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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
THE sPOII.S SYSTEM.

The Democrats of Buckingham have de-
clared by resolution that Hon. II. D. Flood
should be nominated for Congress because
"by reason of his ability as a lawyer and
statesman, his high character and his
answering loyalty to the cause of Democ-
racy he deserves It." 1t is added that Mr..
Flood has for years given of his time and
means to the cause of Democracy.
We would not appear to NEEDLE in this
contest, for it is none of our affair, but we
make the point that the spirit of this reso-
luton is the spirit of the spoils system
The Buckingham Democrats say in so
many words that Mr.. Flood has done
certain service for the party. and that
he should be rewarded therefor with office
Indeed, by inference. they so a step farth-
er and say that he has fairly won his
honor. and that ii belongs TO him. The
same sort of claim was made for MIR. Bar
bour. after he had whipped Malone, in
connection with the United States SEN
ate, and such was the resentment of many
old-line Democrats that they fiocked to
John w Daniel and elected him. Colonel
, Dick Lewellen who was one of the
straightest Democrats the country ever
knew, who said that the only epitaph he
wanted on his tomb was: Here lies
Delnocrat.-this leader OF the Young
Democracy as he was atfectionately
called, denounced the whole principle
through his paper, and then Travelled over
the State in Daniels interest in order, as
he explained to exploit the principle that
the honors of Democracy were hers to be-
stow as she would, and that no represent
tativc Of Democracy had any right of pre-
emption.
In the present instance Mr.. Flood de-
serves well of his party. as party favors
30, and il elected he would make the
Tenth District an able, Industrious, faith
fun and efficient representative in Con-
gress. But all this and more could have
been said of Mr.. Barbour, and yet Colonel
Lewelien, and Democrats like him, would
not hear to it that the Senatorial honors
belonged to him by reason of his party
service.
The whole principle is wrong We are
too much given in this age-and the abuse
is by no means confined to any one party
10 giving office as reward for party ser
vice, and, too often, without regard to
merit. That is the way that the good fell
lows get into Office. That is the founda-
ton upon which the spoils system is
builded.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
Funeral Services.

The funeral of Eula C. Taylor took place
at 1890 O'Clock yesterday afternoon from
the residence of her parents, No. Eli
North Twentieth Street.
The funeral of Mr.. Edward Cummins
was held at 10 O'clock yesterday morning
from ST. Peters Cathedral
The funeral of DR.. NJ. S. Sale, who
died at his home, in Lexington, Ky,
after suffering for three years with rheu-E
matism, occurred in that place. The body.
was then shipped to this city, and on
Monday was buried in hollywood.
The funeral of Henry Austin took place
from Leigh-Street Baptist Church at $3.50
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. Burial was
in Oakwood.
The funeral of George w. Folkes took
place yesterday afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock
in lakewood Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha Scale took
place at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
from the residence of her son-in-law.
Mr. Fred. Iseber, in Howard's Grove.
Burial was made at the former home of
the deceased, near Shumansville, Caro-
line county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
EIn!Se-HarlOwe.

HANOVER, VA. April 1l.-special.-
Mr.. A. Lee Blake and Miss Susie j. Har-
lowe were married Tuesday evening at )
O'Clock at Salem Church, in Hanover
county, by the Rev. c. NJ. Chumbley.
Red-shaded lamps lighted the church
which was prettily decorated with ever
greens and narcisSus, while the organ
was concealed by a bank of green, the
whole forming a very pretty effect
The bridal party entered to LohenSrin $
wedding march. rendered by Miss sNannie
fHaw. The ushers-Messrs. a, J. Han,
Robert Stubbs. George Hall and Fletcher
Atkinson-preceded the bride, who came
in with the groom.
The bride, who is the pretty and nj
.tractive daughter of Mr. S. L, Harlowe,
wore a gray cloth gown. with trimmings
of white, and hat and gloves of the same
color
The groom is a popular young faaner.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
Die strib ute 10 ia mem ronclnding It's

