The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-10
CURRENT TOPICS.

The Hon. T.. S. Neal, OF "The Record
received the following from the Baptist
women Of Worthwhile: what are you do
ing to help build up your church? Do
you attend the services? Are you a will
ing ;vorker?' When the Hon. T.. s. Neal
read that, ard remembered how, all these
years, through evil as! well IS good re-
port, he ..trod the winepress alone" of
the Worthwhile Intellectual vineyard, Civ
Ing !: puts foc 10 cent tickets to church
Socials and entertainments, that he might
get a chance to write them UP with an
aurora tint; how he had carried mem
bers on his subscription list long after
they should have been cut off for nom
payment; how he had "rejoiced with
them that rejoiced" and '.we1t with them
that wept'; lauded the lives of the rir-
tuous and smoothed the recods of the vi
cious after they were dead; modified the
complexion and extracted the w;,rt from
the nose of the lovely and accomplished
bride whose husband. "a rising young
business man. now holding Il RESPONSE
Bile position was after all no great
shakes; shellacked the voice OF the local
prima donna, removing there from its
hurdy-gurdy quality, when otherwise it
would have scared q wildcat whistle out
of tune; clapped joyful hands at the
amateur cfsts-aainment, when he should
HAYS thrcWr tctnips; covered up the
foibles of socie<.1 when he knew enough
about them to have set the whole town
by the ears; doomed the band when it
was bum; whitewashed the ball club
when it wasn1 whitewashed by any other
club-we say, when he read that circular
letter frc1n The women of the Baptist
church ana then thought of all these
things, he dropped to the floor like wet
dishrag. and only revived after being
u, f3S<,a ~
youngest apprentice. who nearly cut his
throat with it 1t would not be surpris-
ing if after this his morals took another
toboggali slide, and he We're again found
in tbs Legislature, q year from next
winter. An editor can be crowded too
far.-Detroit Tribune.
A1rather thing that raises Admiral
Schley in the estimation of bis country
siner is tic Silence which he has observed
under all The nisrepr tons and cali
umnieS Of the naval clique. He might
have retorted but he8said nothing about
the comnlandsr-in-clief. return of his
report OF the Santiago fight because it
did not mention the presence of the New
York. In generosity Admiral Schley
changed the report in order to mention
the New York. The fact came out only
and his friends. How
much better it would have been for Adj
miral ScHeys enemies if they had fol-
lowed his EXAMPLE and remained silent. a
part Of the glory, which he would gladly
have shared with them, he is compelled
by the evidence in the case to assume
himself.-Indianopolis News.
Ill most cities there is growing num-
Der of voters who will not be bound by
party lines. Fear of this element has a
wholesome effect on the machine. / t
may be admitted that these same men
might have a surer influence if they
should take q constant part in politics.
II they were willing To give the required
time and trouble they might dominate
tho party organization. But SO long as
theI irSist on committing the control of
public affairs TO professional politicians
their readiness to scratch an unfit man
on their party ticket is an excellent check
on the mana gers.-kansas City Star.