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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-05-21

to put new life and strength into my
system and helped me in every way.
My husband had an experience almost
the same, and it is with pleasure that
we both recommend Doan's Kidney
Pills"
Sold W all dealers so cents a bog.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-05-21
Christians for Turkish Army

London.-The Constantinople
respondent Of the times says thai
has good reason to believe that
eral Schefket's suggestion that he
forth twenty-five per cent. OF the a
be composed Of Christians will sho
be carried into effect. This will
imize the danger of attacks on CT
tiaps.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-05-21
NEW LIFE AND STRENGTH
Obtained Through Proper Action Of
the Kidneys.

Mrs. Josiah Straw. 526 N. Broadway,
Canton, So. Oak, says: II suffered
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-05-21

Some authorities claim that q diet
of goats milk makes one immune
from tuberculosis.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-05-21

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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
how 1T LOOK IN WEsTMORELAND

1t seems laughable to the writer that
Mr.. Tucker. the ex-president of our
great jamestown Exposition, should he
going over our State spending his VAIN
able time telling our people what JUDGE
Mann has not done for ''Temperanee',
should love to hear what MIR. Tuckar
has ever done for "Temperance9n
When and where he ever voted for
Local Option?" What aid or helm has
ever given or is today giving the Anti
Saloon League? / do not think that
Judge Mann or any man should be re-
warded for their work for any special
object In politics. But those of us who
know Judge Mann, now a man in the
evening of life, know that both in war
and peace he has been as true and
faithful to our old State as any son she !
has, spending his useful life in strup-
gle for higher, truer and better things
Judge Mann has done more for tenn :
lnce than any ten men in our State
md when 1T comes to decide between
udge Mann and Mr.. Tucker think if
our little finger only is in favor of
emperance you should use your infiu-
nee for Judge Mann. Seldom (Jpo
:. beaie). In Northern Neck News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
A ROUSlNG
RECEPTION
TO Judge Mann in the
Northern Neck.
SPEAKS IN RESTMOgELAND AND
NORTHUMBERLAND.

Judge William Hodges Mann. candi-
date for nomination for Governor of the
State. and Judge Samuel w. Williams.
candidate for the nomination for At
torney General were at Montross. court
Monday ard addressed the citizens on
the issues of their respective campaigns.
The large courtroom was crowded with
citizens. Both candidates were well
received and made many friends. This
was Judge Williams first visit IN
Westmoreland in many years. judge
Mann was there in 1905. he having come
within SIX votes of carrying the county
over Willard. The county will probably
go largely for the Judge this time.
At Reedyiile.
Especial to the VIRGINIA CITIZEN. ReecIville.
Thursday n. M
A large and enthusiastic crowd on
Wednesday night greeted Judge Mann
in the public hall here, where Mr..
Tucker spoke few weeks ago. JUDGE
Mann was introduced by E. Hugh Smith.
esquire, of Heathsville in very grace
1ul manner, with chaste and compli-
mentary language. The Judge made a
telling speech, and answered earnestly
and with entire satisfaction the attacks
by his opponent.
AT the conclusion of his address the
speaker was presented with boquets by
Misses Janette Coving ton and Linda lett
and the audience crowded around and
overwhelmed him with congratulation.
At Kinsrle.
tuesday night Judge Mann spoke at
KInsale, in Westmoreland, to an enthusi-
astic audience OF ladies and gentlemen
he left yesterday after triumphant
tour OF Westmoreland and Northumber-
and to fill an engagement at Christians
burg, in the western part of the State.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
THE MANN-TUCKER DEBATE

