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LOVES ENDING.

Goodbye; au revoIr;; the shadows are
They soon will shut out all the sunlight
sigh as they gather: my soul. 1t Is
The night Of my sorrow must como
from above.
Goos-bye did say? Yes. and that too,
forever.
The ways of our lives must part from
to-day,
You never have loved me. never. no
Though you swore that your heart was
mine for Away.
You know how 1 love. you: you dare not
You psrjate your soul If you say rs
I cr- 'snse your honor; III vtndicatc by
TIL .ove and the confidence gave to
But ~-s-. ave I got In return for tni;
WI. idly i lavished so freely or
What nave got. save a heart that ia
A ~ Of love? All. perhaps that is
true.
Love you? by heaven! I wish coud
I Welcome the moment when can for-
Let - give up the past and count il
1 curse with my soul the moment we
met.
Good-bye; au revoir: the shadows ara
The night OF my sorrow is fast coming
on.
/ laugh as think. though my soul It
is weeping.
To know that so precious jewel Is
INDIAN EYES.
Richmond. NoEember 20 1907
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A CONTRAST.

The Petersburg lndcx-Appeal refers TO
the matter IN no spirit of reproach." but
merely 10 point moral when It notes that
3 the latest case Of lynching for the usual
crime occurred in Indiana. and not in the
South.
And we refer to the matter in no spirit Of
suspicion. but as a singular coincidence
when we state that we noticed that IN
!. no less than five Of our leading Northern
contemporaries the Geographic accounts
of the lynching appeared In the smallest
sort of type. and tucked away in. an OBJ
scure. corner.
OF course. we suppose that the de-
mands on space and the ex!gencies Of
making up the forms account for this
contrast with the prominence these same
contemporaries are won't to give Southern
lynchngs. But it w's funny. wasn't it?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23
TELEPHONES
LIQUOR LAWS.

It is cutie evident we think. that there
b TO be leg,Hiat:on at this session on the
part Of the General Assembly with re-
epect to liquor licenses. The exact tenor
of It no man may safely predict. but the
tendency, it would seem. IS to throw
greater safeguards than now obtain
around the granting of licenses.
The present local option law allow. vir-
GINA communities to decide for them
selves whether licenses shall or shall not
be grsnted in the comm unities In cues
ton. but further step Is now proposed.
allowed. II shall! be in the power of Il
majority q the voters to say whether
each place proposed to be licensed fr
The sale Of liquor is a proper place OF
not. Senator Mann's bill on this sub
iect excerpts the cities from Its operation:
but there is another movement OF foot
as is well known. to limit the number of
BARS in citi.s 10 one 20 each FOO i:i1al,-
tants. The Mann bill might suit the coun-
try people. and probably 1t would opera te
but II would not do In all The residents
Of some locations might consent to have
bar on every square. but II would not
be fer the interest OF the general public
that they should have their way.
So far as Richmond is concerned our
wants would be supplied by an act which
reduced the number of saloons here and
made il exceedingly difficult for any one
to get license in ne!Ghborhood noted
for Its dlsorderlv character. With such
law-and rigid enforcement of 1.-THE
police and the courts would have less
work to do than they now have And
what is more. much territory within our
corporate limits. now avoided by decent
and quiet people. would then become
available as sites for dwellings Of RESPECT
able folk OF small means.
If the neighborhoods given over to DIS
order and disrepute could be rescued from
.heir present condition. we should not be
under such necessity as We gre now I'M
der of asking for a slice OF Henrico ter
ritory.
Richmond now has one barroom for
every 800 Of its lnha bitants: a number out
of all reason and much dsproport:oned
TO the rate obtaining In most cities of our
size. In nearly every case the presence
OF 2 barroom In residential ne!-hborhood
is injurious TO the value and .hurtful 10
the desirabil.ty Of rear estate there and
thereabout
The people Of Richmond cannot but
watch with grave concern the course Of
understand popular sentiment here the
general public does not go in for prohibi-
ton. but for rcgulation-better regulation
in the future than IN the past in the mat
ter of Issuing licenses. There ought not
30 be SO many licenses granted. Great
care should be taken to see that the
places where the liquor is to be sold are
suitable place. and the persons author
,zed to sell are suitable persons. All v;o-
,ations of law should be severely pun
.shed.
That there has been 1axity In these mat
.ers in the past we believe cannot be
gainsaid. The responsibility therefor Is
sasIy traceable. It lies with the people
themselves. who have been Indifferent
There they should have been Interested
Rho have been drowsy where they should
have been visilant.
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! woa1AN,s VENIAL SIN.

