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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
DOINGS In CONGRESS.

In the tariff bill passed by the House
every special interest is served hand
somely: the public interest is forgotten.
The bill as it leaves the House is an
accumulation of exposed and demon
strated frauds on the people such as
has never. before been perpetrated even
in the odorous name of tariff revision. -
Baltimore News.
After three weeks of consideration
the Payne tariff bill was passed by the
House of Representatives by vote of
PIT to 16l. One Republican, Austin
(Tennessee). voted against the meas
ure, and four Democrats, all from
Louisiana, voted for it. The final vote
demonstrated the capacity of the Re
publican organization to get together.
When the bill actually was passed the
Republicans cheered Justify, some dan
cling up and down the aisles and patting
their fellow members on the back.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
TUCKER SCORES MANN.
indignation Throughout the State
at mud-slineins by Tucker.

The comments we have seen, save
one or two from Richmond, protest
against the manner of canvass MIR. III.
st. George Tucker launched last week
IN Accomac. 1t is considered detrimen-
tai to the Democratic party, in view of
the fact that our nominee will have to
face strong Republican fight, and it
brings to mind the unwisdom of like
attacks by Governor Montague upon
Senator Martin and the overwhelming
rebuke by the people.
In Accomac Mr.. Tucker bitterly ar
raigned Judge Mann's war record, his
stand on the Pullman car bill. and then
pitched into him on church matters.
Commenting on the newspaper report
that he MANN was brought out by
church people, Mr.. Tucker said:
This is a serious question and hope
1T is not true. Has the good old State
OF Virginia brought her churches down
from their lofty pedestal to mingle in
politics, after the battle being waped
and won by our forefathers, TO Worship
God IN the church and at home, especi-
| ally these great churches of the Bap-
fist and Presbyterian
II came here with nc league behind
me, no Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union back of me. as | under
stand my opponent has,.
Here is the statement in the Man.
chester speech of Judge Mann upon
which Mr.. Tucker based his excoria.
lions:
"But will not tie my hands by max.
| ing deal with any of these. | stand
unpledged to any man or party. | am
IN public life today to see a great moral
principle carried out before | die.
Continuing, he declared that temper.
ance and the Mann bill had the sup.
port of the Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Union, the Methodist, Baptist anG
other churches"
Like the Christian gentleman he is,
Judge Mann has taken the attacks OF
Mr.. Tucker calmly and not answered
back in kind.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

State Commission of Fisheries meets
today in Murphy's Hotel, Richmond,
and tomorrow at Cape Charles.
Forty-fve thousand shad were shipped
from Cape Charles Saturday, mostly
to northern points, by j. E. N. Sterling.
A few soft crabs have been caught
and shipped out of Eastern Branch, Lam
caster county,. but they arc very small
yet, p
Advance schools of menhaden are
coming into the Chesapeake. Herring
are here in greater numbers than
usual. ~
The high .sou'east wind of Monday
and Tuesday wrought destruction to
fish nets on the western shore, and just
at time when fish were beginning TO
run good.
A Westmoreland planter says it is
mot matter of starving because they
have no oysters, but because they can
not sell the thousands of bushels they
have now on hand. The Oysterman.
A ten-pound roe-shad WAS caught at
Tilghman's Island, Md. IL was two
feet long. One dusky fisherman, when
the fish was thrown upon the beach, is
said to have mistaken it for young
shark.
Steamer Bradley, owned by Capt.
Ocran Humphreys and others who fish
for the Bellows & Squires works, Ocran,
went out in search of the bunkers Tues
day of last week, returning Saturday
with small catch. This boat is always
the first out.
Captain Chichester, of the steamship
Arapahoe, from Jacksonville and
Charleston, reports having passed
through immense schools of mackerel
while off the Delaware capes and New
Jersey coast, containing millions of
fish. One school alone. according to
Captain Chichester. covered an area of
more than square mile.
The demand for tomatoes here is very
lifeless. Those that purpose running
their canneries want only a limited
amount of fruit. and we hear of no
gasoline boats coming from a distance
up any Of our creeks for fruit. n
1t seems the low price and slow sale of
last season pack of herring will cause
many to cut out" packing here this
season; and the writer hopes that as
the season advances ''Uncle Rufus and
Aunt Liza" can both get herring very
cheap, and exchange eggs, corn or any
thing they have for them. - estmore-
land Corr, N. N. News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
CRISP NEWS.

