginia, in a speech
at Roanoke few days ago, came out
fiatfooted for local option, which state
ment has been hanging fire for some
time, and meantime he had savagely
attacked the leaders of the Anti-Saloon
League for asking how he stood on this
question, saying in effect that it was
none of their business. But the re-
markable--thing about this recent an
nouncement Of the captains is that be
said:
Nov my hearers. and all the people
OF Virginia who may read my words,
you know exactly where the Republican
party and its candidate stands on the
liquor question.
This is queer readingito say the least,
for the stronghold of the Republican
party in Virginia is just in that Ninth
District, and this is well known az q
prohibition one-the citadel of prohibi-
ton in fact in the State; and Lincoln,
Kent's running mate, Is an avowed
Prohibitionist, and tried hard to STAN
pede the convention held in Norfolk
last spring into declaration for that
policy. Now how can Kent say conf
IDENTIFY that the party he represents is
for local option when the next man to
him on the ticket is prohibitionist?
And how is he authorised to speak for
party on subject about which no
conference save private ones with
Slemp have been held passes compre-
hension. But the whole affair shows
how purely perfunctory is the cam
paign of Kent and his co-worksrs in
this State. They seem simply going
IN on the assumption that any state
ment they make will go down as Gospel
truth. 49,. +
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
pdIlUcAL.,

Senator Martin and Congressman
;Csrlin peoh=pcoh the cry of Slemp and
Kent that it will be Illegal to stamp
D. .. James name on, the ticket with
rubber su mp.
/ Senator Martin spoke in Falls Church,
Va, on Tuesday night last. The Sena-
tor assured his auditors that Virgins
would roll up her accustomed majority
for the Democratic ticket, 80. 900 being
the figure estimated.
The, Republican campaign is joke,
says Senator Martin. They started
out with imported hirelings and have
made the most absurd and unfounded
statements and charges. i, No wonder
they have gone to peices,s
Commenting on the vicious editorial
in the Times-Disratch Of Friday about
the machine" ruling Wing mia, the
Danville Register says: ut comes
from a paper which has never been in
accord with the majority or the party,
which has twice bolted its nominations
and openly given aidAndjcomfort to it's
enemies" To -
Here is the latest Republican aueu-
ment-one John Shelton, q. spieler for
federal. pie from Richmond. declares
that Virginia has had but s,two. re-
spectacle governors since, tie-.war--
O'Ferrall and Montague. Poor JohnI
He is suffering with republican demen-
tia and his windstorm comes from his
brainstorm. Washington County Jour
nal. -
Carter Glass, who spoke to an inn
mense audience in Staunton, Va, on
Monday last, savagely scored Captain
Kent. and stated in forcible terms that
II he KENT wished an exposure of
past conduct, discreditable to him, that
the facts were at hand for proof of
much greater misconduct than he
charged to the Democratic administra-
ton. He invited Kent to call for
proof, in private or publicly. ..
Says the Baltimore Sun, which paper
watches closely political affairs in the
Old Dominion: ''The Republican cam
paigners in Virginia, from5the nominee
for Governor down to the humblest
spellbinder' are making no Roadway in
their efforts to persuade the 5reflecting
voters of the Old Dominion to turn
over their State governpent to the
Republican party. Twenty-Five years
have passed since Virginia tried the
experiment Of Republican, government.
That experience was sufficient. . =
Neither Capt. Kent's unfounded ar
raignment of the Democratic party in
Virginia-charges which were ,iisprov-
ed as soon as they were subjected to
honest and unbiased scrutiBy-nor the
ridiculous and malicious attacks upon
Judge Mann will promote Repub-
iiean chances of success in Virginia.
People are convinced that Judge Mann
has all the qualifications that are es-
sential in an able, honest and capable
Executive" . : -.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29

CAPTAIN KENT, Republican can
didate for Governor of Virginia,
stated in a speech in Richmond
October 23d that if the ticket
he headed was elected some Vir-
ginia citizen or citizens would be
headed for the penitentiary.
Names, Captain, namesl We
give place and date OF speech,
now let us have the names, even
if too late for this issue. Per-
haps, however, the doughty cap
tain was speaking'in a Pickwick-
ian sense, or had mentally in
view some man who wants the
place of superintendent of the
State Hotel. This latter is the
probable true meaning of the
saying, that is if he had any
meaning in view.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
ANTI-sALOON LEAGUE MEETING.

