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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-09
The Speech of Sou.herners,

Editor OF The Times:
, Sir tia. thank you for your editorial
co'roborates, from source I respect, a
claim have made for the last thirty
years, viz: That a gentleman reared in
someGsetshire. England, and q: gentleman
reared IN Virginia, east of Blue Ridge
English.
thrt LEFT my nstiye county Of
America After six months '' life tsI IN the he
cosmopolitan city of New York, I roam
ca over all the States north and east to
D 4ndi, MONIES n , iowa, thence through Ohio,
iennsylvania and West Virginia to Bal
umore, Washington, Lynchburg. va, and
IN IN, April, 1869 took ship for Hardwicks-
Va edne va me James River canal and land
co at buckingham Courthouse
u was very young man then, but I
vas d married man, my wife, a talented.
W Web tnn somerSetshire girl being
inspection Of this practically illimitabie
America, and I have written thus
lengthlly on personal doings to empha-
SIZE SIZE the the, point 2. that well virginans
Somersetshre do speak more alike than
40 the citizens of any of the States
through which we travelled.
Of in mas my good fortune to bear letter
Perklns, OF buckingham Courthouse.
spent my first night in the county at his
ILospllapie nome and for six weeks T was
MS guest and was thus thrown at once
amongst the very best people, and
through Mr.. Perkins and his brother.
William. who lived close by. T soon he,
came acquainted with the Ellises. Nose
leyT; H1inaIhrants Edridges and Hubards
soon came to the conclusion that virginia
s was the a place for us to pitch samp and
S inuI gown aq,a and terminate our wander
We hao been a week at Mr.. Perkins J,
'Why, these people we are meeting now
axe the only ones who speak English that
we have met in our travels" and I quite
agree with her : 4ai.e
virginia has all sorts of brogues and
an classes OF people and so has old F,ng-
land; the e. somersetshire iaborer's iargo oi
IS dutch" to the uninitiated and 1 have
met with the same linguistic monstros-
ties here, but where education and en- en-
st W nave been all right. the sons
OF Somersetshire and of Virginia, vielS
English. = lug iis tAiliS
j. w. HEBDITCH.
Buckingham Co., Va, March g. 1902.
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A Suffrage Plan.

Editor of The Times:
Sir.-Manv a patient has been killed by
too much medicine.
Many canals are undug on account OF
too much engineer
Many case has been lost on account
OF too much lawyer. Our Constitutional
Convention should beware or its case be-
fore the people will be lost for the same
reason.
But, Mr.. Editor I do not mean to
criticise the convention, but to suggest
through your columns a suffrage pro-
vision.
The basic principle Of the new Constl-
tuition on the question Of suffrage should
be the security of honest elections, and
ionest elections can only be attained
when the buyable, venal, and jug-follow-
ing vote is eliminated, regardless OIL
race, color, or previous condition OF
servitude'' A knowledge of DE Nome
Theorem" as a. prerequisite to voting
would probably bring about the desired
result. But it is not practicable.
A grandfather clause would eliminate
a part of the Objectionable vote but II
is unconstitutional and tainted with the
'crtail SYSTEM of England, from which
Guy forefathers fed.
Let the convention provide for the
election of all officers on the same day
ard make that day a legal holiday.
Give every man not disqualified by
CRIME one vote by the Australian ballot
system, without the assistance Of any
one.
Allow all soldiers of the civil war and
all others who pay a tax on property to
th:. amount of three hundred and fifty
dollars, or in excess thereof, to vote
either by the Australian ballot or viva
vOce."
AS, a safeguard to the Legislature, the
power to enact assregistration law pro
viding for an examination of the voter
upon the Federal Constitution, if in the
judgment of that body such an act should
become necessary.
Build an addition to the penitentiary
for those who buy or offer to buy votes,
and disfranchise those who sell.
The plan proposed in no way restricts
the right or privilege to vote, but in the
result of voting its effect will be to place
the suffrage in the hands of property
and intelligence. It will not cost the
State the expense Of an intricate system
of registration.
It does not give the county treasurer
yestments by preparing the polI-tax of
the venal and INDECENT. 1t will not give
the young lawyers a feast" in deter
Elining the pedigrees of prospective
voters
It is simple and self-operative and in
accord with that profound and cardinal
principle of republican government: "No
taxation without representation
ALBEMARLE DEMOCRAT.