Pneumonia, believed TO be the direct
result of the snow and sleet of March
4, has carried off 33 more victims for
the week ended April 3. Since March 4
l23 deaths from this cause have been
chronicled in the District Of Columbia.
Superintendent of Public instruction
Joseph ID. Eggleston, Jr., and Secretary
R. c. Stearnes were speaking yesterday
in the interest of public education. Mr..
Eggleston spoke with Judge Mann at a
rally in Southampton county, atur-
days Times-Dispatch.
Gov. Swanson with a commission
composed of State officials and Confed-
crates was at Gettysburg. Pa, last
week to locate a position fer a monu-
ment for the Virginia troops who took
part in the battle of Gettysburg. The
appropriation for this is $4,000.
At the recent session of the Balti-
more Annual Conference. held in Balti-
more, Rev. S. A. Parker was appointed
Resident Principal for Bowling Green
Female Seminary, Bowling Green, Car
oline Co., Va, and entered upon his
work April 10. Bowling Green Semi
nary is one of the oldest schools for
girls in Virginia. In 1868. Mrs. Chand-
Ter began the school and for forty-two
years the work has been carried on. II
is a part of the Southern Seminary
System of Schools. under the manage.
ment of Revs- E. H. Rowe and j. S.
Engie.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

SINCE the primary plan failed
to turn the fins" out and the
"outs" in, the dissatisfied element
in the party has started the
clamor for a convention-with
the sole hope that it would fling
something their way. Micawber
like, they are waiting for some
thing to ''turn up. They have
nothing to lose, they reason, and
maybe will gain something. The
despised convention might bring
that something. There will be
no convention. The State Com
mittee is not going to put up a
convention to a people now
harassed with two elections q
year. And should a convention
be held, it might take the bit in
its teeth and tacitly declare a
nominee for the party for Gov
ernor. Oh mama! what wry
faces the disgruntled would
make! Worse than the after
effects of the famous ''May Con-
vention".
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
POLITICAL.

The Republican State Convention Is
'a'led to meet in Newport News July
18th. The State COMMITTEES met in
Lynchburg aud came to that decision.
The State Democratic Committee
shows good sense by not regarding the
ciamor for a convention. A change
from the frying-pan to the fire is unde-
sirable. Norfolk Landmark.
Judge Mann pricked that little ''Me,
too, plagiarism and pretension with
neatness and despatch when he showed
that the ''me, too. "imitator was Harry
Tucker and not himself. Petersburg
Index-Appeal.
when was Tucker born?" queries
Judge Mann. Why he was born tenn
perance advocate and q prohibitionist
after he became a candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination. That's when
he was born. -Index-Appeal.
The county press is lining up for
Judge Mann. The latest recruit is the
Bedford Democrat. which says:
The primary to nominate candidates
for State officers had practically super
seeded the election. When the primary
is equivalent to an election to exert any
influence in the choice of Governor a
newspaper must express it's preference
before the primary. The Democrat
therefore feels constrained 10 advo-
cate the nomination of Judge Mann
for Governor. In its advocacy of Judge
Mann it will not assail his opponent
unless such course be necessary in de-
fence of the man it prefers.
The Honorable T. A. Jett, of. this
place. is receiving best wishes for sue
cess in the coming primary from his
large circle of friends. He has quite a
number of letters from prominent citi-
zens of Westmoreland assuring him that
they know of no opposition there. and
piedging him hearty support. In the
beginning of Mr.. Jets political cam
paign two years ago 1t was believed by
some that he was too good a man for
the place. How could that be? Surely
il good men are needed anywhere it is
where our laws are made. Should other
than honorable Christian men be al
lowed to frame the laws, under which
honorable Christian men. and women as
well. are to live. and by which they are
to abide? Certainly not. Docs any one
think it would honor our beloved State
or benefit US to keep our good men at
home with nose to the grind-stone
and send other than good up to Rich
mond to make laws for Virginia. Reed
vile Corr. N. N. News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
CATARRH CANNOT BE cURpo

