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A Good school of Journalism.
Washington Post.

Referring to the decline. oras perhaps. II
might better lie termed. the extinction OF the
SCHOOLS OF journalism started years ago with
a certain amount Of Gelatin several colleges the
New York Evening Pos, advises journalistic
aspirants that this decline or extinction Is
little 10 be regretted, because the least
efficient wav in the world Of learning news
paper work was to listen 10 editorial pro-
iessors teaching how 10 write a stlcNul.
or 10 initiate old veterans who have been
supporting the party in bad English FOR
twenty years. The Post suggests with
wisdom which will hardly be galnsald by the
experienced. that course 81 good law
school would be an excellent preparation Tor
Journalistic career.
II young man knows how % write clearly
and dramatically. course OF legal study.
under proper direction. will lie of lnestimaole
value in training him to clearness OF Thought,
accuracy of definition. and dlstlnctiyeue,s m
regard To ISSUES. Altogether beyond the sub
stantial knowledge which he Will gam. aud
which will be most serviceable 10 HIM 40 all
stages Of his career he will acquire mental
habits and powers Of judicial investigation oi
the utmost importance IN all efforts io form
or guide popular opinion on questions OF pub
lie interest.
A knowledge Of the principles Of law is not
all that is needed TO make a competent and
capable newspaper man, but It rs % very good
basis H. here in Washington. some OF the
young men ambitious of journalistic success
would join one ~ the several law classes or
ganiZed each winter under the very best
auspices. and would devote two leisure hour.
daily for a fixed term to the prescribed
studies. the chances would be multiplied ot
their proving afterward a credit to the hon
CRADLE and influential profession % which
they aspire, and 70 the country which they
aim 10 serve
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16

into the business Of railroading. Kansas mas
already more miles of railroad IN propofll2"
tn its poulation than any other Ntate OF .Nr
Triou. and its present cOmner'ial ueVi,S''
is LARGELY 10 do with the collapse oi tue = ',,-
lative boom which was created 10y uhheCe'S"l
and speculative railroad building. 10 great
extent too. the counties are already lair'N
Interested IN the existing roads. lh'y
have freely voted funds for the encourlgeuAeHl
of railroad extensions and have exchanged
their own bonds for the second mortgage
bonds Of many r1ads The latter. by a simple
proccss ~ ~wiudling. with which American
railway hnancierS are tamllnI, nave Wy
generally been wiped out of existence pc
present situation in Kansas, then. H. tha' we
counties are paving the interest on the o'hu7
which they donated % the roads, ana ile
people wha use the railways are paving inc
Interest on tine cost of the construction tuei g.,
or In short. the people lent tine money ann
are now paving interest upon DO twice over
That this ia glarlug injustice ana CRYING
evil none can DENY. Iu, that for the stare
r. SPEND $50 Ol0 900 upon railway system ol
its own will remedy the evil IS more thAh
doubtful Already the efforts oi kansas u"
accomplish lu IL decade that which in otnci
state. required half century nave ll'ueH
down tine State. lfs counties. anu ll9 l"WH1
with interest bearing debt T. add further
euoruou, sum to tins will not tighten ile
load. The homeopathic doctrin. that Ahr
cures ike does not apply to debt and DTS
remorselrs- resultant, the senli-annual pay
meut OF Interest
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16
OLD VIRGINIA NAMES.

