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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
MISLEADING FIGURES.

:. :. said that figures never misrep-
,,scnt This has always been generally
accounted as q truism. but the ia1e Soi-
o,e, Thomas S. F1ournoy used to THINK
s,ssrent,y. He once knocked an opDos-
ing lawyer of his feet with the reply
10 the assertion that figures never he:
swell. that depends much upon who han
dies the figures.
United States Senator Beveridge has
b.en making some speeches out West IN
territory where expansion and our new
colonial policy are not popular. The Sen
ator has been trying to convert the
strictly business people in thatterrltory
TO his view of these questions. To that
end he has been defuy handling some
large figures. A few days ago he told
uhese people that since we acquired the
Philippines American exports to Asia and
Oceanica have increased from $43.ooo,oo0
TO $4,000 900. The Senator paraded these
figures extensively, and declared they
were taken direct from the books. and
without actually prevaricating, he LETT
the impression upon the minds OF his
innocent audiences that this country is
actually shipping goods to the amount
OF s77,Ooo.o1o per year that we would not
have shipped but for the acquisition OF
the Philippine Islands.
1t Is true enough that this country 9
business with Asia and Oceanica has in
creased. as the figures given by Mr.. Ber-
crloge indicate, but it is not true that
this gratifying fact is due to our taking
In the Philippines. The truth is that our
trade with Japan, China. the British In
dies and British Australia commenced to
increase before Dewey fired a gun at
Manila, and unless the efforts previously
put forward by American business men
had failed, would have continued to in
crease had he never fired a shot in the
Fey. or the s77.0O0oOO total increase, as
shown by Senator Beveridge's figures,
only a trif1e over s3.0oO,ol0 worth of the
goods represented went to the Philip
pines, the balance going to the countries
ebore named. and would have gone there
had we never heard of the Philippines.
That our business in the acquired is
things, nobody doubts, but it takes con-
siderable juggling of figures. If not down
right misrepresentation to make ii ap-
pear that our Philippine investment has
this early become a paying one. The
Senator needs to study his own figures.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
@f1n -four Ge>ijh
Urginia editors

Discussing another reform, which Nor
folk has discovered the need OF, the Nor
folk Dispatch says:
IF the police were instructed to arrest
a few Of these sweet-scented, hair-parted.
in-the-middle 'mashers.' we believe that
it would have g, beneficial effect. We
know of no city where the men have
more respect for women than in Norfolk.
The few loafers do not represent men,
and should not be treated as such. A
woman has as much right on the street
as a. man, and on account OF her sex
should be given more protection. She
should not be subjected to the leerins,
silly. sycophantic, inane grin of q. brain
less, miss-behaved dude. There are only
few of this class, but these few should
be taught how to behave themselves. We
believe tnat this is a question to be
looked into by the officers of the law
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
News Items from Fulton.

~ r,,,ss Suckols, one of the best
trar.n sportsuen in the city. killed
.s,t,,-nirs black birds at one shot Mon
,aT, afternoon. Mr.. NuekoIs was ac-
or,,.rsed by- lIesssrs. Taylor and Mar
low who witnessed the shot.
Sora are becoming plentiful on the lower
lanes. 4 number of sportsmen LETT Sat-
,,~1Iay 10 spend several days at ShirlaSs
sora hunting.
MISS Jamie Walsh. one OF the teach
ers of Nicholson School, was presented
with a souvenir OF old historic James,
town yesterday The souvenir was a PIN
rack made from Il mulberry tree at
Jamestown and was given by little
girl Miss Walsh values the token very
highly.
Mr. Frank Anderson has the honor OF
being the first to register at First -.e-
circt. Marshall Ward The registrars
and canvassers in the ward are urging
the voters to register. ':.e judges Will
remain in Fulton until tonight
at o O'Clock. On Thursday they so on
Church Hill No one can say that he
does not have time to register. Tor the
books are open from noon until 9 O'Clock.
AT the residence Of Chief Charles II.
Smith, of State Street on Thursday night.
a fruit social will be given for the heEe-
Mt OF the mission fund of Denny Street
NJ E. Church.
Miss Bessie Holloway Is quite sick at
her residence on Nicholson Street
HRS NJ l. HudSins is quite sick at her
residence on Nicholson Street
Robert. the seven year old son OF MI.
James Burke OF Denny Street. fell Sat-
urday from window and broke h!D
les. The little fellow Is doing nicely nou.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
Who Writes the Editorials ?