There is blending OF both the pathetic
I and the humorous in the story of the
death of Mrs Hattie Hart, Of Pelsin,
ILL.,, and If we weren't ourselves as full
of human weaknesses as an egg is of
meat. we would say that her untimely
wanted to be beautiful and so she took
patent preparation that was warranted
to bring about the personal pu,chritude So
much desired. Hoping and fondly trust
/ Ing that the resultant conlel;ness would
be in proportion; to the an.ount4;of the
compound swallowed, the unfortunate
woman drank an overdose of the pre-
paration And now she's dead, The drug
killed her. and the dearest wish of her
heart-and of the hearts of millions OF
other wo.nen-passes unrealiZed.
Mrs. Hart, the poor creature who pur-
sued that ever-seduct!ve 1gnis fatuus
which IN plain English is known as art.-
fetal beauty, was the wife of an
humble man. There are some we
know. who on learning this will care
Ito read no more about her, but to our
mind this males her all the more ptia-
bile and interesting. What a story CT sor-
row. OF disappointment of love, and am
bition. may lie behind her abortive effort
10 render herself attractive And after
ALL who can blame her? Which Of us.
the perennial occupants Of vanity's glass
houses, can throw a stone a Mrs. Hart:
Her nlethoGs. it must be admitted, were
4crude. but very human impulses actuatec
them. This thing of being beautiful or
trying TO be beautiful. is as cd as
civilzat ion-yea. oldlr for our D-uidical
ancestors tattooed themselves centuries
before the Roman eagles were landed in
England. And we haven't doubt Sat
some of our more remote anthrcpo;d pro-
genitors showed equally as much weak
ness. though possibly In a different way
.ietB Be that as it may. the same tendency
still exists to-day and is practiced WIKI
more or less success. we wouldn't care
to say how far some OF the women &c.
and, moreover, it's none Of our business.
They are expected to loo. pretty-we
almost demand it. forsooth-and If now.
and then we detect suspicious signs 1t Is
our duty to be blind. Then. too. we have
to look after our own appearance. Try
Is hard as we may to GodgeSit. the in
evitable day comes when We must rell.
giously hoard every strand of hair on our
heads and brush them with the utmost
care to prevent revelations that would
be painfully embarrassing. We pay much
money, too. for porcelain teeth--far more,
iii fact. than Tor the family crockerS-s
and all TO. the same reason that Mrs
Hart bought the beauty preparation. So.
after all. that poor woman, now free
from the necess..y for such time-honored
subterfuges. is rather to be enviedf thar
.scoFed at.
j The moral, If any there be. TO be drawn
from Mrs. Harris case is that there IS
no short cut to beauty. Poets are born,
not made-at least we've always tried to.
persuade the rhymesters that such is the,
case-and 50 are good looking people:
art and drugs could produce the desired.
eject this once would look like the den,
,et an alche.n!st.s and tswe would. have
Apollo Belytderes runnins our presses
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The Champion Song Bird.
{yvritten for the Dispatch.)

{Ivritten for the Dispatch.)
You can talk about your thrushes, ana
your nightingale, that gushes
Toot1e-CotleS OF intoXica ting song.
You can rhapsodize of linnets. and the
bobolink that in its
: Invocation puts to sleep dinner gong;
In fact. II you desire, you can set up the
entire
Group of warblers that your ecstacy
has stirred.
But for genuine infection III discount the
whole collection
With the meleagris gallopavo bird
What are all the robins tootings. and the
matutinal fittings
OF the lark and other stars or natures
choir.
When you think Of what a throb'lI stir
your being when the gobbie
OF the turkey sets your memory ahre!
How the Wanted, feasts OF fable pale at
visions OF a table
In a haven of al! loving hearts pre-
ferred,
Where in succulent condition countless
items of nutrition
Flank the meleagris gsliopavo bird!
How the hcmely vocal flavor stabs your
n..:,rilS With saver
I OF the mtncemeat and the gravy's sweet
bouquet!
How it minds you of the meeting where
the guests that shared the eating
Were the dear ones of your childhood s
happy day!
All! to know the sweets Of living. and feei
real Thanksgiving
That deeper is than any spoken word.
You must catch the glad citation Of the
vocal proclamation
OF the meleagris ealIopavo birc-
WADE WHIPPLE.
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= ~ L 4. r
dency to walk down advice and rules and
laws has come in some notable instances
to be little less than a moving purpose
The most important of all the questions
by which the people Of this free Republic
are confronted to-day is the timely IN
curry as to where this defiance of those
IN authority is going to lead.-Dalias
News.
Mir. Roosevelt hasn't bagged the nomi~
nation yet. and he won't if the trusts car
keep him out of 1t. and the trusts como
pretty near being al-powerful in the
grand old party of high moral ideas and
Doodle on the side-Wheeling Register.
The railroads which are making notable
voluntary increases in wages. not only
are not protected by the tariff. but are
hampered by it. both In their business and
in the cost OF their rails and equipm ent.-
Louisville Courer-Journal. :
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there be nc. class legisla ton.
SOUTHERN SENTIMENT.
Comment Of the Press on Variety