Charlottesville, Va, Feb q, 1902.
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Billings, Montana.
Letter From Suunyside Teacher.
.itor OF The Times:

Editor OF The Times:
Sir-I see from The Sunday Times an
attack made by person v no styles him
lEelf ..Viator'' upon the Slnnyside teach
er. I feel at liberty, being that teacher,
to demand of him to give through The
Times his name. Surely he'll be brave
enough to come out and do SO CO. His
dnSinuaticns are very unjust and if the
public will pardon me I'll say untruthful
and certainly So unless he can give proof
of what he has said. AS for my acting
The s.sycopEant'' as he tres TO impress
st So I will leave that for my friends and
the board (Which he also unjustiy con-
demns) to decide. But as to the wood
question. I don't see how he could get
at such a statement. unless he, after
Some had been used. was out Of cn,-
ployment during the past cold spell, and
took for a Job togo to my school ground
md amuse himself by measuring what
EaS left
/ will not try to defend myself fur
ther until he shows his bravery by COM
Sng to the front
.,sUNNYsIDE TEACHER"
March &. 1902.
There was no reference in the letter
of .Eiator'' to the SunnySide School,
Whether or not that is the school our
correspondent had in mind is not for us
To say However, as the teacher of Sun
ryside School thinks she is the one to
whom .Niator'' had reference. We very
lheerfully print her letter.-Ed. Times.l
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Does pubI c Education Pay ?

Editor Of The Times:
Sir,-Does it pay a State in dollars ana
system? Those eager for Improvement
say yes while those whose ATTITUDE Is
one of Indifference or mild skeptlcls1il,
and they have been large number OIL
our best citizens, quietly don't beneVe
it. Let me present some figures taken en-
from the United States census returns OF
We down here are prone to be affected
by the name Massachusetts very much
as a bull is supposed to be affected by
a red coat but it behooves us to look
for and recognize the good wherever 1t
is. There is some good in the red coat
even if the bull does not recognize it.
Massa chusetts is the best educated
State in the Union, not because she has
Harvard University, but because she mas
the most effective common school sys-
tenn. In 1897 the average school period
per head in Massachusetts was years,
while in the rest of the United States the
proportion between. the Massachusetts
school period and that Of the rest of the
United States was as 70 to 43. Now, the
productive capacity of the individual OF
Massachusetts was to that of the rest OF
the country as s. to 81 Education. ~
to 40; productivity, 66 to 81. On the basis
of 306 working days in Massachusetts, and
a population of 100000, this means that
every citizen of Massachusetts-man, wo-
man, infant in arms-is to be credited
with an annual productive capacity of
700, 10 1lOlc lliSlll llie Average Ol lllC 1851
of the United States. This means an ex
cess in favor of Massachusetts of be-
tween 175 and 200 millions of dollars,
which is nearly twenty times what the
State spends on her public schools
Can this be coincidence? Can the in
creased productivity be attributed to
greater opportunity? Certainly not, I'M
less the money invested in intelligence
has increased opportunity.
Does not this show that, properly ad-
State in sufficient quantity will return
to her nearly twenty-fold? This means
that, in five years, her investment will
be repaid. every dollar Of it, and she will
then have in her more intelligent citizens
a strength that she never dreamed OF
in the past. The cry in Virginia today
is retrenchment. economy. Very good.
Be as economical as possible without i'm
pairing the public service. The great
est public service is the education of it's
citizens to be. Do not let us turn down
q twenty per cent. investment through
q, failure to contribute enough to carry
it through. Penny wise, pound foolish.
w. II. Randolph,
Episcopal High School. Va, Feb. g. 1902
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SteYenshurG. Va.
Our School System.
T6itor The Times:

Editor The Times:
sir,-You ask an opinion of the edu-
catonal needs of our land, and since
have given to this question both study
sr,d research, I briefly state my views.
