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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
"THEN AND NOW"

In the famous campaign of 1896 thet
gold bugs talked a great deal about the
purchasing power of a dollar They
argued that, while money was scarce
and while wages We're low. there never
was a time in the history Of this coun-
try when dollar would purchase so
much Everything was cheap and it was
borer would buy more than when times
Were prosperous.
On the other hand, the free silver con-
tingent argued that the purchasing
power Of dollar under the gold stand
ard was too great: that it purchased too
much Of a mans labor and too much of
a farmers wheat and corn and cotton.
They said that everything was cheap be-
cause money was dear and they contend
ed that the way to raise prices was to
make money more plentiful and 30
cheapen it. What difference does it
make they asked, IF a dollar will buy
a great deal? Under present conditions
the workingman hasn't got the dollar
They declared that they would be per-
fectly willing to pay more for supplies
if money was more plentiful. They ar
gued that with plenty of money in the
land work would be plentiful and wages
would be higher and that under those
conditions workingmen would not COM
plain of high prices,
Since that time a great change has
come. Money is more Plentiful; the in
dustries of the country are as busy
they can be: there is work for everybody
at remunerative wages; and the average
citizen has more ready money than ever
before il, his life. But the people are
not happy. From various sources, and
especially from the leader of the free
silver movement in 1896, comes the COM
plant that the cost Of living is now so
great that the workingman is compelled
to expend his substance for food and
raiment The complainants have for
gotten what they said six years ago.
There is plenty of work and wages are
good and farmers are receiving good
prices for their products, yet there Us
a vail throughout the land that the
price OF all sorts Of commodities has ad-
yanced from 25 TO so per cent.
But why be surprised? Man never Is
but always to be blest.'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
Mean .... S9.6 $50 $50

Summary: Mean atmospheric pressure,
20(5; highest pressure. 1927, date. I'd;
lowest pressure, 1885, date. 21st: mean
Temperature 70; highest temperature, 9S.
date. 10th; lowest temperature, g., date,
Sd: greatest daily range of temperature,
35 date. Sd: least daily range OF tempera
ture, II, date. It'll. Mean temperature for
this month in 1898, 20; 1899, IS; 1900, 81;
1901, 81; 902, 70. Mean temperature for this
month for five years. 50: average def
cheney of daily mean temperature during
month, l.: prevailing direction of wind,
south: maximum velocity of wind, direc-
ton and date. IS, northwest, 9th. Total
precipitation. 6.91 inches. Total precipita-
ton Gn inches) for this month in 1898,
415 1899, 4.12; 1900, 319; 1901, sos: 1902, 6.21
Avera ge precipitation for this month for
five years, 4.5S inches: total excess in pre-
c2itation during month, LES inches; ac-
cun1ulated excess in precipitation since
January LIST, so inches; number of clear
days. S; partly cloudy days, IS; cloudy
days, s.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
.IAR,EF REFORM" IN IOWA.

The Iowa Republican Convention In
corperated IN It's platform plank fa-
voring such changes in the tariff from
time TO time as many become advisabla
throughout the progress of our indus
tries. and their changing relations 10 the
commerce of the world
This is claimed as a great victory for
the tariff reforn,ers OF that party. 1t
may have been a victory TO the extent
that this plank was adopted in defiance
of the wishes of the high protcctionists.
But such a vague and indefinite declara-
ton as that is not triumph in itself
for anything There can be under that
declaration just as much protection as
the most extreme protectionists may ie-
sire. Indeed. 1t may be taken as a dec
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
MIR. Tucker Among Friends.

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
CARTERSVTLLE.J July Ial.-Hons Ha1.r,<.,
St. George Tucker, ex-Congressman of
Virginia. passed through Gainesville
to-day on his way to his home in Lex
i:gton. Mr. Tucker spoke on the sub
ject of education at Mt Zion Church yes
terday, where the James River Associa
ten is in progress. He spent last night
with his cousin. MIR. Jack Harrison. who
brought him into Gainesville to-day
Mr.. Tucker has many ardent admirers
in Cumberland. and all were glad to feel
the warm grasp of his hand and to hear
his expressions of kindly interest in the
people Of this section
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
NO OCCASION FOR PANIC
Mr.. Hau-s Thinks Coal Strike vii
*. Within a Month.