Editor Of The Times:
Sir,-Apropos Of your editorial in ihurs-
day's Times on the value OF the edlto-
rial page in general and the editorial IN
particular. reminds me of an EFFORT re-
Gently made by a local magazine contrib
utor to prove that the editorial pages Of
the modern newspaper had lost prestige
by reason Of the fact that tae identity
Of those who write the editorials Tor
the average daily is unknown, except,
rrrhaps. to the newspaper fraternity
Many of the Atlanta Constitution read
ers think Clark Howell writes everything
on the editorial page OF Georgia's big
morning paper" when Mr.. Howell seldom
if ever contributes q. line, and not one
IN ten of the Constitutions readers knows
who does write the editorials This is
true Of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal
perhaps Of the Richmond Times and
many of our prominent Southern dailies.
The average visitor to a newspaper Of
fec will select the Louisville Courier
Jourpal from a pronliscuous pile of eS-
changes and say: II just want to see
what Henry Watterson is chewing the
rag about" Certainly, Watterson's indi-
viirality has helped the Courier-Journal.
and his editorials are read by everybody
everywhere.
will gree with me when say that the
editorial page Of the newspaper would
carry more weight if We knew who perpe-
trated the several loaded columns to be
found on the editorial pages of our news
papers.
CYRUS JOHNSON.
R
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
PLATT'S FINE MACHINE.

We heard a great deal about 1.-THE ma
chine" in our late gubernatorial contest
and we had what is popularity called a
'sneaking opinion" that it was some
thing" in its line. When the Governor
and his reformers whirled in and sma shed
VI, we congratulated the State upon its
redemption from such monstrous crea-
ture. But although our Virginia machine
may have been fearfully and wonder
fully made, it must fall back abashed
before the revelation of the wire-ropcd
New York organization controlled by
Senator Plat A machine, at best is a
very vulnerable thing in this body polite
or original Municipalities; up there, where
conditions and people are totally differ
ent, it may become almost unaSsailable
Nobody questions the openly-exercised
despotic power of Thomas c. Plat in the
Republican party of the Empire State.
The Republican State Convention has
Just met at Saratoga to nominate candi-
dates for State Offices. There has been
a great deal Of excitement at the various
headquarters as 10 the Licutenant-Gov-
ernorship. The slate TO be presented to
the convention names George r. Sheldon.
OF New York city, a prominent trust Off
cial. for acknowledgements. The friends
of Timothy l.. Woodruff, strict party
man. are demanding his renonlina ton for
that Office. Mr.. Woodruff has a head
quarters on the ground and has been di-
recting the efforts Of his friends to break
the slate. Mr.. Sheldon has a headouar-
tiers, too. from which comes the invaria-
bic statement: The State Republican
convention will nominate the following
ticket: For Governor. B. B. Odell. Jr.,
Of Orange; for Lieutenant-Governor,
George r. Sheldon. OF New York city,"
etc.. etc. Yesterday Mr.. Platt appeared
and he simply said. in the language OF
our dispatches:
Mr.. WOODBURY. will not be the candidate
OF the convention
Who. in your Judgment he was
asked, will be the candidate2"
Il presume Mr.. Sheldon. / find that the
delegates are mainly for him.
when SHOWN MT. FldItS statement
Northumberland Woodruff announced
that he would not accept nomination
under any circumstances.
''Other than this he added. "if all my
friends in the party, and that includes
Senator Plat, would withdraw their OBJ.
lection to my nomination and advise me
TO accept it, j might do so. I have no idea
at all that they will do this. At the same
time cannot stop my personal friends
from mentioning me. .
If that is not discipline. We should like
to know what is. 1t is one Of the clearest
exhibitions Of the power of the boss that
we have ever seen or heard of-the easy
boss showing his hand of iron.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
Bachelor Owns Up.
Editor The Times:

Editor The Times:
Sir,-I was much interested in "A
Maiden's Reply to my article in Your
Sunday issue She seems to think that
an income Of $3.50 year is ample for a
man to marry on in Richmond. Yeti am
doubtful if she could save the $500 a year
referred to if the income We're $500. In
one week I eXepct to pull my bank bal
ance down two or three hundred dollars.
A Horse Show box at $50. American
beauties at S. dozen, a carriage every
night, daintey suppers and so on knock
big hole in an income of 500 a month.
More is expected from a bachelor than
from a married man in matters of this
kind. and bachelorhood is really more ex-
pensive than matrlmony.
Now this sensible little maiden says we
bachelors are apt to drink and gamble
and spend our money in riotous living.
That is a stronger statement than we
would confess to. but it is true that in
a mild way we drink and smoke and bet
and listen for the "froll-frou de joupon,''
or sounds like that. How can we help
ourselves? 1t is stupid to sit in solemn
solitude and read and mediate all the
| time. There are always visits to make
and entertainments to take in. Don't
you know that often when we sit in
these deeply upholstered chairs and the
cerulean smoke from g. good cigar curls
dreanily upward we would only too will
ingly change it for a split bottomed
rocker and corn cob pipe in a home of
our own? When the light-footed and
perfectly-trained servant keeps our glass
filled as we sit at the green-topped table
with our chips stacked in front OF us.
don't Won know we would gladly trade
it all fer the touch of little hands and
the patter of baby feet and the calm OF
a quiet home? The fellows are the best
companions in the world as far as fellows
go. still, a, sweet-faced, loving wife would
libe more attractive than all Of them TO-
"Fair maid. in thy prisons be all my
SINS fei''et'De' BACHELOR.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24

no historical meaning TO my knowledge
Do you think it right for young
girl to so TO a place OF amusement with
out Eer mothers consent? nave mad an
argument with girl friend, and she
contends that if the mother does not pay
enough attention to her daughters &C
tons to know where she goes, she ougnt
TO be kept IN ignorance. do not think
so. and we have decided TO leave 1t 10
you l failed to mention that she attend
ed the place with 9. young man whom ter
mother had never met.
8. From what poem is the following a
quotation?
.:Iime gilds with gold the iron links Of
pain
There is no endless joy. no endless pain;
\ Ozark to-day leads into bright to-raor-
row,
Remember this, all ye vino walk in soy
row.
Who is the author? L. ..
/ Lorena is the feminine form of Lo-
reno or Laurence. which is the same
thing. It means laurel-crowned, or COW
cred with laurel.
.. You are decidedly In the right. 10
young girl is absolyed from her duty TO
her mother by the parents Indifference
as to her actions. The want OF Interest
SiIbO!o gather act dll lIiCtiItisC " -
dence on her part II her natural chap
eron be Off guard or reinss in duty. there
is the more reason that she should nc
her own chaperon. In the present IT
stance, she should introduce ner escort
TO her mother, and tell her where tttsS
ere going. He could hardly respect hes
il she did not go through the form OF
decent respect. Whatever men may
vast majority of them are at near "
J,-,1 fip'r- Of hi ink
, Look to her. Moor: have a quick eye %
see
she has deceived her fathe:, and may
rnee.
know the author Some correspondent,
wiser than + and with a better mei.i1ry
for such matters than yourself, VIII an
swer the third query.
I would ask you TO recomnsai tonic
for something which will speedily remedy
what is a tryin- feature TO me. / am
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24

thorities do not enforce that law Is a
matter OF public notoriety.
Tho Code Of Virginia proyides that
If any person sell. barter. give. or fur
nish. or cause to be sold. bartered, given.
or furnished. to any minor under sixteen
years OF age. cigarettes or tobacco in any
form, or pistols or dirl1s or bowie knives.
having good cause to believe him or her to
be minor under sixteen years Of age.
such person shall be fined not less than
SO nor moro than $1oo.'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
BOYS AND TosACco.

We may moralize and talk and talk. but
If the fathers and mothers do not act in
the matter Of intoxicating in their chill
dren wholesome dread of the poison in
tobacco. and the authorities do not act
In the matter of executing the law pro-
hibiting the sale of tobacco to minors, no
good will ever be accomplished. That the
people of Virginia are convinced OF the
harm that tobacco does to boys is shown
in the following law: that the police au-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
STORY OF 4 MIXED SCHOOL.