It seems to me the great fundamental
difference between North and South IS
ilat the North generally appreciates edu-
cation among the masses more than we
do in the South. They know it is the
Ereax power Of knowledge which moves
the world, and that this knowledge comes
to ell alike, first through the public
school system, and afterward through
the college and university, to the indi-
vidual who seeks it. They know, too,
that it is the power which raises from
the lowest station those who desire to
rise and places them often in honored
situations. In the South this Ieaven is
Slowly working, but it must work against
prejudice. Less than forty years ago
there was in the South no such thing as
this public-school system. At first there
was the greatest feeling of humiliation
to parent and child whenever it became
necessary for the child to attend the
..free school, and popular opinion really
celsured the man who was brave enough
r, avail himself Of this means of educa-
tion for his children. I remember the
hitter tears L shed for fear might have
ro go to a .free school,. a brave gem
eral who mad the courage 70 Seio MS
btvs to the public school was thought
cr,1el NV his friends. With this prejudice
against the system. the long line OF heredi-
tary pride showed forth, and yet these
Same mon were too poor for other schools.
end at the bottom of it all was want
Of that northern appreciation OF what
education means. The southern man
wanted education, but not at such a ire ire
r endous sacrifice, for there seemed a
moral degeneracy in it. The sons of gen
tlenen were college bred because OF ira
dition, and the social pleasures this life
gave. not because they felt 1t means
CT future advancement or livelihood.
Many added education to culture, and
the product was the statesmen OF the
South.
In this twentieth century truer APP.
T: eciation OF the needs Of men and
women is before us. It was long before
the thought OF training women in the
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and in addition thereto there are special
charges, such as county tax, association
tax, cts. Further, thirty or more states
and Provinces have a bag limit, varying
from one to five deer In a season, ntteen
to fifty quail per day, fifteen to hlty
ducks per day, and q small limit on game
OF other kinds; also a limit on quantity
of game IN possession at any one time.
Twenty-Five States limit the size of gun
{. a No 10, and six allow guns as
large as n No. SEto be used, thus, thirty
one States and Provinces prohibit the
using OF guns larger than q. No. S. That
is not ali. Thirty-two States and SIX
Provinces prohibit the sale of all or GER
tain kinds Of game at all seasons; again,
and by no means the least important
method of protection is to prevent ship
ping game out of the State. All of the
States except five, including Virginia,
prohibit exporting their chief game birds
and game animals. a large majority of
the States do not permit game Of any
kind to be carried out of the State at all
times.
The question of wardens has been
thoroughly digested in nearly every State
and the Dominion of Canada. So far as
am aware, the present bills now pend
ing in the lower house is the first step
ever taken in this State in that drec-
ton. 1t behooves every member OF the
Legislature to support the bills, that the
local as well as general laws protecting
game of all kinds, including game fish,
may be enforced. Rigid laws should be
enacted, protecting forests from fires and
enforced by the wardens provided for in
said bill. Thousands of acres Of land
are burned over, and thousands OF dol
lars worth of property and young game
and eggs are destroyed by the little fire
the coon hunter builds. as soon as he
reaches his dog at the tree.
Other States are protecting their game
and we must protect ours. Virginia
should no longer be the dumping-ground
for pot hunters and game hogs from
ether States, where strict regulations
prevail.
They slaughter the game in this State
and ship it off Let the bills pending in
the Legislature or something along that
line prohibiting the shipment CT game
from the State. and imposing a. license
on non-residents to shoot in this State,
become a law, then we will be lining up
with States that have given this cues
ton great thought and fully realize the
Importance of protecting game Of all
kinds. No one but market hunters care
to kill a cart-load of game: he cannot
eat it: the sportsman may give small
quantity to his friend occasionally, but
that becomes q. nuisance after a. while;
he cannot kill for all his friends; then
he will have a kicl. coming, the game
is enjoyed at the time, but too often a
good-natured knd-hearted sportsman is
criticised by his friends for wasting his
time after game, which he has enjoyed.
May. 1900, Congress passed the Lacy
act Only a few citizens of this State,
I am sure, Know of its existing. but this
This act will help us if we first help
act will help us if we first help ourselves
ApolosiZing for the length of this article
Oh a subject in which I am deeply inter
e.tcd. and hoping that some good may re-
silt therefron, I am YOURS.
a FRIEND OF GAA1E.
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Editor Of Tie Tins:
Sir.-Press dispatches state that Cover
nor Montague has joined the hue and cry
for industrial education through schools.
The North and the South alike need in
dustrial education, but they need it taught
in the home. the factory. the field. or
on ship board. and not in the industrial
school, where the output is too generally
averse to industry, and only duplicate
of those schools and colleges that are
spawning upon the country thousands to
live by their wits, ;rat her than by work
When I was a young man, in addition
to my fathers business. wanted to be
farmer and a sailor. But I neither Went
to an agricultural college nor nautical
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-09
FINE SPORT IN ALBEMARLE.
