The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-05-25
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Isn't it about up TO some Congress
sional apostle of economy to start
crusade against extravaganza in in
igatien?-Staunton Dispatch.
A man may be the architect OF his
fortune, but his wife makes all the
vacation planS.-Ledger-D Dispatch.
II takes a brave man to fail in love.
when you consider the powder he has
TO face.-Staunton Leader.
An Atlanta woman, while visiting in
Cincinnati, spent $40 telephoning to
her parrot. We believe this is the
highest price ever paid for such a poor
line Of talk.-AleXandria Gazette.
IT is said that the Chinese were the
first TO use wall paper. Much of the
wall paper of the present times has
the Chinese earmarks upon it
Times-H Herald.
What Scriptural verse has John
D." 10 offer today? No need for any
one to worry about the common peo-
pie" They find sincere enjoyment in
pursuing that little story about David
and Goliath, thank you.-Newport
News Press.
Woodrow will hoe his own and then
some.-Radford Advance.
The girl who married the wireless
operator on the 1roQuois after q two
days acquaintance responded to the
distress signal with unusual alacrity
Alexandria Gazette.
Now is the time when people plan
trips to Europe and end by going to
see the folks in the country.-Ledger-
If IT were not for the pensions Uncle
Sam might consider more seriously the
subject of intervening in Mexico
Petersburg Record.
The Town Council raised the levy for
streets per cent. That ought to keep
down the grass.-Brunswick Gazette.
Down in Norfolk county, where
something is always doing and where
horse racing and politics vie with each
other in the public eye. a new move
ment has been organized to break up
the unholy collision between Repub-
lican and Democratic county leaders.
We wish il success. but without much
hOpe.-Fredericksbu Star.
The establishment Of an Illicit stin
almost in a stones throw OF Peters
burg, and in the prohibition county Of
Dinwiddie, was a rash venture. But
the risk was taken and the owrer lost
and may have to suffer more than the
loss Of the still il arrested.-Peters-
burg Progress
There are always a few people in a
community that are so ALTERED suS-
piciOus they even hesitate TO let their
right hand know what their left hand
does. And, as a rule, man like that
needs to be watched.-Chase City
Progress.
AS a result of his hasty exit from
President Taft's Cabinet, the Hon.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson takes the field as
available vice presidential timber. The
Democrats might do worse than nom
mate him.-Landmark.
Crime has been on the increase in
Russell for the past few months, and
not only in Russell. but throughout
the cOalfields. The man with the gun
should be made to pay the penalty of
his crime.-LebanOn News.
To be a success at writing love let
ters one needs only to be a master of
nOnsense.-Newport News Press.
The Times Dispatch comments that
it's not all easy going for the railroads,
and tells Of the case of a woman who
boarded a Western train with but one
ticket and thirteen children. all under
ten years, who occupied five double
seats. 1t did seem like hard luck. but
il will come back to the roads when
the children get bigger. The rail-
roads are bending every effort to in
crease population where it's scant.
and it might be good business for
them to offer premiums for big fam
ilies.-Radford Advance.