In connection with the recent address at
Louisville KY. by Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page
on the want Of history Of the Southern
peopic. there is one subject which is worthy
Of very serious consideration. and that Is the
preservation Of old Virginia names These
names compose much more important
factor in Virginia history than would be
imagined at first thought. They areidentihed
with the early settlement Of the colony, and
the subsequent history Of the State and in
the auparcut triyialily Of the subject Of their
preservation lies the greatest danger. for IN
the change which is going on IN them our
past history is really being gradually stolen
away.
For instance there is "Newports News
which has been changed to Newport News.
TIE modern designation Of the famous old
virginia harbor really means nothing. New
ports New. al once conveys 70 the mind the
sorrows and sufcrines Of the early colonists.
AMI the anxiety with which at that point they
awaited the udngs Of Sir Christopher New
port Newport News. however, conveys
nothing to the mind means really nothing
and is in reality AN alsurdity.
SO with the old Burnt Ordinary which was
a most interesting landmark in early Virginia
history. aud which is now known by the I'M
known 90 speak raradoxically) name Of
"Toana.'
Soa.ain with Hanover Junction. True this
cannot be called a place prominently identi-
fed with Il c colonial history Of Virginia but
it has been known rs Hanover Junction ever
since the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Po-
toma. and the old Virginia Central railroads
met there. and il lie anne an exceedingly inte-
resting locality in the late war between the
States. Now it is known by the entirely I'M
Yireinian name # Boutwell,
Then. again there is the old "Powhatan'
place near this city 1t has recently been
purchased by Northern man, aud he may
not change its name. but whether he does OF
not Northern writers have already done so,
they speaking Of it, and old King Powhatan,
with whose name is connected one of the
most interesting legends Of colonial Virginia,
not as PowhataH. but as Powhattan, and they
are even spelling it with two Is in accord
with either their ignorance, or design. or both.
These are few familiar instances, mention
ed 10 show the change that Is going on, and
though the subject may seem at first glance
to be somewhat trihing; 1t is not so by
any means This insidious and gradual
changing of the names Of the ancient land
marks of the Old Dominion is very serious
matter 10 those who wish 20 see the memories
and associations connected with Old Virginia
preserved 10 future generations. OF course
railroad companies have a right to give what
names they choose to their stations, and
Northern purchasers Of Virginia lands are at
liberty 10 designate their property by what
ever title they may desire. Still the people
of Virginia can insist upon maintaining the
names to which they have been accustomed
from earliest childhood and the writers OF
Virginia can, and should, do their part IN pre-
venting the history of the State from thus
beng lnsidously stolen away and destroyed,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16
Cotton Crops Then and Now.
LCincinnati Commercial.Gazelte

lblnclnnatl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The popular estimate OF the cotton crop
this year runs from eight and quarter to
eight and half millions Of bales. a crop that
is larger by a million Of bales. III round num-
bers than any crop heretofore picked.
From 1852 q 1853 inclusive, tie cotton pro-
ducti0n ran over three millions OF bales. save
in 1905 when IL was =, s32 900. In leoO II rose
TO 4. s2S, no, more than 50 600 more than the
preceding year, when il WAS larger than II had
ever been before There were hints OF the war
50 soon TO break out. and the prediction was
freely made that never again, with the slaves
enancipated, would the crop rise TO its old
figures. And yet there has not been year
since 1878 when the crop has not exceeded
four millions OF bales and not year since
1850 when II has not exceeded hge millions.
In 1883 the production touched, for the first
time. seven millions.
With the increase in quantity the price has
gone down. and speculation has on the whole
declined, until now the price ranges az
figures that for years were regarded as very
low
BY nothing has the recuperatiye power Of
the South been more plainly set forth than by
the increase III the great staple crop Of the
South. and IN nothing have events more falsi-
fed predictions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16
Beliamyism In Rhode Island.


The Bellamvites stood I'D and were counted
in Rhode Island ON election day. They put a
full state ticket in the field and Franklin j.
burton polled 3s4 votes for Governor. James
Jefferson, AZ votes for Iieuteuant-Goyernor:
John W. Lotus 425 votes for Secretary of
State. and Randall A. Kennison. iol votes for
Treasurer VI the 900 and odd Bellamy.tes IN
Rhode Island would establish Bcliauy col
ony in that State and dem nstrate that they
could live together and be happy on the dead
level plan Of everything for everybody. the
rest Of the State might be induced b join
them. A little practical demonstration that
the Belamy idea would work IN actual prac-
tee would bew rth a whole library of fine spun
theory on the subject. Yetit must be confess ,d
that the present nucleus for looking back
ward Commonwealth is discourasingly small
even for Rhode Island.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16
French Dominion in Africa.

