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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

who have inherited riches ard uss their
dividends in riotouS living
Will Virginia say to such men: Your
character, your usefulness, your indus
try, your example shall! count for moth
ing; you are not property-hoIdcrs, there
fore you must hang your heads in
shame at political gatherings and hold
your voices like the slaves OF ante<beI-
lum times III the affairs OF government?
Again, if there is to be property quail
iication, what amount wiz ba fixed? II
the knack OF money-makinG is to be the
test of a mans worthiness to vote. how
great must be that knaclz? II given
amount OF taxable values is to qualify.
VIII the time the poSSessor has had to
thus place himself within the favored
class be considered? II 1t has taken ten
or twenty years for a. to reach the in
dlspensablo condition OF a. Suffra gtst
what will be done with B., poor
young man who has Just entered Ife's
struggle and had no time or opportuni-
ty to lay away the requisite amount?
What an absurdity that the mere nos
session of property proves the worth OF
a man. 4 gambler may win ten thou
sand dollars in a night. AN upright,
honorable deliver in some business pur-
suit may lose his all IN Il day VIII the
ill-gotten gain OF the one make him a
worthy citizen, and the misfortune of
the other make him an unworthy citi-
zen?
a thriftiess. brainiess. dissolute fellow
may fall heir TO 81 fortune. y son of
toll may sweat and strive for years and
a1nass nothing. VIII the luck OF the
one raise him in public opinion, and the
vain efforts of the other lower him in
public esteem?
l know men IN Virginia to-day. once
in aft1uence now in poverty: who in
their days of prosperity relieved the dis
tressed and succored the poor and tiid
more good TO their State and fellow
man than a multitude OF certain wor-
shippers OF the almighty dollar
1 know men in Virginia to-day wiki
out property who are engaged in edgf-
eating the youth Of the State and dong
more for the welfare OF society than
Very many who are living upon lesa-
cies
1 know men in Virginia to-day. with
out property, who, by their wisdom. pre-
cept and example, nave shed more IusLra
upon their State than thousands who
live in tine houses and sport in luEUrteS
Again do I invoke the cardinal doc
trine of manhood suffrage in a republi-
can government Again do I insist that
as the privations of soldiers life and
the dangers of the battlefield do not
devolve upon property-holders alone. but
must be incurred by non-propertyhold-
ers as well. the latter should be sb-
solved from bearing these privations and
rislling these dangers. or else be allow
ed voice in the affairs OF the Govern
nent-
do not believe in a class govern
ment- l believe in "a government OF
the people" not of PART OF the people:
"a government by the people" not by
PART OF the people 1 do not believe in
any privileged class or patriciaa order il
our government. 1 believe in a democ-
racy. not an oligarchy or aristocracy- 7
am. therefore, opposed to 4 restriction OF
the right of suffrage to property-hoTders
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
Should the BaIlo. be Taken Away From the
Non. Properly folder:

BY Ex-Governor ch;1s. I. oferran-
Editor of The Times:
Sir,-A mans capacity to accumulate
nronertv IS not an infaliible test OF ms
character or usefulness as a citlzeh-
Many rich men are the poorest cltlzeis.
A mans iucapacity to gather flcnes %
not a certain criterion by winch TO JuuSo
him in his relations to his State ana lei.
low-men. Many poor men are tila pess
citizens.
A man may he las poor as a church
mouse and yet by his intellect he may
have bestowed upon his State untold
benefits. or he may, by his energy and
ability. have built up immense enter
prises, adding wealth and population TO
a county or city. and yet at last by
some mis-step or nnishap be forced TO
tread the thorny path OF poverty: or he
may be labor!ns man, sober. INDUS
trious and frugal. yet, with wife and
children to support, unable to acquire
property. Such men arc worth more TO
the material. social and political welfare
of a State than many of the class known
as wealthy. or regiments OF dudish idlers
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

newspaper is its character. and when
that. is destroyed no sclf-respecting
editor cares 10 keep up his connection
with it. The Philadelphia Times might
have given the Democratic ticket a
dignificd support without forsakinS IT'S
principles and without iniurinG its
character. although it had formerly OPP
posed Bryan and free silver. But when
Il showed that it was n time-scrver for
revenue only, its good name was clean
gone forever. We congratulate Editor
NcClurc lInon his retirement.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
Tie Memorial 70 Nr. pnMeli.

