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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06

cannot afford to raise sheep. when on
any morning he may awaken to find his
flock scattered and many OF them killed
by worthless dogs. 1t is not transgross-
ing the tenets Of Democracy TO ask the
Legislature 10 give this industry "protec-
ton" by enacting an equitable dog-law.
The bill recently introduced IN the
Senate by Mr.. McIlwaine Is a step In the
right direction. Dogs, Ike other Do
nestle animals. are property. and should
be so regarded. Liability for damage
caused by dogs should not differ from
liability for damage caused by hogs or
cattle. The owner OF the dog should
be responsible, and not the county. But
Mr.. Editor, II is neither my purpose 20
portray the apparent merits OF Mr.. Nc
Ilwaine's bill nor TO petition repeal Of
socialistlc. unjust, and unconstitutional
dog law which we have; but, sir, desire
TO suggest a measure that Will deal with
this question finally. Let this trouble
some question be settled once and for
always by allowing the owners Of males,
who regard them as property OF value,
to pay a property tax, and force all
owners OF females 20 pay a license tax
of ten or twelve dollars. Let the law
apply TO the whole State. with no county
excepted. and in a few years Virginia viii
one OF the greatest wool-producins
States, and ours will be scarcer than
coyotes. A DEMOCEAt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
ATLANTA AND THE REUNION.

Atlanta. Ca, is already making pre-
parations for the annual reunion Of the
United Confederate Veterans, which this
year will take place in that city, and the
plan Of accommodation. will be along the
lines of that carried out when the re-
union was held in this city. The Re-
union Association have selected Pied
mont Park Auditorium as the hall in
which to hold the sessions of the body.
The park is easily accessible by the
street-car lines, and in addition to the
Auditorium building. has in 1t various
other comfortable buildings, that may be
used as dormitories for the veterans.
With one exception, all of these buildings
have been placed at the disposal of the
association.
The local Daughters of the Confederacy
are cooperating heartily with the asso-
citation, which is composed of some Of
the best citizens of Atlanta, in the mat
ter Of providing for the comfort and en-
tertainment Of the veterans. and are also
taking steps to induce, on the occasion
Of the reunion, a notable gathering of
southern women in their city. Reports
Of recent meetings Of the association and
the Daughters indicate the greatest en-
thusiasm over the approaching event.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06

Stroller Ito sexton digging grave IN
country g%raveyard): Who's dead?
Sexton: All the poor craychures bcried
in these graves ~hereabout, sor!
Stroller: Do you take me for a goose
that / don't know that? What 1 want
to know is who o are digging this grave
for.
Sexton: Mr.. Butler, sor. the warden OF
the parish.
Stroller: Why. he's not dead; I Just met
him at the graveyard gate.
Sexton: l know that well enough, sor.
Stroller: Then what arc you digging
this grave for him for?
Sexton: Two dollars and nifty cints,
Sor-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06

On tho one hand the promoters Of the
Hawaiian annexation treaty declare that
they have secured enough votes in the
Senate TO insure its ratification. On the
other the opposers of the scheme con-
tend that the promoters are afraid TO
press the treaty 10 a vote, and claim
that annexation is rapidly losing strength.
The latter-the opposers-occupy, We
think. the stronger ground. a view that
Is emphasized by the eviva Of the
threat OF the promoters that II they fail
In the Senate they win endeavor to ac-
complish their object through a joint
resolution OF Congress.
Their threat we can hardly but re-
caro- as a big blun. To our mind. nothing
would be more calculated 10 defeat an
nexation thar the introduction in Con-
gress Of an annexation joint resolution.
Such recourse would mean open debate
and a full exposure OF the whole mis-
cradle Job that is behind the proposition.
IL would mean a%cquainting the people
with the facts and the utter fiimsiness
OF every argument that has been advanced
IN favor OF the grab. And with this ar
quaintance there would be manifested
we believe. an overwhelming and ire
sis'ible popular antagonism to annexa-
ton.
Free and full debate Of the question
would show that. aside from the jobbery
that is In the movement. the requirement
OF the islands would be provocative OF
an infringement by foreign Powers upon
the Monroe doctrine. AS the case now
stands. the islands, despite the disgrace
tai part our navy took in oyerthrowipg
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
FEBRUARY 6, 1898
INSTRUMENTATION