Comment OF the Press on n Variety
OF Topics.
We recall no decis'o on in the history of
the United States Supreme Court tina so
tends to weaken popular confide nee in the
vision of tina tr;buna! as does the: opin-
ion handel down last Monday by Justice
Peckha-1 in the Magnetic Healing case
New Orleans Times Democrat.
There .s@inSeed no Just and honorable
way of reducing Southern representa- ton
in Congress. and any attempt made al it
would prove aS disastrous to the Repub-
lican party as was tho force Dill.-Mem-
phis Co:nmcrcia!-Appeal.
The fact that man has read the news
PIPER accorn4s cft.:e ,;-'n1e does rot fur
r:sh the basis fer forming an opinion
which c .scual'fes from service. as ju-
ror.-Aug,.stas Chronicle.
Parents are mainly of course, to blame
for the presence CT children in factor;rs.
Some narents have no other interest IN
their children than the money the chill
dren. earn.-Savannall II News.
There is no disputing the fact that there
is a considerable stock of prosperity in
this country but it isn't as we'll dstrib-
uted as it might be.-Wllmington Ssar.
The Union labor men of the United
States should turn a deaf ear to the pleas
Of those agitators who declare that the
volunteer military organizations and or
gained labor are anita gonistic TO each
other.-Atlanta Journal
Our French Opera-House is specially ar
ranged for social enjoyment. and for such
purposes there Is none In the Union su
perfor. If. inGoe5. ths-e.i one equaL-New
Orleans Picayure.
legislation is needed. to foster and In,
crease our tra Dc with Gerna ny. & S, vel!
as with all other nations Instead of such
as, will hamper and decrease .!t.-Wiimin5-
ton Messenger.
T,als is what Roosevelt did: He stole
theg- Democrat clothes. Tariff reform
and trust reform. were Democratic res
forms Upcn. these issues the Democrats
were about to win. Mr.. Roosevelt prom
:sed that the Republicans would do these
very things that the Democrats were
.clan,cringafor. In the name OF the Repub-s
,lican party he promts ed tariff reform and
he nrntniss;l trust reform. And the peo-S
pie have decided TO give the Republican
party "a chance to make good" Here Is
the trouble about wearing your oppo-
inents political clothes. If the people
elect you to cfficc on account OF your
wearing them hey expect YOU to keep on.
wenringl them and I've up to your clothes.
VIII the Republicans do It ?"-Ioustons
Chronicle. .,l3s 81
1T cannot be denied sDrs doubted BIZ even.
the most patriotic and most hopeful
Americans that tt,sre u noticeable almost
everywhere IN his country decided,
trend toward popular disrespeet for thnses
supposed to he 81 authority. The ten.s
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I'ENvor.
TWO DANvILLE MEN KILLED.
!. \. Edward. ana james penn,

n. y. Edwards and Jane. Denny
Lose Their lives on n. & w
DaNvILLE VA. November ....-tsoe-
ct.al.>-N. N Edwards and James Penn.
both of this CRY. were accidentally killed
ut o'clock this morning near OakYaLe.
on the Norfolk and Western railroad. The
sportfeuiars are not yet known. The fari-
lilies OF the two men have been notified
The bodies viii be shipped here to-usof'
row.
The news reached here Ia telegram
20 Mr.. John Edwards, brother Of ons
sof the men killed. He Is also relative
OF Mir Nat Tnhsfytre Eoth nen ass
quite vel KNOWN AArN
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SOMETHING nEYoxp SETTLEMENT.

