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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
D,n,nc with the President.

Discussing the storm that mas oeei
created In. Memphis over the invitation OF
President Roosevelt 10 take part IN tue
welcome to General Luke Wright TO that
civ In view OF the Booker washington
incident, the Charleston 10. ca evening
Post says:
..Practically and Immediately. however
we should say that the people OF aieii-
mis- who are making the objection TO as
sociating with the President on al eaua
footing are In the wrong. It Is true tna'
he did a shocking and outrageous thlns III
entertaining Booker Washington at MS
table. but he was unlearneu In the ethles
of the race situation and he has always
been a doctrinaire and inclined 10 DIS
own flights We believe he has acquired
some useful knowledge OF the situat ian III
the past year and not little OF u was
obtained in this city OF Charleston. Nov
we think NOBODY will believe that any
of the prominent Char!estonians who sas
at meat with Mr.. Roosevelt In this city
last April in any sense admit the eonsto-
Grafton even of hts ideas on the relations
of the races as exhibited Ia his entertain
u,ent OF Booker Washington. And we are
sure that none OF those who participated
in the banquet to the President feel thai
they loosened the social barriers In ths
least nor regret their association with tins
head OF the nation on that OCCASION
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
NOT ES.

II comes as something of a surprise fr
learn that John f. Spearman, the autno-
Of DIR. Bryson." is man now past MS
sixtjeth wear. Mr.. SPtarman's nrsi
l2ook-a volume of railroad stories cailee
THE Nerve of Tolcy'-was remarkaois
for the feeling of youthful visor ano
enthusiasm which dominated it and n
Or Bryson" there IS felt thai same
srrre of energy and Young ambition
which touched the earlier stories, TEN
pered on'y now by further stucy ano ps
the surer skill which the adGFd TWO or
three years Of experience have oroushl'
And ii seems remarked bic thing to De
fold that This young writer Is man
Who has already liH~d through success
fuI busiress career and is tafStng UP hte-
azure possibly as solgce to his ola ase.
Alice MCGOWAN, the author Of TIE
raet Word is a southern writer already
veil Known nersona..y as well as Tor
,,ar writings. in many wildly scattered
communities She is a daughter OF Colo
~. n1acCrva~ the veteran e6;l5cr OF M
fa.+anoorz Times. the first Of Adoph
ochs.s newspaper acquisitions, and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

sister Of Grace MacGovsn Cook, joint
author with Annie Booth Mckinney, OF
Mistress JOY" She is herself most
,pt writer and is a young woman OF
riginal and Interesting personal traits.
iIcr story Of THE Last Word is. in
many Ways autcb!ogra phicai. not only
in the details Of the heroines life. but also
n the dauntless energy. brightness. and
rit which pcrvades her character and
ma bles her TO seize the world and make
It her cwn.
Miss MacGowan has lived in Tennessee
md in Texas. and recently she has gone
o New York and made for herself safe
place among literary workers there as
lila Darlington West OF 1.-THE Last Word.
Personally. Miss MacGowan is some
What abrupt in manner and outspoken
n her comn7uricati tons. She Is disposed
% be outwardly jeerng and cynical at
lines. has quick sense of the droll or
he ridiculous. and is always ready with
tpt banter to cover up the deep sympathy
constantly hers for all human woes and
iailngs. ANNE PENDLETON.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
w. 4. Cheat wood
1909 l511-1513 East Main Street.
aasss3assaaSasss&aees

TO enforce Mayor Lows Instructions 70
the Health Department. that SORT eeai
shall not be used after November lath
unless the manufacturing and transpor-
tation interests of the city are 70 suner
to a great extent, ,s
II that ordinance is enforced, safe
one of the large dealers no power on
earth can keep the price OF antarae,ss
down What is more. the people .nen'
selves who would be most seriously th'
convenieuced " lid. believe rise n
BODY and demand that the use OF sofs
coal b., permitted"
Coal was selling yesterday for $3.50
ton. That is. most Of what there "as
RI he bought went at that price. cut tns
dealers were making no guarantees u
delivery and were taking orders onis
from, their old customers, In few cases,
however, was more than ton oehsetee
on en- order. no matter who the custou'es
might be. or how large the amount eseeo
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
An Advertising Moral.

