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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17
Rainswood, Va.

Dear Santa Claus:-Please bring me
a rocking horse, g doll. ring, sheep
on wheels, . horse on wheels, basket of
grapes, oranges and bananas. AS yop
hsye not been to our house for so long
I was afraid you would forget about
me. B9BRIE Snow.
Mia, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17

KERMIT ROOSEVELT killed a.
bonpo. Glad of it. We always
hated bongos. One got in our
rabbit gum waen We were a how.
and it smelt awful. -
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa:-I am little girl lust
SIX years old and as it is near Christ
mas will write you little note and
tell you what l want. If you have
these things to spare I would like to
have doll baby, tea set, tricycle.,
nice large Teddy Bear and nice lot
OF goodies, such as candy. cakes. apples
and all kind of nuts. and anything else
you would like to bring me. Now San
ia don't forget me on Christmas Eve.
.-. Your little girl.
GLADYS M. HAYNIE.
Alfonso, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa Ciaus:-I want you to
please come TO see me Xmas and bring
me little piano and negro baby. am
q little girl 5 years old Xmas day.
f'ease bring me some candy, oranges
and other good things.
Your little girl.
LIMA CRoxroN.
Irvingfop. Va
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17
Iryington. Va.


Dear Sahta:-I am little boy ten
years old and when you come around
Christmas Eve at night want you to
bring me a pair of gum boots, a nice
rubber ball, pocket knife. a package
OF fre-crackers, package OF caps for
my pistol and-a nice lot Of fireworks,
such as roman candles and sky rockets.
eaRdy, cakes, nuts end all such goodies.
Don't forget qe Christmas Eve.
Your little boy,
49, Emory W. HAyNIE.
Alfonso, Va.
Dear Santa Claus:--I am a nice little
boy just six years old and want YOU to
come to see me and bring me some nuts.
cakes, apples. oranges, handkerchief
sud knife.
YouF little boy.
Rainswood, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17
Irvington, Va.

Dear Santa Claus !4;f anna little boy
five years old. ! don't want you to
forget to come to see me- Xmas and
bring me hobby-horse and pistol
and some caps and lots OF good things
70 eat. IN be good boy until tn. n.
Your little friend, 4
EVERETT CRANDALL.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17

dearest Santa:-As Xmas is fast APP
preaching will write letter to you to
let you know what to bring me on Xmas
eve. i want little express wagon,
A. b. c. blocks and some candy. Am
a little boy five years old. Now don't
forget to come; will go to bed early.
Your little boy,
J. CARROLL MCKENNEY, JR.
Brookvale, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17
HERE'S A RECORD RREAKE1

IN TOUR years the business OF our hcre fife ASSOCIATIVE,
as mere ihan auadrpled as shown above Starting in 1875
t t ess man npnarsd thousand dollars there go times
dollars - 80 80 ~ luminous ol
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17
Iryington, Va.

Dear Santa Glaps:-I am little girl
three years old, ! want you to bring
me a little rocking chair an / a doll baby
and some candy. nuts and oranges, and
any thing else you choose TO bring,
Your little girl,
AGNES CRANDALL.
Irvinoton We
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa:-As you did not bring
what asked for last Christmas am
gong to give you another chance to do
likewise You can bring me little boy
IN swing, suit of clothes, horn. pair
OF gloves, candy, peanuts, oranges and
any other leavings you may have.
Hoping you may serve me as well as
usual 1 am trying hard to be sorter
good until Xmas. Good bye.
MALCOLM LEE HAMMoNDs.
lryiaQtOn Va
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17
Your little girl,
Lula RoANE. HAMaoNDs.
lrvington, Va, -, -. ..

Dear SaDta;-As 1t is near Xmas ]
will write and let you know what
want. ] want you to bring me big
doll, pair of rubber shoes. dolls Car.
rage and some candy. cakes, oranges,
peanuts and nuts.
Your friend, -.
y MAGGIE ". HAMMoNps. T.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17
YOURS expectantly;
GEORGE K HAMMoNDs
Irvington. Va.