Whether or not the Pennsylvania coal
operators and miners reach an: agreement
outside of TIE arbitration commission. 1t
IS 10 be hoped that the commission will
continue its sitt;nss and gather all the
Information obtaira bic touching the cause
of tire trouble and the relations of the
contendins parties.
The American public have been looking
10 the commission to go beyond settling
the strike, and reach. If possible. some
basic principle for the adjustment Of Of
ferencss between labor and capital whic:i
will appeal TO the sense of right and jus
tice CT both these elements, and afford
a guarantee against great strikes in fu-
ture. 1t Is only possible to do this by
giving tie problem of labor and capital
The most careful and intelligent study in
the light Of thorough investigation Of the
interests and grievances and eSact.ons of
each side.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23

All of our contemporaries seem not to
agree as to when the terms of office Of the
State Corporation Commissioners begin
but the Constitution IS unanimous on that
point. The terms OF the State Board Of
Education, the State Corporation Com
mission. and the Board of Agriculture and
Immigration. the directors or public In
stitntions and prisons. and OF each State
hospital and the Commissioner of State
Hospitals. to be first elected or appointed
uiitr tbs Constitution. shall begin on
March i, l963''
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Inherited.

: Parent: So you say that my daughter
doesn't make much progress with her
music, eh:
Professor: She does not. sir; she defies
ali my Instructions about time and fin
sering, and runs the scales to. suit her
self.
Parent with sacrificiaI Wit: Indeed.
Now suppose people would be mean
enough to say she is just like her father
in that particular; I'm in the coal bust
ness. you know.
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.If could clasp times wings.
I'd folio them all together"

I'd folu them all together
The happiest events and pleasantes:
conditions of our lives are mere and gone
before we fairly are aware of item
The snowfall on the river. the boreaiis.
the vanishing rainbow. fitting ere we
can point their place. tell US OF the Jash
of them. And yet it Is such as that. that
brighten and sweeten our existence and
make life worth living. The curse OF the
wicked is that they don't know wren
good cometh- They have not the ere
or the stomach for a real good thirs.
A deceived heart turns item aside
and confounds them. and sweets
and bitters good and bad. are all one
to them. The very reverse Is the case
with the good man. He is not afraid OF
evil things. He makes ugly things love-
Iy by the radiance OF his own soul. and
by divine alchemy and fragrance makes
sitter things sweet. He does not know
when i'll co,neth.
We see Illustrations of these truths.
first. when an ill-ratuced, churlish man
misunderstands or perverts a kind word
or courtesy honestly offered him. and
then when a gentleman does not under
stand an insult or affront. but translates
the ugliness of Ill manners into quiet
and sweet style.
+ But 10 those who take the good. kind
gifts and occasions, that come from Hea-
wen In their fullest and richest enjoy
meNt, the brevty OF their stay and their
quick departure is almost a sorrow; OK.
rather may be. It is Just the little bitter
that makes the sweet things more de-
!ightful. 1t moves Us the more intensely
to enjov the present, heart within and
God o'erhead.
Our good tousekeepers know how to
pre- serve pleasant fruits. and how to
give a high flavor III the bitter ones. and
lay then, up for seasons 20 come. ttnd
we may get from them valuable lessons
Of life First. wherever has a faint or
served Only the best things have at
tention and care: the rest are cast away
and forgotten. Ard to the best are
added all that makes for soundness.
sweetness and delight.
II is just SO in keeping whole and
sound. ard fragrant and fresh in our
souls the sweet incidents and occasions
and conditions of lie.
Selfishness. pride. meanness, or un-
kindness Will faint and disappcint the
most promising, ard make it a thing to
DE put out of mind, or remembered only
with regret, like a running sore OF an in
cura bic pain. On the other hand. the
occasion of joy or pain. if it tie only
thoroughly full of honor and unseIiish-
ness and magnanim:ty-or, higher still.
with gratitude to Sod ard confidence In
I His wisdom and love-wil he forever
a fresh and living delight in the inrost
soul-a fountain whose waters fail nos.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23

In diplomatic circles the interesting an
nouncsment is made that diplomatic re-
lations between Greece and Persia are
about 10 be resumed after an interval
of non-iniercourse extending over 1858
years. The last diplomatic relations be-
tween the two powers was when Darius.
in 4sl. B. c.. sent heralds to Athens to
demand the submission OF tho Creeks TO
Persia. At least. 50 contemporary I'M
e forms US. and we prefer to let It 80 at
that rather than look Up the record.
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Faiths Limit.

