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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
GREAT LOSS FROM STORM.

The recent storm, while mild in this
section, played havoc with garden anc
fruit prospects in the middle west anc
south, the line of freezing weather ex.
tending as far as the Gulf states. with
snow at Atlanta and Birminobau
The damage to the cotton acreage is
estimated as at least 90 per cent of the
crop, now mostly planted. The loss is
well nigh irreparable as the supply OF
cotton seed is limited. The blow is sai6
to be the greatest the south has fel,
since the Civil war. From Indiana. Hi.
nois, Ohio and many other regions
come reports of snow, freezing weather
and disaster to fruit. In the west the
damage is very severe, the fruit and
early crops being well advanced. In
twelve of the western states the loss is
estimated as being not less than $50
OOO,OOO covering the country from
Minnesota to Missouri. So far nc
reported the injury in Virginia is
sight. The estimated loss from the
freeze is put down at not less than
Sfe,OOO.O 900. In our section. while the
irost did not seem to actually kill the
fruit, in many cases cherries and small
fruits are dropping, having been chilled
below the point of perfect vitality by
the cool weather. Curiously the wealth
er IN the north was warm, and while
IL was freezing in Georgia it was fifty
degrees above the normal at the furth.
crest weather station in Canada. The
are for more rain in this
region.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
SHE'S HAD EXPERIENCE.

A Spotsylvania lady writes to
the Fredericksburg Star a letter
brim full of sparks. She saws
she is 26 and single, not that she
could not have married, for offers
were plenty, but she has seen too
much OF the suffering married
women are compelled to endure
at the hands of callous-hearted
husbands. She thinks-listen
young man of the nightly lodge
room, listen and ponder-that
she would advise any girl to turn
down a proposal from q man
who had the lodge habit. Home
hrst, she says, lodge second. AS
to that spirit which she declares
is so prevalent in man-that of
thinking everything he does is
rIlght-she has no patience with
it.
Well, there's something in all
that, certainly in that part of
her letter in which she states that
a man should have no secrets
from his wife, especially lodge
secrets. A fellow who will go fo
a lodge meeting and fail to tell
his spouse all about the goat
riding is truly mean and should
not be entrusted with her secrets
especially those she acquires when
she attends the ''needle and
tongue club, and returns home
filled with much news as to the
condition OF society among her
acquaintances.
Yes, '"Twenty-six", as she signs
herself, is on the right track, and
we venture TO bet that she will |
keep a well swept house, and her
husband, when she gets one, in
proper subsection.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
POLITICAL.

In order to vote In the elections thi
year you must pay poll tax by May 7th
Democrats are hoping to replace al
least seven Republican senator's In Con
gress with that number of Democrats
The wave of sentiment against the rule
of the Republican party seems wide
spread.
Governor Hughes of New York has
been appointed as justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States. and has
signified his acceptance of the position.
The appointment seems generally ap-
proved by the public.
The democrats of Rochester, N. Y,
won substantial victory last week !,
electing j. S. Havens, of that city, to
Congress. The district has been for
years one of the strongholds of republi-
canism. Mr.. Ravens won by nearly
5000 majority.
There will be no telling the magni-
tude of the impending upheayal in
November, IT the Republicans be as
short-sighted the country over as they
have been in the Fourteenth Massa-
chusetts and Thirty-second New York
and the Democrats continue to
command the respect of the voters bv
the choice of good men for Office. Wash
ington Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
TO EXAMINE BAY NETS.

The Secretary of War has designated
Col. Thomas l.. Casey, Major Mason nj.
Patri and Captain Warren T. Nannum.
of the corps of army engineers, as a
board to consider and report upon the
subject of establishing regulations ia
govern the placing and operation of
pounds. net and other fish-taking ap-
pllanees in the Chesapeake bay and its
tributaries.
The Fish Commissioners of Maryland
and Virginia, individuals and corpora
ton representatives interested in fish
cries will be heard.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
PUBLIC UNYE LINGS.
Portraits and Statues to be Tn.
yeiied at Warsaw and Montress