On Friday of last week a very de-
lightful. and no doubt profitable, meet
ing OF the County Anti-Saloon League
was held at the Courthouse, with a lar
ger crowd present than perhaps at any
time before. Rev. F. w. Claybrook.
president of the County Leagne, called
the meeting to order a little before
noon. when the large crowd engaged
IN singing "Stand up for Jesus, 4" led by
DR.. G. H. Oliver. after this Rev. W.
l.. Ware led in prayer, then the presi-
dent made some remarks and closed by
introducing to the audience Rev. C. E.
Stuart, superintendent of the South
eastern Virginia District, as the speak
er for the day, who made very force
full and logical address on "Why we
have the saloon in Virginia" At the
close of this very clear presentation
OF facts committee on resolutions and
also one on nominations were appointed.
and then the meeting adjourned for
dinner. In the afternoon the meeting
was again called to order at the proper
time by the president, with singing. and
prayer by Rev. C. A. Hail. of White
Stone. Then reports from committees
Were in order and were heard and
adopted. The resolutions endorsed by
t ne meeting were clear and had the
right ring. The nominating committee
named for president for the next year.
Rev. w. l.. Ware; first vice-presi-
dent, Rev. F. w. Claybrook; second
.vice-president, Geo. r. McKenney:
third vice-president. l.. T. Rock; secre-
tary and treasurer, DR.. Geo. H. Oliver,
with Capt. j. F. Bellows and Hon.
John Curlett as delegates from the
League to the State convention to be
held in Richmond the 18th. 10th and
10th of January, 1910. Then the con-
ve,.tion heard another strong and help
full address by Rev. Mr.. Stuart on
Our victories in the past and our poll
cies for the future" and from all we
can see and hear, Statewide Prohibi
ton is not very far in the distance.
Cards were next distributed and from
what we could see liberal Offering was
taken for the work, and the meeting
closed with the benediction by the re-
firing president, and this closed an all
day meeting of the temperance people
OF Lancaster, the influence and effect of
which will be seen and felt for good in
the days to come.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
DEMOCRATIC
VOTERS.

Secretsry-of-the-Commonw d. @.
EegIeston has just died. but his name
will have to appear on the tickets.
Another name, b. o. James, will have
to be written.in its place,
BE SURE
you scratch d. Q. Eggleston (not J. d.
Eggleston) and John b. Locke, and
write in the name of b. o. James.
There are two Eggleston names on
the ticket-D. O., and j. d. BIZ
SURE TO SCRATCH ID. Q. AM,
NOT j. d.. EGGLESTON, JR..
who is Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, and is being opposed by Frank
Brent and b. M. Dutton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
Mr.. BRENT UNREADY.


Frank p. Brent has rushed into the
Republican campaign before he was
ready. When the call tn arms came he
strobe upon the field without his am
munition. and has fired a number of
blank cartridges without effect. CSC 81
Mr. Brent was once the Demo
cratic secretary Of the Board of Edu-
cation, and now he is the candidate on
the Republican ticket for the superin-
tendency. He is spell-binder of abil-
ity' but he has not kept up with the
events of the years since he retired
from public life. Capt. Kent should
allow Mr.. Brent to retire long enough
to post himself on what is going ON be-
fore he makes another public speech.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
KENf's BEST SPEECH.

