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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
FIRE rooD QUESTION.

Recently the Illinois State Food 1nspec-5
tors have stopped the sale Of a prepara-
zion of glucose labelled Pure clover
honey" not because glucose which is sub
stituted for sugar in many jcllies. etc..
is poisonous but because the inspectors
are bound to protect the consumers from
fraud That acton in Illinois has
cussion of the pure food question. and
some facts are being brought out which
are worthy Of the attention of every con-.
sumer, and should be seriously consid-
cred by the Legislatures of every State
III this connection Mr.. William e. Cur
It's is quoted as declaring that impure
and adu!terated foods leave trail of
human woes and that we do not realize
the amount OF disease that is due to
poisonous and ndigestible substances that
are mixed in things we eat" Going into
details, Mr. Curtis afiirnls that American
tables are now supplied, among other
things. with jam. jelly. and preserves not
even distantly acquainted with the fruit
JIM iiidic "!ioiiS u SIietIih' 5A'SoH'S'
with chemical colorings and favor; tea Is
made by mixing oxide of iron with tea
dust and rolled by means OF starch into
pellets resembling the genuine tea: chemi-
cal vinegar, catsup and table sauces con-
tanning no vegetable matter whatever;
pickles made green by a preparation OF
copper; wines sweetened by glucose; beers
rank with salicylic acid; Whistles diluted
with proof spirits. and artificially beaded
with sulphuric acid and ssnoothed with
resultant from these frauds upon the pub
lie. he enumerates dyspepsia. rheuma--
..s!a, appendicitis, all sorts Of liver and
kidney diseases, impure blood. impure
and bowel complaints,
Another authority, Professor Atwater,
who is recognized as food expert. is on
record as expressing the conviction that
many men are driven to alcoholic stimu-
lants by reason of lack Of nutritious food
that is, food lacking in nutrition by rea-
son of aduitera ton. And to come nearer
home for authority, not more than three
or fou, days ago we heard one Of the
abest and most observant and expert
enced physicians Of this city say thai
articles OF food that were regarded here
tofore as Of the simplest character-in~
valid food, in fact-developed symptoms in
patients frequently that could only be &C
counted for on the ground Of chemical
treatment and adulteration Does not this
testimony demand that the question OF
pure food in Virginia receive careful at
;c:lrion from our General Assembly? We
think il does.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
stunts By Its Neisahor.

The Clark Courier il its latest issue
contains as its leading editorial this trt-
butte to gentleman well brown in shIs
city, and who rs one of the aspifaHts Tor
the position of clerk to the Cooperation
Commission:
The selection of an accurate and
competent Clerk is not the least import
ant of the many duties that nov laii
upon cur new Corpora zion Com.nSsicn.
There are several applicants. among
whom is Mr.. j. n. Brenarnan. OF our
neishbGring county OF Shenandoah. No
more competent or faithful man could De
selected for this place than Mr.. bFeIa-
man. He was clerk in the General AS
sembly prior to the meeting OF the Con-
stitutioEal Convention aud las mace as
sistant secretary of the latter body. IN
when capacity he served from june l.,
1901, to June II, 1902.
For this long service in the humble
capacity of clerk. ne has earned test
nlonia.s as TO mis- efficiency and faithful.
ness with such a unanimity as does no.
often fall TO the lot of man engase'
in thanlzless public service
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
Love Matters.