On Monday. May End court Day).
1;S0p. m. at Warsaw, several portraits.
tablets and statues will be presented to
the County of Richmond Presentation
addresses as follows: The Common
wealth's Attorney table,, Armstead N.
Wexford. of Richmond county: Clerks
tablet, j. w. Chinn, Jr., of Warsaw
Portraits. T. j. Downing, ofLancaster
Statues, j. Milton Lyell, of Baltimore.
Col. Z. Hugh Smith, of aeathsville, r.
.. Norris, Jr., of Lively, and DR.. G.
w. Beale. of Westmoreland county. re-
speetively will accept them.
Rev. DIR. K. II. McKin, of Washing
ton, ID. C., who visits this section, will
be present. The Board of Supervisors
and the President and officers of the
Monument Association will have charge
of the exercises.
Tuesday, May Bird, at D. M, will be
the occasion at Montross of presenting
and accepting the portraits, tablets and
statues so generously given to West
moreland county. and in public recogni-
ton OF the gifts. Rev. DR.. r. II. Nc
Kim. of Washington. Rev. DIR. G. w.
Beale, of Westmoreland. Mr.. Lawrence
OF the Washington Library of Congress.
and others will deliver short addresses.
The Board of Supervisors, Washington
and Lee Chapter of the Daughters u.
ID. c., members of the WestmoreIand
Camp c. ", the Patriotic Order of Sons
OF America. the officers, teachers and
scholars of public and private schools
and patriotic citizens generally will
take part in the exercises.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
SUBMIT 1T TO THE PEOPLE.

We are pleased to note that our con-
temporary, the Richmond Virginian,
unites in endorsing the suggestion made
by this paper and by the Petersburg
lndex-Appeal that Democratic voters
of Virginia be given an opportunity to
say whether they prefer to adhere to
the primary plan of nominating or
whether they prefer some other plan.-
Danville Register.
More than a year ago the VIZ
GINA CITIZEN launched this suo.-
gestion. We are glad to see such
staunch papers following in our
wake. Yes, to those politicians
who are always "dear''ing the
people, and want to submit any
thing and everything Chat seems
to their personal advantage to
the people, we say submit the
question rs to whether the pri.
mary shall or shall not be abol-
ished. Submit it, and it will be
abolished. Mark the word!
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
Mr.. LEES DISCLAIMER.
Newport News Times-Herald.l

1t was mentioned in our news col
umns the other day that Mr.. w. Nc
Donald Lee might have Coneressiona
aspirations. But the rumor was NOR,
complimentary than real. In the VIR,
GINA CITIZEN of June 4, 1909. the fol.
lowing editorial paragraph was pub.
lished:
TO our friend Cottrell, of the Giou-
cester Tribune, and to others laborinp
under similar misapprehension. the
editor of the CITIZEN emphatically dis
claims any congressional aspirations.
Those who know him Intimately are
aware that ne would not ACCEPT the
honor ION silver platter" las the
old saying goes); no not if rendered
him, and without fight. He has no de-
sire to sever home ties and become a
nabob in the Capital city. Tidewater
virginia has charms not to be resisted,
and is good enough for him. The
honor is one to be proud of, but-wa
have troubles enough without desiring
to add more
We are assured that Mr.. Lee has not
changed his mind since that announce
ment was made. Well, good luck to
him, anyhow, and plenty of oysters.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
flsa AND 0lsTEg SvrSs.

About dozen fishing smacks came
into Norfolk last week with great loads
OF blue fish. This is enc of the best
seasons ever known.
The government, not satisfied with
demoralizing the oyster industry by inn
possible laws and restrictions, have now
commenced what amounts to a crusade
against many sea foods by inauguratine
an investigation of the diseases of fish
and their alleged transmission to the hu-
man race. Fishing Gazette.
From fifteen to thirty bushels of
Spanish mackerel. trout. drum and
shad are being brought to Wacha.
preague daily by the sea fishermen
from pound nets located about two
miles at sea. off Cedar Island. Most
OF this stock is shipped to New York
and brings fancy prices, the mackerel
selling for $l.OO apiece.-Accomack
News.
Due to the close of public ovst.r
rocks April LIST, there is very little ac-
sivity reported in the oyster industry of
Norfolk and all packing houses have
closed after one of the most pros
porous seasons in the history of the in
dustry. Fish in great numbers are now
beng handled by the Norfolk packing
houses. Shad. herring. rock, croakers,
blue hsh and a miscellaneous lot of the
smaller species are being iced and shin
ped to Northern markets. In view of
the large strike" of embryonic oys-
tiers reported from all sections. another
large season is anticipated for next
year.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
"AS MANY MEN AS MANY MINDS. "