Dear Santa:-As 1t is near Xmas !
will write you few lines to let YOU
know what / want. / want you to
bring me big doll, and nice little toys
thst can dance and run. peanuts, nuts,
candy add an orange. am five years
OLD ana will try to be good girl until
Christmas. -
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17

Dear Ssnta:-I would like YOU to-
bring me sled. a billy postum and I'D
Christmas book.
Your FRIEND,
Sunnybank, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17
Desires Of the Little Ones Told to
Dear Old Santa in his Far Away
Home. Through the Citizen.

Desr Santa;-Plesse bring me wagon
ana billy possum and a Christmas
DOCK. Your friend, ri
Lillian CROCKETT.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa:-I- am a little boy, not
quite three years old. and If Cook and
Peary haven't routed you bring me any
old thing, as / am not old enough to lie
very choice. .-...- ..-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17

Dear Santa claus:-As it is getting
near Christmas I win write to you to
let you know what want you to bring
me. a pair of gloves, a toque, and
some candy, cakes. oranges and pea
nuts. Your little girl,
!. .4-- Co., BESSIE HAMMoNps
frvfp w. a. rs -Fsh z
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17
Dear Sants:-Please bring me yeloc-
ipede and some candy and oranges.
Your friend,
go MARVIN CROCKETT.

My dear Santa:-Am a little girl
eleven years old and want you to be
sure and come around to see me Christ
mas eve and bring me doll. piano
for my doll, box of paper and some
candy. Please don't forget where i
live. Your little friend.
VlRGIE MCKINNEY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17

Nicolas Tesla states that he has in
vented system of wireless telephone
that will send message clean around
the world in the fraction OF a second.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-12-17

All communications or business letters
vooule oe addressed TO the VIRGINIA CITIZEN
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14
Horrible Death Lay IN Wait
for Woman Extinsuish Flam-
inQ Brush.

Dushore, Oct. S.-With her cloth
ing all burned from her body and
her flesh so badly roasted that it
crumbled to dust when touched, Mrs.
William Fairchilds, who lived about
a mile from this place, was found by
neighbors yesterday about noon.
She lived for two hours, suffering the
most intense agony, before death re-
lieved her. Her clothing had caught
fire while she was fighting a brush
blaze.
Mrs. Fairchilds was atone at her
home yesterday about noon when
she noticed that passing engine had
set fire to pile of brush near the
barn. Fearing that the blaze would
get beyond control and reach that
structure she attempted to beat it
out. The wind blew her dress into
the flames and i'm almost a second
she was all ablaze. Maddened by
the pain she started to run to the
house, her every movement only
serving to make her rescue mole i'm
possible. After running about 100
yards she fellto the ground, a with
ing mass of charred flesh, from
whichevery bit of clothing had been
| burned.
Neighbors who live across the
fields were attracted by the wo,
mans screams, and saw her just be-
fore she fell. They said that when
they first saw her she was one big
ball of fire. AS quickly as possible
they ran to her assistance, but she
was beyond human aid, though con
scious. In addition to her terrible
burns which We're over her entir'
body, she had inhaled fire ant
though a physician was summoned
it was impossible to do anything ex
cept alleviate, to certain extent
the pain she suffered. She was con
scious to the last. Deceased wa
aged about fifty years and is surviv
led by her husband and five children
two sons and three daughters.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14

A great deal is said nowadays
about Americas heavy debt to Eu-
rope. Bankers estimate that this
country's unpaid obligations at pres
ent amount to S400, 100000.
There is nothing either new or sim
lister about this apparently immense
sum which the people of the United
States now owe. To pay the interest
and dividends upon our securities
owned abroad and to meet the for.
eign insurance polices requires
several hundred millions annually.
Add to this at least 100000, 900 of
good American dollars which are
carried out of the country every
year by tourists and it will be found
that the United States must sell CON-
modities to foreigners worth from
$500, 100000 to $400,0oO,OO0 more
than it purchases from them in order
to square the balance sheet.
BY the great excess of our exports
we pay off the debt which is piled up
every year against this country. For
months past the United States has
been buster than usual in importing
all manner of supplies-necessities
as we'll as luXurieS--an inevitable
sequel to the trade expansion at
home.
But Europe must and will buy
hugely from the United States. 1t
will be obliged to pay very big
price for cotton, corn, and wheat,
and it will take all of each of these
great staples that our tpeople can
spare. Our exports of these products
will be limited only by our supplies,
as there is ever ready world mar
ket for them.
The United States mines just
abovt the amount of gold which the
country annually requires and it is
the only great nation which can do
this. We have silver to sell, so that
in the precious or money metals we
have little surplus every year
In making the grand international
settlement the fact that the United
Estates need not first buy gold in or
der to pay its debts with that meta
is of much consequence. But mos
of all are we indebted to the farmer
for the ease with which this country
cancels its great obligations to the
outside world and builds up a trade
and cash balance for itself.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14
Taft an 0ptimist.

