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The Monte Vista journal., 1901-01-12

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ago. With capacity !" supply
125, 600 acres, is today being op-r-
ated by the owners OF less than
Is, 1000 acres Of the land under il.
The halAnc. Of the territory is
arid aud nsetl for grazing only,
though Ir,gable. II the district
irrigation law were in force and
were applied, sucl, state Of affairs
conl,l not exist.
The adoption of The district irri-
CATION Law, ~ recommended by
Gov: Thomas will, think, do more
to stimulate aud maintain agricul-
tural growth than any other meas
ure within the power Of our legis-
lature to provide. Not only will
it make possible new development;
for which supplementary storage
supplies; and accomplish wiser
and more economical application
Of water; but it will also bring
about the utilization Of all the land
already more or less provided with
facilities for irrigation. And there
il not an important valley in Colo
RADIO without vast agricultural re-
sources yet undevelope,l though it
has water running TO waste.
Assuredly the irrigation district
law provides form Of security on
the face attractive. II is equitable
and furnishes u basis OF credit
equal to that of any present kind
of municipal obligation. The
bonds Of On irrigation districts IN
Colorado can be made as safe and
inviting "A any bond of the city Of
Denver. / earnestly hope. there
fore, the governors recommends
tion will be favorably considered 10y
our represenfatives.-T. {. Henry.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-01-12

SENATOR ALLEN offered snbsti-
tute for the Hsnns-Payne ship
subsidy bill last week. The sub.
stitnte is not likely to pass, but it
raised hades for a few minutes in
the senate. II provides for "the
protection Of agricultural staples
and American ships IN the foreign
trade" The substitute provides
for bounty OF lS cents n bushel
on wheat, 30 cents u barrel on
whes' Hour, 5 cents n bushel on
corn, 10 cents a bushel on rye. 6
cents on corn. ground, cent lb.
on cotton. 2 cents n ID. on hops
and 2 cents n III. on tobacco 1t
also directs the presidents to
arrange for the Hbrogntion Of all
treaties in contrRvention with the
proposed legislation. You will
notice that the republicans will
make any subsidy or other assist
nnc- proposed for the industrial
ar working clnsses.-Pneblo Press.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-01-12

Sylvester Yeoman, n resident of
Del Norte twelve years ago. was
in town last Monday. and made
the Prospector II call. lie is en-
gagged in mining at present on the
Concjos river and in the Drawback
district.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-01-12

The Ssgusche Journal having
accomplished the mission for
which it was started has been dis
continued.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-01-12

The Ia Jara Chronicle makes
this prediction:
Thomas NJ. Patterson will he the
next United States senator from
Colorado. 'Alva Adams will throw
his support to HIM or enough to
elect him. in the event that Cover
nor Thomas develops any danger
Gus strength in the senatorial fight
Two years hence Alya, in all prob
ability. will succeed Senator ii.
NJ. Teller. That is tho way the
slate sizes up at present. Cover
nor Thomas Is going to get i!
where the turkey got the axe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
THE POLL TAX.

The Texas Legislature has decided
10 submit 10 popular vote M amend
mcnt TO the State Constitution. MAX
ing the payment Of a poll-taX Il pre-
requisite to voting
The head-t.iX is most reasonable
tax and there are many voters in The
several States who pay 10 other tax
Whatever. Every voter, whether he
has property Or not, ought TO pay
something to the support Of the Gov
nInIcnt. and he will take 4 greater i'll
tcreSt III The Government if he is 4 tax
payer. however small the amount of
his tax be. than if he pays nothing.
Good and economical government,
SAYS a modern writer on this subject.
is impossible on democratic princi-
pies where the pocket Of the sovereign
voting citizen is brought into no con
sciouS relation with the conduct Of the
Government. Those who control the
elections and the conduct Of the Gov
crnmcnt may fairly be required TO be
direct and conscious contributors TO
the support of the Government accord
ing to their respective abilities, begin
ming with a small minimum tax of
from one dollar to two dollars on the
polls
That is we'll put. Every citizen,
whether he be a property-holder or
not, should bear :; part of the public
burden If he exercises the right of
suffrage, if he takes part in the af-
fairs of government, if he enjoys the
right and privilege of citizenship, he
ought also 10 contribute something to-
wards the support of the government,
and he is a very poor citizen II he is
not willing to do SO.
The payment of the Doll-taN as i
prerequisite to voting was abolished
in Virginia because the practice gave
rise to political corruption in the pay
lncnt of the tax, especially Of negroes.
by Republican politicians. for the pur-
pose Of binding the voter to the party
which paid his tax. But all this can
be obyiated by requiring the tax to be
paid twelve months or two years in
advance.
As we have time and again said, we
believe that this would solve the suf-
frage question in Virginia, as it would
eliminate the great bulk of the negro
vote. The only objection 10 it so far
as we have heard is that under such
regulations many white voters would
be disfranchised. We reply that if SO
they would ,lisfranchise themselves,
and we say that the man, whether
white or black, who does not value
The voting privilege sufficiently high to
protect his ballot by paying his poll
tax il advance is not the proper man
To exercise the right of suffrage. We
sincerely hope that the Forthcoming
Constitutional Convention i'll Virginia
will adopt this very reasonable suffrage
regulation
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
SATURDAY. MARCH ., 1901
OFFER OF THE PASSENGER AND POWER
COMPANY