observations of a Philosophical Friend
of Oursl
In beautiful contras, with the pitifu.,
sad. and terrible love experiences and
sorrows OF Romeo and Juliet Hamlet and
Cphelia. and Othcllo and Desdemona and
the brilliant and tragic one Of Anthony
and Cleopatra, there stand in the world
OF literature those epithalamiums, the
divine song of Solomon, and the forty
fifth Psalm CT David.
These last two are a grand and glorious
exaltation OF love Of man and woman.
OF true love at its highest. In perfect
union the. married pair. male and female,
are perfect creation, after the image of
God. Love is heaven; and heaven is love.
God made man after His own image
Male and female created He them
II We had only Book VIII OF the
Paradise Lost, the author of the splendid
poem would stand as a great benefactor
Of mankind. Aid if readers of his great
work would content themselves to read
mark, and enjoy that. they would certain
~ be the bette: for their selection.
Adams account OF his own awakening
is beautiful enough; but nothing can sur
pass the story Of his sweetheart and first
ioNe. Lie dlOllS lie udluiy thought worm
having.
In solitude what happiness? Who can en-
joy alone,
Or all enjoying what contentment lind?
That was made pretty clear in a few
words. And the Creator tells him:
What next l bring shall please thee, be
assured: a
Thy likeness, thy ut help. thy otherself
Thy wish exactly to. thy hearts desire
N his sleep. he sees the making Of his
lady love:
Under His forming hands a creature grew
Ianlike, but different sex, SO lovely, fair,
That what seemed fair on all the world
seemed now.
Mean. or in her summed up. in her con-
tanned.
And in her looks. which from that time
infused
Sweetness into my heart, unfelt before.
md into all things from her air inspired
The spirit of love.
She disappeared, and left me dark:
walked ~
To find her Or forever TO 1eplore
Her loss.
= 49, az sas..-fs az So
When our Of hope, behold her. not far of,
ss''"'. : = saw bar In nav dream aAa.sad
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
= BuLaTED G9ai. barry.

The Becker family. of ST. Louis, which
cradle family tree can make it. are all in
a state OF ecstatic glee just now. And
al on account Of the contents of a certain
cradle which fills an honored niche in the
ho, sc Of Arthur w. Becker. of No. 1902
Gcyer Avenue In that cradle there is
q baby. and what is better still, it is a
eir' baby This in itself is nothing re-
rarlable Car Nicholas has q whole
bunch of cradles containing girl babies.
and the Queen Of Italy recently added a
similar specimen OF humanity to the crib
in the room at her house, but neither the
roy atty Of Russia nor the monarchs OF
Italy rejoice as do the Beckers. The baby
Of ST. Louis, according TO the figures OF
the most accurate and pairstaking stats-
ticians is the most precious infant in the
whole wide world. and the Beckers verify
the statement. But why is it thus? Why
has it fallen to the Beclsers TO have
baby, which even al a time when all 9TH
cr stocks are threatcningly depressed is
at least fifty points above par? The an
swer is eninently satisfactory. This is
the first time in lao years that a girl has
been born to the family. For genera
ton after generation the doctors (alias
slorks) have been bringing the various
and sundry Beckers all kinds of bouncing,
chubby, roly-po!y boys, but nary q little
gal did they bring. AS the years and the
decades began to drag their weary lengths,
and the very baby boys that had been kind
ly distributed from brown paper packages
(oi otherwse) among the various mem
bers Of the family grew to manhood. and
in turn added 10 the crop of puerie Beck
crs, the great house began to despair.
Verify its faithful scions considered them
selves as unfortunate as the family that
suffered from hereditary barrenness.
But it's all over now. The ira
ditional Insecurity Of the Beckers has
been checked. and in the cradle on GeYer
sreet..thera issa little one who WIN seine
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
ECLD EAST.

The spectators and the riggers con-
'tnred to get il their work in the stock
market yesterday with the result that L.
CLOSED off" As the Dispatch has here
totore pointed out, however, there is no
reason for owners Of solvent securities to
become alarmed and seek to unload their
holdings Such securities are at bottom
as valuable now as they were before the
slump occurred, ard the situation offers
lnducement to invest in them instead Of
affording reason for selling them.
\ downward tendency OF stocks at this
time OF the year when the season for All
nual settlement and payment Of GividenCs
is near at banda condition necessiiatins
the outstanding OF cash--is a perfectly
natural operation OF the law of cause and
effect as it applies in the financial world.
Nor need any one be surprised if even
after tle present furry. is ever, and
those who have used the Venezuelan.
trouble 20 further and unnaturally de-
press the market have done their worst,
stocks remain dull until the new year
opens. but after that rail- in all sound
investment securities may be expected.
Their intrinsic value Will not have been
affected III the meantime So We lterate
the advice We gave yesterday TO investors
in this c!ass OF stocks and bon ?s-that
advice is. hold fast.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14

The Kiss and the Moustuche.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
The Dispatch almost always correct IN
its quotations, has Inisqucted the ceie-
brated belle. In her statement regarding
the kissing of a man without q moListachs
She said IN my presence. your teeth ars
so beautiful you should eur oil your
moustacne" But said the gentleman
my sweetheart said she would not kiss
me without my moustache.
Wet said. replied Miss NJ. O.. 'its
like taking soup without salt
why, how Go you know?
Because l have it from gentIemans
lips
Richmond Va, December 18th,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
T;ckled HIS Vanity.