President Taft is an 0ptimist. He
is one of the many millions of Amer
lean citizens who believe that the
world is much better and brighter to-
day than it was so years ago;
'that each man has greater in
terest in his fellOWmen than was
the case fifty years ago" There is a
whole lot of truth in that latter
statement. Men of wealth today
are doing more for those who need
help than the rich did half century
ago. This help is given in many
ways-in endowing colleges and
schools of learning; in atfording op
portunities to the worthy man to in
crease his ability of earning living;
ia giving him chance to rise in the
| world and become one of its great
and influential powers.
| Men and women on every side are
striving to uplift those who show a
disposition to get out of the rut.
A helping hand is extended and men
who are possessed of ability are lift
ed into position of prominence and
responsibility, no matter whether
they be rich or poor. The peo-
Pile take an optimistic view of
things and in their minds eye see
the great possibilities which loom up
largely in front of them. The world
is becoming more IA place of pleas
ant living than temporary abiding
/ place for those who are hopeless.
President Taft is an optimist because
he has mingled with the people and
has read in their faces that happiness
which comes only to a contented
people.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14
Union County Family Poisoned.

Charged with attempting to poison
his mother-in-laW, Mrs. Anna Stet-
ger, of Laurelton, near Lewisburg
and her entire family, by placing
arsenic in medicine and flour which
they used, Jocob B,ughman, 3j
years old, of Cass, West Virginia, is
under arrest here. Baughman and
his wife had a disagreement and she
returned to her mothers home in
Laurelton. He followed and made
an effort to effect reconciliation.
In this he was unsuccessful, and after
another disagreement left the house.
Shortly after his departure members
of the family who partook of some
of the medicine became violently
sick. Others of the family and and
some neighbors who ate some
bread baked with flour that was i'll
the house during baughmans visit,
also became ill with symptoms
which indicated arsenical poisoning.
An analysis of the bread, -four,
and medicine disclosed arsenic. G.
b. Booth of troop b, state con-
stabulary, was detailed to make an
Investigation. He arrested Baugh-
man in a lumber camp near Phillips
burg, Center County. He was
brougt to Lewisburg and given a
hearing and held for the January
term of court.-EX.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14

Every precinct politician under
stands the old complimentary vote
game"
to fool the unsophisticated, and il has
time and again been successful.
What is a complimentary vote?
1t is Just the same as any other
vote, only that it is usually vote got
ten under false representation. The
theory of the man who goes after votes
of this character is that the man from
whom he asks a complimentary vote
Is so ignorant that he does not kno@
that he is voting against his party. his
party nominee and his party's princi-
ples, just as positively and just as ef.
fectually as the man who has always
been out in the open as an avoWed
political enemy of the party from
whom the complimentary vote is so
licited.
c LaRue Munson, the Democratic
nominee for associate justice OF the
supreme court of Pennsylvania, nomi
natGu III I1OulUOH NoAA
vention and placed upon a Bourbon
Democratic platform, in which every
principle OF Republicanism is attacked
and particularly the fundamental prin
cipe OF protection, which Is vita
issue in the present campaign. pre-
sents a unique spectacle in the present
contest in appealing for votes. com
plimentary or otherwise, from Repub
Iicans of the Keystone State.
AS the personal director OF his owr
canvass Mr. Munson should take him
self into council and decide to aban
don his present political campaign ou
of Difference to the unquestionable ant
unquestioned public sentiment.
If he shall do this his standing viii
the bar OF Pennsylvania, after his over
wheIming defeat on Nov. 2. will a
,east not be as low as It otherwis'
would na
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14
DANCERS al School.