Here comes subscriber who was
sent bill for his subscription. He
sends one dollar, but with the irate re.
mark that he presumed we were afraid
70 trust him till he could see US at court.
Another at court, who had also re-
celved "dun," as he was pleased to
call it. said that we should stop the pa
per when the subscription runs out.
Another gets riled if we ask for the
dollar in advance. another when six
months is elapsed. and another if we
meekly ask for it before the second
years subscription is very old.
All which confirms the saying at the
head of this piece. Also it goes to
prove that others can run a paper bet
Ter than the man that is doing it.
Somehow we have been struggling
along nigh onto twenty years, despite
the fact that We don't take all the adj
vice offered.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
HOW TO TELL FIsH's AGE.

Prof. W. A. Herdman, of Liver
pool University, has told his class
how to tell the age of n fish. The
lines on the scales of the herring.
are lines OF annual growth. The
number of lines on the bones are
another Indication.
The ordinary man not a pro-
lessor would have to carry
around a microscope if he went
searching for the fish's age. but
anyone can as easily approximate
the age OF an oyster as the farmer
can his ox's by the rings on it's
horns. Every year the oyster
grows a new bill, or shell edge. at
its mouth. There appears on one
side or the other OF the shell a
ring, or rough ridge. where the
new growth starts out from the
old, and by counting these the
approximate age of the bivalve
can be computed. We have seen
shells which Indicate an oyster
forty years old. But. praise be
to the Virginia oyster. he is lust
as palatable, luscious and tender
at thirty or forty as at three.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
MARK TWAIN DEAD.

Mark Twain Samuel CIemens) died
at his home at Redding. Conn, last
week. In some ways remarkable
character, one who wrote so well in
serious vein that it seems almosta pity
that he did not more of that sort. Not
always evenly humorous, but in the main
amusing and clever, he helped the sad
world to throw off its sombreness and
started many smile. That all his hu-
NOR was of high quality is only to say
that no author is always at his best. He
had literary honesty, and honor of a
sort not too often seen.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
OYSTER PACKERS MEET.

The Virginia Oyster Packers Associa.
ton met in Norfolk last week. Ar.
rangements for the annual convention
of the National Association in that city
May 18th and 18th were outlined. OF.
ficers elected as follows: Frank w.
Darling, of Hampton, president; Will
liam II. Hemingway, of Norfolk, vice
president; j. C. Robinson, of Hampton.
secretary-treasurer; Louis Feuerstein
and Alfred Won Nyvenheim, of Norfolk:
Il. l.. Marshall, of Chincoteague; M. c..
Armstrong, of Hampton, and G. w.
Richardson, of West Point, executive
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
ROOSEVELT IN EUROPE.

Colonel Roosevelt is sweeping through
Europe and capturing the countries
through which he is travelling. The ad.
dresses he is making in the principal
cities and before the great men of the
East are in his distinctively earnest and
virile style, and ne does not hesitate tn
say just what he thinks of the condi-
ton of things among the old nations. In
France especially he was outspoken on
the subject of race suicide, characteriz-
ing this as the greatest crime on the
calendar. His speeches are greatly ap-
plauded by the newspapers of both Eng
land and France.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
THE UPRISING IN CHINA

The uprising in Human province.
China, is reported as formidable. Wo,
men and children are fleeing from the
city of Chang Sha and number of viii
lagos have been burned by mobs. The
country is placarded with threats to kill
all foreigners, and missionaries are in
dread OF massacre. The rulers state
that they have the uprising in hand but
much fear is felt that it will be general
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
POsTOFfICE ROBBERS CONVICTED.

Eddie Fay and Little Dick Harris.
convictedof robbing the Richmond post
Office and stealing $50. 900 in stamps and
coin, were last week sentenced to ten
years in prison, and each pay fine of
$4,000. They have been taken to the
Atlanta, Ga, penitentiary to begin
serving sentence.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