sbleatrTbute sto his mem ry Guiding it's;
article an the GLOWING, words:
A. Dr.. Jnnkins was sf ar more than the pas,
tor and preacher OF a single church. or
the representative OF q single sdenominai
ton of Christians, as Charleston knew
him. He reached out the eager hand Of.
service toward erything which pro-
missed 10 promote the welfare of the. city
He was president OF the High School
Board and interested and active In the
promotion OF education IN every wa In
which his syn1pa thy a nd aid could be of
use. A virginian, md the brother-in-laW.
of Stonewall Jackson, he served faithfully
and esailantiy as q Confederate soldier
throughout. fl1e war a brother of the
sweet Southern poetess. Mrs. Margaret i.
Preston. he more than once gave our
city the opportunity OF welcoming tina t
gifted lady to our social greeting. "A gem
stlernan, frank, earnest, brave and accom5
plisi1ed, his presence was always welcome
in every gathering of our bestspeople. a
Christian minister of Inherited place in
that sacred calling, and of instructive
and impaired aptitudes for lit. never
shrinking from its responsibilities, nor
,vearying of It's labors and sacrifices, he
was "a workman tina needed not 10 be
ashamed If the end came to him in
the midst of his, Usefulness. and in the
.plentitude of his powers for further use,
we may be assured that it found him
ready to obey his Masters call: Come
up higher
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
WarnI, Contested suit.

SUFFOLK. VA. April 1i.-Speciai.-
Rev E. T. Dadnan. OF Petersburg, adj
ministrator OF William j. Pools estate,
to-day began suit here in the Circuit
Court to recover ten thousand dollars
from the Norfolk and western Railroad.
Pool, who was fireman, Engineer w. y.
Clayton and Brakeman William Wells.
were killed in a wreck at Lake kl5y
June 9th. last year. Should the pIa1naf
win. there will be other suits There are
five attorneys
The case is warmly contested. Eighteen
witnesses were examined to-day, irciltd-
ing Mrs L. S. Pool and Miss Mice Lee
Pool. of Petersburg. the mother ana SIS
ter, respectively, of the deceased
The mother wept coriously while on the
stand
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
BRYAN AND LINCOLN.

The petersburg IndeX-Appeal. in noting
the fact that Mr. Bryan refers in his
speeches oftener to Lincoln than to any
other American except Jefferson. says:
There is much to admire in President
Lincoln, but Mr.. Bryan seems to miss
real points for admiration and gives
prominence to what was trivial or imper-
tinent or inadvertent in the man. The
world will never cease to admire Lin
coins devotion to the Union, and his Gaze
ful. methodical and mastery abstinence
from any measure that he thought. after
war actually began, would tend Ito pre-
vent the bringing about OF peace and a
restored Union. History will give him
credit as one of the masters of the Eng
fish language Mr.. Bryan forgets or
never learned these things, and talks of
this and that that Lincoln said on sub.
Jects to which Lincoln had given no
.thoucht-or on subjects then relevant but
now no moro to BE considered than last
years birds nests. He wrongs the man
by quoting him. inadvertently. we sup
pese.s or because his mind is fixed upon
one idea only. he wrongs every represen-
pat!ve American of the past
We have taken the trouble to search
out the particular letter of Lincoln from
which Mr.. Bryan is so fond of quoting.
and we found that it was one which was
written to a MASSACHUSETTS, gathering on
the subject of abolition.
But Mr.. Bryan did not ten that part of
1t
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12

should have at least fifty tl1ousand ofs
their men mounted. These need not be
cavalry dns the tcc1rdcal sense Of the
3 word and. therefore, trained horseI,en.s
+ Tor the purposes OF the case, It is sufi1-5
Gent TO sit astride them In a walk and
enough OF cavalry tactics to be able to
count Off by fours and march off in COLI
4 ann Of fours. The infantry rife strapped
across the back is the only weapon
necessary When the enemy is reached,
three men OF each set of tours will dis
mount, leaving the fourth to hold the
horses OF the three, and they then so
In action as infantry. The training neces-
sary, therefore. for this! sort OF tactics
can be given to any regiment OF infantry
in two days TIME. so that within a week
from the day Lord Roberts receives fifty
thousand horses, he could have fifty thou
sand mounted Infantry able to cope with
the Beers in every way except in marks
from this time on is going to be in guard
ing the long line OF railroad on which
lhs supplies will depend. and this diff
Guilty will increase as ne advances beyond
Bloemfontein.7A a matter OF course, he
can guard these communications with
mounted men far more effectively than
With men on foot To sum up. then, he
should have mounts for fifty thousand of
his men and he should have reserve of
horses at Cape Town kept always up to
the number of fifty thousand to be called
for instantly by telegraph. as they are
needed. and horse flesh should not be
spared. The matter of the eight or ten
millions of dollars that will be, necessary
to keep Roberts always supplied with
sound and active horses ought not to be
considered for one moment. If Roberts
can, at all times, have fifty thousand
men mounted upon entirely, serviceable
horses and wall instruct his officers TO re-
fraln from taking the Beers in front and
always to flank their positions, he can
guard his communications effectively and
forces straight to the siege Of Pretoria.
This, we insist, is the policy which con-
tains the clue to the situation, and if it is
adopted and his forces are kept uD to
the number of two hundred and fifty
thousand. he will bring the war to an end
within the next six months If he goes
pottering along after the policy thus far
pursued, 1T is entirely possible that all of
Great Britain's gigantic efforts will come
to naiugalt and the Beers be triumphant
dn the end.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
ON RAISING ARTlCHOKES.
Southern Farmers. Might Grow Them