The ladies having in charge the raising
Of 4 fund among the alumnpe of the
Richmond Female Seminary for the Dur
pose Of erecting a suitable memorial 70
the late Mr.. John Henry Powell so long
and favorahly known as one Of the
prominent educators of the South, re-
port that they are meeting with favor
able responses from many OF the old
graduates of this well known institution.
They feel. however. that great many
VINO have not subscribed have done
so through oversight Those desiring to
avail themselves of this privilege can
send their contributions to Miss Margaret
W.. Weddell. No. 213 West Grace Street.
Richmond who is the treasurer of the
memorial fund.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
THE ELIGIBILITY OF DELEGATES.

The Norfolk Landmark rel,roduccs
some remarks of ours concerning the
qualification Of delegates TO the Con
stitutional Convention, III which we
said that the best material in the
State was wanted in the Convention
and that If the people of any section
should elect a member Of Congress or
4 judge or any one else to represent
them. such delegate would be admit
ted and no question asked.
How does The Times know that the
Convention would do it," asked the
Landmark. We know it because the
Convention Will be composed OF sen
sibIe men and they will not exclude
any good and true citizen OF Virginia
whom the people have elected to rep
resent them on 4 mere technically
We say that il there should be any
question as 10 the eligibility OF any
desirable delegate, The Convention 1t
self would by its fiat make him ell
cil,,e then and there. Talk about statlI-
terry prohibitions or even Constitution
Al bfOniDlilOllS. me 1Silh ciitioL may
brush ali such provisions aside. for IT
is. rs it were. an assembly CT the peo-
pie and will be 4 law unto itself.
1t seems to us unfortunate to raise
this question of eligibility 1t is a
matter OF the greatest Importance that
the very best material in the State be
secured. and no good citizen Of Eir-
GINA should be excluded because Of q
mere technicality Of tie law. The
Landmark warns the people not TO
elect those who are disqualified under
The present law With all due respect
TO our esteemed contemporary. we tell
the people 10 disregard all such advice.
We tell the people TO choose the best.
regardless Of the question of Qual1ilca-
ton under the law. Let the question
Of qualification be one of fitness only.
We do not believe that men who have
private interests Or peculiar interests
Of any character 10 serve should De
chosen. But if the man desired DN
the people of his community be honest
and capable and unselfish and truly
patriotic, let the people brush away
technical objections and elect him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
AN EDITORS MULTIPLICATION.

The following notice appeared IN the
Philadelphia Times of Yesterday
With dhis issue of The Times my con-
nection with the editorial staff Of ;he
paper ceases
II is not my wish or purpose 10 re-
tire from journalistic la1orS, but UNI
der existing conditions the responsible
editorial direction Of the Times should
be in other hands. A *. MCCLURE.
We have read this announcement
with qualification. Colonel Mcclure
has for years been an honored and
honorable member of the profession.
He has been known far and wide as
IN eds or OF character, who wroic what
lie believed and believed what he
wrote, and WHO *olild not change his
principles for shc sake Of increasing
The circulation of The paper. Last
fail The Philadelphia Times suddenly
changed lis principles and became q
violent advocate of Bryan and free sill
yer II is permitted 1" every ucwspa-
per 10 change its political base. but
when this is done With flourish OF
tiImpeis, with scare headlines aud
H1tn ititl
the candidates and party leaders, To-
gethcr with pictures Of the same. and
all the pomp and circumstance and aN-
PLANTATION OF some great achievement,
reasonable men are forced 10 the con-
ciusion that the change is engineered
from the business Office and is for the
sake OF policy rather than for the sake
of principle. The Philadelphia Times
announced It's change of base in this
way, and we remarked upon it 1T the
time. We were surprised beyond ex-
preston that Colonel Mcclure eontin-
ued as editor Of the paper when this
spectacular announcement Of change
was made, and we are glad TO hear,
that while he has nominally edited the
paper since that time he could not en-
dalra The modification OF the position
and finally determined 10 retire.
The greatest asset of any decent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

the wooden railroad bridge. which was
destroyed in an hours time, was re-
placed by 4 splendid steel structure,
which is proof against the fire demon;
and that the cigarette factory which
was consumed was rebuilt upon more
extensive and elaborate lines, and that
its operations were largely increased.
Major Gilter built the Jefferson Ho-
tel as an expression of his regard for
Richmond, and, whether so designed
OF not by it's modest p ojcctor, the hotel
has been regarded as Il monument to
his memory and to his worth. This
monument. SO dear to Richmond and
to all the friends and admirers Of Ma
jor Ginter. must be rebuilt and will be
rebuilt, and it will be done by the
former associates of Major Ginter, who
feel that in honoring him they honor
themselves.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
AFTERMATH.