Bellaire is small town In the State
OF Ohio. located on the Ohio River. Be-
fore the days OF steel railway bridges
1t enjoyed considerable notoriety as a
ferry, 1t being the point on the upper
Ohio where railways cars and whole pas
senger trains were run down upon
ferry boat and rowed across the river.
When the big bridges came to cross the
Ohio, Bellaire ceased to be OF so much
importance, and no longer was marked
with prominence on the railway maps.
In fact, Bellaire is rarely ever heard CT
nowadays by people who live hundred
miles from the banks Of the upper Ohio.
But Bellaire has once more gotten it's
name In the newspapers. It has loonned
I'D all of q sudden and all on account Of
a mutton headed school teacher and two
or three empty-headed members of school
board. BY the work of these creatures,
Bellaire comes to the front as the only
community on the face Of the globe
where kissing is made compulsory in the
public schools 1t is not only made COM
pulsory in the one public school which
BeIlaire boasts. but this enforced oscula-
ton is made the basis Of the settlement
of the race problem. and has been
adopted as a kind of panacea against
fights and riots between the blacks and
whites.
It seems that in Bellaire's one public
school there are eighteen female pupils.
nine Of whom are white girls and nine
are black, quite black, for they are said
to be full blooded negroes AS might have
been expected, even in Bellaire trouble
arose btween the white girls and the
negro girls, as will always be the case
In mixed schools. and the trouble came
to a fight in which the white nine pun
meIed the negro nine to the wall, but
were themselves onsiderably damaged.
About the time the colored nine had
cried enough, the principal of the model
Bellaire school made his appearance, and
after hearing the testimony he declared
that the beligerent pupils must kiss and
make up The defeated negro nine readily
accepted the proposition. but the white
girls demurred, and continued to demur
until the matter was reduced to a choice
between kissing and receiving severe
whipping Six of the white nine took
the kissing, and three the hogging. Any
body who understands the laws Of hy-
giene. and every public school teacher,
even in Bellaire ought to, knows that
OSCILLATION among school children should
not be allowed under any circumstances,
and therefore this school teacher ought
to be 1ogged on general principles but
when we come to consider the matter of
race prejudice it must be said that a
nogging is not just equal to the situa-
ton.
The special telegram which tells of this
Belaire affair also informs us that the
parents of the white girls ARE muclj
wrought up, but don't know what to do"
The white population Of Bellaire is evil
IDENTIFY not only alarmingly innocent, but
densely ignorant.
They have mixed schools In Ohio, and
they have at least one fool school teacher
They ought to get rid of both.
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Ridgeway Journal: After a search OF
several months Richmond'S police au-
thorities have developed the fact that
that city of one hundred thousand popu-
lation has been infested by a gang of
seven gamblersi We say has been, be-
cause they have all repented confessed
their sins and paid the penalty-slO0 fine
and a five-hour day imprisonment. They
are all like the newly whipped boy
won't do SO any more, Mama. The kid
usually gets a piece of pie or a buttered
biscuit for his promise, but these fellows
who shed penltential tears before the
police justice a few hours before were
served with a. regular banquet in the
city Jail, by whom we know iiJ>: Reckon
some Of their admirers will start them
in business soon with a fresh stock of
new games. It's worth something for
seven men to shoulder the sins of a city
of hundred thousand. and if they didn't
get it. they ought to have it
Newport News Press: Richmond Will
surely get painted in all the colors now,
as the National Association of Painters
Will hold their annual convention there.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
AND ABOUT THE HOUSEHOLD
Edited BY MARION HARLAND.)

naturally colorless. aud desire to know
of some medicine which will supply red
corpuscles. 1 pinch my checks into 3
glow frequently during the day. but this
is only a temporary relief OF the evil.
I shall welcome your suggestion. Please
don't say iron. as I have taken euanc-
tiles of 1t already. MARIE.
Pfnching and rubbing your cheeks harI
VIII Goa rsen your skin and damage yous
complexior In the end.
Not do not advise iron, or any other
medicine. Instead. [ counsel you to red
den your blood by systematic and faith-
fuiiy-continued deep breathing. Following
it up by regular baths aud much exerciSe,
in the open air Take one hundrsl deep
oreaths every day IN instruments of ten
each. Draw IN fresh air slowly Lntis
you feel 1t has reached the lowest deep
Of your lungs. hold 1T while one might
count five. and expel 1t deliberately. The
oxygen thus Inhaled will act directly
upon the blood. sending it healtheuiy to
every part of the body. Help on the good
work by rubbing the whole surface CT
your body with a crash towel after the
bath. Eat plenty OF fruit: let sweets
and pastry alone; sleep from seven to
eight hours a night in an airy room.
and be cheerful, L may add fo- your
comfort that many pale girl gains ccior
with flesh as she natures. Always sup
posing she has not tempered with hc-
complexion when young by drug and
cosmetics.
I reside In a suburban village where
| there are several coal yards, but no pub
lie scales to weigh coal, and so am obliged
every time I order one ton more. to
take for my full weight the word of the
coal seller. Because am sure I do not
always get my full weight in COAL Z
write to ask you if you can tell me how, in
the absence of scales, to determine by
the size or capacity of my cosl bin as to
my getting full weight in one ton or
more Mrs. j. 8. S.
Even should you adopt the obvious ex-
pedient of discovering the bulk of an hon.
est ton. and gauge other purchases by It.
YOU would finu that various sorts OF coal
would give unequal measurements. For
example. what is known as nut COAL
would. by lying more compactly In the
bin, shrink into smaller compass than
the ordinary range coal. You would have
to secure accurate measurement of each
kind.
Will you please answer the following
question In your column? In what Stats
nearest Pennsylvania can first cousins
DO married? X. n
Unless the laws OF New Jersey have
been altered lately. the marriage of first
cousins is allowed in that State. But
speak cautiously. and am willing to os
correcte d-even anxious. The law-aold-
| ing little State should. by now. have leg
| islated wisely upon a point of vita. ln-
terest to coming generations.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24