Few people would have imagined that the
possessions Of France in Africa were greater
than in England's. and yet the following pub
LEGATION states the fact.
The latest calculation Of the African pos
sessions 81 the European great powers is as
follows. France. T. 100000 square Kilometres.
with 2i.O0l. 900 inhabitants England. nclud-
ug Egypt, 5000 900 square kilometres. with
80. 100000 inhabitants Germany. 100000
square kilometres. with 1900 300 inhabitants;
Portugal. 300 900 square kilometres. with
10O0O.O0) inhabitants Italy l.150,00O square
kilometres, with 3. 100 900 inhabitants
IL will be seen that no mention is made here
the Congo Free State bur % whatever
lower that territory eventually falls the con-
troll If Africa will pass with H. That power
will be- either Germany France or England
with chances two 10 one IN favor o. tie Last
named country.
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CREAM or THE PRESS.
Comments on Current Topics Culled from
Leading Journals.


Gentlemen distinguished for their public
spirit and practical judgment are making an
effort to induce the Legislature to pass bill
interdicting any and every railroad company
from constructing any further railroad IN the
Adirondack region. They want the North
Woods to be set apart and protected by the
State ne r public park
II is q movement in the interest Of the peo-
ple wholly. and at this particular time It needs
and deserves hearty encouragement. pro
iect for the building of a new railroad IN the
Adirondacks is on foot, and its orlginators and
promoters have accordingly bought up large
amount of forest lands for numbering purposes
Let this sort of enterprise 90 on. and the
glory and sanitary value Of the North WOODS
district will be destroyed.
The Adirondack railroad already IN eHis,,
tence is suiii lent for the purposes OF traVei
and the trade and necessities Of the region
n these woods are To- be preserved. as they
should be preserved. for the highest adVan-
tage OF the state
The session Of the Legislature is drawing TO
a close. but there is time enough left tor the
massage of the bills 10 save the Adlrohdac -
from the contemplated invasion. The day vi
Adjournment ought not to come before they
are enacted into laws.
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italian Budgets and the Dreibund.
baltimore SUM-


A correspondent II the London Times calls
attention 10 the inability OF the Italian Gov
eminent to make it, income meet lts eAperdl-
lures under the burden imposed los member
ship IN the triple alliance and tine unwilling
ness oi the people o. stand the further taxa
ton requ red 10 make income equal outgo.
The result. liz thinks viii bee Ita.y's with
dTawal from the Drelbund. As soon as the
people have clearly before their eyes. the al
Tentative. higher taxes or DreiDund.' the
latter will have q go. Crisp was Overtnrown
because he couldn't make ends meet. IN Ku-
dim finds that be can DO little better. because
his predecessor had about exhausted possible
economies Nothing further can be
done without cutting down the army
and navy, which means withdrawal
from the obligations Of the pact
with Germany and Austria. The normal de-
ticlt is So 900. 900 of francs. which floating
debt brings 70 50 600 0JJ This cannot 90 on
indefinitely. More taxes. If course. would
meet the difficulty. but the cry, NO new tax
IS has become the Oyermasterng one Tie
triple alliance has been regarded as a sure means
of escaping war. But the very fact that the
war never comes Is being used as an argument
against the burdens Of the triple alliance Out
OF sheer WEAKNESS Of contemplating danger
that does not materialize, the Italian people
are drawing back. When they SEE thar the
required economies cannot be made without
cutting Gown mlI4taiy tApeuNltulc anu dnail-
dOnIng the Drelbund they Will. 10 Is thought,
say the word Yet II Is great mistake 10
suppose Italy is not growing rich. u is not
as rich as France. but il is believed u bo
growing rich faster. Professor Pantaleonl
estimates that the private wealth of the king
dom Is increasing by about 900 00J 900 francs
year. The official returns OF transformers
Of property show an ascending scale OK private
riches. The average tax paid 10y Italians IN
lSs7-'ss was only IS francs. a. against a francs
paid by the average FTenchman. The will
ingness of Italy under the circumstances .
play a smaller role IN European politics ID only
an evidence Of thriftiness.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16
SOCIAL EQUALITY AT WELDON"