with LOCAL APPLICATIo as they cannot
reach the scat of the disease. Catarrh IL q
blood or constitutional dis ease and I'm order
to cure it you must take internal remeaie.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. ana
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur-
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure ia not auask
medicine. IL was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this countr, for years and
is regular prescription. IL is composed of
the best tonics known. combined with the bcst
blood purifiers acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination of the two
ingredients is what produces such wonderfnI
malls free.
]. CHENEY s. co Props Toledo. @
Sold by Druggists. price 75c
Take Halls Family pills for consultation
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
wo,d. To Freeze The SouI.

Your son has Consumption. His case is hope
less" These appalling words were spoken to
Geo. +. Blevens, leading merchant of SPRING
field. N. c.. by two expert doctors-one lung
specialist Then was shown the wonderful pow or
OF DIR. Kings New Discovery After three week.
use" writes Mr.. Bevens. he well as ever
j would not take all the money in the world for
what il did for my boy" infallibIe for Coughs
and Colds it's the safest. surest cure of desperate
Lung diseases earth. SOC. and 81 90. Alldrug-
gsts guarantee satisfaction. Trial bottle free
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
CITIZENS OF TIE COUNTIES OF
LANCASTER ANURtCH aOND.

As candidate for denomination to
the House of Delegates, subject to the
ID, mocratic primary. i ask your aid.
Unfortunately am SO situated that
! shall not be able TO call upon you per-
sorally. but shall deem il my duty 10
meet any and all opponents upon the
hastings and discuss the issues of this
campaign.
Believing in the Justice and fairness
of your judgment and knowing l have
rendered faithful service / feel free
in again asking your support.
Respectfully,
JNo. CURLETT.
Wheaton, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
THAT "MACHINE. /"
(Amherst New Era.)

We have supreme contempt for that
set of high-planers in Virginia, who
cry Machine" at that true element of
the Democrat party. who work in season
and out of season for its success and
it's nominees. Some one. once said,
whenever you hear fellow crying
thief" then he has either stolen some
thing or fixing to do so. Just so it is
when we hear fellow crying ina
chine" against the true and brave Dem
ocrats of Virginia who have been and
are loyal at all times to the Democratic
party, watch The is either a sore
head, mug-wump, bolter or is fix
ing to make machine" of his own.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

Sixty-five business men have
to reform Roanoke.
Little towns as well as big ones
have their troubles, and reform
organizations may Yet come
into vogue throughout this Sec
ton. Men who have their all
staked in our little centres, and
who have spent years to build up
localities, cannot permit a Jew
vicious characters to shatter all
by their mean acts.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
PIsTOL.TOrING AND WHIsKEY.

Two promising young men in North
Carolina. imbibing ''moonshine, got
into discussion over the merits of two
teams pulling capacity Pistols were
whipped out, and one of the men fell
dead while the other lies mortally
wounded.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
HIGHEST PRICE FOR WHEAT.

Wheat sold in Chicago April 9 for
s1.3s per bushel, the highest price in
many years.
Messrs. C. T. Purks, of Lagrange,
and w. H. Deshazo. of Farley Vale, in
King George, have sold their crops of
corn aggregating 4, 900 bushels to Turner
Bros, of Salisbury, Md, for 70 cts.
over rail of vessel at their landing on
the Rappahannock. Fredericksburg
Free Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

WE AGREE with the Richmond
News Leader that, so it would
seem, there is nothing to debate
on this campaign. We, too,
should oppose joint debates. 1t
would be detrimental to the
party and consist OF nothing but
Dragging and abuse of ones
opponent. The only good we
can see to come of Joint debates
by Democrats would be the has
tening OF the end of the perni-
cious primary.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
PAY YOUR POLL TAXES.