The Johnsons are coming. They out
number the Smiths in many city directo-
ries. and they are looming up generally.
Atlanta is about to have johnson for
mayor who Is cousin of Mayor Tom
Johnson, Of Cleveland. and also Mayor
H. V. johnson, of Denver.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
MARION flARLAND'S RECIPES.
KumySS.

For three bottles of kuuyss one cake
OF compressed yeast into three parts. and
put each part into a cup filed third
full OF warm milk. to which two gener-
ous teaspooufuIs of sugar have been
added When the yeast ard sugar are
f,issnvIed pour the contents OF each cup
into a separate bottle, and nearly MI tho
bottles with warm milk, just from tha
COW. il you can get II. Do al th!s a.
night. Use bottles with patent Iastenlhss'
ike beer bottles. Shake the bottles tsior-
oughly until the sugar and yeast are
well mixed with the milk; leave IN tne
warm kitchen all night, or until "otneu
sufficiently, then place in the ice c"es'
and keep there until needed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24

In explaining his continued silence
since his return from sunny Italy. Sena-
tor Depew says: THE purest waters are
the most tranquil" In the which there
is moro egotism than truth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24

The election Of Hon. Horace BoIes to
Congress on his one-plank platform
would make the work OF the platform
committee of the next National Demo-
cratic Convention very easy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24

You have repeatedly published problems
in your column which your constituency
have submitted. But it seems to me they
have all been very simple; at any rate,
l have one here which will doubtless jus
courage the best of your matheinat!ciaHS-
Recently a gentleman illustrated I
trick in figures to me. which consisted
in the following:
I was told to think of a number from
i to 100, and then divide that number by
8. and Z, respectively. and stating the
fractional remainder. AS. surprising
took the number so: dividing by my
result would be 20 2-3, or the fractional
remainder 2. And likewise I would leave
q remainder of 3. while would leave
nc remainder. Now from these three its-
ures the gentleman told me the nulnoer
I originally had in mind. and II dld not
take him three seconds TO tell me- ms
problem has puzzled me very Much- u!
procuring a solution of it, together with
an intelligent analysis, you VIII greatly
ohiige 1N5OA-Ni-A-
One speculates. in reading problem
which seems exceedingly forInloapie 10
my unmathematical mind, now Tar the
consideration of the like may be respol-
slbIe for the affection Indicated IN the
signature set down ahoVe
But many minds. many moulds! Previ-
Gus tests have testified to the fondness
of scores Of correspondents for arithulet-
zeal puzzles. I therefore await with phil
osorhical caluness the shower of replies
which will follow Insomnia S appeal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
The Petersburg 1ndex-Appeal says:

"The Index-Appeal is entirely sincere,
and has nothing but kind feelings for the
negroes, when it advises them not to
waste any money on contesting the fran
chise clauses of the new Constitution,
but rather apply that money and more to
qualifying themselves to be voters under
the present law. We know that there
are many slick lawyers and professional
negroes that will advise them differently,
but there is money in it for them. We
have no such incentive to the advice we
give"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24

The others have decided that John w
Gates is the most vulgar millionaire
America has set produced. He must be
awful tough.