In another column Wc print an :ic-
count of the meeting of the Board o.
Directors of The Chamber Of Commerce
Yesterday 10 discuss the offer OF the
Passenger and Power Company TO give
five Thousand dollars 4 Year for i've
wears and 10 guarantee that the addl-
7ional five thousand necessary 10 IN
sure the building of The public library
would be forthcoming. The Times be-
licvcs that a modern library, equipped
with practical books and managed by
Il practical man. VIII be center OF
energy in this community whose bere-
fit viii be incalculable.
Merchants mechanics, scholars. and,
above all, the citizens who want the
hest government possible ard are will
ling 10 work for it viii feel The stimu-
lus Of the presence of such an insttu-
lion The public interest in this uues-
ton assures us that the library viii be
Quilt, and though the Chamber Of
Commerce did not specifically recon-
mend The acceptance Of Mr.. Carnegie 5
affer-for 10 accept or decline it is in
Tho province Of the city authorities
alcne-it expressed its pleasure al the
ofIer, and gave voice 10 the feeling Of
The whole community thereby
The proposal Of the Passenger and
Power Company @:'s declined be-
cause the Chamber Of Commerce felt
that without impugninS any unwerthy
motives 10 the Giver [ would be inn
proper for The municipal government
10 accept a large gift from Il corpora
zion occupying a quasipuhlic position
Ne feel that the Passenger and
Power Company has shown its desire
10 become actively interested in the
prosperity OF Hichmond by making the
offer in good faith. On the other hand
7he action of the Chamber WAS based
upon The sole motive of avoiding even
7he appearance of evil and furtherinS
the best interests Of the city.
Now lei The Council come forward
and take The necessary steps towards
securing FOR Richmond i library which
avill be Il credit 10 our city and a con
tinual source of happiness and pros
lleIity 10 ita Inhabitants.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
BEDFORD'S DELEGATES.
State Senator Clayton and Prof. Burks Decline
TO Serve.
special Dispatch TO The Times

tSpctIil i'iSi'itE! 10 tH' ilIiCSs'
BEDFORD CITY. VA. March S.-Ctru-
ham Clayton, Commemorative Attorney
and State Senator from Bedford Issues
an open letter to-day declining in cm
phatic terms to allow his name to he
used 1t candidate from Bedford county
TO the Constitutional Convention.
Mr.. Clayton states that business en-
gagementS are such as 10 prevent his
acceptance, even if honored with the
nomination. They are many that will re-
sret this decision on the part OF Mr.. Clay
tor, for had he remained in the field he
would. without question. have been
chosen one of the members to represent
the county.
Mr. Martin 2. BurkS. professor of law
at Washington and Lee University, has
also positively declined to stand for the
honor. Mr.. Burks is one of the ablest
students of law in the Commouvet,itE
and his selection would have refacteE
credit upon the county
The withdrawal of MeSSrs CFaytor ard
Burts brings forward the name OF Mr.. J.
Lawrence Campbell as the leading cam
ddate. Mr.. Campbell is d successful law
yer, mayor of the town and member Of
the Board of Supervisors. Mr.. Campbell
will receive in large measure che support
OF the powers that be and offiCe-hoidIuG
element.
- -. A'odtu' d iL!t!I VI Idi ~ *
perience, splendid judgment and unswerv-
ing integrity, is looked up to by many as
the candidate of those thoroughly in
earnest about reform under the rev. in
strument. In the great amount of talk
that will be INDUCED in anent the suf-
frage question, DR.. Board will not be led
off from what they consider the greatest
need of the State: viz: the reform OF the
Judiciary system and the abridsmeut Of
office-holderS.
A meeting of the County Executive
Committee Will be called in a few days
by the chairman, Mr. H O. Humphreys.
when the mode of selecting the two men
TO represent Bedford Will be decided upon
1t is almost certain that the primary
plan OF selecting the delegates will be
adopted by the committee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
AFTERMATH.

