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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16

This poem was written 10y Ella
Wheeler Wilcox as a protest against the
sentiments expressed in The Man
with the Hoe. -
Let Labor boldly walk abroad
And take It's place with kings,
For who has lalored more than God,
The maker of al things;
The time has come. aye. even now It IS
TO rank lhat parable in Genesis
of Gods great curse of labor placed on
man.
With other fairy tales. why he began
An work himself! He was So fun of
lie agag the solar systems on their
And buuded worlds on worlds and, not
content.
Tie labors stI. when mighty suns are
lie forges on his whlte-hot anvil
New Stars to tell his story ana his
grace.
who most achieves is most IKE Eou.
The idler IS the black sheep in the fold
Not for the hardest toiler with the hoe
Alv tears Of sorrow and compassion flow
THOUGH be Dee dull un.euered and not
fair
To look upon; tho he is bowed with
care
Yet I'm his heart If dear love fold its
wings
He stands monarch over unloyed
kings.
one sorrow only in Gods world has
no i've unioving ana unloved on
one joy only makes life part Of
tn. Joy u harey love. received and
given.
Down through the chaos Of our human
laws
Love shines supreme, the great eternal
cause.
God loved so much his thoughts burst
Into Flame.
And from that sacred source ereali'h
The heart which feels this holy light
Finds God and man and beast and bird
it's Kim
All class distinctions fade and disappear
death IS new life. and heaven he sees a.
near.
protbar IS he 10 COX" and "seraphm. %
,slave % the wheel" mayhap. yet kings
10 him.
And mn.ionaires. seem oaupers. II from
them
Life has Withheld its luminous great gem
or if his badge be scepter. hoe or hod.
THAT man Is king who knows that love
l. God
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
Sentence Did NOT suit.

ATLANTA. GA. September IA pris-
ouer on trial here this morning was al
lowed 10 fix for himself AZ more severe
uenalty than that which had been fixed
by the court ". j. Baisden. q watch
maker was sentenced 90 twelve months
in the chain gang for larceny.
Immediately after the sentence was I'M
posed Balsden went 10 Judge Gambler and
requested that he be sent 70 the pcnten-
tiary. This could not be done unless ihe
sentence was increased one year. Baisden
insisted that the sentence be increased
declaring that he preferred 10 spend three
years in the penitentary rather than spend
one year In the Fulton county chain eang
judge Gambler complied with the requ g.
and ba.sden will spend the neNl TN ee
years IN the penltenuary.- philadelphia
Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16

The stanton Daily News, in discussing
tbo aolinouent tax law. says that the main
trouble grows out of the anuQuated sys-
tom of bookkeeping in the treasurers' Of
fees where the taxes Of previous years are
not carried forward from year to year. re-
sulting IN misleading and deceiying people
ne IN The actual taxes due on any particu-
,ar niece OF land. IF this bookkeeping
,n the offices of collectors were cor
rected 20 II adds. "and made to show each
dav inst what was due the state on every
niece of realty i'm the State the obiec-
tiops TO the present delinquent tax law
v,opid have little foundation"
,rbers is good sense I'm this. The only
inst oomplaint that has been made against
the present delinquent tax law. has come
from those taxpayers who did not know
that they were I'm arrears. Several such
cases have come to our notice, notably
that Of a wel-lmown merchant Of Rich
mond who has regularly paid his taxes
and who had no idea that he was delin-
ouent. The county officials did not in-
form him. and the probability is
that they did not know of this de-
linouenc, bus it was discovered by the
sbarp eve of the land-grabber who saw
I'm the delinquency Zee of five dollars
for himself And SO this merchant was
made TO pay five dollars and costs ON o.
utne tax account OF less than two dollars
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16