In the joint debate at Boydton las,
week 1T seems that Mr.. Tucker waited
until his rejoinder TO attack Judge
mann on the various points he has
been charging him on publicly from
the stump. The Judge had onlv ter
minutes in which to reply, and when
time was called. said:
/ cannot explain all these charges in
my limited time"
You never will. judge, replied Mr..
Tucker.
L want to say" said Judge Mann
with much warmth, caused by the man.
nest unfairness of his opponent. "that
any inslnuation that was ever derelict
IN my duty as member Of the Senate
because l was counsel for the Norfolk
and Western is unqualifedly false"
Here is a statement from friend of
Judge Mann who was present:
The situation in Mecklenburp is very
satisfactory, and i feel that .Jpdge
Mann gained much strength by yester-
day s debate. 1 must say, however
that the judges friends. and in fact
.he great body of people present. were
indignant ut Mr.. fuckers plain viola
ton OF the entire spirit of the agree
ment under which the discussion was
held Mr.. Tucker made no attemnt 70
attack Judge Mann in his OPENING
address, but he spent the whole TWEEN
" minutes of his closing address in ask
ing Judge Mann a series of questions
from written memorandum JUDGE
Mann, had the opportunity been given
aim, could have fully and satisfactorily
answered all the questions, but no man |
IAN answer in ten minutes a series of
questions that it takes twenty minutes
% PROFOUND. Great Indignation was
expressed by many people on the court
.reen, and the opinion seemed IN ba
nat Mr. Tucker had lost many friends
y his manifestly unfair methods II
'as apparent that he was afraid 70
iake an attack that Judge Mann could
ave any opportunity to answer. The
Judge, in the few minutes he had
'ored Mr. Tucker very severely for b;s
ntairness- At Chase City last NIGHT +.
Judge Mann had a very large and en- &
lusiastic meeting" II
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
EXACTLY SO.

The Anti-Saloon League was content
70 declare for local option, temporarily
at least, and had there been no oues.
tions, had the league been taken at ito
word, we think that the Statewide issue
would have been eliminated from this
campaign. But hypothetical questions
were put to the candidates and Mr.
tucker was the first to reply. Some of
MS friends said that he brought in the
statewide issue. We think that was a
forced construction. but so they said
linen came the reply of Judge Mann
as quoted by the Landmark. 1t was AN
invitation, and was followed, ouite
logically, not to say inevitably. nv the
instruction of Field Secretary McAllis-
ter. One thing led to another. Rpt did
1t not begin with the prodding?-New-
port News Times He rald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
POLITICAL.

on the tariff question in Congress- al
political lines are broken. Leaders q,
either party are afraid of revolt if thew
use the lash.
A. T. Gillespie, the Tazewell LAWYER
and business man, has refused to accent
the republican nomination for governor.
he has no idea of paying the price for
an empty honor.
Foiiticai enemies Of Judge Mann are
10 desperate straits. They want q
third man-Ed. Echols, Bob Lee Genr,
Stuart, anybody to jump in and save
the day. which Harry Tucker cannot do
And thus we know that Mr. Tn.la~
Is against prohibition, but we are utter
~ unable to decide as to whether Mr.
fucker is wet or dry in local ontion
contest, considered generally. and
witnout reference to college towns. of
which there are only few in Virginia
certainly, his present position comedies
with his failure to vote on the Question
when the opportunity was afforded
MN. -Culpeper Exponent.
Inc ad hominem argument concerning
uage Mann's war record, spitefully ,
made by some newspapers whose editors
lever srnelt gunpowder, though thew
LAD the chance to do so in the Spanish
war is not worth the common paper
Is printed on. Judge Mann has made
frank and manly statement of that
ecord' and it is entirely satisfactory to
rs confederate comrades who honored
I'm with the highest position in their
amp Petersburg Index-Appeal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
WHERE. Oh. WHERE FRONT

IL 1t is true. as Mr.. Tucker said in
ms speech at Heathsville last Courtdav
that the liquor men. the temperance
people Aad he Methodist. BAPTIST and
Presbyterian church people are support
ing Judge Mann, then we would Ike
some one to tell us where Mr.. Tucker
comes IN in this fight.-Heathsville
Echo. me
When Mr.. Tucker assured the people
OF Northumberland that he was certain
OF being elected Governor, and after
Few moments on some other point he
forgot himself and made the astound;no
statement that the Church neon,e
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, the Blackstone Female Semi
nary, the Democratic organization. the
Anti-Saioon League and the Whiskev
Ring Bosses" were supporting judge
Mann, wag remarked audibly-s.For
iawd's sake! whar you gwine ter git
my votes?"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
THE FARMER IS KING.
Northumberland Eeh0A