The discovery by a dentist that the
earth is pear-slaped, according to the
Louisville Courier-Journal, will never
so in Pennsylvania, where they know the
earth is a plum.
The late Ignatius Donnelly was once
rudely interrupted in the course OF a
political speech by a head of cabbage
thrown from the audience. Gentle
men, he said. mildly, Il only asked your
cars; do not care for your heads''
a S7S,O00,000 tin-can trust is the latest.
An up-to-date editor suggests that a dog
tail trust will come next. It Will be a
great time for the boys, the day they
merge into a combine
Commenting on the statement of Bos-
ton clergyman, who, in praising conjugal
fidelity, said that Adam had but one
Eve, the Boston Transcript notes that
.'it was no virtue in Adam, when there
was no other Eve, and moreover the pair
did not get along very well, as witness
that little episode of the apple tree, which
resulting in a breaking up OF housekeap-
ing, when they did not hesitate to inGi-
cate what they thought OF one another"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
fOckett=--Iiftle
Especial Dispatch to The Times. J

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
MlDLOTHIAN. March S.-!a very pretty
home wedding took place yesterday even
ing at ) O'Clock at the residence OF Mrs.
Garrison, near Robious. The contracting
parties were Mr.. Walter w Lockett, OF
Manchester. and Miss Maud A. Little,
of Chesterfield The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. r. II. Winfree. Many
friends of the contracting parties were
present
Those from Manchester were: Mr.. n.
FL Duval and wife. AIR. Alfred Burton.
and Miss Essie Nelson, Mr.. Alfred Wal
thour and Miss Lottie Cosby. Mr.. Allie
Taylor was best man.
\ reception was given at the home OF
Mr.. John y. Turner. near Tomahawk
Church. About fifty guests We're present
and a sumptuous feast was spread
Mr.. and Mrs, Lockett will reside in
Manchester.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
PrOenl.

Though I am poor and cannot buy
The rare, time-mclloWcd Things OIL AK
God keeps an opcn gallery
Of glores for the poor in heart,
Whose walls are huns, in grander show
or color than old Titan knew,
With outlines Michael Angelo
Wronged in the best cartoons he drew
All this is mine to have and hold;
Nor fire may burn, nor years may soil
With ruthless trace of gathering mold.
These wonders of the Masters toll;
Nor can some restless child of Fate,
Some Ciarlzly gifted Corsican,
BY red successes decorate
His Louvre from my Vatican.
Maurice Thompson.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
TWO EXTREMISTS.

Mr.. Biyan's Cnnmoner in its last
issue comments on the Sampson Mo-
gan affair. Mr. Bryan says, after cit
ing the famous Sampson letter. THAI
il tins is only an individual opinion. no
condemnation can be too severe fer
Sampson, but that Il he speaks for
those who ARE dominating The Admin
isiration and shaping orr national pol
ley. then tlie rebuke should be admin
isteifad TO The system. Gunner Nor
gan viii prove a public benefactor, :"
Nj. BRYAN proceeds. If this CORE
spondcncc opens the eyes of The Ameri-
can people 10 the fact that we cannot
hive imperialism, With its large .lraiy
.nj! nayy, without accepting with it
sfietocracy IN society and plntocracy
in government. If IL is the aim of this
nation 10 shine among the world pow
crs' we VIII have 10 have titles and
ranks and orders of nobility OF our
representatives will not feel 1T home
abroad. SIMPSONS asSininity can al
most be forgiven If il aids III restoring
that American simplicity and ne,noc-
racy which were once The pride of our
1,ation."
As usual, Mr.. Bryan is giving him
SELF a good deal OF unnecessary concern
about conditions present and TO come
and he uses a passing incident as sig
niticant Of q condition. when il point
OF fact that incident was merely Samp-
senian. Admiral Sampson represents
one extreme and Mr.. Bryan another.
There are some people in this country
who would like 10 see an :risfocrncy,
and Admiral Sampson is. doubtless.
ole OF them. There are others who
are unnecessarily concerned for the
plain people and sIr. BRYAN is with
out doubt. one OF, these. Ihose OF The!
Sampson stripe would like1o see esasst
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09