The fight over the Featherston bill
relating to the salaries. mileage, and
other allowances of certain State officers p
is practically finished in the House, the
bill. with some slight notifications,
having yesterday been ordered to its en-
grossment in that body. This action
represents the first step in the materiaii-
zation of the retrenchment and reform
policy of the Democratic party of Vir-
ginia. the responsibility for the carrying
out Of which the voters laid upon the
General Assembly at the polls last fall.
The passage of the bill will save the
State quite a neat little sum annually.
and will be followed by the consideration
OF another bill. framed along the same
line. When these bills and the conse-
q~uential legislation they call for shall
have been disposed Of, next in order for
consideration, as bearing on the vital
issue of the hour. will be the report Of
the Committee on the Expenditures Of
Public Institutions.
The recommendations Of this committee
AFFECT large interests, and, as we have
previously stated, strenuous protests may
be expected from some of these interests.
So far as dealing with the situation and
with opposition is concerned, the more
disagreeable work is still before the
Legislature. But. taking the firmness
of the House in pressing through the
Featherston bill as expressive of
general legislative sentiment on retrench-
ment, we are encouraged to hope that
the good beginning already made will
lead 10 the only ending that will be
endorsed by the masses-and that is a
general cutting down of expenses with
out fear or favorltism.
In this connection. 1t may be stated
that some Of the recommendations Of the
committee strike us as a little harsh,
notably those looking 10 the sale Of the
Medical College Of Virginia, and the
practical abolition Of old William and
Mary College. Both of these institutions
have served the State good stead in the
men they have turned out, and have
many friends throughout the land. We
say this. however, with no purpose Of re-
fiecting on the committee or antagonizing
their report. They doubtless had in their
view good and sufficient reasons for all
their recommendations. These reasons
will develop when the report comes un-
der discussion, and, as we said yesterday,
we are willing to trust to the wisdom of
the Legislature as TO the whole matter.
No General Assembly in the history of
the Commonwealth ever had before it a
more thankless task, as viewed from our
standpoint. than the task the present
General Assembly was elected to per-
form. Yet If the body shall discharge
ifs trust faithfully, as we believe 1t will,
II 1t shall keep on as 1t has. now started.
its members will, in the end, receive the
thanks Of the people and be rewarded
the verdict, well done, good and
servants.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
The DfsmaI-Swamp Canal.

Wilmington IN. c. Messenger)
The work on the Dismal Swamp canal
. is being pressed steadily towards
completion. The canal will shorten the
distance between Norfolk and the Pas
quotank river some five miles. reducing II
to fiva miles. The present canal will be
very greatly enlarged, the hannel being
sixty feet at top and forty feet at bot
tom, and ten feet deep. There will be but
two locks-one at each end. The ma
chimes used are the latest and best. The
scoop machine moves 2.G00 yards each
day. These scoop machines cost 500
each for the large ones and 5000 for the
small ones. The four hydraulic machines
cost $4,000. The company doing the
work is sparing no expense or labor 10
make the canal Of the very best possible.
1t will invest $4,000 I'm the canal and
$3.50 COO in the locks. The lake lock has
been completed. and the work is about
half done at the South Mills lock. which
is go feet long, with walls twenty-seven
feet high. There are three sets of gates.
Long rows of piling have been driven 10
guide the boats into the lock. When
completed. it will be Of vast benefit TO
North Carolina. 1t cannot fail to pro-
mote and be a safe and wifi
mode OF shipment from Eastern Carolina.
The times in that fnely-watered section
will be much blessed in the completion
Of this important work. Lake Drum
mond is a fine sheet OF water. and tho
Dismal Swamp has a wrong history and
record. 1t is not dismal or unhealthy.
and its water is of the purest. We get
our facts as TO the canal work from a
paper in the Chattanooga T~radesman's
Manual. The contractors and capitalists
are all northern men, We believe, but are
not assured Of it. 1t matters not who
are engaged in so costly and extensive a |
work of Improvement. it cannot fail to
bless both North Carolina and Virginia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06

