Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-08-19
CRISP NEWS.

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Examinations for the Rhodes Scholar.
ship will be held at Charlottes> lille DC.
tober 25 and &c.
A movement to erect q suitable me-
mortal to the North American Indian in
New York Harbor is being agitated by
the various Orders of Red Men through
out the country.
Considerable damage was done a,
Colonial Beach and other points along
the Potomac river in Westmoreland
county. by the storm of Wednesday
night of last week.
The BRUSSELS Universal Interna-
tional Exposition at Brussels, Belgium,
was practically wiped out by fire Sun
day night and Monday. Over $50, OOO,-
600 loss, among which is the American
exhibits.
Thanks to Senator Martin, the case
of the negro soldier who was fined
ten dollars by summary court-mar-
tial for defying and threatening with a
revolver an officer of the Virginia mil
tia at Gettysburg, is to be .reopened
and investigated.
A fly has three single eyes and two
compound eyes made up each of thous-
ands of facets, or single eyes. His mus
cles and eyes make up most of his
weight. His wings move hundreds of
times in second and he goes many
miles without firing.
A. movement is row being undertaken
in several cities to arrest and Jail or
fine or else force to work or seek some
other community all those loafers. pool-
room and bar-room habitues. street
corner Washers and others without WISH
BILE means of support.
Floods in Toxic. Japan, and vicinity.
caused by the river Sumida OVERLOOKING.
ragged for several days last week. 3s5
deaths have been reported and about
500 others missing. Tens of thousands
OF persons are homeless and STARVING
and the property loss will run into the
millions.
Nearly two thousand delegates com
ing from every land, but all speaking
the same language, are this week in
washington attending the sixth annual
international congress of the worlds
association of Esperantoists. Esperan-
to is the worldwide language and the
Language of hone"
The report of the State CORPORATION
Commission shows that the railroads
operating in Virginia have increased
their gross earnings for the past fiscal
year, ending June SOth, by over fourteen
per cent, or $6,OOO,O 900. This means
about Sos, 900 more in taxes for the
State this year than in 1909.
Geo. T. Mundy. who has been stem
ographer TO Judge VIM. f. Rhea. of
the State Corporation Commission. has
resigned TO become secretary to u. S.
Senator Claude A. Swanson. While the
junior Senator will not take his seat un-
I'll December. he desires and requires
the services of a secretary at once. Mr..
Mundy was stenographer and private
secretary to Mr.. Swanson during the
entire four years of the latter's term as
Governor.
Crabbers of Oxford, Bellevue and
Broad Creek, Nd, are on strike against
the packers Of Oxford and Bellevue.
They claim they work more hours day
than any laborers in the State. Their
pay was cut from 81 to 80 cents bar
rel August j. Grabbing is the chief
support of a large number of persons.
They are organized and threaten to
send their catches to Baltimore instead
of to the packers. This would put a
large number of men, women and chill
dren out of work.
Florence Nightingale, sweet singer
and famous nurse Of the Crimean War
and the only woman who ever received
the Order of Merit. died at her London
home on August 18th. She had been
an invalid for long time but her death
was unexpected. .She was 80 years of
| -tp~t NAa0 Weo JIG ACSApiCub VI Il CQIl-
gratulatory message from King George.
She was the first woman to follow
modern army into battle as q nurse,
and in the Crimean War gained the IT,
tie of angel of the Crimea.''
j. j. Owen, assistant to Commits
sioner of Agriculture, has completed
arrangements for the Farmers Institute
to be conducted by boat. The Old
Dominion Steamship Company has
donated the use of the vessel. The
speakers will go by train to Claremont,
Va, where the first institute will be
held on August "a, thence to Smith6eld,
Va. where an institute, will begin
August rs. thence up the Ware river,
holding the third institute at Gloucester |
Courthouse on August &c. The trip
will end at Mathews Courthouse the
next day. A notable list of speakers
has been arranged for. Similar insti-
tutes were held in this section last sum-