Truckers are busy putting out tomato
plants and planting canteloupe seed
n:n
d. l.. Gill and family visited the
formers mother recently. Mr.. G. re-
ports that his lambs melted him Sc. GO
each. He rears the Dorset breed.
A lady here recently received Ice per
10. for her hens, some of the fowls run
ming to 6 and z lbs. each. This was \
dollar apiece, which is just four times
as much as the regular price an ..ole
hen" used to be,
Mr.. Bob Bush says he sold sll0 worth
Oh peaches from 9 Greenboro peach
trees the other year and had he shipped
In baskets instead of tomato boxes he
would have realized double that amount
His fruit sold at 81. 90 per box.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
RICHMOND'S POLITICAL TRICKeRy

10 show the political trickery of
fuckers supporters in Richmond, we
ieler you to political article appear
ing on the inside pages of this paper
which is printed in Richmond. The
service is supplied to number of
country papers in this State, and while
they pay for news service. we are sure
tnat each paper thus served has an
editor at the office of publication. We
nave asked for an explanation from the
Richmond service that we may present
IL TO our readers. Colonial Beach
Record.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
swept Over Niarara

.I's esrrio'e calamity often happens because a
careless boatman ignores the r;v... ,,.....s :
growing ripples and faster currs,,- 49,.
warnings are kind. That dull pain or ache IN ~.
D"eS warns you the Kidneys need attention n Won,
WOULD escape fatal maladies-Dropsy. Diabetes M
bright disease Take Electric Bitters M o,c.
ana see oaekache fly and all your best fee,;ro,s
return After long suffering from weak k;drss.
and lame back. one SLIGO bottle wholly cured me
writes >. X Blankenship. of Belk. Tenn. onIv
soc at all druggists ''
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
FIGHT THE DEVIL WITH FIRE

We have liked Mr.. Tucker and want
so much to continue to like him tba,
we do not want cause to attack him
but the course of the Richmond journal
and a few of the smaller Ky in as
sauiting Judge Mann will force the
friends OF that gentleman t. retaliate-
hight the d. with fire. We hoped the
present canvass would be conducted
on a high plane. 1t seems now that
TINS is not to be so. Well, if Mr.
tucker can stand the racket Judge
Mann can.-Southside Virginian.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
THREE OUT OF FOUR FOR MANN.

lt Is hardly necessary for this paper
70 announce our preference of the two
democratic candidates for the nomina-
''on Tor Governor as our position is
pretty well known among our reader
Inc Echo strongly advocates the nomi.
nation OF Judge William Hodges Mann.
we shall support him as ardently in this
campaign as we did in the last.-Nor-
cumberland Echo.
The Westmoreland, Northumberland
and Lancaster local papers are support
ing Mann, while the Richmond county
one has decided for Tucker. s, three
out OF the four papers in the Northern
Neck are for the Nottoway statesman.
soldier and moral patriot.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30

what moro could have been asked?
Bat the anti-Mann, anti-temper-
ance papers, havesought to drive
Judge Mann and the League to
the prohibition extreme and to
havetheir candidate, Mr.. Tucker.
take the conservative course OF
local option" because-must we
say it?-it is sweeping in popu-
larity over the State. The truth
OF the matter is, to our way OF
thinking, Mr.. Tucker in not a local
optionist in the generally ac-
cepted definition of that title in
our State; norhas heever claimed
to be. Henever voted dry" in his
life, though given the opportuni-
ty; has never been claimed among
the ranks of temperance people,
and would not vote dry except
under peculiar and rare condi-
tions. In his speeches he has
never said hewas an out and out
local optionist, but has always
qualified his remarks by adding
that he was a local optionist so
far as it meant local self govern
ment in all things, whisky, roads.
schools, ad infinitum. This is COM
mon Democratic doctrine, and
no man could run on n Democratic
ticket unless he did. claim to
be such q ''lccal optionist. 1t
is his ardent newspaper summon
ters that have interpreted his
sayings into 'local optionist" in
whisky matters as generally I'M
derstOod, and not Mr.. Tucker.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
CITIZENS OF THE COUNTIES ar
LANCASTER AND RICHMOND.