Bessie: Do you really believe that If the
emergency should ever present itself
your Harry would die for you, as he
has so often protested?
Carolyn: i assured'y do: that is. IL
Bessie: If what?
Carolyn: If he didn't happen sooz
enough to realize that he would have
to die for himself at the same time.
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a Dom este Storm Cloud.

s. Husband tafter listening to the usual
pest club-night .indictment: AS usual
Madam. have nothing TO say.
Wife: Indeed. Well. let me tell yoh
that If you dare say it sna;i nave some
thing to say.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23

Roland B. Molineux must be tough
ook.ng ci;izen-he Gays the published pic
lures of him yield him great annoyance
because they enable people to recognize
md stare at him on the. streets and In
HE trolley cars.-No:folis Ledger.
Wander how he would like to see a pic
ure OF himself drawn by his wife?
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! a Rhode Island friend Shas sent the
which, to grace his. table, on. Thanksgiving
Day. Now if soT7n. yirginian will send him
gallon of nhaven oysters with
which to stuff nd some Pennsylvania
will supply a load of anthracite with
which TO cook it, we should think his EN-
celiency would be in very thankful spirit
on Thursday next.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23

Culpeper has produced some distinguish
ed men. Among them were such as R. w.
Thompson. who died in Indiana several
years ago: John S. Pendleton. who was
fone of the finest orators in the State:
John S. Barbour. ST.. the father of JON,
and James. Barbour, who came in, ne
vote of being nominated by the Demo-
,crat.c National Convention for the Presi-
dencH. Phil Thompson. of Kentucky; Cen
cral James I1oncstreet General A. P, Hill.
John A. Eroaddus. the great preacher.
and others.-"Fel.x," in Culpeper Enter
prise.
General James LonSstreet! We guess
not. lie was Lorn in South Carolina.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23

One hundred cases Of congenital dislo-
cation of the h!p-jont are said to- be
famous German surgeon. on his arrival
in New YoGs How thankful should they
be who are without physical malforma-
ton. How little a a rule do they appre-
ciate the blessing that is theirs in this
respect
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4 Real Conjunction

Teacher examining grammar class):
Sammy. what Is but? =
sammy: But is conjunction. SIR
Teacher: Right. Now give me SEN
tence Illustrating its proper use.
Sammy tafter some hesitation): The
goat will butt the 10y.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23

According to the Philadelphia Press,
ad,ninistra ton organ the prospects are
good for law establishing Department
OF Commerce. We presume the govern
ment has taken soundngs.
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Amherst,
Hit or Miss.

AS homeward bent
:: The President
Did muse with ruefu! air
Of how his gun
Had really won
No chance to drop a bear,
Ee soid: ~, hen I
Again toytry 1.
A journey such as this :
To make f::-
Just bet on IL
I'll never go to Miss"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-23

The wage raising on the part Of the rail-
reads doesn't seem TO be altogether al
tru,stic. 1t Is accompanied by an adj
vance In freight rates. and 1t is esti-
mated that while the railways put about
sl0,Co0.c2o into the pockets of their en-
p.oyees Icy means OF the double acton.
they put about $40. 900 COO into their own.
thus securing a net profit of $4,000 geo.
The public. OF course. pays the piper.
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and pounding our linotype machines. i
alone. the Beau Brummels at the edit
rial desks.
q course. the authorities are going 20
prosecute the beauty specialist y g
sold the illinois woman the prepalr.nEl t!of',
and. OF course, too, people are going to
continue to buy such stuff until our race
has run Its course. The weakness is
hereditary.
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mhrr SUBSCRIPTIONS.
rur wEEK1Y prsPATcH.

THE WEEKLY DISPATCH Is issued m
two parts each weck--on MONDAYS anu
T;,ursdays-at ONE DOLLAR per year.
,,ayablc In advance; six months. FIFTY
CENTS a
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A Social Shaft.

Miss Withers: There is one thing. that
at last have learned to do. and that is
to husband my resources.
Miss Cutting: Enviousy. of course. :.