Why is 1t that some men who are gene
rally so polite about other things will
persist in crowding the rear platforms OF
the street cars, to the annoyance OF
other men who may want to get In or
out. and 10 the especial discontinue Of
ladies?
1t is a rule Of the street-car companies
that passengers getting upon a car must
"move up towards the front, p%articu-
larry if the car is at all crowded. But to
the request of the conductors hat this
rule be observed, little or no attention
Is paid in many instances. We learn
that one Of the companies will tomorrow
issue an order requiring the rigid en-
forcement Of the rule, and that when a
passenger refuses to comply. the car will
be stopped until he has changed his mind.
The general public will heartily welcome
the issuance Of the order and its carrying
ont
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
sour Help in Time of Need.'

written for the Dispatch)
What though eyes with tears are flowing
Ger some wrong;
What though lives are spoiled by kno"ln
The world moves on
Jesus will wipe those tears away
With His love-
Jesus will brighten thy life to-day
Look above.
What though lips harsh words are speak
ing
Here and there:
What though hands, vengeance "N0
wreaking.
Who doth care2
Jesus will tune thy lips 20 sing
A gladstone Olg
Jesus will use thy hands for Him
All the day long.
What though cheeks. with win ar'
flushing.
Who will warm
What though sin fond hopes arc CRUSHING
Where's the harmy
Jesus will cause thy cheeks 20 glow
With JOY He's given;
Jesus will raise instead OF woe
The hope OF Heaven.
What though feet rough paths are making
To their woe;
What though hearts IN love are bredAiNs'
Who doth know
Jesus Himself will guide Thy feet
BY waters still,
Jesus, with peace SO passing sweet
Thy heart will hl,r
MOLLlE ROBERTSON WILTSHIRE
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Herr Trojan's offence.
New York Times.)

lNeW 1OTK llmeS.)
Herr Trojan, the editor OF Kladdera-
datsch, who was convicted Of 'lese me-
%jeste," has already been %pardoned, so
his case has lost some of its interest,
but it remains sufficiently important 70
make the giving OF a few details about
his trial worth while. Herr Trojan, n
will be remembered, was moved by En-
peror williams assertion that "Only
brave Christians could be brave soldiers
to publish a cartoon which showed Satan
reading the speech TO Frederick the
Great. Leonidas, Alexander, and Napo-
leon. The faces Of all these distinguished
fighters were wreathed with smiles, and
the picture was much appreciated by al
most everybody in Germany except the
official censors. These gentry were much
offended, or pretended to be. and the IT.
reverent editor was arrested, tried, con-
victed, and sentenced TO two months
Imprisonment. The defence was Herr
Trojan's good character and his often
demonstrated loyalty, but the Public
Prosecutor insisted that a grave offence
had been committed. Reckless criticism
of the Emperor's words, he said, when
the words were spoken On "a sacred oc-
casion"-the Kaiser was addressing a
squad Of raw recruits when he made his
epigram-was wicked and objectionable.
The abstract right Of criticism was. in
deed, conceded, but in this case it had
taken the form Of satire and p~ersiaage,
and, therefore. it was inadmissible The
cartoon in question:" concluded the
Prosecutor, was a hooking picture. It's
object was to make the reader laugh at
the. Emperor's words, and TO say that,
the Emperor's views were correct, the
most ridiculous consequences would fol-
low. That was manifestly insulting"
Surely Kladderadatsch never contained
anything quite so funny as that.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
Sir John Lubbock. who is supreme au-

Sir John Lubbock, who is supreme au-
thority on ants. recently conducted a
series Of new experiments with these
insects, which demonstrated more clearly
than ever the human nature" of the
exemplar the sluggard was enjoined to go
to. According to the Scientific Ameri-
can, Sir John succeeded in getting fifty
ants of promiscuous association helpless
ly drunk, n then placed them outside
an ant hill. The sober ants came out,
picked up their friends, and put them to
bed to sleep off the effects Of Sir Johns
liquor; the strangers, however, they stern
" rolled over into the ditch, leaving them
to cool off as best they could.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06