Pay yonr poll tax before May
9Th if you wish to vote in the
primary and the general election
this year, and pay all your taxes
if you wish to be thought well OF
as a citizen.-Exchange.
This is good advice, but be
sure to pay them by May 2nd,
or you will be left. Some of our
exchanges have the date wrong.
Anyway, why not pay them
now?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

1t was reported here yesterday that
Messrs. Herring and Pyke had caught
at one haul at the Gums on the Poto-
mac 500 pounds of rock fish. Stafford
Corr, Free Lance.
Is that a joke-Herring and
Pyke hauling on the Gums for
rock?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

WASHINGTON newspapers state
that the new lineformerly known
as the Randall Steamer line is
planning to extend the service of
that company, and will put on
boats that will be better fitted
for freight than those now owned
and that their work will not
only take in the Potomac but
extend into the Chesapeake.
There is opportunity for trade
between Washington and the
Rappahannock. This river is
web supplied with both fish and
oysters, as well as early truck,
and all this of the best quality.
A steamship line touching the
landings near the mouth of this
river, the Piankatank and the
adjacent shores should do a good
trade, besides which many pas
sengers might be taken direct to
Washington, instead of by the
roundabout way of Baltimore.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

To THE Richmond Journal, that
seems to be adjusting its caput
to any old cap coming its way,
we have but to suggest a COM
parison of it's report of Judge
Mann's Petersburg audience and
speech with the reports of it's con-
+emporaries-to say nothing of
the Charlottesville account.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

The peach-basket hat has no merit
whatever. You can't even slice it up
and eat it with cream. -Times-Dispatch.
What's under it usually calls for
the peaches and cream.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

In THE absence of our editor,
who is also the State Commits
sioner of Fisheries, we take occa-
sion to return thanks for the
kind expressions and compli-
ments in the press and by letter
from public men upon the last
annual report of the Commits
sion OF Fisheries. The year was
a hard one and our State officials
were put to their metal to make
a good showing for the oyster
industry.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

"WoN'T the Richmond Times
admit that Richmond
has more corns per Hill than any
other place in the Slater" in
quires the Norfolk Landmark.
Possibly; but not more to the
foot
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

COMPULSORY education would
mean that the child ofevery negro
not now attending school would
be put to school at the white
mans cost. The "white mans"
burden in the South is now al
ready more than we care to bear.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

If THE abuse OF one Democrat
by another, as at Heathsville
last Monday, and the personal
that almost produced
a riot at Spotsylvania court last
week are not breaking the back
bone of the primary then she is
a spineless ''critteF". 1t is surely
a case of the calf with too much
rope.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

INSTEAD of "peach basket"
"upturneda dishpan", and such
titles we have come to the con-
clusion chat, the new hat is more
of an "eaves-dropper".
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

OLD c. SNAKE before he was
put out of commission, gave the
photographers if not the u. S.
soldiers the jim-jams-they are
still seeing snakes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

The Standard Oil Company is
again in court. Its attorneys
are insisting that it never did it.;
that if it did it, it was because it
was obliged to; and that in any
case it has stopped doingit. On
one or all of these pleas it hopes
to get off and be complimehted
by the court for patriotism.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16

RICHMOND wants to be ''let
alone" and not forced into a
local option fight, say it's news
papers and the Liberty League.
Isn't that rather puerile, when
this element has precipitated the
temperance fight throughout the
State? Reminds us of the boy
and the hornets nest, or the
boy and the calf, or the hole
in the mill-dam, or the burning
OF brush piles, or so on. We all
want to see peace, and we
are against Statewide prohibi.
ton in politics, but-"who flung
dat last brick fustl'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
A GA RID.

At the request of many friends l an
nouDce myself candidate for nominal
ton 10 the House of Delegates for
Lancaster and Richmond Counties sub
ject TO the Democratic Primary.
X. CARTER WEXFORD.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
PRINTERS,
STATIONERs,

Blank Book Makers, Bank and Court
Work Periodicals, Papers, Books bound
in rlain or Fancy Binding at LOW
PRICES.
Facilities for Book, Catalog and
Edition Printing.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-04-16
FISH AND OYSTER NOTES.