auite az perfect in practice. We say that
II IS useless to argue with the Socialist.
and so we shall not argue with Mr.. Jones
and those who agree with him. But there
f. this interesting fact which we would
bring out. fact suggested by Mr.. Jones
argument. Ii is the contention OF the
antitrust people that the trust destroys
competition. and. therefore, destroys inde-
pendonce and American manhood, build
ing up a wealthy class on the one hand
and a great army of vassals on the other.
They say that I'm this day man has little
or no chance TO make a business for him
SELF. but that IN order to subsistence he
must be the hireling Of trusts. Yet. won
derful to relate. many Of these same people
are in favor OF having the government
control tho trusts, and so convert all
the employees Of the trusts into employees
Of the government How that would pro
mote independence and American man
hood. we are at a loss to understand. 1t
is indeed, a strange contradiction that the
argument which these people use against
trusts and in favor Of independence and
manhood leads them step by step TO So
clalism.
Mr.. Jones makes no secret OF this, so
far as he is concerned. lie says that "the
trusts are educating the people in the d.
rection in which they are sadly deficient
but they are learning very fast" lie
declares that "the trust stands as an evil
dence Of brotherhood among men," which,
being interpreted. means that this CO.
operation will finally lead, under govern
ment control. to Communism.
We say that Mr. Jones, however Wis
ionary he may be- IS more logical than
Mr. Bryan is. Mr. Bryan Is for partial
control Mr. Jones is for complete con-
troll Mr.. Bryan says little Socialism
IS a good thing; Mr. Jones says that If
that be true. more Socialism is a better
thing. and complete Socialism is a per-
feet thing And It is to this that the
antitrust argument Of Populists leads.
They argue in favor Of competition, and
yet would have the government destroy all
competition. They argue in favor of in
dependence and manhood yet would have
all men look to the government for sup
port.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
TACKLED THE QUIET BOY.
when His Fighting Blood Was Up
However. Apologies Didn't Answer

at isn't ALWAYS the quiet, good-na-
tured fellow who is safest to tackle When
a bully wants to make a BLUM" said
prominent member of the Richmond par
as he was waiting half an hour LOT
quick lunch" Every now ana uieh u'o
bully makes a mistake.
"Down at william and Mary many
years ago. a lean. gauky, sood-naluieu
country boy matriculated, and Tor some
time the boys had great sport az ms eA-
pense lie laughed 40 IL ail and PAD III
tie attention 10 the jokes IL hnally
reached such a stage that the young EEL
low became known ass boy VINO Woulon /
resent an insult.
zone day his roommate told MN tna1
his failure TO pay any attention 10 'ue
treatment he was receiving had caused
him 10 be known throughout the sch3ol
as coward, and told him he must 90
something 90 redeem his reputation.
"This was a revelation TO the new boy
II had never occurred 10 him that anyone
Should look ON him as coward, ana at
the thought he cried like baby.
"a few DAYS later one OF the boys ih-
suited him. as they an had been accu5-
TONED To- doing Without word Deins'
said. the country boy delivered blow
which sent his torment0r Spawning
"This occurred in the days when the
code was considered the only recourse
I'm such a case. and blow meant chal-
lonre from the one who was struck. This
how. however, did not wait for that, but
went to his room and wrote a challenge
10 the hoy whom he had just knocked
down.
"Au apology was promptly sent, put II
was ignored The boy s. nghtng bloou
was up. and he sent back word he would
accept no apology; that there must be a
fight. ,.-7
I'm vain did friends Of the boy who had
been challenged endeav0r 90 convince the
other that his honor had been satisll .o
by the blow and the apology. His renlF
was that they had called him a coward
ana that he would have nothing but a
fight.
.''And I don't want any Of you TO be
my seconds. either he added.
ole sent 10 his home. in one OF the up
nor counties. and had two OF his friends
10 come down. They wore Cu lndish CO.'S
TUNES but were true grit and when the
situation was explained TO them they de-
ciaed there must be a fight. and they
added that NJ anybody else wanted 10 take
"A hand. they would DE accommodated.
They were not overwhelmed with appL
cations.
'Neu the duel was arranged. and re-
suited in the country boy shooting his
antagonist in the hip. The challenger
came Off unscathed, and never again did
the boys manifest a desire to trife With
his dignity
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16