Elliott Daingerield's religious picture,
the "Child of Mary" is attracting a vast
deal of attention in New York, where 1t
is on exhibition. The New York Tri-
bune's art critic, after stating that Mr..
D~aingerheld has had the courage to paint
the kin of picture we have been told
over and over again the people do not
want, has this TO say of the creation in
detail: mo one approaching the picture
alphabetically could fail to be i'm
pressed by it's sincere and lofty charac-
ter. II may be said at once that If Mr..
Daingerield has fallen short of his aim
anywhere it is in matters Of technique.
AS a picture Of the Madonna and Child,
this is unusually impressive. The design
is simple, stately, and not n%oticeably
conventional. The Madonna's attitude,
as she sits enthroned, her back half
turned to the spectator, does not follow
any excessively familiar composition of
an older time, and while the general
ing OF the old masters, 1t is so handled
as TO light and color that the final ef-
feet is Individually fresh and strong. Mr..
Daingerield has put some rich. warm
color into the canvas. and he has en-
HANGED the effect of the color by the
breadth OF his workmanship. But In
both these things he leaves a little to be
The consensus OF critical opin-
ion seems to be that Mr.. Dangerfeld has
treated a great theme with great dignity,
breadth. power, and feeling.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06

tho constituted authorities. come within
the scope of that doctrine. They are
as much protected by 1t as II they were
an integral part OF this country. This
is recognized by foreign overs.
Again, discussion would develop that
were we to annex the group. It would
cost an enormous sun to put them in
proper condition for defence In case Of
war with a foreign nation, and tho ques-
, ton comes NJ where are we TO get the
money for that purpose. seeing that II
has been found necessary TO cut the
appropriations for our coast defence from
the s13. 100000 asked for by the War De-
partment, to some 100000? We do not
hold that the time will not come when
the annexation of Hawaii will be a wise.
a proper, and an essential policy. But
that time has not yet arrived, and will
not have arrived until some other Power
threatens seriously to take possession of
the group To anticipate this issue
while we are staggering under the bur-
den OF a pension roll Of $50, 0O0,00 0 annually
and a constant deficit In the Treasury,
and while we are unable to render our
coast cities reasonably safe against at
tack by sea, would be little short Of
criminal folly. This view should be suf-
In itself to kill annexation, to
say nothing Of the jobbery features In
We therefore hope, though we
do not look for such action. that If the
promoters Of the scheme fail I'M the Sem
ate they will introduce their Joint reso-
luton, for we are inclined to the opinion
the result would be a decisive down
ng of the matter. not only for the pres
INT, but until conditions shall have pre-
'ented themselves that will justify an
on the defensible basis CT ne
'essity and duty to ourselves.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
OF Course They VIII.

I know my wife. as pastry cook.
To be the worst that ever We'd
With other wives to make men crook
The elbow" or try suicide.
No pie OF hers e'er came to pass
That would not, in judicial sense,
Be justly designated as
A penitentiary offence.
And yet / know our boys, that tear
Their hair and weep when one is laid
Before them now, in years will swear
There are no pies like mother made.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
The Dog Question.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
No industry car be followed with more
profit h that OF sheep-raising. For
this industry no farm is too small: no
land too poor. less care and less food
are required for sheep than for any other
kind of stock. and no State Is better
adapted 10 the pursuit OF this industry
than Virginia. Yet. with ali OF her ma
tural advantages OF fertile and WELL
watered soil, OF mild IND salubrious eli
mate. Virginia takes tw~enty-sixth place
rs a wool-producing State. when she
should rank with Ohio and Montana. The
reason for this is obvious. a farmer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
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The Author of "Quo yadi..,