But what about the part of the alleg.
ed dispatch from Heathsvifle, which
told OF the crowd which gathered to
hear Candidate Kent-how very large.
enthusiastic and representative it was.
how 1t was composed Of men of all par.
ties from all over the county, and how
Mr.. kent's masterful speech made q
profound impression upon them? Upon
what ground can this deliberate mis-
representation be explained to people
who have regard for the truth and
want the facts of the campaign as they
are?-Bristol Herald Courier.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29

IT'S AN old trick of the Repub-
licans-as old as old Zach Chand-
ler's day-to "claim everything
and keep on claiming it," Moth
ing like cheek, except the stead
fast conviction, in the hearts of
the Virginia Democracy, that
what they had of Republican rule
in days past is quite sufficient,
and that they want no more of
it. Virginia is the richest South
ern State, Texas alone excepted,
and it has grown rich under
Democratic rule, and her people
are satisfied with what they have;
nor do they believe that the Re-
publicans really wish to control
their political affairs from bene-
VIOLENT motives, but for exploita-
ton of their own political ends.
Who does not remember the old
story of the wooden horse the
Greeks gave the Trojans? "We
fear the Greeks, bearing gifts"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
DONATED TO RICHMOND COUNTY.
OIL Portraits OF Lee and J &C son and
Two Handsome Tablets

Oii r0rtrntts or Lee and J acksOn and
Two Handsome Tablets
There will be unveiled at Warsaw
Monday. November.l (c0urt day), two
fine oil portraits of Generals Robert
E. Lee and Stonewall jackson, donated
by ?. H. Mayo. of Richmond. At the
same time two handsome tablets. will
be unveiled, one bearing in letters of
black and gold the names of the clerks
Of the court for Richmond county from
1852 to 1909, inclusive. and the other
Kings and Queens of England in colo
nial times and the Commonwealth At
terneys Of the county. from, colonial
times down 70 the present day. The
6rst tablet is the gift Of John A.
sroekenhrough, Albert Warner. j. B.
kains, !. 8, Jeffries, Dough- II. Thomas.
OF Baltimore. and Edward Colstne. Of
the Cincinnati bar. The other was do
mated by the o. j.. Hanamell, COMPANY.
or Pieasantvilse, NJ. j. r. j. Downing
will present the portraits, j. w. Chinn'
Jr., will present the clerks tablet and
A. U. Wexford the other tablet. DIR.
George W. Beale and O. L. Shackleford
will accept them for the county.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
Friday. October 81, 1909
OH, YOU PATRIOTSl

Very wonderful is the gall, un-
mitigated and pure. of the Re-
publican speakers who are en-
tightening the voters of Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Kent made sweep
ing assertions assertions are
very easy to. make and any
crossroads orator can do this
cleverly-and when Governor
Swanson comes out with proof
clear as sunlight that Kent's
statements were absolutely false.
; and that what he had said could
not for an instant bear the light
OF exposure, what happens? Does
MIR. Kent retract, apologize, say
he did not understand what he
was talking about? Not a bit;
he goes on, cheerfully singing his
a little song about State extrav-
agance, encouragement, fraud
and all that sort OF thing, just as
ii none OF his assertions had been
'refuted.
: Verify, gall is good, it serves O.
spuFpose, but the purpose is be-
~ hind, what is seemingly apparent.
Mr.. Kent, and not only Kent, but
his CONDUCTORS, are working for a
reward. There isn't q man Jack
OF the whole party who is not i'm
for place.. and will get it, too, "a
place, comfortable and snug.
under the Republican administra-
ton; and what they are really
and truly laboring for is not to
get to be governor and what not,
but fat. Offices under the U. S.
rule. Who was the man who,
when asked by his little boy the
difference between a patriot and
apolitician, replied that patriot
was a man who is trying TO save
the country, and a politician q
man who is trying to get the
country to save him? And they
s. will be saved all right. In Re-
publican rule at least the laborer
is worthy of his hire, or thinks he
Is, andi it must be a greatcomfort
to know that while one works
for the party" the party works
for him. Mr.. Kent will, he sure
OF it, get'something better than
q consulship to Guatemala, and
Mr.. Brent something better than
a high school job. These be
patriots indeedl
Yes; lies -stoutly stuck to,
serves some politicians almost as
Well as truth, unless indeed the
hearer is better instructed. But
We cannot think that very many
OF the voters of Virginia have |
been deceived by this song of |
what thee o. p. will do for the
State if twill only vote their way.
Depend on it, what is to be done
Tor the Old Commonwealth will
have to be done by her own peo-
pie-what has been accomplished
IN the past has been by virtue of
her sons labors, her sons intel.
lects-and must be as well in the
futnre. z
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
PRETTILY SAID.