Hon. sam Jones of Toledo ONO Is one
of those visionary gentlemen VINO believe
that the people cam he made prosperous
and happy by legislation. I'VE have only
to inausufaie a reasonable system oil gov
eminent says he, 'inat VIII SET asiue
the sccptre of poverty ana provide assur-
ance that every one willing to contribute
OF his or her service shan not want lh
this country OF ours and this brutal war
fare Of competition viii cease In other
words. Mr. Jones believes that the gov
eminent shoud TAKE eharse oil d" INC
enterprises OF the lana ana give employ
ment 10 all the people Ihe only uiHer-
ence De'"ee" MI' Jones ana 'ne le"u''
OF The ne" .'ey s 'ha' ''e loiii'''
is more jog inc ie"oeIs VI '"e Tie"
Democracy ANA thti alles, the fopuiiSls'
are in FAVOR "i partial government con-
troll, While Mr.. Jones is in FAVOR OF com
piete Socialism.
IL is not our purpose TO enter into any
discussion win Mr. Jones socialism Is
most fascinating lheme' ana il IS not sur
prisins 'h'' '"e """"'y should oe eapu-
waited by such pictures as Mt beilainy
and other SOCIALISTS nave painted IL is
beautiul 'h'hs' 10 be sure lor men
and women to i've 'oseiher as one great
family each contributing according TO
his ability and receiving 70 his necessity
from tine family store. The advocates Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
The Girls OF Long Ago.

Reared i'm many a lonely cabin
Learning but in natures school,
Proudly pleatng straw for pastime,
Perched upon a wooden stool
Bounding trough the dim old forests
Finding where the wild flowers grow,
Dressed in homeiy linsey-wolsey'
Little girls Of long ago.
Rowlne nap and down the river
Singing in a birch canoe
Sticks to dolls their only playihings'
Feet that seldom donued shoe
Watching mother at her spinning
While she hummed some old tune low
Crowding round tine CHEEKY fireplace,
Little girls of long ago.
Mush and milk their daily diet.
Eaten from a pewter BOWL
Always happy and contented.
Dancing on from goal to goal,
Busy US the bees In summer
Helping father oft 90 sow.
Gathering mp the nuts and apples,
Little girls of long ago.
indians everywhere about them
Wolves no bedtime bowling near
Yet they did not know the meaning
or the misery Of fear.
Following flr-I lINN4 N-'NN''"f
While they hunt with gun ana DOW
Brave as amy old settlers.
Little girls of long ago.
Building houses every autumn
WIN the brown leaves scattered round.
Taking tea with bits of china
Neatly laid upon The ground
Sliding on the ponds in winter
Trudging through the drifted snow
To some distant neishhors quitting
Little girls of long ago.
snow-white grew their shining tresses'
Ana at last they sWeatly slept
an, tbeir low mounds daisies b.ossomed,
Round and round the ivy crept.
Many a line they've lett to tell u.s.
Early pleasures. later woe,
Dead ana gone. our great-gr1ndmothers
Little girls of long ago
-F.ndley Bradley iu the New York OBJ
server.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16

these signs" It adds, point 10 progress
The workingman can find employment at
good wages. and property owners can
secure something Ike remunerative rents
for their houses. We hope and expect
to see a continuation Of this renewed pro
gress"
This Is. indeed. comforting and inspir-
ing. A little while aSo we .old the people
OF the Southwest that good times would
come with Increasing confidence. and that
with restored confidence something like
an Industrial boom would set in. Some
OF our friends up In that section laughed
ms TO scorn. and said that The Times was
"whlsuiag TO keep up iis courage and
was simply trying TO bolster up the gold
standard. BE that as It may, goodness
knows that st was good thing for
somebody 10 whistle couragcously and en-
couragingly when the calamity shouters
were making the welkln ring with their
evil predictions.
We are very proud OF the record that We
made I'm those trying times We did not
have faint heart. We were not talking
Tor political effect 1t was perfectly plain
10 our mind that good times would come.
1t is said that an signs fan in dry wealth
or. but while the promising cloud which
The Times saw was no bigger than
mans hand. yet we had every confidence
in it. We knew as well as we could know
anything in the future that this little
cloud would gather volume the conditions
AN being favorable. and that it would
finally spread over the heavens and pour
upon this land a generous shower OF
prosperity We were not mistaken. Pros
perlty has come. not as gentle shower
but as genuine downpour and the whole
country is refreshed and replenished.
Southwest Virginia is no exception. and
We are delighted to have such generous
testimony from our Salem contemporary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
SHAW DENIES
Deuonnces the Statement That He
Confessed a. a Falschoad.