distinctions. and those of Tie Bryan
iinctions and that there is danger that
The line will be more sharply drawn as
time goes on.
But the Sampson-AIorgan incident
has demonstrated beyond n peradyen-
ture that there is no ground for Adj
,niral SIMPSONS hope and no ground
for Mr.. Bryar's fear. There is no
aristocracy in this country. there are no
class distinctions. there is no danger
whatever that there will be a titled
nobility on the one hand and common
crs on the other Mr.. Bryan had to
so To- England 10 find 4 name for his
paper. He imported the word COM
mlGncr, but il has absolutely no signiii-
canoe in these United States There
are no commoners here. All are SOW
creigns, and each and every citizen is
the equal before The law OF every 9th
or citizen. 1t has been so from the
day that the republic was born and it
Will be So as long as the American
spirit lives As soon as the Sampson
letter was made public, there was an
outburst of Indignation all over this
country, and the Republican papers
We're Just as severe in their dcnuncia-
ton Of the S3mpsoEian Dronouncemcnt
Us Democratic papers were. The pco-
pic throughout the length and breadth
Of the land, without regard to their
wealth or social position. protested
against the doctrine which Admiral
Sampson declared, and insisted that il.
the navy as in the army and in all
other departments of Government and
in all departments Of life true merit
should be recognized, and that q man
should rise by his own qualifications
and cndcayor. regardless of his anccs
Try or his position in the social cir
Gle. Mr.. Bryan is nccdlcssly alarmed.
Never man got a more crushing rc-
bukc than Admiral Sampson got when
his un-Dcmocratic and un-Amciican
letter was published and it WAS abund-
antly proven. if proof were needed,
that such doctrine will not be tolc-
rated by the American public.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
CONGRESSIONAL ECHOES.

Senator Mason leaned against the
weather map in the marble room of the
Senate one day recently, says the Wash
ington correspondent of d. Chicago paper,
and wiped off half the weather report for
the United States at one swoop. The
weather man saw what happened and
began to jump about wildly.
What's the natter" asked Senator
Mason.
Nothing" replied the weather man..
except that You have the climate for
all of the United States west of the Mis-
sissippi on the back of your coat
The PENNSYLVANIA papers have it that
& New Jersey man recently wrote his
member of Congress to send him a. con-
Segment Of dragon-fieS, as he has heard
that dragon flies will kill mosquitoes
And he is in a hurry about it, for he
wants them sent by express, so that he
commence to hatch out. It is unfortu-
nate, perhaps. that the Department of
Agriculture has no stock of agon-fies
on hand. but the request shows what
strange ideas some men have of the pow
ers of the Government. and of<the inf1lI-
ence of their member of Congress. We
do not remember the names or titles of
all the new Cabinet officers IN pi1lev's
bill. but if he has not already done so he
should have a Secretary of ason-fies
and Mosquitoes.
The three society men of the Senate
.DepeW, kean and Wetmore-Who are so
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
THE GOSPEL OF PROSPERITY.

We have read with peculiar interest
the proceedings Of the Negro Confer
prce held at TuShegee several days ago.
years ago, and has become an insritu-
lion. Booker Washington being largely
The life and inspiration of it. The va
rious reports OF delegates go to show
that large number of colorcd people
throughout the South have purchased
lands and are successfully cultiyating
The Conference was inauguratcd ten
them The women seem TO be cSpc-
cially interested in the work and some
of The most interesting reports are
from them. One of these is from 4
woman. who first rented 4 small tract
of land and titled it while her nus
band worked at u saw-mill, and by and
by. when they had accumulated a
little money, they bought land of their
OWE. They worked hard on the farm
during the day and at night the nus
band made and mended the shoes for
tie family, while the wife woye the
cloth and turned it into garments.
They bought practically nothing from
the stores, making all their supplies
NJ home, and the result of such thrift
need not be told. In the course of
Time they got together enough money
to buy more land and are now the
proud possessors of 4 fine farm OF 565
acres. we'll fenced and stocked, and
they have 4 comfortable dwelling
house OF eight rooms. There We're oth-.
ger reports of the same character be-
fore the conferences, all going to show.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
THE TIMES: RICHMOND. VA. SATURDAY MARCH 8. 1901.