Once upon time a donkey fell into
deep hole according TO Casseifs satur-
day Journal and. after nearly starving.
caught sight Of a passing fox. and i'm
plored the stranger to help him out.
II am too small to aid you. said the
fox. hut | will give you some advice
Oniy few rods away is big. strong.
elephant. Can to him anc he will get you
out in fifty
After the fox had gone the donkey thus
reasoned: II an, very weak from want on
nourishmenr. Every move make is just
90 much additional loss Of strength. II
.aise my voice to call the elephant
shall be weaker yet No. will not waste
nv substance that way. 1t is the duty
of the eleptan, TO come without calling
So the donkey settled himself back ane
eventually starved to death.
Long afterward the fox. on pa ssins ths
hole. saw within Fhitened- skeleton. ane
remarked:
IF 1t be that the souls Of animals are
t-ansmigrates into men. that donkey vii
5ecome one Of those who can never at
ford to advertise
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
Wasn't Reading Law.

George E. Baer was a lawyer before ia
he became railroad man and coal opef-
ator, and was noted TOR generally winning
his suits in the lower courts. though hs
lost them occasionally through reysrsals
by the Chief Appellate Court Of the STATE.
One day friend found him In the cars
with big law book open on his lap.
How is this?'' he said. Cant you
read law enough in your ONCE without
bringing your books on JourneyT
I'm not reading law" responded Mr.
Boer. I'm reading the decisions Of the
Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
An eloquent Orator.
lsavannah tGa.) News.)

One of the most popular and successful
campaign speakers in Chicago during the
latter days of the campaign was Mr.
Booz. The charm and susSesuHsness OF
mis- name is said to have been very pleas.
ing TO the patriotic voters.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

AMOR VICTOR. A novel Of Enhesus and
Rome. a5-1n5 A. D. Fly Orr Kcnvn1. Il
'rstrated. New York: Frederick 4.
Stokes
The principal cTara cter Of this romance
IF the early Christians IS Ars"c"rS who
vas converted by st. John fell from the
eaith. and afterwards returned to It and
became the frs: Christian Bishop OF Par
hia. He was a famous athlete, and the
descriptions of his contests In the arena.
when he was a captain of the Romans
ire wonderfully dramatic and full OF pow
ar. There is in the book the impression
If Ben Hur'' and Quo Vadis, but moth
,ng of plagiarism. and the religious
theme that=iS interviewer in the story is
well conceived. Roman life is graphical
~ depicted. and the chara cters through
out seem to I've and breathe and move
before US. Not even is the chariot race
n Ben Hur more exciting than the hero's
:ncounter in TIE arena win the Numi-
ian lion. which he conquers sIngle-hand
ed and without weapons.
For sale by the beit- book and Station
cry Company.
rHE SPLENDID IDLE FORTIEs-Sto-
ries OF OId California. by Gertrude Ath-
erton, author of The Conqueror,
Senator North" The Aristocrats."
etc, with Illustrations by Harrison
Fisher. The AlacAliilan Co., New York.
Price, $l.to
The pleasing anticipations engendered
oy the very attractive title to this volume
Jf short stories are fully realized when
one reads the book. The Splendid Idle
r'orucs have a chronological significance
.Or they represent these years of history
Immediately preceding and just after the
Mexican war The scenes of all the stOr
es are laid in the California of that pc.
riod and the characters are mostly Span
sh or Mexican though the authoress
makes the Americans play no unimpoIt'
pant in some Of the. romances. Gertrude
Atherton mas already won place in cur
ent literature, and even were she a
novice she could rest her fame. on this
work The Splendid Idle Forties''. tab
ng the stories in the aggregate. is an sx-
.eptionaLy fine piece OF work. 1t chi
bodies all the essentials that SO to make
good novels. In the first place. the stories
carry US into q new realm of thought
and traverse hitherto untrodden terri
tory. Better still. they are one and all
embellished by the most exquisite descrip-
tive work which makes US soon familiar
with our strange environments. Fran.
Norris. in vivid colors. has shown us one
Califo. MIA Gertrude Afnerton presents an
olher-a California rich in romance and
sentiment and picturesque even unto
Righteousness In this work human blood
ou:s warm. the passions are strong, and
owe means either bliss tragedy. The
,nDuls:ycness OF the Latii: races, as well
their .llacnaTiTiiy and Hospitality, is
,v>allrntly pcrtroVe7 ard 30 horese
appears to be mistress OF all the details
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
Coni In Sew FORK.