Denonnces the Statement That lie
Confessed n a Falschoad.
special 10 the New York sun from
Philadelphia says:
Ft shaw to-day made affidavit that he
49,, ..-., and t,lEel with Hay and Sloan.
H.. rerorfers but that DE never said any
hing mat would have led tuem even 20
iufer that Dee committed the huIurts' u.
said fhat he would institute sun" lv'
criminal libel and sue iue lIlli7 rol u'.,.
ases and would also chatft .He t'oI'tl7
txffh perjury DdTnel declares lllal rue
statements made ln the lIih'a aLt uti-
trle. and that he can ldoFt aH d.4pi. il'
saws he will also brns SUITS ds,.h7l lle
paper and the men VINO wrote the a'olS'
Shaw $ affidavit follows. 20 l.o...,.,,
state OF New Jersey, County OF Camden
Ell shaw being duly sworn, on his
10Th yevs that he never made the stale
ments imputed 10 him 10y w. II. nay ana
Howard Is. Sloan, appearing IA fue t,.li-
delphia Times this morning nr y1pDl,
ent further says that De never had 94en
conversation MS related by w IL. Hay
and Howard X. Sloan. Depohehl IIlhcl
SAYS that the said Hay Mahteu an lli'cl-
view with me on Federal sllcei. le-
piled that / would not talk unless was
In The Office OF Messrs. SioNei a bo9 TO-
and they were present ,-..-..- f....-..,.
Darnel. / replied. y es' ne Is E-yI
good friends. j replied yes re 1heA
asked me if I knew what tne talk was,
! replied no. He said that 10 was reported
that Gene and / went home together inioA-
icated ON the morning Of October T. le3i,
al 1870 + went upstairs; Darnell heard
shot and he ran out In the bushes. / re-
piled that this was a De. for ! have proof
the time ! went home ana who l went
home with.
ole also told me Of a man who lived
on Pine street but who has since moved
away and whose name ! do not know
who said that he saw mano run out IN
the bushes. and afterWard talked with
Darnell and recognized him as the man
who was IN the bushes. Hay then said:
Suppose Darnell would swear % being the
man IN the bushesy / told him II was
lie and he could not swear 10 such a
statement because ! had proof Of who I
went home with and the time I went
home
"Deponent further says that he In no
way said anything 10 either Mr.. Hay or
Mr.. Sloan from which II might be infer
rel that he had killed either his mother
or grandmother And further SAYS that
said uay never referred TO rs mother or
grandmother In said conversation:
ELI SHAW"
Sworn and subscribed before me. this
fourteenth day Of September 1893.
"JNO. u. COURTfER. Notary Public.
witness: Frank $. Albright, r. r Nc
Dougall, Charming a. Leidy. James A.
Lawrence"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
WANTED A LOVING HUSBAND.
Man. Posing ~ II Young NWidow.
Flceced Western Farmers.

TOPEKA. KAN. Sept 1l.-Wm. Hahn.
posing as a widow looking for loving
husband has probably hoeced 100 men in
TIM. West out OF sums OF from $40 90 500.
Hahn was arrested to-day az Republic
CITY ON a charge of using the malls Tor
fraudulent purposes.
over the signature Of Wihelmina Hahn
the "v0ung widow advertised in q dozen
German papers IN the West de request
ed gentlemen tO address him at Bonner
nan No Soon he visited these places
and found scores of letters awaiting him.
10 each applicant Die wrote and proposed
10 visit him and act as hJu-ckeeper for
"a few weeks on trial if the man would
send "a sum sufficient tO cover expenses.
The postal authorities say Hahn gathered
I'm hundreds of dollars in this way Some
OF the deludod men. falling lo receive fhe
visit from Mrs Hahn complained tO tho
postofice authorities and after chase 0t
six months through six Western States.
Hahn was arrested and placed IN JAN here
tO-day.-New York sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16