May 10Th.
Hearing in the debt case betwee,
Virginia and West Virginia has been Sc
for the October term of the Suprem,
Court of the us.
The Grand Lodge of Virginia I. O. O
+. will meet in Danville from Nav +,
IL, having under it's jurisdiction 40,
lodges, With membership of about 81
600.
A. j. Vawter and family, of Los An
geles. Cal, have gone to Tappahannocl
to look up the family tree of that fam
lily about old Vawter church in uppe,
Essex.
The steamer Aurora, missing from
April LIST, is reported sunk with 1sI
persons on board. She sailed from ST
Johns at that date and is supposed tc
have struck an iceberg.
The boys and men of the entire country
VIII be saddened to know that Buffalo
Bill is to retire from the circus. He
has thrilled the masses for these MANY
years, without an equal.
1t is semi-officially stated that the
Panama Canal will be ready for the
passage of ships year ahead of time.
and that the way from the Atlantic to
the Pacific will be open by 1915.
Several German-Americans of Indiana
have purchased the fine farm of Mrs.
Lewis below Fredericksburg, on the
Rappahannock, of 1880 acres, and will
divide it into four smaller farms.
Statistics, those cold figures that in
dicate with precision the conditions of
nations, show that France, with all her
wealth and culture, is slowly perishing.
her population decreasing annually.
This not from emigration or defamation
by disease, but by lack of births to
keep up the population.
The Investigations into the conduct of
the Blacksburg Polytechnic school.
which have been in progress for some
time, resulted in the exculpation of DR..
Barringer, who was charged with NAL
feasance in office, and with mismanape-
ment of the college. The minority re-
port made was to the effect that his
character was not entirely cleared.
All over the State, and all over the
country on Sunday last the theme of the
day was the fight against tuberculosis.
The whole country is being aroused to
the necessity of fighting the plague.
and further waking up to the fact that
the loss OF life-about one of four of all
The deaths of adults being caused by
'onsnmption-is largely preventable.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

AN EXCHANGE raises the ques.
Gion as to what sort of woman q
man prefers to marry. Most
likely a female woman. These
mannish women don't commend
themselves to the men, as the
nearer woman approaches man
an likeness the more repellant she
becomes to him. Men, and wo-
men, too, like their opposites.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

1T COMES. out in the Congress
sl0nal inquiry that ship subsidy
advocates and boosters have an
axe to grind-some are financially
and some polit cally interested
IL is well for the people to know
these things.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

THIS old earth is said to he
lour hundred millions years of
age but when it came out of it's
April shower-bath on Monday
last 1t looked as fresh and young
as a sixteen-year-old girl in her
Easter gown.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

The governor of Colorado saws
That no man has a right to
govern a woman without her
consent, and he might have adj
ded, what is equally true, that no
man is apt to do that sort of
governing without the consent of
the governed.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

PERHAPS Governor Patterson
OF Tennessee is initiating the ex,
ample of the Unjust Steward in
the parable, and making friends
OF the thieves, murderers. etc. of
his State that they may vote for
nm next time, or, failing in that.
take care that he does not suffer
want in his old age.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,
LEXINGTON, VA.

The Board of Visitors, at their Annual Nicotine,
on the 18th day of next June will appoint STATE
LADIES TO fill vacancies in the 9th, 18th. I4thi
10Th. 18th 9th. 9Th, S6th, 37th Senatorial Dis
sricts and two i2) AT LARGE. These appoint-
should be addressed to the undersigned on or
before June 10th, forms that will be sent u,on
request. &c. W NICHoi.S Sno 10"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

NOAH was the first man to ride
on The water-wagon, states a
contemporary. So far as records
go the narrative sticks to the
truth, If Noah did not to the
vehicle, for he seems to have
gotten off at the first stop.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
TRUTH, INDEED.

The VIRGINIA CITIZEN says that Ma
ryland's failure to improve her oyster
laws is Virginia's gain. And Virginia "a
failure to make the best of her oyster
industry is Connecticut's gain. Rich
mond Virginian.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
THE ENGLISH SPARROW,