AS candidate for renon;na+;o, e.
the House of Delegates. subject 70 Az ,o
democratic primary, l ask your aid
unfortunately / am so situated that
shall not be able to call upon Won me-
sonally, but shall deem it nv duty To
meet any and all opponents upon the
musings and discuss the issues of this
campaign. '"''
Relieving in the justice and fairness
OF your Judgment and knowing l have
rendered faithful service 1 feel free
In again asking your support.
Respectfully,
Wheaton, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
CHANCE OF ESCAPE

Anyhow, it looks to us as if VIRGINIA
mas now better chance of escanino
tne aiiiictlon OF Statewide prohibition
(Which would be wide-open prohibition
IN many localities) than she seemed tn
nave a few months ago. AS the tests
proceed In other States, including opr
next neighbor,~ North Carolina. the
bllnd-tiger demonstration will omen the
eyes OF many of the sincere prohibit
uonists who would not be for prohibi-
tion II they were convinced that If
would not prohibit. Virginia is almost
dry nov, geographically. and with the
maintenance of the status ou.S' will,
sooQ become as dry as it is possible to
make It, Prohibition by Statewide
enactment would undo much that has
been done in the direction of real reform
Norfolk Landmark.
We hope the door of escaDe from
a political prohibition campaign
Is not yet closed, but we fear orr
contemporaries throughout the
State that SHE at ''prohibition"
are narrating their nightmares
so persistently that it will STAN
pede the hobby-horses into pro !
hibition, and then-look out for
ioIs OF someone's to get their
feelings and sentiments hurt.
Inc newspapers should not
nave Kept the prohibition bug-a-;
DOC haunting SO. 1t is becoming /,
a boomerang. Judge Mann was {
content to be and continue a 5
local optionist; the Anti-Saloon !
League was satisfied to continue /
lighting it out on that line; SO s
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
SWAP SLAVE FUND
FOR EDUCATION.
puty OF North to Help End Hitter.
acy in South. Says DR.. Lee.

Closing the most successful s.ss;o,
IN It's history with an eloquent address
oy hev' james Lee, ID. d., of Atlanta
ia, the Educational Conference of Inc
methodist Episcopal Church. South 81,
richmond last week announced that !,
VIII probably hold its next meeting IN
Nashville in March, 1910.
Ut. Lee delivered the final speech of
the conference. 1t was strong apnaal
Tor education, and at times the sneaker
VINO is looked upon as one of the moot
distinguished Methodist preachers and
orators in the South, was almost dra-
matte in his delivery.
lie referred to recent story in one
Oh the magazines by man who had
disguised his identity by entering as a
student at various Northern COLLEGES
ne story is entitled Blasting At the
ROCK of Ages" and sets out that tho
author discovered that MANY of tho
aolest professors in the colleges he Wis
lied are teaching the doctrine that God
virtue and truth are merely conven.
tionai, and that there is nothing etor.
nal about either.
DIR. Lee deplored such TEACHINGS and
was thankful that the observations
OF the story writer did not apply to apv
Southern college.
de went far back into anc;ent h;s
tory to show that the nations that b,d
adopted such beliefs had fallen into tbe
lowest depths of shame and corruntion
DANGEROUS DOCTRINE.
Ii this doctrine is instilled into tn.
IRE OF our people," he declared. che
same disastrous results must follow If
this class of atomistic philosophers arr.
rlght, then we have been proceeding on
the wrong principle. The heroes and
martyrs or all the ages were deluded
IF they be right, then st Pal w,e
led away by faneiful and false Illusions
ana Nero, who murdered his mother
was right.
III TINS doctrine be right I'd rather
De an elephant of the jungIes and On,
stack of fodder for breakfast every !
morning than to be 4 king in para. ,
Use OF fools with such beliefs.
Rat, drink and be merry, for tomor-
row you may die is the new doctrine
II TINS be right, instead of abolishinr
oarrooms. put one on every corner and
pray Tor throat a mile long. so we
ian feel the burning liquor long time
Is it goes down.
IF the education board has monev %
rive. put it not there. Put il down
lere, where We still believe in the OLD
way. Some people object to getting
money from the North. | don't
mink II any people have right to get
money from the North, it is the Soutb.
IN people.
They tried slavery in the North
lrst, and. because it wasn't profitable
hey sold the slaves to us. Then they
ook them from us by setting them
rec believe we have a right to COL
ect the money for them now. but if we
an get 1t that way, let us take il in
ducat'on, believe the national gov
rnment ought to make an appropria-
ION Tor education and apporlion il =.
mong the States according to the il
teracy found in each. But some ono
Jay say that is bad idea. saw il is
OF haif SO bad as to waste s24S, 600 600 A
Dr. navy only to have parade on the
ess' with no remote prospect of war, At (
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
kETCH-AWLS FROM EVERYWHERE