Southern Farmers, Might Grow Them
Witt, Profit.
To the average New Yorker the arti-
choke is nothing more than d vegetable
which is coupled on the menu OF nigh
class restaurants with prices fuzzy as nigh5
( class as the restaurants. In order that
the nature of this deigcacy may be pelte-.
understood, the Division OF l3otany5 OF Tie
United States Department of Agriculture.
has issued a circular on the subject. the
circular is signed by Waiter I. Swtnsie
and David G. Fyairchild, agricultural eX-
plorers, and is approved by Secretary OF
Agriculture James Wilson. Upon the
{ front page 1t bears an artistic and CON
vincng picture of the artichoke in tse
act of growing. The vegetable pictured'
and described is the burr or globe artl-
choke, which IS not to be confused, so the
pamphlet warns the public, with the
choke is known as Heianthus tuberosus,
and is eaten chiefly By hogs. The burr
artichoke is known as Cynara scolynus
to scientific men, and Is eaten by great
many individuals who would resent Sc
riously being COMPOUNDED with the eaters
of the Jerusalem variety.
The burr artichoke grows to a height Of
three or four feet and has Eeaves from
two to three feet long. Its edible portion
is the flower, which somewhat resembles
the sunfiower, but has blue forets These
tiorets are extensively raised in Europe
for the market. They are also raised in
Louisiana in the-rieli. alluvial bottom land
OF the Mississippi River.
hTe Creoles are great cultivators and
eaters of this vegetable. In the New
Orleans markets the first late winter.
sartichokes, which appear about the first
of February, bring about So a dozen, but
by April the prize drops to is or 20 cents
dozen. Shipped to the New York mar
kets from FLORIDA they bring much higher
prices than these The best artichokes
for shipping purposes are American vari-
cites originated from plants the seeds of
which were probably brought from Eu-
rope. The original Creole variety was a
seeding of the Gros Vert de 1.aon. d ia
nous European species, but this kind is
unfit for shipping purposes. In the
South the chief enemy of the vegetable
is plant, aphis, which attacks the leaves
and sometimes ruins the whole crop.
AS the burr artichoke is of a delicate
flavor and comes at a time in the spring
when fresh vegetables are kcarce, the
report suggests that there is probably
larger field for pofit for the Southern
farmer than has yet been covered. APP
pended to the report are several recipes
for the preparation of artichokes. They
may be served cold-boiled as d salad with
French dressing, or baked, after par
boiling, with bread crumbs and bouillon,
or lyonraise, or boiled with Dutch sauce.
or as fritters. The artichoke= is d toll
erably hardy plant after 'it has got a
fair start, with proper care, and gives
good returns in the edible fowers.-New
York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
THURSDAY, APRIL Il, 1900.
FREE TRADE AND THE REPUBLIC