Mr. s. H Halves. the we'll known coal
dealer, has returned to the city from
the North, where as far as opportunity
was afforded he has studied the strike
situation He is OF the opinion that
the strike will end the latter part OF
August or the drst of September. Es
does not think that prices VIII so higher
than they are now. Anthracite Is selling
for IS. and once in a while a dealer Will
ask s.
AFR. HAYES is inclined to believe that
confusion among the strikers themselves
will be- the cause of the ending OF no
trouble and that the strikers will lose
their fight.
He thinks there is no necessity for
coal to retail higher than 81 for ths
miner to get good wages for his work-
There is no occasion, he thinks. Tor
,panfcEy feeling among the people or
Richmond ahot- their winter supply
of coal. 1t wll come all right aad az
not 50 much higher price than formerly.
The dealers Will be put at sonls tF"noie
getting their yards stocked "heh tney
commence buying again. but they are
willing to stand this and to help tbs
consumers all they can
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
MAY LIVE HERE
Adiutant General William Male Looking
for House.


1t is not beyond the bounds OF posi-
bility that Acknowledgement William
Male, whose home is now at Cuipeper'
may in the neaS future remove his tam
lily to this city, if not for pernanehcs
during the winter months at least. II
is known that General Male has for
some time been on the lookout for a
house, and that within the past several
days ne has visited a number OF real
estate offices with this end IN view
Since his incumbency in the office OF
Acknowledgement, the popular officers
family have resided at their home in Gull
pepper, and General Male was put under
the necessity of being separated from
them great deal, and of making long
trips when visiting them at intervals
Again, it is pointed out that he most
likely desires better school facilities tnan
are afforded in the county for his chill
dren. several of whom are old enough
to be we'll advanced in their studies
Since General Male was appointed to
his present position during Governor
Tyler's administration, he has made his
home at New Ford's Hotel where ne is
still living
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
MEET JUDGE WITT
AND MR., POLLARD
Conference Between These Off
ciais and New Registrars
To-Day.

For the purpose of better understanding
the duties imposed upon them, and 10
determine whether any city audiences
are necessary to carry INTO proper effect
the registration ordinance OF the con-
ventlon, the several registration boafcs
of this city, vii! confer with Judge >.
B. Witt and City Attorney H r. Pol
lard in the Hastings Court room at
Q clock this afternoon.
The individual members of the boards
have already giving some thought to
their work, ana matters will be brought
to q focus to-day.
While until the conference is held moth
ing definite will be determined upon, We.
1t is likely that the new registration VIII
begin in this city about september lolh
and last until October list. Memoefs
think the fifteen days allowed un-
der the ordinance will be ample IN the
cities and that in that length OF tlnle All
who are entitled to register may 90 SO.
The ordinance says the registration must
be completed prior to October 10Th, pu'
it may begin at any time after August
1st provided. however, that twenty days
notice from that time shall be given or
such registration
All members are required to quallfy
by to-day, but this qualification con-
Cornty or Corporation Court of the'r in
tention to serve. When the members
enter upon their actual duties they are
required to take and subscribe the usual
oath of Office. All those appointed for
Richmond city have indicated their pur-
pose to serve.
The hours within which the boards will
sit in cities are from noon until o'clock
P. NJ. In the counties the schedule is
from O'Clock to sunset. 1t is said that
the Richmond boards will likely sit con-
tinuously for the entire fifteen days al
lotted when they begin.
The members of the Richmond boards
are as follows:
Marshall Ward-R. T. Lacy, ". NJ.
Williams, James A. Black.
jefferson Ward-IIenry NJ Tyler Thos.
w. Joseph. George Bowden.
Madison Ward-A. S. Lanier, Robert
Lee Traylor. ThGmas W. Walsh
Monroe Ward-B. Rand Wexford, B.
R. Selden, w. T. Walker.
Lee ward-Roscoe c. Nelson. F. 7.
Davis. w J. Kimbrough.
Clay Ward-Ernest NJ. Long. Robert
B. Pettis, John r. Hooper
jackson Ward-J. II. Bradley, John A.
Haley, John McEneany.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
FOY RESPITED
Governor Gives Dying Negro Month
Longer to Live.