The u. 5. Department of ADri
culture has recently issued % bul
ietIn NO. 1887 descriptive of the
Is English sparrow, its habits, rapid
rate OF Increase, its uselessnes.
as an insect destroyer and its
ugly habits in general that make
1T u pest rather than what it was
- suppose to be-a blessing to the
agrlelllturlst, In the go years
since it was introduced into this
country an the vain expectation
that 1T would be a valuable aid
IN destroying such insects as
prey on vegetation and fruits. il
has increased until it is now fonnd
all over the Atlantic coast States.
Canada and partly over the Pa,
: cine slope. Its hardness, aoo.res.
Slveness and ability to pick up a
'hvlng anywhere, coupled with its
extraordinary rapid multiplica-
ton, havemadeits presence more
than a simple nuisance-a real
plague. Aside from the fact that
,'3b mas sadly disappointed the
silopes of those who saw. or
laflcied they saw, in it an insect
2 destroyer, it has proved to be
one of the most vicions enemies
: OF other birds that are really
Sqselul and ornamental-ourfinest
ieaCnered sOngSters-until now
the bluebird, catbird. hooking
Drd,. wren and a host of the
oncefamiliar birds that tbronoed
ouriorrests, built nests in the trees
Shat shade ourlawns and sought
the protection of our homes for
: shelter, have been i'm large part
s driven away, and their places
taken by this most pertinacious
ana saucy foreigner, "a foreigner
! at once destructive, quarrelsome
aud petulant, aggressive and
The English sparrow does eat
some insects, it is true. but prob
ably only when compelled to. or
when. these are very abundant.
Insects are not his choice, but
rather grains, small seeds, such
. as those OF weeds (and in this he
seems to be somewhat useful
about his only usefulness). His
.-laYorlte occupation seems to be
to, scratch in the droppings of
horses and seek for the undigested
1000 that passes, and his great
est delight to fly at and scold Mt
the peaceful and quiet birds that
are around him. And, withal. he
lsa coward, for he seldom attacks
singiy any other bird, but recoo-
nizlng. the fact that in union
There is strength, he gathers n
Hook OF his own kind and attacks
otner birds, enmasse convuerino
by sheer force OF numbers. Pos.
slnly he enjoys his chattering:
ne INDUCES frequently in that
amusement, gathering i'm groups
entrees and creating n shrill and
Earring chorus, but he is always
harsh, strident and disagreeabie.
lie is said to be good food. but il
would take hundred to make a
PIE, and then he is reported bv
some as tough aud lean. The
Enghsh sparrow is adroit and
clever, and the average cat seems
seldom to be able to get a meal
from his flock, and as no one has
ever seen one dead from natural
causes, wefmay conclude that he
hVes as long as a crow or parrot
that is, forever.
All the evidence is against the
EnSllsh sparrow as an unmiti-
gated nuisance, a thing to be
gotten rid of, and the bulletin in
question is an attempt to show
some ways in which this may be
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

FooD prices are falling and it is
said will continue to fall all over
the country. This our fishermen
are sure is due to the glut OF
herring in the Chesapeake. With
fish SO plentiful that they are in
the way the price of other foods
must fall. Thus does the humble
herring sway the worlds issues.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

WHY any sane man will con-
tinue with a popping, snortine
engine in his boat is past com,
prehensioh. 1t is no credit or
pride to him Though some NAV
be foolish enough to think sol
and 1t Is to the disgust of his
friends and neighbors. 1t is
evidence OF a poor, crude engine,
ior the best makes now are noise
less. In the lakes OF Switzerland.
high up in the Alps, are myriads
OF trim, fleet launches, and not
one can be heard moving a humid
red yards away. They are far
and away ahead of us in marine
motors, and long since tabooed
a noisy engine as they would a
dry cart axle or creaking shoes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29
CRISP NEWS

statements indicate that the work OF
taking the Census viii be completed BY
May 18th.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

The Chief of Police of the CITY
OF Washington declares that not
only is the hatpin innocuous but
Is Unnecessary means of defense
on the streets of that city. He
says that, seeing that there are
10000 more women than men in
his bailiwick, and as it is impos-
sible for these estray females to
have escorts, and as they have
no other means of defence. the
hatpin is a legitimate weapon
and one not to be scorned or
lightly spoken of. So now, gen.
tlemen who may be visiting the
Capital City had best becareful. or
a stiletto under the fifth rib NAV
wake them to the fact that the
Washington ladies have police
authority for stabbing.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-04-29

To THE Richmond News Leader
and other papers that are lauda-
bly, interested in the preservation
OF our fish, we say keep up the
work for fishways and ladders in
the upper waters. 1t will help
the spawning, as well as feed our
lar on citizens. Unfortunately
our statutes call for the McDon-
ala bshway, now obsolete, and
several Efforts have been made i'm
late years to eliminate any speci-
tic kind. While meeting with no
opposition there was SO little in
terest that the efforts failed. The
u. ). Fish Bureau can furnish
models of improved fishways. but
the Mcdonald Fishway of twenty
orforty years ago is non existent.