Physicians, parents, and school
teachers are aware of the fact that
the dangers which confront the child
who attends the public schools. Some
Of these dangers are: Too violent eX-
ercise, liability to accident while at
play; injuries to eyesight through
neglect to have their eyes examined,
and the menace of fast driving ofve-
hicles on the streets over which
children must pass on their way to
school. With proper care these
dangers may be avoided or minimiz-
ed, but there is another and graver
danger which it seems cannot be
guarded against successfully OF
coming into contact with and con-
,racting contagious or infectious dis
cases, a danger which is almost con-
.tantly present.
Parents are sometimes accused of
carelessuesS in sending their child
rem to school when they are afflicted
with contagious disease, but the par
ents are not always to blame. 1t is
sometimes impossible for phycian
to correctly diagnose case of sick
ness until after it is too late to pre-
vent the sick child from mingling
with her school mates, hence it is
not surprising that parents cannot
always know what is wrong with
their children when they are indis-
posed. Because of this uncertainty
during the first stages of sickness
cases of contagious diseases are found
among children who have been at
tending school regularly.
Many children have contracted
contagious diseases while at schoo
aud the only preventive which car
De suggested is that parents, wher
they discover that their child is i'll
keep her at home until a physician
has thoroughly examined her an(
ascertained the nature OF her illness
This might be regarded as foolisi
proposition, but as no parent desire
that other children may be mad
seriously i'll through her neglect t.
take every precaution against tn
spread of contagious disease it woul'
be displaying wisdom on the part O
patents to be sure their child is no
: afflicted with such disease rather thai
/ to be too anxious to have their chill
attend school while ill.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14
The Gun May Be Used After October IS

The woodcock season opened Fri
day, Oct. 1st. Bear came in at the
same date.
Under the rules relating to wood.
cock but ten may be killed in day,
twenty in week and fifty during
the season by one person. The num-
Der of bear is unlimited.
On October 18th. the season opens
for pheasant, quail wild turkey and
squirrel fox black or gray.)
The new game law as interpreted
in the Digest" published by the
secretary of the game commission,
provides that of English Mongolian
or Chinese pheasant ten may be kill
ed in a day, twenty in a week and
fifty during the season by one per-
son
OF ruffed grouse, commonly called
pheasant, five may be killed in a
day, twenty in a week and fifty dur
ing the season by one person.
OF quail or Virginia partridge ten
may be killed in day, forty in a
week and sevepty-five during the
season by one person.
OF wild turkey one may be killed
in day, two during the season by
one person.
OF squirrels six of combined kinds
may be killed in IA day by one per-
son
The season for rabbits opens on
Nov. 1st. Ten may be taken in a
day by one person.
Rabbits are said to he very plenti-
iul this season.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14
Arrested for Stealing.

Constable Frank Kellogg arrested
Solou Narguson at the Forksviile
fair on Thursday, on charge of steal
ing various articles from l.. +. Marcy
aud others. A bicycle belonging to
Burton Bpnnet came into possession
of Varguson without the formaitles
of a deal, and this ambiguous trans
action will figure in the trial which
will be held in justice court at Mon
roeton Saturday. Nargason secured
bail for appearance at the hearing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14
Munsaa, Democratic Nominee
forSupreme Court, Criticised.
HIS TACTICS CONDEMNED
Touching Elbows With All Kinds OF
Politicians In Tour OF the State and
With a Pathetic Appeal For Com
pIimentary" Votes From Republi'
cans.
Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, Oct. IL.