Longer 10 1--we.
Governor Montague on Monday. In an
swer to an appeal from ex-Judse w. H
Bond. of Wise county, counsel for the
prisoner, granted a respite to Robert
Foy, negro, who was under sentence
to be hung to-day in that county for
the murder of Mr.. Dayton H. Miller
at Toms Creek on December 10, 1901.
Mr.. Miller was the auditor of the Vir-
GINA Iron, Coal and Coke Company, and
the negro was in the employ of the
company. They had a dispute as the
amount of wages due the prisoner. and
it was testified to at the trial that the
negro drew a pistol and fred the fatal
shot when he was under the impression
that Mr.. Miller was about to do him
bodily harm.
The respite granted is until August
2eth, and it is said that on account of
extreme Ill health. the negro cannot
live until that time.
Foy was to have been hung with a
cowardly negro named Robertson, from
the same scaffold, Robertson having been
convicted Of the murder OF another ne
gro at Toms Creek some time last year.
From what can be gathered the crime
of Foy was committed in what he clearly
believed to be self-defense.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

grandmother about fifteen miles In the
country He Will see that they are
brought home to-day.
Both Mr. Shaw and Mr.. Mason called
on Chief Howard yesterday. They We're
at their wits end and very much wor-
RED about their boys, expressing great
fear lest they be killed by, a train or
meet with some other equally as unfor-
tunate end.
At the instance of the two fathers
Chief Howard yesterday afternoon had
an additional batch of postal cards print
ed, which he sent broadcast over this
section of the country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
J4}n -four &)hh
Orginia Editors
uoapao..s I. q

In an article on the lynching evil the
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot says:
One thing for which Governor Mon
tague deserves especial commentator
is the resolute stand he has consistently
taken for the enforcement Of the law
at all hazards and the maintenance of
order at all costs. Particularly is he
to be commended for the coura Eeous
stand he has taken against lynching,
ordering out the militia whenever neces
sary to protect a prisoner from the
mob
The Lynchburg News half way apollo
gizes for a good article in the following
Introductory para graph:
Southern development is a favorite
theme for discussion in Southern news
papers. The subject may seem to some
q little hackneyed by frequent repetition,
and yet it is we'll to keep it before the
people for their encouragement and to
stimulate further efforts along the same
line.
The following vail comes from the
Roanoke World:
There are in Loanoke $50 more women
than men, and still the matrimonial mar
ket is dull. Roanoke needs some preach
crs who will declare war on single bless
edneSs, and promote matr;nony. If there
was q scarcity of women and times were
hard, there would be some excuse for
this condition of affairs; but times are
good, and no city in the State has a
prettier lot of ma rria gea BILE girls than
has Roanoke. Still, Lynchburg is worse
off,
In a vein of mingled humor and sar-
casm, the Newport News Times Herald
comments upon the establishment by
Hon. r Walton Moore, Hon. S. r. Dono-
hoe and others of a National bank in
Fairfax, and concludes with the follow
ng shot:
Almost within hailins distance of the
sacred spot in Culpeper to which Will
liam Jennings Bryan makes his perodi-
cal pilgrima sc and silently worships the
spirit of his ancestors, these young men
have deliberately set up a temple to
mammon and besopek the consideration
of Wall Street and the friendship OF
plutocracy.
Alas! Alas! How alluring is the sub
stance of earth, and how winning the
glitter of gold
Norfolk Ledger: If Mr.. Bryan
wants to convince the Democracy
that they made a mistake ! in
endorsing his candidacy in 1896 and again
in 1900, he could Go so by continuing to
make himself conspicuous in the coun-
ellis Of the party-hN continuing to think
that he can be helpful in defining pol
Icy for the next campaign"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
MELODY ON THE WATER
The Greatest Moonlight of the Season.
Tuesday Night.