(New York Tlmes)
Baltimore is proud to number among
her citizens-perhaps, ii would be safer
to say among her residents-one who has
had the unutterable joy of meeting the
author of QUO Vadis," and who can
speak his precious name. This fortunate
person is Father Barabasz, rector of the
Polish Church OF the Holy Rosary. and
he joins with the 10000 American pur-
chasers OF 'the book of the year, in Ter
vid praise of its compiler. Sienkiewicz.
says Father Barabasz. is very simple in
his manners, and rather silent whg7T in
society, but he is a good listener to a
good story. He Is OF medium height and
Size rather dark, and is inclined TO bald
ness, with a hint of gray over the tenn
pies. The name Is pronounced Chem
kay-ycetch. with the accent on the So
cond syllable, and the CHI as In child.
This information will be OF great as
sistance to those who can get the upper
hand OF the VIC. 1t is also interesting 10
learn that Sienkiewicz is so lionlzed hat
he has no time for ordinary conversation.
Happy man! He Is 60 years old, and lives
In Warsaw when he isn't travelling in
search OF new literary material. This
would seem TO Indicate that classical die
tlonarieS are scarce in the ancient CITY.
once the marvel and glory OF his age
made a joke. After '"The Deluge', an
peared an impious fellow employed by a
st. Petersburg paper wrote that It had
drowned the flames lighted by Fire and
Sword" All Poland ragged az this. but
Slenhiewicz calmly said: II cannot be
the judge Of my W cause, but my
critics ought 10 know that The Deluge'
may also swallow up all critics"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
Improved on Her Suggestion.

Wife: The snow-shovel has been stolen;
you will have to go next door and bor-
row you neighbours.
Husband: 1 can do much better than
that.
Wife: How?
Husband: / can borrow one of his boys
TO do the shovelling.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06

Mr.. Wanamaker has not respon led TO
the call Of the anti uay-rians of Penn
~sylvania that he run for the governor
ship Of the Keystone State. AS an up-to-
date businessman, he is probably con-
sidering the matter from the standpoint
of the profit and loss account.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06

At the Stewart picture sale in New
York Friday. Fortuny's Choice OF a
MODEL brought $4,000. A western mine-
owner, unknown to fame as yet, outbid
George Gould on the production and paid
the price.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
sympathy with the Women.
philadelphia Press.

Mary Ellen Rogers is suing Volney
Rogers for divorce AT Ravenna, o., on
the ground that having lived with her
for forty years, he never took her any
where. not even TO church. One hundred
and seven witnesses have been sum-
moned to appear I'm the case. All the
women will probably agree that Mr..
Rogers was a real mean
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06

The new psychology is now taught in
laboratories" the apparatus in which
consists of chronoscopes, and chrono-
graphs, and monographs, and sphygmo-
graphs, and pneumographs, and myo-
graphs, and ergographs. OF these labora-
tories Harvard possesses one, and Mr..
Hugo Munsterberg is the director of it.
Recently Yale has given birth TO a book
called 1.-THE New Psychology" in which
the author gets rid Of memory. atten-
ton, feeling. emotion, perception, Volt
ton, and deals in space. time, and energy.
Mr.. Munsterberg contributes TO the At
lantic Monthly a very caustic review of
the book. After stating that it gives
measurements of facts" he says that he
Che reviewer) has never measured a psy-
chical fact-has never heard Of any one
who has really succeeded in measuring
that in centuries to come a p%sychical
fact will ever be measured. Mr.. Munster
berg will find a great many other persons
Of his way Of believing. He will also find
many sympathizers in his depreciation of
the fad for scientific knowledge of the
"child's mind and experimental psyche
logy in child study" On this point he
says that it has always been his convic-
ton that love, and tact. and patience, and
sympathy, and interest, are more impor-
tant for the teacher han any psyche
logical observations he could make on
children, and that these observations are
natural enemies of his (the ~teacher's) in
stinctive emotional attributes, because
they dissolve the personality into ele-
ments, while love and tact nave nothing
to do with a bundle of elements. They
turn to the personality as a unit. They
mean, he argues, the child, and not its
.gangloin cells and its physical atoms Of
sensation. Mr.. Munsterberg, according to
the most advanced school of new psyche
logy. breaches heresy, but he seems to
have lots Of common sense.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
Next Thing to n vindication,
washington Star.

II am tired of these constant suspi-
%cions," explained the politician. I'm go
ing TO demand an investigation"
But replied the confidential friend.
"are you sure an investigation would
really vindicate your
II don't know about that; but it wll
show these people. once for all, that
they can't prove anything"