AS Mrs Mallory, q woman Of towering
stature and muscular build, concluded
her accusation of cruelty against her
husband--a weakened fraction of man
huddled in the prisoners pen-the Judge
remarked:
Mallory, you are charged with beating
your wife; what have you TO say FOR
yourself?''
The prisoner thereupon bowed to the
court as with a pleased expression he re-
piled:
You FATHER me. Joodge."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
The Bunk CicarIngs.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please publish the latest totaI.amount Of
the Richmond clearing house for 1902 The
Richmond News recently published the
amount including October. would thank
you to give later figures than these. and
obIige, y. SUBSCRlBEl
Petersburg, Va. December l2L...
The bank clearinss for Richmond fes
1902, including November. were si93.9C9-
o6tsO. The average per month for tina
eleven months was slIG3555l s..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
TELEPHONES
THE CASE OF VENEZUELA.


THE CASE OF NaHELhELA.
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honor. dignity. or seie-respecf; jinso-sn
in The premises Is therefore, ineNcusahle.
And there Is no occasion for Congress
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So. a,on. +,n1ais,ic ,,n.s Mi, ,,,oado,
the '1llsconoeption which obtains in Yen
tzaela as to the scope OF the Monroe
Doctrine. and inspire confidence that his
government viii ultimately interfere and
al! q halt. The Introduction Of the mat
Ter in Congress involves the still greater
langer that some ho--head md sseeker
after the iolaudits Of The unthfnlIins will
Introduce = resolution or he guilty OF
some ou;burst. which would not only be
construed by The ElnezueIans as 2 nation
Il expression OF sympathy with thern
cut be 11sconstrued by the people OF
Great Britain and Germany. if not by
the governments Of these nations. More
over. any exciting stir over tile trouble.
either by the newspapers or in Congress
would have 2 tendency to produce bust
ness and financial unrest.
The demonstration by Germany and
Great Britain aga INST Venezuela was rot
sudden and arbitrary proceeding-tllat
Is aot arbitrary IL me sense mat The TWO
European powers ignored the United
States in the premises, 1t was made
after due aud long elaboration. and
consultation wi,h cur State Department.
There is every evidence that Secretary
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
The Modern NoyeI.

written for the DtspdtCh.J
Before my desk / sat. and with
Typewriter fairly blazing
I tore across the spotse6s sheets
At a speed which wus amazing.
Determined to become. you see.
The literary rage, sir.
With prodigaiity / spilled
BlUebIood on every page sir.
The longer that wrote the more
dealt In blood and thunder.
With reckIessness I tore the facts
OF history aSunder.
Ten CORY duets. sir. were fought
Ere chapter one was finished
Zen then my taste for duetting
Was by no means diminished.
Ger sanguinary seas sent
Piratic ships a-sai!ins
While from the reekins decks thereof
Came sounds of groans and waiting.
There were nine divorces and q deal
OF matrimonial strife. sir.
For every married man ran OIL
With his next-door neighpOr 5 WE q
Dost crave variety You'll find
1t In this book five wrote. SIR,
For here ! put a tragedy.
And there an anecdote. sir.
The readers interest is kelt
At the very highest pitch, sir
By generous allowance of
Theosophy and "sich, SIR.
The climax of my novel was
Sanguiueously fine. sir.
In most artistic way the he
70 killed the heroine. sir.
And when he did discover that
He could rot safely hide err
With the seIfsane dripping knife -
straight
Committed suicideF.
The conversations we're repiete
With dialect and curstn'
And 10, l soon awaked 10 find
Myself a famous person.
The book was swiftly bought out %
Boost. burlington & Co, s!r
But there's no use repeating what
You do already know. sir,
Soon shall be Rockebi3t.
For it is past the telling
How many copies of my book
Department stores are selling.
-At present / am living II
= style that's truly noble
dress In madc-to-order clotaes
and drive an automobile.
From critics I am favored with
Most fatterias attention
Why cen the harshest OF them gives
Me honorable mention.
From every quarter OF the globe,
From palace and from howell.
The verdict comes that | have writ
The Greatest Modern Novel.
Through all the magazines my Pho
T,s la.ishly are strewed sir,
Ard 6aily l the pleasure have
OF being interviewed Sir,
For though I have q turned-up moss
And d ilideous complexion.
Newspitpe-. men they all make goo
Goo eyes In my direction,
New marketable article.
Are proudly named for Ele. str.
There are soaps and scoes and pills ana
hats.
And games and washing tea. sir.
No doubt you've heard my book will soSa
Be neatly dramatized. cir.
And II 1t falls to have run.
Wa shall be much surprised. SIR.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14