Polk sillers colored quartette. thas
can produce more sweet words than any
aggregation in the State. will be enc %
rho features of the moonlight excursion
=, the Pocahontas next Monday even
Ing. The boat will go down at O'Clock
and return IN time for these who go to
GET an ample nights rest. With
melody ard refreshments the even
ing will be one OF the most
pleasant of the whole season. The ladies
~ the Home for Needy Confederate
women will have charge of the refresh
n1ents. and they will serve the most ao-
petizing kind.
Tickets can be gotten at the wharf -
from the ladies.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
An Emphatic Denial.
fEv Associated Press.)

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, July 81
President Henry l.. Lamb. OF the Chat
tanooga Southern Railroad. arrived in
this city to-day and denied emphatically
the reports that the L. & N had bought
the Chattanooga Southern. He declared
there had been no negotiations to that
end
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
PRAISE FOR Mr.. LYNCH
New Member of State Democratic Com
mittee Making a Good Record.

state Committeeman John j. Lynch
is making a good record as new mem
Der of that body. Mr. Lynch, Woo mas
had wide experience in local party az
fairs, is quick to discover the drltt Q.
things in a political battle ana 70 o,ler
a remedy if they are not going rlsie.
His resolution. adopted by the Dlstrlcs
committee Wednesday bringing matters 10
q focus in regard to the coming congress
sional urinary, was deemed both wise
and timely. and has been favorably COM
mented upon by the politicians.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
DIED WHILE TRAVELLING
Young Lady Taken Sick on Train Ex
pires at Greensboro.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.

GREENSBORO. N. c.. July 31-N1Iss
Augusta. daughter of II. W. Southern,
of Avalon. Rockingham county. aged IS,
died in the depot here at 4 o'clock, ten
minutes after being taken from the train.
She became sick with heart failure t
Summerfield, ten miles distant. dying
before a physician could reach her
Her older sister was with her both
going to a health resort near-Thomas-
Vile. The body was tenderly cared for,
the family te1ephoned. and will be ex-
pressed home by the first train
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
CARDINAL GIBBONS ACCEPTS
One Of the Vice-Presidents of Schley
Triunphai Arch Association.

tBy ASsoc1oted Press.J
BALTIMORE, July 3l-In q letter ac-
cepting the appointment of the vice-presi-
dency of the Schley Triumphal Arch AS
ISOLATION recently organized in this city
to erect an enduring monument to the
Admiral, Cardinal Gibbons says:
Admiral Schley's victory shed glory
on our State, and I Cheerfully accept the
position assigned to me. earnestly hoping
that the patriotic enterprise will meet
with hearty response from the citizens
of Maryland"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

laration IN favor Of a higher tarir than
now exists.
When tariff reformers SO in for gem
uine tarir reform they ought te make
themselves quite plain. There 10 but
ono expression Tor genuine Tariff r-ior,n.
and that is a tariff -fcr-rayeau.. only.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
A Conservative Goes Over.
nv Associated Press.1

tBy" ASsoclated PresS.J
LONDON, July 31--Announcement is
made mat Earl Beauchamp has Joined
the Liberal League. This formal defec-
ton from the conservative ranks. COM
ing at a moment when excitement is rife
over the Liberal victory in the North
Leeds Bye election, occasions considera BILE
interest In political circles,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
LOST BOYS FOUND
,ree Missing ads Have Been Located

Three Missing Lads Have Been Located
and Will Be Brought Home To-Day.
The three small boys. Leroy and Wei
ford Shaw and Wexford Mason. who dis
appeared from their homes on Venable
Street last Tuesday afternoon. have been
located and will be brought home to-day.
Mr.. Wilson received word last night
that the boys were at the home OF their
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
Work of the Police.

The report of Sergeant ShinberSer Tor
.Iulv shows the following arrests: Total
arrests. $50: misdemeanors. $40: felonies.
IL; whites. 22s: colored. SIS: ordinance yio-
latiens. 35S: miscellaneous. 37s: total num-
Der in June. 434. July OF last year. Isl.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
WEATHER IN JULY
Precipitation for Past Month Breaks
Records-Mean Temperature 10.