The Keswick Hunt Club Follow tie Hounds at
Great Pace.
Especial Dispatch to The Tlmes.)

Especial Dispatch TO The Times)
KESWICE, VA. March s.--Ths Kes-
wick Hunt Club had on Tuesday. Marcn
.itn, another tino chase after u bassed
fox. The field numbering forty riders.
assembled at Blacks" gate at 10 o'clock
sharp when the fox was put down. The
hounds having been marked an hour
later, followed tho scent without check
at a desperate pcce for several miles,
followed closely by the whole field,
when Mr.. ReyCard took refuge in tree.
only to be drawn down and started of
again
After a brave effort of several miles
he WAS killed. by the close-runniEs pack
in the presence OF some ten riders, DR..
Thurman securing the brush. which he
presented to Miss Carrie Randolph. who
came in next, and narrowly escaped
had accident Ey being dragged from hei
sad,lle by the limo OF a tree.
Among those riding were: DR.. Thurs
man on Charlie" Mrs. Thurman on
Mary" Julian Morris on Princess,
Mrs. Morris on George" Miss Carrie
Randolph on Phyllis" Frank RardolpE
or Glover Brook" Mr.. GLASGOW on
.sLightfoot,'' Mr.. Chisholm on '.Madelon.''
Mr.. Magruder on ..Pamunky." Mrs. Ma
eruder on ..Frlyaway" Mr.. Gait on Jack
the Ripper Allen Gait on Hugh
Dodu,'' Carol Gait on Snow Flake.
Mr.. rally on Nelly Grey Mrs Tally
on ..Sweets." Mrs. Gait on Cigarette.
arsa many others too numerous to men.
ION.
After Che hunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Tally
entertained Z, few friends at q delight
rt,l luncheon at Glover Field. the we'll
known county hunt and sporting resort
OF MIR. Frank Randolph. near keswiek.
Another basgs6 fox and good time tn
locke, forward TO by hsswiek.s smart
set, for aext week and in fact each week
during the spring season.
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uu,red in that profession and not those

quired in that profession and not those
Of a janitor.
Now. Mr.. Editor, imagine. II you please,
a delicate young lady teacher carrying
water perhaps a mile, to the school. or
cutting wooG, While a lot CT hait-Gro"h
healthy boys play ball or cat and kittens
and other games.
At present the profession OF teachlns
offers plenty of hard work, small re
enumeration, short term and uncertainty
Of employment
Like Mr.. WeIser, I think the community
system is the proper one for a rural dis
trict When this system is adopted, per-
haps the schools may be kept free from
politics. and teachers appointed for thelr
merit and efficiency and not for mere
political service rendered local. boss.
The superintendent who should take
an interest in the schools and teachers
do not give teachers or pupils the en-
coura cement they Should. For Dhree
years I was a student in the pubic
schools Of Virginia, and for three years
n teacher During this time I saw the
county superintendent once. Tbe SECOND
wear 7 taught he came to my school ana
STAYED five minutes. alter which ne SAID
that he was going to visit another school
nine miles distant. 1t was then $3.50 r. NJ
For two years I was member OF a
teachers institute, to which the county
s1,perintendent paid two visits.
0Ut' = TEACHER.
uo,ee,dc Va March 9Th.
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modern sense was felt. AS q rule, they
we're instructed in circumscribed lines,
according to the advantages oftered pS
rrivate and church schools. untll re-
Gently there was a certain disgrace III
sending a girl to the pubic Schools which
were becoming fit for boys, but not girls
Let no one imagine our women were I'M
cultured education Is totally dileFeht
from culture After generations it may
he otherwise, but all educated people are
rot cultured The educational wave mas
ss,yent the land and is even now spread
ing widely over the South, having =
richer soil in which will be sown seed Tor
future harvest.
Men are beginning to see that their
wealth is not individual but is given in
trust for the use of their community.
while the honor of giving Will belong TO
the giver There comes a time Wnen
money will not satisfy but the Sood ;h;it
moneys does is the blessing Il brings Our
s;cuth has not yet sraspad tvs idea: lhcy
have been poor so long it is hard for
them to believe they can give. but let
them try it and, I believe, the funds Will
grow.