Orange Observer: Those who complain
that turkeys, pumphfn-pie. and cram
berry sauce do notIaste as they did years
ago. should remember that there are a
few penalties for being little older than
sweet &c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
VIII BE Productive OF Harm

Norfoll: County Times: We are sorry to
sea that quite q number OF bills have
been introduced TO intensity the feeling
between capital and labor. Such meas
ures will be productive of harm whenever
enacted into laws
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
Judged by the Returns.

Guest: l have no doubt. doctor, that
many Of your patients value your ser
vices to the utmost OF their deservings
Doctor Gust returned from an unsuc
cessful collection tour: To most OF them
they are absolutely priceless.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14

Treasur Department Clerk E. Pettiford,
who is Seventh Day Adventist. has
proved his faith by his work-or rather
his non-work which involved loss OF
$3.50 per annun1 He would not labor on
Saturday because it was contrary to his
religion. and he could not work on Sun
day because the department is not open on
that day. Therefore. he put in only five
days in the week Finally the department
had to order Pettford to work on Satur-
day or resign, seing that his soft snap
threatened a good many conversions to
Seventh Day 4Adventism. He refused to
do either and the government had to face
the alternative Of discriminating against
a religion or lending its strength to a
Seventh Day PROSECUTING movement
Eventually. however compromise was
reached. 1t was proposed that Pettif0rd
be transferred from his $1,000 position TO
one paying only s720. and he accepted.
But for time, it is said, the department
officials, from Secretary Shaw down. will
be in pickle of perpleXity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
4 Great Opportunity.

Southwest Virgintan: a great opportuni-
~ presents itself to the Democratic par
ty. II they will only unite on a single
reasonable policy. be frank and consistent.
and earn the respect CT the great COM
mon people, victory In 1904 is sure.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14

With what all eartn or heaven could be-
To make amiable: on she came
Led by her Heavenly Maker. though un-
seen.
And guided by his voice, nor uniformed
OF nuptfaI sanctity, and marriage rites:
Grace was in all her steps. heaven in her
eye,
In every gesture. dignity. and love
l overjoyed, could not forbear aloud.
This turn hath made amends, thou has
fulfilled
Thy words. Creator bounteous and benign.
Giver of all things fair, but fairest this
OF all Thy gifts.
Thus have told thee all my state and
brought
Ny story to the sum of earthly bliss.
Adam pours out his hearts love and adj
niration for his sweetheart but has to
acknowledge her the inferior Tin the min
and faculties and less resembling Hin.
who made both. Sslil he says;
Yet when I approach
Her loyeliness. so absolute she seems
And in herself complete. SO well to know
Her own that what she wills 10 do. or say
Seems wisest, virtuest, Gtscreetest. best.
All higher knowledge in her presence falls
DeSidOeC, WISDOM III DISCOURSE Win ler
Loses his countenance, and like folly
shows;
Authority and reason on her wait,
AS one intended first, nor after made.
And to consummate all.
Greatness of mind and nobeness ;neir
seat
Build in her 1oveliest. and create an awe.
About her, as guard angelic placed
=
Love retineS
The thoughts. and heart enlarSes. hath
his seat
IN reason and Is judcious; is the scale.
BY which to heavenly love thou nayst
ascend.
The last confession of love full of delights
those graceful acts.
Those thousand decencies that daily flow
From all her words and actions, mixed
with love
And sweet compliance which declare un-
feigred
Union Of mind or in US both one soul
To realize al these --narulir: ideals is
the business of life. Woe to the pair to
whom they are hopeless fancies.
Better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
Her Deduction.