We present our compliments to the
esteemed VIRGINIA CITIZEN. the best
weekly newspaper in Tidewater, if not
IN Virginia, on the attainment of its
nineteenth year of publication. The
paper Is one Of the hwhjtest" in the
State. 10 free in the sense of being pn-
trammeled and viii soon be twenty-ope.
Commodore Lee and his capable staff
have our best wishes for many more
years Of prosperity. with the added
hope that they may leave no more
crows feet than the commodore now
displays. -Danyille Register.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29

The Republicans are trying to
"cotch 'em, gwine and a comm
-thatis, the unwary voter. Kent
declares against Statewide pro-
hibition; his running-mate, Lin
coin, is a PrOhibitionist, and
their platform declares for local
option. All things to all men!
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
Frightfal Fate Ayerted

i would have been n cripple for life, from
terrible cut on my knee cap. writes Frank Dis.
berry. keiFher. Mimi. without BuckIen' Arnica
Saivs which soon cured me-" Infallible for wounds
cuts and bruises 1t soon cures Burns. Sealds. Old
Sores. Boils. Skin Eruptions. Worlds best for
Piles 2bc. Mt all druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29

NORFOLK was to have had a
big Republican rally last week, a
hall was rented, speakers enlisted
and red lights fixed, but when the
thing opened 20 of the faithful.
with two Republican candidates
and 2 lame-duck Democrats came
in. The meeting was postponed,
Republican enthusiasm not being
at boiling point in Norfolk. But
the speakers get a fair salary all
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29

denomination of b. o. James,
an anti-Martin, Tucker man, as
Secretary of the Commonwealth,
by the State Committee which
is almost wholly a so-ca!led
machine" element, shows the
difference between "party organ
ization" and a machine" ridden
party. We are not under a Jug
gernaut, as some papers and
politicians would lead one to
believe, but are guided by wise
and patriotic men.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29

Learned men tell US that in Latin the
word editor" means something ''to
eat" In the United States its mean
ing Is altogether different. 1t means to
scratch around like blazes to get some
thing to eat. Exchange.
Good. And at the same time
he Is meat" for q whole lot of
hungry souls that live on free
puffs, wholesome reading and
other favors, for which he gets
not a dime in this life and a few
"cusses" here and hereafter.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29

NEWPORT NEWS had a death
the other day-a horse-a lady
horse, died at the age of so years.
Even horses have a hard time to
die IN the growing city on the
James bank. For we incline to
the opinion that the horse was
Older than the city.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29

WEST VIRGINIA (save the mark!)
today under Republican rule has
mixed schoOis-black and white
together. You may expect it
here should Virginia ever go Re-
publican.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
STORM TO ARRIVE MONDAY.

A storm that will cover a wide area
and sweep from the Pacific Coast to
the Atlantic during the latter part of
the week, leaving cool wave in its
wake. is promised in special forecast
issued by the Weather Bureau.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29

The man that hardens his heart
may be called a miser, and looked
up to for his riches, but all the
same he is a skinfint, fuel sea-
soning for the other world,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29
SOME DEATHS.

Mrs. j. R. Webb, of Lively. died last
week Of pneumonia. She leaves hus-
band c'Bunny" Webb and several
children. 81
Rev. w. C. Walden, pastor Cal
vary Methodist church, Danville, Va.
and leading minister in the Virginia
Conference, died in the home of his
son-in-law,. Rev, Geo. W. Wray, Hamp-
ton. Va. Sunday afternoon.
Henry Sanford. formerly of Richmond
county. but living of late gear white
house Creek. this county. was found
dead Tuesday afternoon at a new barn
he was building for Edgar Walker. IL
is not known whether he fell from the
or died suddenly while upon
the ground. He had been affected with
heart trouble. The deceased was about
seventy years of age. and is survived
by two daughters. one ip New Jersey
and one in Richmond.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-29

MANILA has been visited by n
dreadful hurricane. In all these
years of American rule it looks as
If Manila should have learned
better ways than to still have
Eurri :anes.