The following plaintive note was picked
UP IN the street of an Indiana town:
Dear May,-The reason l didn't laff
when you laft at me yesterday IN the
postoftice was because 1 have Il bile on
my face and kant laff. if l laff 1t will
bust, but tove you old sweet thing, bile
or no bile, laff or no laif, you know
that. p. s. Euia this up.
Among the ladies Minister wa recently
met at the Twentieth Century Club Ill
Buffalo was the wife Of well known
business mn. y little later the Ln..-
ese minister met her husband. ''f met
your wife a little while ago he said.
Are you perfectly satisfied with her.?
The curfew bell is still Tuns at llirb!'
Stephen. also at Shifnal, in Shropshire,
Eng, at 5 A NJ. and P. NJ. y Traveller
who was once lost in the dark heard the
curfew bell and was enabled to find his
way to the town. At his death he left a
sun, of money, which realized $1o per
a,inum, to cover the expenses of ringing
Tie curfew bell from November to
March.
There lives in Pickers county. one OF
the mountain counties of South Caro-
lima, a woman &c years OLD who has II
was married, whe1 II years old and when
she was just the age when many women
are just marrying she was the mother OF
ii children, all of them alive. One Of
these children married early like her
mother and has one child.
There recently died at La Crescent,
Mimi, an unobtrusive man, John s. tlar-
ris, who. while spending practically the
whole of his life within the limits OF a
40-acre farm, had rendered his State q
great service. 1t Was he who demon
strated the faiiacy of the oft-rcpeated
statement that fruit could not be raised
in Minnesota. First with imported fruit
trees. and afterward with seedlings, lie
showed the fire fruit could be Srowa in
the State, .i,lI assisted in developing
many new varieties that no" thrive
there.
Mrs. Hetty Green is a typical Yankee.
even il, her quiet and saturnine humor,
says Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
TO an overdresscd woman w3ho had
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

voter no Southern State would ever be
liable to suffer from
ELIMINATION a corrupt or incom-
OF THE petent government
COLORUD VOTER. at the hands Of any
party. In many, II
not all, the Northern States there is
large element Of corruptibles and ignorant
white voters. The South is comparative
Nv free from this class of suffraSists, but
it still has the ignorant negro vote to con-
slider. If it could be rid OF this, Southern
elections would be more honest and intel
ligent. Among men who think for them
selves and who seek no Office the party
lash has no terror. but so long as the
negro question continues to be a political
factor Southern white men are apt to have
but one choice among the parties. AS it
is the negro vote is of no advantage to
any party, to the country or to the colored
race. Its legal elimination would be to the
advantage of all classes and to all sec
tons, especially the South
"Pegleg". Williams, the veteran irnmi-
grafton agent who has several times mar
rowly escaped lynching in Georgia and
the Carolinas be-
EMIGRATION cause Of his efforts
OF to send negroes
THE NEGROES. from the plantations
to the West, is
about to come into his own. re-
ports the Birmingham News. In Georgia
now the negroes have become a nuisance
in the cities because Of their avoidance Of
work and their proneness to crime. and
Williams calls the attention of the public
to the fact that this business OF trans
planting the blacks holds out the only
remedy for existing conditions. lie VIII,
therefore. undertake to engineer big
exodus Of them from that State to the
Mississippi Valley.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
p,cHMoND,S NOTABLE FIRES.