Harrisburg, Oct. IL.
Members of the judiciary and law
yers generally throughout Pennsylya'
nla are commenting adversely upon
the remarkable campaign that is De-
Ing conducted by c. LaRue Munson
the Democratic nominee for associate
Justice of the supreme court, In his
own behalf.
This ambitious gentleman has cast
aside all regard for precedent and has
Ignored traditions OF the legal profes'
sion in making political canvass Tor
election to the highest judicial tr1'
bunal In the commonwealth
1t has apparently not occurred to
MIR. Munson that the proprieties of the
situation should prompt an asp1rant
for an Office of this exalted character
to respect the sentiment OF the people
which has been manifested upon many
an occasion in absolute hostility to
anything calculated to bring the Judi
ciary into the game OF politics or 10
besmirch the judicial ermine with
the communicating influence Of q per
sonal political campaign.
Pronounced Public Sentiment.
In Pennsylvania, probably more than
in any other state, has it been agreed
that candidates for the supreme bench
should refrain from any act that might
be construed as appealing for or so
Letting votes or to influence polittca
campaign in any particular.
That an aspirant for the greatest OF
| fee of judicial nature in the gift .
the people of the state should be fount
going from county to county, from Dor
ough to borough. from ward to ward
| in a mad hunt for votes, touching el
bows with all sorts and manner o
men, good. bad and Indifferent. will
no evidence of realization of the un
dignifed, unwholesome and dangerou
character of the canvass, has cal
ed forth storm of protests such a
would startle q man of ordinary ser
sibilities.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14

To Cure Constipation Forever
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lOc or 700
II g. g, c. fail to cure. druggists refund money
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14

No-I ~ Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco LaDit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. Soc. 81. All druggists
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14
Policy of a Politician.

How different with his opponent
Mr.. Munson. Mr.. Munson is now on
tour of the state, shaking hands with
all who will honor him with an oppor
tunity to do so. A complete pollticat
machine, entirely independent of the
regular Democratic state committee
has been running in his special inter
est ever since he entered the race
Canvassers are out in the state. letters
are being written to Republicans so
liciting their support for his candi
dacy. and individual appeals are being
made for complimentary" votes fof
Mr.. Munson from men Of the majorit!
party.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-14
A Judges High Ideals.

Judge Robert Won MoschZisker, ever
since he was honored with a unanl
nous nomination for the supreme
bench, has refrained from taking any
part whatever in the political cam
paign. He spent the summer in Nova
Scotia. and since his return has been
industriously engaged in the perform
ance of his judicial duties in the court
of common pleas of Philadelphia. He
has declined every invitation to ad-
dress meetings, to attend receptions OF
political character or to participate
in public dinners where any reference
might be made to his candidacy
In his speech of acceptance of the
nomination, Judge Won Moschzisker
showed how much he respected public
sentiment. Among other things he said:
The candidate for judicial Office
occupies different position from
other candidates. Under our Gus
toms he is nominated b. tAe party
convention and may reasonably
look for the usual party support
but he is not in q position to dis
cuss politics or the policies OF his
party. for the reason tl2t Wnen
elected to the bench he has moth
ing whatever to do with politics or
the carrying out of pa ty policies.
In fact it becomes his duty, when
elected, to forget that he was a
candidate of any particular party
and to proceed to administer the
law for the whole people without
regard to any principles or poll
cies, save the principles OF the law
as he is given the power to under
stand them. Fortunately. these
ideas have become fixed in Penn
sylvania, and it is not my desire
to make any departure therefrom.
Not a single word or a single act o
Judge Won Moschzisker since that da
can be pointed to that might be eve
twisted into a suggestion of an appea
for q solitary vote
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-30
GARNEILL

Roy Stanley of Judith Gap, was
transacting business in town last
Saturday.
Mrs. Benahauf of Great Falls, was
a guest at the Garneill hotel Sunday.
Misses Drinkard and Oles attended
the school entertainment at Moore
last Friday. They report having had
nice time.
Commissioners Neill is busy these
days rounding up those who try to
move stock out of the country with
out paying their taxes. ole gets
''em." Billy watches after the inter-
ests of the county.
Sam I.utZ, the prosperous farmer,
has let a contract to John johnson to
break POO acres of land. John breaks,
discs, harrows and puts the field in
shape for the seed. He will use his
new traction outfit.
The X. =. hall will soon he moved
to the new town near the depot. This
is the first building to be moved, and
as usual the X. +. boys are up and
coming. John johnson has the con-
tract.
The mule sale at Garneill Saturday
was good one. The McQuitty Bros.
certainly had a nice bunch of mules,
which sold very readily and brought
fancy prices. Buyers were in town
from all over the country.
THAT steamship which left Liver
pool Saturday the oath, has full list
Of passengers booked for all over the
United States. Garneill will get some
of them. We wish them a safe vOy-
age across the big pond.
Eugene Hart of Trout creek, is very
sick at his brothers home. We hope
to hear Of his speedy recovery.