An old woman whose husband was ill In
bed sent for the doctor. who came and saw
the cd lay.
81 will send him some medicine" he said
on leaving. which must bee taken In
recumbent posture"
After Dee had gone the old woman sat
down, greatly puzzled.
"A recumhent pOsture-a recumbent pos
turew she kept repeating. I'll haven't got
one" At last she thought II win go and
zee 81 old Mrs. Smith has got one 10 lend
me-
Accordingly she went and said to her
ueighbOr.
.uave You a recumbent posture TO lend
me 10 put some medicine in?'
Mrs smith. who was equally as Ignorant
as her friend, replied;
81 had one but 70 tell you the trnthL
have lost it"-Tlt-biis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
CURRENT COMMENT.

However substantial the grounds OF
complaint for the treatment they are re-
ceivng in various parts Of the earth"
says the Boston Transcript. there is one
thing upon which the Jews can congrat-
ulate themselves. and that is that they
were never I'm less apparent danger of
racial observation than at the present
time. Not only are history and literature
AN the while working with them. but the
parts they are playing I'm current events
more than an else are keeping them in
the foreground of public interest and
doubtless inceasing the dislike and appre-
hons.on which are the uncomfortable in
naritance OF many minds
That is not true OF America. Judaism
M his country certainly i'm the South,
is religious designation rather than q
race distinction The Jew here IN Viz
ginia SIS as truly and as essentially a Viz
ginian as is the native gentle. He so re-
CARDS himself and is so regarded
The Chicago Inter-Ocean says: In
statement which is being prepared by
Adjuant-Gnera Corbin showing the con-
ribuuons of the various States and terri
tories 20 The volunteer army 10 will be
demonstrated that the South has fur
nished more men I'm proportion TO popula-
ton than tho North has. and that more
soldiers have enlisted from Georgia than
from any other state in the Union No
stronger proof Of the thorough recon
structi0n OF the South could possibly Doe
furnished Whatever the people of the
South may have 10 say concerning do
nestle issues they are unQuesuonably
loyal 60 the has.'
And you might have said that The peo-
pie of the South are unwilling that that
flag should be- removed from the Philip
pines. until the war should have been
oH. .d order restored and good govern,
mont established.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
How She Managed IL.

II see Bunker's wife has written a mag
azne article on How to Make Home Hap
py.'"
wei. she ought TO be an authority on
that subject She certainly makes her
home happy. Her husband was telling me
yesterday that she hadn't been at home
more than ten days all summer. and II
seemed TO tickle him immensely. Chi
cago Times Hernld.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
AFTERMATH.

on Thursday last the Philadelphia
,,,,,,,.. ,,.,tc7 , esnsation nv nrinfino the
ouoaNls Oh TWO OF Jus Iepo' 'e'9 ~ inc
effect that Ell Shaw had confessed TO the
TOT WHO" ne n"u D.,i ,,u a''D "' 80,
confcssion
The 81. Louis butchers have determined
10 build an abattoir and fight the beef
Tho Indiana state Geologist says that
,,o nrosspre NJ natural gas IN that State
d, .,ro,.i,s- less and that the quantity is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
The Diyorcce's Marriage.

Mrs. Jones-If the clcrgymen hesltated.
why din't you get a civil Magistrate TO
marry you?
Mrs. Brown-Oh. I couldn't /ink Of II.
It's bad enuogh for a person OF deeply
religious nature 10 have 10 be divorced by
a Magistrate. to say nothing Of being mar
rico by one.-Detroit Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16

A woman whose pastor asked after her
health replied dolefuily: IL feel very well
but / always feel bad When ] feel WELL
because 1 know I'm going 20 feel worse
afterward. Piston Christian Register.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
Usual Ancrfhought.

Official (wiidly)--I want 20 see the owner
Of that burned building in which forty
persons persisted yesterday.
Servant-Hc .s not in.
"Where SIS he2'
Hes gone 10 inquire The price OF hre-
escapes. New York Weekly.