..There is less coal in New York to-
1ay than there was at any time during
the strike. and no immediate prospect
of an improvement in the sitra ton. de-
clared one Of the mos. prominent and
conservative coal dealers in the city yes
terday-
BY other dealers practically the same
E.atement WIS 1netae and M wt,n wre
seen agreed that it will be impossible
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
Our dog Fido
~ tne pie dough

The foIlowins-from a child's vle~
points as musical as Poe's Annabe! Let
as full OF action as Anthony Hopes "Pri
soner Of Zenda,'' and as lofty ii sentiment
as Millions Paradise Lost"
\ daring prince. OF the realm Rangg
Dhune.
Once went up in big balloon
rhat caught ano stuck On the horns OF
the moon,
And he hung up there til next day noon
When all ST once he excia;msd, 4ool-
toct.,'
An then came down n his parachute.
This is The first volume of poems Ir
Ri.ev has published for several years anc
!, delights US 10 say that he has not LOST
one BIT Of his charm by his long rest,
E. r. &.
PRICES CIcE1>o., LAELIUs DE-
As1ICITIA Edi-sd By Clifton Price
PHI. D., Instructor in Lam in the Uni
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pages Price. 70 cents. american 300.
ts,nnaEy New YORK, Cincinnati. am
Chicago.
The student will find in this edition
mule assistance for the understanding
ind the Interpretation of the Laeuus. IL
sortains enough elen1e ntary matter for
no best prepar atory schools. ana enough
advanced matter for the first year or
o,lege. The notes are very full. devotins
pccial attention TO those subjects III
which study nts are generally deficient
rhe editor has thoroughout taken pains
10 train the student to observe for him
SELF the pecu.iarities of the language
which are characteristic not only OF the
Laelius, but OF all classical Latin. The
Introduction discusses the author. the
. sources. style, and form Of tbs work. and
.the Tsersenage % the dialogue. "A COM
p;stes index refers to- both the notes and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

too vigorous and dominating a person I"
find defeat in any affair Of life She is
charmingly drawn AND her breezy ego
tisa and sweetness pervade the book.
Were she ugly, Or stiff, unconproEn-s.n G
or common. place. one might tear thal
her ideals OF woman's Place in the "orlo
were leaning too far towards the new
and fatuous belief in an unattanabie
equality with the lords Of creation, ou'
she is too bewitchingiy pretty. girHsh
and tender-hesrted to be anything bo'
woinanly, no matter how hard she may
try.
Her fresh sweetness and rich ability lot
achievement are drawn In strong coh'ia "a,
- ,ba delicate genus and haunting fail
NC Of Bushrod Floyd's life. and these
two strangely different characters SCI
constantly side by side make up the
most holding interest of this very oraei'
and readable book.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

made very interesting and brlghE
volume by his researches, and has set
his findings forth in very charming ar
ray. 49, xo,.
A unique interest is added to the book
bv the artistic and appropriate style OF
Its outward adornments. The volume Is
bound in tobacco brown ooze ieather
stamped in gold. with the yellow rlopor
of a "Perfccto'' for book-mark ana u
slipped into q mock cigar-boX Tor pTotec
ton. as wei as for an additional ioucn o.
fittfn, attire for such a work, Inc ellec'
of all this is altogether unusual ano az,
tractjye. and the book will make a
charming holiday gift.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

TOBACCO IN SONG AND STORY. JONI
Balm. Jr. H. NJ. Cald"eil So1nPa". :
Boston. For sale here by Hunter {
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
Tried It Only Once.