1t is an interesting fact that the
name of Major Lewis Ginter is assoc
clated with three Of the most notable
fires in Richmond history-the burn
ing. in 1882. of the bridge of the Rich
mond and Petersburg Railroad Com
pauy. in which he was large and
prominent Stockholders: the burning, in
1893, Of the Allen & Ginter cigarette
factory, and the burning, in 1901. Of
the jefferson Hotel, which he built as
:, present to the city of his adoption.
1t is more interesting to recall that
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
woman who had

To an overdressed woman WIZ e'
nine apparel she said: s,s
..\Vealtfnv people can afford 20 dreSS
poorly. The poor and vulgar must "s..i
fine clothing, if only for purpC seS VI oi'
guiSe." @,,o, who
pleaded for a former cNceiieaI ieeoAN a.
a reason for reinstatement, vas:
'.It is a wrctched company. "h.cn iuii'
a, locomotive after it is worn out.
How will this do for an instance OF real
courage and bravery? A quiet ilttte
school ma'am of some twenty years eN-
perience in the schools or New 1ofh
said in addressing a meeting CT teachers
IN that city the other day:
81 thank GOD every day OF my Tic
that | never was a public school scholar
to be nodded into a little unthlnklns
machine and utterly unable to do any
thing myself The So-calied 1adS OK our
present system are good enough IN tneir
way, but u child needs 10 learn TO read
more than he does TO sing. ard to write
more than he does to draw. NO SotllIs'
child improves much under the hurry
and worry that is kept up from Mon
day morning until Friday afternoon
The following is a list of twenty-eisht
books that. according to the statements
of their publishers, have had sale OF
over $4,000 copies during the last two
years of the nineteenth century: David
| Harum," Richard Carvel, When
! Nnighthcod Was in Flower '"To Have
| and to Hold Janice Meredith 'Eben
| holden" 1.-The Reign Of Law" Alice
| of Old Vincennes," The Days Work, y
| Red Rock THE Redemption Of David
I Corson wild Animals 1 have Known, :
| The Master Christian" Tommy and
| Grizel'' THE Gentleman from Indiana,
Philip Winwood," prisoners of Hope, y
IN Connection with the De Willoughby
! Claim 1.-The Forest Lovers The
Pride Of Jennico,' Young April.
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Via Crucis.'' ave Roma Immortalis,'
'"The Celebrity, Red Pottase.' Flea
nor and The Mantle OF Elijah
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
THE LONELINESS OF THE PASSION.

Selected for The Times)
al have trodden the wine press alone -
Isaiah xiii. s.
Let us ponder to-day the loneliness Of
Jesus Christ in His death.
There is loneliness for all men. not in
death only. but in dying. For We must
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
ENIIGRA.
Personal AND CRITICAL.

Though nearly so years old, Richard j.
Calling, inventor of the gun Which pears
his name, is still vigorous IN nina ana
body. For several years he has neen
working on an automobile plow winch ne
regards as an implement which VIII rev
o,utionize farming methods II IS no
nearly completed, but Mr.. Calling Is not
yet ready to give details
The Louisiana Historical Society suS-
cesrs 10 the Mayor OF New Orleans that
President Mckinley be given a reception
on his visit at the old Cablido, opposite
Jackson Square, now the supreme Souie
building, and the society mas secure"
permission from the Supreme Court TO
use for the proposed reception tile very
room in which the transfer Of LOUISIANA
- the United States took place nearly
, century ago. a coincidence OF the
presidents visit is that it will occur on
tha anniversary Of the signing Oh the
,.ea,v at Paris by which Napoleon trans
ferrsd Louisiana to the United States.
General Funstons parents live on a
Farm six miles from lola, Kansas. Mt
Funston, Sr., was at work in the field
near the little farmhouse when a re-
porter took the news OF his sons feat
to him. He leaned against the wagon
and exclaimed: "F'red's mother has been
worrying herself to death since the news
was received that HE had Sone after
.Aguinaldo, and while l am extremely
glad that he has been successful, my
greatest pleasure will be in the fact that
Mrs Funston vii, be able to sleep to-
,;ol,t no frft IN n Tlv week ~
Count Boni de Castellane's war record
10 date is as follows:
January ., 1S3S-Fought a duel with N.
Derouede, both being slightly wounded
July 3 1S93-Eadly wounded NJ. Henri
'Turoy III q duel.
January 7, 1S99-Challenged NJ. Perret
Ducemoix to g duel to the death.
June Is, 1S99-Insulted Minister Dupuy,
who ignored the Counts attack.
July 10. 1S99-Challenged the Prince Of
Monaco to combat with swords; chal-
Ienge declined by the Prince. who claimed
the Counts title was bogus"
January %, 19O0-Threa tened, while on a
visit to the United States, to fight NJ. de
ltodays. editor of the Figaro, to the
DEATH
March 8, 190o-Wrote a letter to Count
de Lubersac. offering TO take the place
of Count Robert Rothschild in an ar
ranged duel between the men. Count
EothschiId had Withdrawn, not being Of
agci
July %, 190o-Fought a duel With Count
CrIowski. wounded him in the thoraE.
March H. 1901-Slapped the face OF NJ.
de Rodays, editor of Figaro.
March 16, l9o1-shot NJ. de Rodays in
the thigh
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