ONLY awaken a sense OF appreciation for
widespread education, and a sense OF re-
sponsibility for ones community and the
uneducateth in it, and this work VIII be
begun The rich man owes the poor
mans son an education. Why? because
the poor man offers his all, the boy, the
rich man offers his all, the means 10 edu-
cate this boy. They both do their town
service and in the years to come with
nride thev say: Our boy has made a
name for our town and State. We all
know with what interest we "atcn any
cause TO which we have given. hence the
Measure Of giving comes both to US win
multiplied blessings. There are tilrse
preat needs in the South to-day. More
money in our colleges and scnoos IL.
equipment and a proper CARRYING Oh "
the work: a larger appreciation OIL ms
class men and women with college, eou-
90 ton as teachers: also a deeper sense
of what this great movement means 20
tho newt generation. 1t has been my
privilege to visit many or the Hrsl-ciass
the mast three years. flnd. with Satis-
action that our work compares Wen Win
theirs. in many cases standing shonicer
RI shoulder with the execution tDat We
ahor under many disadvantages as To
ecuipment Within tfcir riGn Waiis can
he found every modern appliance for
science and art. all the gifts OF the-sp
tsnrecia tive rich man Of the North. Mil
lions have been bestowed and each day
continue to come. and il We want to keep
our young men and women III the SoutS
we must offer them tie same advantages.
1T is true education costs much more ut
the North bnt people value what they
tspay for. Place in our schools these adj
yanta ges. furnish them with men OF
broad learning; as professors and the
South will appreciate its own climate, its
own colleges, its own strength.
IT is an Acknowledged fact that the quail
ity of the Southern mind is rich. and
the ina ginative brain makes it excel when
trained and fitted Tor higher education.
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This is our heritage and we seek Il con-
genial environment. The desire for the
best has been awakened and people every
where will have this desire gratified at
any cost. I believe in organized effort. in
systematic arrangement OF scholarships
for the poor who are talented, and in the
founding of memorials which viii be liv-
ing breathing blessings to the world. We
need these wide advantages which viii
come with the tide of sentiment. even
now approaching.
MARIA P. DUVAL.
ya--Tenn. Institute. Stanton, Va.
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EOllOTs OIL Liz
Sir,-Having read The Times for quite
a While and having scanned its editorials
carefully on all topics, desire to express
my appreciation Of the broad and liberal
minded manner in which it treats all
topics pertaining to the good of Virginia
and our own dear Southland.
Especially do admire the spirit OF
Justice in which The Times discusses the
negro problem, and believe it is doing
much good for the negro. certainly feel
grateful and will not ''lose faith in God
and man SO long as some one will view
our position from so reasonable stand
points. AS a .'young negro l want 10
say right here, this younger generation
OF negroes, to my mind IS greatly mis-
Judged. They don't receive the proper
amount of encouragement, even from
their own people, and they are not trust
ed and put upon their honor sufficiently
by the whites Remember, Treat men
greatly and they will show themselves;
great We certainly love this grand old
Commonwealth and appreciate all 1t has
done for US. We are glad that our lot
has been cast so near the Anglo Saxon's,
in order that by his noble and worthy
example we may work out our saliva
ton in much fear and trembling. We
deeply deplore as much as you the many
crimes committed by the criminal ele-
ment among US, and daily make known
our disapproval in unmistakable terms.
But we deem it an iniustice for all the
..young negroes to be held responsible
for what a few young, unprincipled fends
do.
Personally, Virginia is dear to me. In
her public school system was Graded
and from the high school have I gained
strength to crawl daily nearer the light
Of learning. I strive daily. to show my
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4. 49,
school. hired to New = orlS dairy
farm at SO per month, worked al INC INC
Year round with the hands, observed 1le
methods and measurably learned the oc-
cupaton.
When. / wanted to learn the occttpa ton
of a sailor L went on my first West In
d1a trader for no wages; then Went on
a Liverpool packet ship at So per month,
and then I went on a Rio clipper at S2o
per month Every ship was on the
captain and owners regretted to part
with me whe ntlle VOYAGE was ended
In the same way my rich :.oung fria:.ds
il. my younger days went into machine
shops, ii they wished to become macaln-
ists IF present laws. customs and fol-
lies prevent ali this practical application
On the part of youth. they shoild be
changed forthwith, for the industrial
scEoo, is delusion al d srare to the
sent generation.
FRANCIS B. LIVESEI.
| Sykesyille, Md. March 4th.