II knew fellow down in Texas. said
Colonel Thomas Ochitree. who held
coin between his flsers for drunke,.
COWBOY 10 shoot at. BE never tried 1t
but once
Had his hand shot of. / suppose" sus
sest ed listener
No answered ochiltree. "he wss
struck In the calf of the leg.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

He compiler of this little cotiec-
ton of poems, proverbs. ana
tales concerning tobacco, ana
the hold this wond,rIui weeh
has on the hearts OF the
stronger half OF uuu! tll.,S.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

The only fault the book possesses IS
trst Il is too long II might easily be
shortened without confusing the details
a. losing the spirit and sentiment OF us
telling. One feel now and then that good
reWeps Der copy has here been allowed 10
creep inadvertently into the permanent
agrfrcs Of a book and 1inat the story
,-lsht be stronger Tor ITS removal
a further criticism that has been made
~ thc story is a complaint OF the ideal
lzaunn Of the circumstances which SUI
round literary aspr1rt come WIFE
urovincsai edilIa;ion thick upon her TO
s-5 4 t2ync and fortune in the metropolis.
Too often, alas has the newcomer
tau1a bet acaat welcome among those
eae would ion IS q fe!lcwworke!. ana
tat ss!ecra indeed is her path sci about
nth the enccuraeesaenfs ano minor
s%eetnrsseS wh;ch befe!l Che lot OF car
tarrtog West. One can hut fear that The
Hnirjne picture mere given OF the SPIT
ard lie OF a large syndicate bureau and
publishing house may tempt Ihe ambi-
tons but unwary to seek in vain for the
,ngpiratjcn and encoura cement which TINS
getonc found so easy Of attainment fe'
IS matter Of art no faul: can be found
ln he pictrre- For while il is: true that
III. SANDS OF Young writer's. lured by am
bion to big city. fail wretcae6iS ana
-ffcrty from lack o. tatens PEI hrs 10
Tell as from lack Of encouragement II
is ALSO true that 10 no one of them pos
scssed Of the compelling enthusiasm. me
caWniiess energy. and the l'ei1t-heaffF.'
sweetness. Wit, which Miss NacSso Va
heroine greeted the world. would u
grim world have been awning oi2eT
thsn the inspiration that she found II 10
he Cold hioodediy setting forth he tru
ABOUT New York as an opening pace Tor
new writer's possibly the author mss.i
have given us different picture OF me
situation, but showing RS New fo.k 20
Il appeared to Darlington West ana -
II conquered by her daunti essness
frcsheped and iliumined by her ardor' ana
made sUeseryient to her ambitions, IS
matter OF another import. and. one by no
neans difficult OF belief
For,-thtr- bennington West Is altogether
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
W. A. Cheatvood.
w. A. Cheatwood.
The Purchasing
Power of a Dollar


back and questions
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

lANIMAL LIFE IN RHYMES AND
INGLES. BY Elizabeth May. PUBLISH
cd pv the SaaIdeld Publishing Com
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

.Iss MAcGowAN,s book l., or.
which may be read 1T FIRST per.
haps unknow;nsly. But eve;
VIII such a reading as III.
there comes easily quick ap
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
OTHER NEW PUBLICATIONS.

tNOR VICTOR. A novel Of Erhesus and
Rome. a5-1n5 A. D. Fly Orr Kcnvnl. IL
sl1'etrated. New York: Frederick 4.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

WINGS AND TORIES. No. Vol. II:
North Carolina Booklet Series on Great
Events. in the History Of the state'
BY Professor W. c. Allen. The North
Carolina Booklet Company. Raie1gn.
This is the latest OF the credltanie ht.ie
publications being issued under the
auspices of the North Carolina soc'ety OF
the Daughters of the Revolution. laes
are very interesting and valuable.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22
Tariff Revision by Its Friends.