+, 80 Richmond does not want loco
option fight for prohibition. No one 10,
done more than its papers to bring abon,
such thing in the state at large and
now all we can say is. let them take tbe;,
own medicine. Blackstone Courier
Call them peach baskets but IN
Roanoke they are certainly bee our,s
with lots of honey in them" saws the
Evening World in that city. The met
aphor Is SO suggestive that we are in
chned to believe the writer must hava
been stuck" and then "stun,r -
DanSille Register.
Judge Mann is gaining ground
throughout this State every dav II
mas been the privilege of the writer for
'ne past few weeks 10 meet a great
many of the people throuebout +be
oinerent sections of the State. ard il
is great pleasure to find so MANY of
tnem favoring the nomination Of Indro
Mann. -Kenbridge Tribune.
'"oHe mann comes from our very
aoors from Southside, Virginia His
record as a Confederate soldier aI
physically disabled, is a bril-
''ant one AS county judge, he for
ohg Time gave to the people of Motto
way the full benefit of his rine knouI
'dge and unfaltering integrity and hon
'r: his service as State senator fron,
ms district is well known to everyone
mo needs no comment at our hands -
-unenburg Times.
we We're shocked the other day to
ee the Petersburg Index-Appeal refer
. . ourselves as the Nor. Landmark ;,
ms reminds us of the English snorts
ian reply to an invitation from
riend: 'A'
Odd Eel: can't come. Mrs s;.L
'oc says tisn't catching. By,
Norfolk Landmark. '
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30

NosURER index of Judge Mann's
promise OF an overwhelming.
victory is to be found than in the
1act that some unfriendly to him
are trying to get q third man in
Inc race. They are calling for
Mr.. Henry Stuart to re-enter
Ihey thus practically confess
that Mr.. Tucker is a "goner"-a
thing we all but knew from the
Jump. '
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
COCK SURE OF 1T.

Tucker says he is sure of his success
mat settles it. But didn't he say the
jamestown Exposition was going to be
a success and didn't it turn into a pink
tea' bridge-whist tangle that required
an expert to save hair pulling and bank
ruptcy. Sussex Standard.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
CnAtCOAL FOR HENs.

! find little powdered charcoal put
IN the morning mash two or three times
Z week will keep fowls free from bowel
trouble. Sitting hens have a dish of il
In their coop where they may eat it as
they choose.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30

WE JUsTcan't comprehend why
any man should neglect to paw
his head tax" Such faiiure
denies him the rarest gift of
free citizenship. Some are under
the impression that by neglect
ing to qualify to vote they will
escape the tax. 1t is not so: the
tax is charged up, and will have
TO be paid later, with interest
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30

FROM the knocks and the des-
uetude following upon the Glib
erty League, fifteen-hundred
strong in Richmond, we opine
II has taken its place beside the
famous MAY Conventions
among the "also-rans".
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
a CARD.

AT the request of many friends an
nouDce myself candidate for non,;na-
tion to the House of Delegates for
Lancaster and Richmond Counties sinh.
Ject to the Democratic Primary.
K. CARTER WELiFoRD
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
TURKEY FALLS.

Hn'isn FRI onsr to the RevoIu-
tienists.
ne army OF Young Turks has taken
1onstantinop'' almost without shot
l ne Sultan. Abdul Hamid, has surren-
dered' ands with eleven of his harem
been deported and will probably be
beheaded. De
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30

Even If it does get US in trouble. we
can. help saying to our friend zee that
a Fish Commission report which doesn't
touch on fish is something of a disap-
pointment. Norfolk Landmark.
No trouble at all. friend-ex-
cept to compel your attention
TO the 1907 report, rather ex-
haustive on the fish subject. That
was made to a Legislature that
could have land probably would
nave, with the help of the Land
mark and others) passed benefi-
clal fish laws. Where was the use
IN repeating, when before it was
as seed In stony ground, and
there was no Legislature to act
TINS year? There is a time for
all things.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30

Pay your Poll Tax by tomorrow
night tSaturdayl. or you will no,
De able {" vote In the coming elee
tIsns.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-30
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO CORN PRIZE

The recent movement started by the
r,mes'Disparch for corn prize for vir-
g'nia farmers has so far gathered in
TINS fiattering subscription, with others