Elsewhere IS published a letter from Mr.. II.
Walters. vice-president and general manager
of the Atlantic Coast Line system, to Major
f. r. Scott. president Of the Richmond and
Petersburg railroad. IN explanation Of the re-
cent dining together Of blacks and whites in
the depot restaurant at Weldon. As will be
seen. the letter states that those who sat to-
gether at the tables were white and black ser
wants from the North, who had been employ
ell during the winter at a Florida hotel. and
that the former voluntarily mingled with the
latter. contrary TO the wishes Of the manage
mcnt Of the line.
The final clause in the letter is worthy Of
special attention. as it tends to place the man
agement Of the Coast Line right Ii is therein
stated that THE instructions are most
explicit in regard to the service
of blacks in the Atlantic Coast
Line restaurants. They receive exactly
the same service. the same attention and the
same meals as do the whites. but they are
served at separate tables, which are screened
of from the rest OF the dining-room.'
While TIE TINES would be the last paper in
the South to justify anything looking 20
a destruction Of Southern civilization by coun-
tenancing an admiKture Of the white and
black races. this particular case does seem TO
possess a number of eXtenustIng circum-
stances. which are very clearly set forth in
Mr.. Walters letter.
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cumstances may have exercised over him in
their delivery. Heartily sick Of sectional
animositles, and firm in their abiding devotion
TO the Union, the southern people are pre-
pared to accept as sincere all expressions
coming from leading citizens of the North.
whether identified with the extreme wing Of
the Republican party or not, as tending to
promote what Is so eagerly desired by us all,
elimination Of sectional issues, the establish
ment OF mutual confidence. and the extension
Of mutual assistance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16
sonthern Bow. in nluc.
INoM OrI-an. TLmg.-D-mlo-at

New Orleans lllneSI till'lN'I
Il Is interesting 70 note the fact that the
South furnished much larger nuni"er Oh
troops to the Federal Government than Is
generally supposed. and thereby weakened
he Coufcdrracy In fact nearly as many
enlisted in the Federal army from the south
ern states a- comprised the whole Southern
army Missouri gave the largest nunoei'
lOs.0 900. kentucky came ueNt. with i' D0I
MARYLAND. 1850 West Virginia, $1,000 Ten
ness %. 10000. and the District OF COZ a.
M 600 exclusive of North Ala anna and North
Georgia. besides which there We're $4,000
negro troops making an aggregate OF cOl,oOo
troops drawn from the South.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16
Chained to the Rock.

Prometh Gus was chained 10 the rock while
vultures gnawed his entrsils. SO are many peo-
pie chained to the rock OF prejudice while all
manner of violent medicines intiict Injury upon
the sensitive ming Of the stomach and intes-
tines they are apparently immovAile IN the
belief that TO experience benefit they must keep
dosing aith drastic medicines. Unless The ac-
are not satisfied. They would distrust remedy
OF gentle action, however effective. II is not
by such purhllnd extremists as these that the
acknowledged merits of Hostetters stomach
Bitters are recognized. That benign regulator
of the stomach the bowels and the kidneys
appeals to the rational-not only appeals. but is
complaint. dyspepsia and kidney troubles yield
to Its action. SO also do malaria and rheuma-
tism.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16

THR grip. or influenza. or whatever il is.
seems to have fastened its firm and oftmes
fatal hold upon the North Of England until it
now threatens 10 become gen.
eral epidemic. Paris is also threatened
with visitation from the intensely practical
and most unpoetic malady In fact, there is
every indication that the gay capital will be
visited with serious renewal Of the epidemic
which a short time since prevailed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16

