The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-17
With The EDITORS

a wilson club is being ORGANIZER
among the members of the New YorI
Giants, now playing the worlds SCI
ries with the Boston Red SoX. Jack
Murray, right fielder. is at the head
of the movement. and twelve of thI
memb ers have joined the club. Whal
the Giants like about Governor WilsOi
lis that he plays the game within thl
foul lines; that he has speed and conf
troll and knows the inside game oI
conditions today. The Old-fashioned
game of politics is over and the new
game is finer TO play ana fairS1 ID
see. -Petcrsburg Progress.
People who live in the country be
lcNe in the tote-fair principle. and tho
voters of the country at the coming
election VIII emhpasize this by VOtinl
Cor amendments which will allow tho
city voters TO rc-elcCt treasurcrs and
commissioners OF the revenue for as
many terms as they care to. This viii
be nothing. but exact justice between
man and man.-Farmville Herald.
Colonel Lou Summers paper. the
Virginia Republican, says that Colone
Roosevelt speaks three languages, so.
cialistic. Democratic and demagoEic.'
and Mr.. Slemp says that Colone
ROoscveltS followers I'm Virginia are
disappointed ofHccseckers acting -
malice. From all OF which il Wt
seem that the Bull Moose and his hSrc
are "A pretty bad lot.-Bristol Herald.
Courier.
There is no reason for the modern
spirit OF discomfort. says Mr.. George
l.. Baer. disciple Of Epictetus and ox.
ccutiVc controller by Divine right OF
the vast properties OF the philadelphia
and Reading Railroad. Not among
those who mine and sell coal taker
from vast fields owned by themselves
but how about the people who are ur
against the alternative OF buying this
fuel or freezing To death? Mr. BaeI
belongs 10 tke former favored few:
the latter are numbered by the tens OF
millions.-Norfolk Nirginian-Pnot.
One OF the five passions Of Senat,T
elect ollie James of Kentucky. is 80,
TO be Kentucky hams. smoked witt
sassairas wood. Wonder what Oui,
would 40 were he TO come down Il
Southside Virginia and sample n rea'
nam, handed down TO him by hi,
father, who got il from his sire, and
so on for generations. Imagine how
a Southside farmer would turn up his
nose at ham smoked with sassa fras
instead of hickory. Mr.. Turnbull oil
Judge Watson. we will know which
in a few days. ought to give Ollie
James real ham.-Petersburg In.
deN-Appeal.
Dr. Wiley, Of honest fame. declarCI
that the woman Of forty ought.
the nature of the case. to be mJ(
more beautiful than the woman A
twenty-five. In this the doctor u
exactly right and he Will do a Cre8
service TO humanity II he Will con.
vince all women of this truth. Toe
few of them are convinced that il Is
their sacred duty to be attractive al
all times and fewer still that They
should be charming after they are pas
thirty. Too often they look upon the
thirtieth wear as the boundary line
between their days of charm and
beauty and their frosty DAYS of tho
yellow leaf. They force themseIve.
into the appearance of age by the
conviction that they are OLD womer
as soon as they come TO he girls. Age
comes quite promptly to those who
/ beckon It. Those who do beckon ar,
disloyal to themselves and all aboR
them.-Charlottesviu Progress.
The party that the great leader dc.
clared stood for a square deal" did
in California what IL claimed was done
by the Republicans in Chicago. II
the Windy City il was called "robbarv'
and stealing" but in California r. !.
just the fortunes Of the war of poll.
ties, and, therefore. is to be condoned
It all depends on whose OK is gored.-
Newport News Press.
For the past eight months we hav,
been selling to the Canadians one mil
lion dollars worth of merchandise :
day, on the vast majority Of which
there, are tariff duties which the DO.
mlnlon consumers have to and 90 pay
| Under reciprocity the Canadians would
not only escape payment of these dul
ties, but would be able to settle the
score by sending us more foodstuffs
lumber and such like ana less cash
II is no doubt growing recognition q
! these facts which is responsible for Tho
reversal OF sentiment now taking plac,
In the Dominion in reference to freei
trade relations with the United States
Norfolk Nirginian-PIot.