The Secretary of the Treasury estimates
the surplus for the fiscal year ending
J une 30 1900, at s70,O 600, and the surplus
for the following year at ss2.0Oo,000. Yet
THE Republicans are not disposed to re-
dnce taxes so well do they love a COM
Portable income.
A Treasury surplus is public outrage.
collect from the people more money in
taxes than 1T needs TO pay the expenses
of government economically administer
eA Taxation is confiscatio and grievous
TO be borne at best. But when the gov
eminent takes money from the people in
order to make eNtrayagant approoria-
tons, and especially to help some politi-
cal party TO promote its interests. it
abuses a sacred trust and commits rob
berry on The people that cannot he con-
doned.
There is NOW a demand from all parts
OF THE country for a reduction of taxes
This is just and reasonable. but We are
surprised to hear from Democratic
sources that the reduction should be ac-
comphshed by repeating the stamp tax
oppressive TO the poor. it should he re-
pealed. but most Of the stamp taxes are
oppressive to none, and, at the worst, are
merely announcement, or as some put it,
"a great nuisance" The stamp taxes are
not bearing on the poor. and the masses
70
Should be repealed.
But it is different with the tariff tax
That is the tax which affects the poor
man, and it is that tax which helps the
trusts and the favored classes The
tariff tax is not levied for purposes Of
revenue. II is not designed primarily to
raise money for the government, but TO
keep out foreign competition and SO en-
able the American trusts TO charge more
for their goods. The tariff tax is the
same In principle as the. tax on State
bank notes. Never a dollar of revenue
was raised from that tax. but the tax
remains dn force as a means of prevent
Ing State banks from competing with
national banks.
That sor; Of a tax is infamous an; a
perversion of the taxing power. A tax
for any other purpose than 10 raise reve-
nue. is an unjusitiable tax. The Alneri-
can manufacturers have demonstrated
the fact that they are able TO undersell
the world and that they do not need any
protection OF government. What grand
opportunity, therefore, is now presented
to enter upon an era OF practical free
trade With the world! What an opportu-
nifty for the Democrats to take hold and
put their time-hono,ed principles into
practice! Free trade and the reDubne!'
What a splendid battle cry!
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
SELECT CAsTlLIiNs.
Mystic knights Close Session With an
Entertainment.

ROANOKE, VA, April 1t-Special-
The third annual session of Select Castle.
A. o. X. of NJ. c., of Virginia, closed
here tonight by public entertainment
in Assembly. Hall, after which the install
lation of officers took place.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Colonel S. S: Brooke. of this city.
and was responded to feelingly by t. r.
Boone. OF Salem.
officers were Installed as follows: ].
NJ. Keyster, Roanoke, select chaplain: W.
H. Peters, Roanoke, select commander;
T. M. Beamer. Radford, select vice-com-
mander: W. y. Eagby, Roanoke, Mar
shall; G., b Vogel, Roanoke secretary
and corresponding scribe; II L. Carroll,
Roanoke. treasurer; W Z. Brecker, Rad
ford. irside guard: S. F.. Gray. Roanoke,
outside guard: z. M Gross, Salem, trus-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
CHESAPEAKE PREsBYTERY.
in Annual Session in Alex

convened III annual Session IN Alex
andrin.
ALEXANDRIA sill 1l-Special.
Tn. annual meeting of the Chesapeake
Presbytery, which convened in the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church here last night,
resumed it's business session this morn
ing The session opened with a prayer
by Rev. NJ. Wilson. Rev. Edward L. VIII
son occupied the chair pro tom. as slod-
orator.
Dr. Lupon was called to Leesburg on
account of a death.
Reports from various committees were
read and approved.
Rev. Frank ]. Brooke, D. D., OF the
Lexington Presbytery, was received into
membership. and was tonight Installed
as pastor OF the Second Presbyterian
Church here. The session will probably
be concluded Tomorrow.
The Presbytery extends from washing
ton southwark to Culpeper and Stafford
counties and west to the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
ssonewall Jackson's Memory.


The memory of Stonewall Jackson, the
peerless hero of the Confederacy, will need
neither shaft nor inscription to insure
its perpetuation.
Nevertheless, the present generations
owes a duty TO the name of the man
whose heroism will always animate the
youth of our country. For this purpose.
the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Asso-
citation has been chartered by the Legis-
lature OF Virginia for the purpose of
raising a. fund sufficient to buy the house
at Guinness Station. on the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, in
Caroline county, In which Stonewall
Jackson died.
This house is now coupled by negro
as a tenant. Seldom has there been seen
a picture of greater desolation than this
historic house and the yard surrounding
lit present at this time. One of the first
landmarks of the civil war. seen by a
visitor to the South. it stands to-day a
continual reproach to our lack of express
sion of our love and generation for one
of our greatest commanders. The owner
of this property has now consented to
part with it. and the memorial associa-
ton has secured an option upon it. which
it wishes to complete, and hence the ap-
peal which is now made to the people
of the South for funds with which to ac-
complish this work.
The actual work of the memorial asso-
cia ton has been placed in the hands of
j. 2. 5NIcAllister. of Hot Springs, Va, as
its secretary. and e. Y. Hotchkiss, Of
Richmond, as its treasurer. To the latter
all checks should he made payable. Mr..
L. ID. Teackle Quinby, of this city. is
local representative of the association,
and will be glad to forward whatever
may be subscribed for this purpose.-At-
lanta Constitution.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
prnncr1y Transfers.