RuuMosp Apri, e. 1891.
Whereas the president OF this board. General
John o.. Cooke. departed this life ou Cine morn
ing ol AprI. %. l~gl. and whereas Dog, cons .lrh-
GUS fidelity 90 bis duties as president ana ii-
rector are worthy of record and emulation;
therefore De- 10
Resolved. 1ha. in his death this Common
wealth has lost on officer whose delight was i0
serve her well. and who during hl, -it years OF
membership Of this board $3.50. always prompt
la.u-fakiux. llhEtnt and con-cIentlo3s, and
whose capacity Tor leadership and a"illt' gen
erallF proved 0, great value to Do. Iro'her OLE
rrcfors and t0 the officers Of This institution as-
soclafed with him I'D lts government, therefore
De- Do
Resolved. That 1911. PM upon record onr earn
e,t conviction that hirs Mia was never served 'f
trucr man. and that b.. death is puI llt loss.
and chat $50 tNtoui roo h', widow ani 'hhifcn
and 90 his aged parent. oar hearty sym .a,Alls
iu their profound sorrow
Resolved further. hat the CLERK OF tnl, board
De. and is hereby, directed 'o cause Che iore4'-
INK preamble and RESOLUTION. to Ice spread upon
the minutes OF fhe board. aut THAT o copy Do"
transmitted Nv the clerk % Nenor ! toos
widow and Parents. anl that Of. outernten 4. 1i
OF thc prutcnfarr hc. aut ts hereby rr1n'~fO
90 have the same publish q ia thr daily apefs.
~. D. liEsIaAhfAN.
iresi lent pro tenn.
+. J.. Sutton. Clerk Of the Board.
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The President. Dauxhter-in.Law.

A New York paper. describing the charming
and beautiful wife OF Russell b. Harrison,
said she Is the daughter of Senator Sanders,
of Montana THIS is an error. Mrs. Harri-
sons father is Ex-senator Alvin Saunders, Of
Nebraska. Senator Sanders daughters as
Sir Boyle Roche might have said, are all SONS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16

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Danger Ahead la Kansas.
fChicago MALL

The latest utopian project of those droll
statesmen Of the Kansas Farmers Alliance Is
for the State and the counties thereof " 80
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16

In order to assist persons In need OF en-
ploymcnt. this column Is offered two days In
the week-Tuosdays and Fridays-at reduced
rates.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16

AND so II seems that Mr. Blaine was right.
ana that the recall Of Baron Faya was piece
OF biah on the part Of Rudini, the new Italian
Minister, for the purpose of making a little
cheap political capital at home. As is usual
in all such Gases the piece Of clap-trap was
easily discovered, and has reacted upon the
Minister who hoped by that means TO make
q false impression upon the ignorant Italian
populace. Mr Blaine is such an expert at
iingoism himself that it was very easy for him
70 See through Rudini's little scheme
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16
PORT OF LAMBERTs POINT. APRIL /

PORT or i.AMBEHIS POINT. APRIL IS
ARRIVED.
Barges Lizzie H., Storm King; schooners j. H.
platt l.. Ii. Smith, T.. l.. Ferris
LOADED.
Barge v and ". three schooners A. leopard,
Savannah; g. g. Hail, >ac0; u. & French, y f.:
Newburg, Portland; Nahum. Chaplin; Port au
Prince, iayti.
COALED.
Spanish steamship Tuskaro, Norfolk, Liver
nool.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-16

President HAEmsoNs patriotic utterances
IL ms late Virginia speeches about his sincere
desire 10 see the South prosperous, happy
and powerful, are very commendablo. but
they sound very strange coming from a Presi-
dent who So recently wss excrting himself TO
the extent OF his ability 10 destroy all peace.
prosperity and order in the South through
the medium Of the Force bill. Perhaps Mr..
Harrison has repented, however, and the
South is ready 70 accept his professions Of
friendship, and cover his recent past with tho
mantle Of charity.