popular that they never dine at home ex-
cept when they give dinners to their
friends, stole quietly into the Senate res.
taurant the other day.
Each Senator looked at the menu card
listlessly. I'm very tired of terrapin
and game" said Senator Kean.
$50 am t. said Senator Wetmore
SO am T. echoed Senator DepeW.
'.and I am going to eat some bacon and
green's
Kean and Netmore almost shouted for
joy. That's what we want" they said,
and in five minutes three Senate society
men could have been seen eating bacon
and green's as If they had never tasted
anything one-half so good in their lives.
The retirement from the House of Rep
resentatives at the close OF the present
Congress of John NJ. Allen. Of MISSISSIPPI
ri. will terminate all hope of Washing
tonans to hear fall from his lips more
of those humorous phrases of this wag's
invention which. like the sallies of poor
Yorick. were won't to set the table on a
roar. relates the New York press. One
of his good stories is this:
"Refore my election i came home one
night and found that while had been
off on my campaign the leaders OF our
party had organized a Cleveland. Hen
bricks and Allen Club. and they were TO
have a meeting that night Went anu
when they got through speaking they
called on me- 7 expressed my convic-
tons and said what I wanted them to do
for me when the election took place. in
about two weeks. There were q good
many colored voters present. and want
cd to get them interested; so got the
hoys to call on Jim Cummings. an old.
slim colored man. Old Jim got up and
Said
".well. gentlemen. youse heard Mr..
Taylor and MI Anderson on the politics
of the day They'se told YOU what sort
of q man Cleveland is and what sort of
a, man Blaine is. and it don't look to
me like no honest man ought to have
any trouble in piclSing out between them
two You have also heard MI Alien
crate about hsseIf; and he has recon-
rnauded hisself so much higher than the
balance of US can recommend him that
It amt with while fer me to say any
thing much about him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
MARCH AND THE LION.
Something Better Than the Old Saw.

Something Better Than the Old Saw.
The saying about the lion and the lamb
in March often proves false, but there is
another and q better one which is lit
orally true. When March comes In and
finds you taking Hoods Sarsaparilla to
purify, enrich and vitalize Your blood.
you may expect when It goes OFT that
it will leave you free rom that tired
feeling and with none OF the bo!ls, pirl-
pies and eruptions which manifest them
selves because of impure blood in the
spring. II you have not already begun
taking Hoods Sarsaparilia for your
suring medicine. We advise You To begin
to-day We assure you it Will make yot
feel better all through the coming SUM
mer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
sTr1yEs \ RICH FIND.

II was troubled for several years with
chronic indigestion and nervous debility
writes f. j. Green, Of Lancaster, \. II.
.No remedy helped me until [ began us
mo Electric Bitters, which did me more
Good than all the medicines ] ever used
They have also kept my wife in excellent
health for years. She says Electric Bit
ters are just splendid for female troubles;
mat they are Il grand tonic and invigo-
rator for weak, run down women. No
o+ho, medicine can take it's place in our
FAMILY Try them. Only soc. Satisfac-
lion guaranteed by Owens & Minor Drug
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
Miss Jones' Funeral.

Special Dispatch TO The Times)
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. March 3.-3Tiss
Helen r. Jones was buried this after
noon, the funeral taking place from the
house and was attended by the pupils
OF the white public school in Il body.
carrying beautiful floral designs. Miss
Jones was teacher in this school up to
a short time ago.
The directors OF the Newport News and
Richmond Telephone Company met here
to-day.
\ coIored woman named Sallie Upshur
was arrested and carried to the Third
Police Station yesterday on the charge
OF taking two pairs of shoes from
Meyers store.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09

The Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-09
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE
To Virginia Beach Via Norfolk and
Western Railway.

Commencing Sunday. March Sd, and
thereafter, the Norfolk Limited" leav-
ing Byrd-Street Station. Richmond dali
w at . A. NJ, and the Ocean Shore
I United leaving at $40 P. M. ,daily),
viii make close connections at Norfolk
with trains to Virginia Beach. The
princess Anne Hotel is now open. For
further information and tickets. APPLY to
Iohn y Wagner, City PASSENGER ard
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- c.. H.BOSLEY,
District Passenger AGENT.