The following property transfers were
recorded esterday-Chancery Court of
Richmond, deeds of bargain and sale:-G
l.. Dickinson and wife to w. D. Brock, l
foot on north side Broad Street, 209 feet
east of Thirty-tirst Street, S45.
Jacob Jordan to r. IL. HARDWOOD, 20 feet
on east side Fifth Street, between Preston
and Crouch Streets, 500.
Bertha and f. Julius Schmidt. Clara
Frazier. Mary and ]. ]. Nevelle, Chas. w.
Earnest, f. w, Lena and Albert f. New
mann to Caroline Newman, 6S feet on
north side of Venabie Street, 40 feet from
northwest corner Twenty-Eghth Street.
and So feet on west side Twenty-Eighth
Street, between G or VenabIe Street and r
Street, s..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
Pnrkcr-H0vycii.

SUFFOLK, VA. April n.-special--At
the brides home in somerton. eighteen
miles from Suffolk. Miss Ava Cross
Howell was this afternoon married 10
Thomas Leroy Parker. OF Franklin. Inc
ceremony was performed by Rev. Giibeft
.Dobbs, of Brownsville, Tenn
Miss Rerta Howell,.a sister OF the bride.
was maid of honor, and c. c. Parker, the
groom's brother. best man.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
Patents to Iir-inians.

Messrs. Davis & Davis, of Washington,
D. c., report the granting of the following
patents this week: Franklin w. Craig,
of Marion. grain separator, No. 6i6,955;
Charles S. Marshall, of Hume, anti-jump-
ing strap for horses, No. 6il,142; Julius
Graham, of Falls Churih. scraper for
brooms No. 647,225: j. w. Waynick. of
Roanoke, bottle tap, No. 641,SS44: Moses
NJ Marcuse, of Richmond, cigarette box,
No 647 $50 af
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
Trustee for the Second District yesterday
morning before the tHustinSs Court.
WILL ADVERTISE Fol. BIDS,
Proposed improvements to De ~ aue

Proposed Improvements to to De e y " au 'l
ut the Gas and Water WORKS.
The Committee on Light met Yesterday
evening at o'clock and considered Inc
proposition of the Armitage Manu1actur7
ing Company with reference TO sApPiylhs
the Gas Works with tar.
The Subcommittee reported the plans
and specifications of the proposed improve
ments at the Water and Gas works. rms ms
committee returned last week from an IN
spection tour of the gas plants In northern
cities, where they secured valuable lntor-
nation which will aid in. the proposed
improvements of the Gas Works mere. II
was decided to advertise for BIDS.
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bishop can.llerat Paris Place.

In spite of the inclement weather
a good audience greeted Bishop Warren
a, Gambler at Park-Place Methodist
Church last night.
His address on the Twentieth Cen
fury Educational Fund" was WelshtX
and forceful Bishop Gambler knows the
value of humorous illustrations. and his
sskillful use of them gives pith and point
4 to his logic.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
Literary Entertainment.

A delightful entertainment was given
by the Epworth League Literary Society
of Laurel-Strcet Church last Tuesday
night. Several addresses We're made and
an interesting musical programme was
rendered. A business meeting was held
before the entertainment.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
NhyHe Was Absent.

Captain Frank Cunningham was unable
to attend the Old Market Hall meeting
Tuesday night because of indisposition.
Besides working at the polls Tuesday he
sang at two funerals. and was unfit,
physically, to attend the meeting, al
thought it was his desire to have been
there.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-12
Professor Kellogg to Resign.

AS stated in The Times of yesterday,
Professor r. j. Kellogg. of the Chair of
Greek at Richmond College, will tender
his resignation. No official action has
been taken on the matter, but there is no
doubt that the resignation will be ten
dered at the June meeting OF the Board
of Trustees.