Again from Republican Congress
at Washington comes the announce
ment that ''if the tariff is to be re-
vised, it will be revised by its friends. -
And it is added that its "friends''-
the Republican members of Congress
are to take up the revision this year.
The plan agreed upon is this: A
commission of ''taritf friends" will be
appointed to sit during the recess of
Congress and consider the subject of
tariff revision. They will hear the
testimony of witnesses, and, of course,
will give especial attention to the
beneficiaries Of the tariff system In
other words, they will plaintively ask
these favored people, who are held in
such estimation by the Republican
party, how much reduction they think
they can stand.
There is nothing new in this matter
of having the tariff revised by it's
friends. . The first effort in this di-
rection resulted in the Mckinley tariff,
which increased rates far beyond those
of the Morrill, tariff, war measure
enacted in 1862. Then, the people
having repudiated this increase of
taxes by the election of Democratic
Congress and Democratic administra-
ton, the first effort at real tariff re.
form although almost an abortive one
resulted in the Wilson tariff. Before
even this moderate measure of tax re-
ducticn had fair chance to test its
merits, the administration again fell
into the hands of the friends" of the
tariff and the result was the Dingley
Tariff that browning atrocity Of elias,
legislation" and prolific breeder O.
trusts.
What the Dingley tariff has accom-
plished is known to all the people
And yet it was tho result of revision
of the tariff "by its friends. " DO til,
people want another revision of tn,
tariff at the same hands?
Well, hardly.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22

dead. All about are dead cattle, pol
luting the atmosphere, which already
is heavily laden with disease. In one
Of the ravines near Morne Garou the
bodies of 81 Carib Indians were found
heaped together. Not far away are the
carcasses of hundreds of cattle.
1t has now been ordered that these
menaces to life be removed Quicklime
is being used to destroy the bodies.
Fires arc burning over tho district
which was laid waste by Mount Sou
friere, and in these are to be thrust
the carcasses of the doad cattle.
Soufriere is now as quiet rs it was
before tho explosion Of 10 days ago. Ar
rangements are being made for explora-
| tion of the new craters. Local scient-
lists believe that the forces which were
pent up within the earth have been SO
relieved that there is no longer danger
of eruptions Refugees in Georgetown
and Kingstown are being encouraged &c
return to their homes in the country.
Above Soufriere hangs cloud of sui.
phurous gus.
1t has been estimated by the govern.
ment that the losses from the destruc
Tion of produce, growing,crops and live
stock will aggregate $500, 900. There
will be no sugar or arrow root produced
in the island this year.
In the hospitals are 140 patients, al
suffering from burns or from the effects
of inhaling sulphurous gases. Supple!
arc being given out daily to more thar
| 1000 refugees
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-22
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
The Exercises at the state College for Col
orcd students.


Special Correspondence Of Gazette md Journal.
Dover May 1D.-The following pro-
grtlmme has been arranged for commence
ment week Mt the state College for Colored
Students:
Sunday, May 25th-3 p. M, at Mount
Zion a. NJ. E. Church, sermon 10 the grad
uuting class by the Rev. q. u. jefferson of
Wilmington; subject, Essentials of Civic
Greatness
Wednesday. May 2sth--s p. M, at What
coat NJ. Il. Church, defamation contest,
Thursday, May 2lth--S D. M, Alumni
meeting; to II p. IN, reception.
Friday, May 30th-9 to II a. M, athletic
games; l.3O p. m, commencement exer.
cises; s D. M, drama, Thirty Years of
Freedom"
The commencement exercises will be as
follows: America Independent Conet
Band of Smyrna; prayer, the Rev. j, H.
Nutter. presiding elder of the Wilmington
district of the Delaware NJ. ". Conference
chorus, students; essay, Make Your Mark,
Miss Hattie Hoskins Of Orange, \. j. Is.
shy, Men of Power" Miss Grace $. Waters
of Salisbury, Md. music, bnnd; Grafton,
Our Country's Needs" Alexander Turner
of Easton, Md: Grafton, eur uppor-
tunity,' John G. Wise Of Newark; Grafton,
Blessings of Education William NJ.
Henry of Greensboro, Md. ;chorus, students
address, Bishop j. l.. Coppin of South
Africa music, hand comforting of degrees
Chief Justice Charles Il. Lore address u
graduates and nri2e winners. the Rev WI,
liam WirtsKin ing, d. D., of Wilmington bene.
diction, the Rev. j r. Brown of Middlctown,