Mr.. Major: [ witnessed your husband
performance at the play last night. and
l must say 1t was a great success;
never saw more natural acting.
Mrs Tarter Indeed! Personating Me-
phistopheIes. l suppose.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
Moved to sympathy.

Mrs Caterer Go steady boarder): For
my part I cannot see how any one can
feel any touch of pity for those horrid
Indians. I can never obliterate from my
mind the impressions OF how they made
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
By Land or Sen:
.ppe arance

Upper: From the tattered appearance
OF yonler boys trousers | should say he
had been caught out in a landslide
Clipper: On the contrary, ! should say
they suggested a seat-rip
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
A Pride CruSher.

South Boston News: Oh, how it brushes
our pride TO have the bright and spark
ling things We say copied and commented
upon by our contemporaries, and credited
to some other paper
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
A Christmas Plea.

Old King Coal.
Though as merry Q soul
AS your namesallc YOU may be,
And inclined to Your pipe,
And your trimming bowl
And your fiddlers three times three.
Just now, if YOU please,
Cease your jollities,
And give of your mines rich store,
Till high and low
OF our race do know
Your genial spell once more.
And then. King Coal
You may lorinl Your bowl
And tune up your fiGdlas all,
Ard the pick of our land
Will take your hand
In a Christmas carnival.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14

The Buffalo Times seeks en!ishten-
ment as follows: There is a bin before
he Virginia Senate authorizing any cit-
en- of that State, who is of even tenn
erament and good character TO carr.
pistol concealed or otherwise. Who is
be the judge of the evenress of the
applicants temperament? His wife,"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
Alter the Hunt.

They say that Teddy was awfullv cha
grined over his recent unucky hunt; he's
even lost flesh over it.
Yes, and bear flesh at that.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
From a Health Standpoint.

There is one thing may be said OF
Fetherbrane; he is never afraid to venti-
late his opinions
That's what makes them SO harmless,
suppose
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
A STU BBORN COLD OR
BRONCHITIS.

yields more readily to SCOTS
Emulsion Of cod-liver oil than
to anything that you can take;
and if persistently used a few
days, will break up the cold.
When you awake in the
night choked UP and cough
ing hard, take dose of the
Emulsion, and you will get
immediate relief, where no
cough medicine will give you
relief. It has a soothing and
healing effect upon the throat
and bronchial tubes.
Send for Free Sample
SCOTT 8 BOVINE, Chemist. 40 Peai St, NY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
EXTENSION OF couronArE LIMITS.

In answer to a letter from Secretary
Dunlop. representing most OF the COM
mercial bodies of the State, Senator Opie,
chairman of the Committee on Counties,
Cities and Towns. has agreed to give a
hearing TO those gentlemen On the ques-
ton OF corporate extension.
AS most Dispatch readers know, tie
Constitution requires that hereafter all
extension or contra ction Of the limits OF
municipal corporations shall be done I'M
der general law Ana now it be
comes necessary to enact such a law.
We predict that the discussion OH this
subject before Mr.. Optics committee will
be one Of the most deeply interesting to
take place before ans committee at this
session.
Richmond is not yet ready to begin ne
gotiattons with Henrico. but we want to
see a good sound practical law on the
books against the time when we shall! be
warranted in making movement Of that
sort.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14

cuoth the Topeka Journal: 1T is nc
ongcr proper to refer TO the precious
metals There is but one left Silver is
too cheap to be so classed''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-14
SPIRIT OF THE STATE PRESS.
why the Local Paper Should q.
Supported.

Alexandria Monitor: The interests OF
the community ana the per are certain
~ identical, the advancement OF the one
means the advancement of the other. On
that account. if for no other reason
they should work together.