The local Weather Bureaus report for
the month of July shows some re,narka-
Bile facts The precipitation for the month
vas Cpl inches. which is new record,
the average for the past five years being
only 453 inches, There were only eight
clear DAYS during the month. and the
same number are put down as cloudy.
The report is as follows:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: Trend of Thought :
: In Dixie Lane 3
,A0A0AO%O%O%O%O%O+O+O%

The Savannah News. in an interesting
editorial, lays down the following sensi-
BE proposition:
Every girl should be taught how to
Ii. sew, mend, polish, dust. market,
.ic. I,se,.y girl should be trained as
a housewife made competent to direct
or even run the establishment. It Is
possible that she may not have to put
her accomplishments to the test Of
actual work, but even If she does not
it will afford her an immense amount
of satisfaction that she knows how.
Her house. when she has e. house OF
her own, will be kept spick and span,
and her husband, if he is of the right
sort will take Eeasure in making
happy the jewel VINO has consented to
be his wife
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

Mr.. j. Walsh has resigned as stations
house man OF Steamer Company No. !.
The vacancy will be filed ar the nexs
meeting OF the board
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01
The New Orleans Picayune says:

The New Orleans Picayuns says:
Apparently there is no remedy for the
evils which we see in our politics every
daT, because it seems impossible to make
people who are engrossed in thlr own
affairs realize the Importance of regu-
iating their great public interests. New
cltheless, it would be we'll if our high
spirited, undetermined and honor-imbued
young men were specially educated In
political history and the science of gov
eminent, so that they might be directly
prepared to enter public life and take
their place in controlling public affairs
With such men at the head of politics
there would be less selishness. corrup-
ton and crime in our public business and
methods
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

Misses Inez and Julia Barnes. of F'loye
Avenue. are visiting in Meherrin. Va
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

The Hardman, Tenn. Free Press says:
while riding out on a sorrel lady's
riding horse last Sunday. Miss Gazelle
Frame was thrown TO the ground, but
not Injured" The "sorrel lady" should
not have loaned her horse to such u
Door rider
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

Virginia is determined that the horse
shall not be abolished. The noble ami
NAL is necessary for the annual horse
shows. which are becoming SO popular
in the State.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

Miss Rives made LIE mistake of her
life when she failed to play the Jonah
act with that Delaware River sturgeon.
A three days experience of the Jonah
kind would furnish material for the best
selling book ever written.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

Virginia congressional candidates seem
to have gotten pointer from Fitzsim-
mons fate. They are doing less talking
and more work,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

1t is to be regretted that the enter
prising reporter who furnished the details
of the Halle Erminie Rives-sturgeon con-
test neglected to tell US what became
of tie defeated big fish
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

Mrs Robert Shaw. of Boston, is at.
tending the Charlottesville Horse Show
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-01

Misses Inez and Julia Barnes. of Floye
Avenue. are visiting in Meherrtu. Va
Mrs. Robert Shaw. of Boston, is at.
tending the Charlottesville Horse Show
Miss Craze Lear is visiting friends, ID
Ashland, Va.
Miss Mamie C. Hungertord and Mis-,
Mary Epps will leave Saturday for tn,
Otterburn Lithia Springs
Miss Rosenbaum is the guest OF Miss
Guggenheimer. on Diamond Hill. Lyuctt-
burg.
Miss Annie sydnor. who has visiting
friends in Fredericksburg. has returned
to her home on Grove Avenue.
Mrs Hamilton Booth, OF Cedar
Grove" spent Wednesday in this city
with friends.
Mr. and Mrs L. D Nrinnigerode Will
make their future home in Lynchburg.
having already left for that city.
Mrs c. W P Brock is at Riverton.
Later on she will join her husband at
the Hot Springs.
.rs d to0i oi ti'e summer 'sSoi . III '"s
Noith-
VIZ. tAeN- cIuisoi'' 'I.' WIG, mas oeeh az
virginia 6eacE lor some uIns' rt'lttneo
: I'd 'A-'t''-1 - '-''
Arrs G. Rahy,an srfsaos Christine Nc.
George Elsie McC;eorra and lena. Reb-
Va RI snand tbe month Of August
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