State Commission of Fisheries meets
today in Murphy's Hotel, Richmond,
and tomorrow at Cape Charles.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-12
The Moss Real Estate Office.

Joseph Moss, the real esate man.
has become located and nicely hxed
M in his new Office in the Josephine
Hotel building. The rooms are IN
every way equal to the best on the
street and rank among the hrst as
real estate offices. Mr.. Moss tuiiy
realizes that to do business as IL
should be, it is necessary to nave
not only a good location but all the
surroundings must be in keeping.
pesore making this move this prac-
t,ca, real state man secured a llst
consisting of many of the very pest
nroperties in the county as well as
very large number in the city, ana
knowing how to advertise, he had q
room full of buyers nearly all the
time and that is why 1T Is necessary
to secure roomy quarters and nicely
fitted and furnished offices. Thos'
who want to buy farms, fruit land'
ord ranches. as we'll as city properly
a. q bargain, should give Mr.. MOSS
call.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-12
Work for "a Wagon Road.

Four and half feet OF snow Is
reported on the West Fork Gold
Beach mail trail at Three Mile'
and the United States mail Is de-
layed for an indefinite period. This
occurs nearly every winter and is
n great argument for mail route
down Rogue River from Grants
Pass.
A combined effort of Josephine
and Curry counties would probaply
induce the post Office department TO
expend a portion Of Its funds for the
Improvement OF post roads on TINS
mail route, and assist the forestry
service to complete the trail now be-
ing constructed, or possibly "
change the trail to a wagon ROAD
TINS giving our coast neighgors at
Ioutlet inland for their produce
Curry is one Of the richest suodi
visions Of the state OF Oregon ou'
is held back by lack OF transpor
tation and even fair mall faciilt'es
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-12
A New Secretary Chosen.

The executive committee OF the
Commercial Club met on Thursday
morning and elected K. e. Blan-
chard Of Fruitdale, secretary. The
club has not had regular secretary
for some weeks and consequently
this action of the committee was
highly necessary. Mr.. Blanchard Is
a thorough going business man and
has the required ability to do the
work for which he has been chosen.
He came here with his family nearly
a year ago from Iowa and after
carefully looking over the country
he purchased property In Fruitdale
and some other portions OF the
county. He has shown himself en-
thusiastic over our climate, soil and
production and he firmly believes
that Josephine county will event.
ually be one of the richest in oregon
and that Grants Pass will soon be-
come a city of great Importance.
From the very first Mr. Blan-
chard has been hard worker in the
cause of irrigation. He was chosen
member of the irrigation com
mittee of the Commercial club anc
in this position he was hard work
or. Later when the Josephine
County Irrigation and Power Com
pany was organized he was elected
a director of the company, and a
once became a prominent figure u
the board. N accepting the secrc
taryship OF the Commercial Cl''f
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-12

The remonstrance presented to the
mayor and city council at Medford
against the granting of a franchise
to the Citizens Telephone Company
was presented by the paid agent OF
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company. The persons whose names
appeared among the first on the doc
ument were those of two prominent
physicians who declare they never
80 much as saw the remonstrance pa
per, and these gentlemen's state
ments are far beyond reproach or
doubt.
Also, w. X. Merrill, the paid agent
of the Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, made the following
statement to reliable business men,
that the Citizens Telephone Company
have not yet been given the fran
chise in Grants Pass, as I'VE have
every reason to believe that the may
or will veto the same regardless OF
the council vote" This statement
was made and can be verified on ap-
plication.
Mr.. Merrill also made the state
ment to reliable business men that
he is amply able to block any game
that the Citizens Telephone Com
pany are able to bring before the
City Council of Medford, and 1t II
probable that the council will asl
Mr.. Merrill to explain this statement
w. X. Merrill's conduct may ye
be investigated and it would not b