A Cold is usually caused by checked
circulallon. known by a chill or SILVER
coursins through the veins until it
reaches the extremities. when the feet
warm up and the Cold or Grip is broken.
while it's tonicity sustains tho Tagging
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

There are two ways in which we may
study the Christ-spiritually and natural
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

''Pegleg"s Williams, the veteran irnmi-
grafton agent who has several times mar
rowly escaped lynching in Georgia and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31

The Nashville American says:
with the elimination OF the colered
Smyrna times., 1901-10-02
MARYLAND ITEMS.
Current Events of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.

Current Events OF the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
With the exception of the Kent &
Queen Anne's Fair at Colchester, there
are no country fairs on the Peninsula.
Several years ago Talbot county, Cecil
county and Dover, Del, held large
agricultural fairs and exciting races.
The Talbot management advertised a
fair to take place at Easton the past
week, but later decided to abrndon it
on account of the lack of interest and
the few entries in both the general ex-
hibit department and in the races.
Why have all the county fairs failed?
At meeting of the citizens of Kent
county, held last Tuesday in Chester
town, it was decided to erect a monu-
ment to the memory of General Philip
Reed, hero of "Caulk's" Field. Gen
eral Reed was commissioned lieuten-
ant in the Third Regiment of the
Maryland line, October 18th, 177S, and
served through the war of the Revolu-
ton. He commanded the militia
which repelled the British at Caulk's
Field, near the Cecil county line, and
was made Brigadier General. In 1928
he was pensioned, and died November
2, 1929, at Huntingdon, Kent county.
He was United States Senator from
Maryland from 1906 to 1907, and was
reelected in 1907 He also served in
the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Con-
crosses.
Rev. John William Briscoe, of Ga
lena, and Miss Matte G. White, of
Virginia, were married ON Sept. 18th,
at Brambleton, Va. The groom is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Briscoe,
of Galena, and the bride is daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. White, of Vir-
ginia. The marriage is the culmina-
ton of a very pretty romance. Dur
ing the Spanish American War Mr..
Briscoe enlisted in the U. S. Navy and
was sent to Norfolk. Going to a Mis-
sion Church one night he met Miss
White, who was teacher there. They
became interested in each other and
their interest developed into marriage.
Rev. Mr.. Briscoe has been a student at
Taylor University, Upland, Indiana,
and there he will take his bride after a
visit to his parents in Galena.
Smyrna times., 1901-10-02

The race off Sandy Hook, New York
between the yachts Columbia and
Shamrock, Thursday, the first IN SER
les of the international contest, was
failure, the boats being unable to finish
within the five and half hour limit.
When called off, however, the Colum-
bia was far in the lead. Saturday af-
ternoon there was plenty of breeze,
and before an enthusiastic throng of
people, Columbia defeated Shamrock
III in 10 mile beat windward, in one
of the closest races ever sailed for the
Americas Cup. At no time apparent
ly, were the yachts more than a min
ute apart, and after a stern chase of
twenty minutes the American defen-
der went to the front. She crossed
the line more than half minute in the
lead despite the fact that her rival was
carrying more sail. The official time
at the finish was, Columbia, 331.O7; !;
Shamrock 3.31.44. This gave the
American boat the advantage of thirty
seven seconds at the finish and thirty
nine seconds actual sailing time.
Added to her allowance of forty-six
seconds, the Columbia therefore wins
by one minute and twenty-five seconds
corrected time. After the race Sir
Thomas Lipton said: "The Shamrock
showed what she could do, and al
though we are beaten we feel we have
yet chance to win the cup. We have
no excuse to make. We were fairly
beaten. The Shamrock was splendid
ly handled"
The race yesterday afternoon was
declared off owing to the inability of
the boats to finish inside of the time
limit. Shamrock was four minutes
ahead. The race will be sailed over
the triangular course tomorrow.