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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-07-18

In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county,
as Court Of Equity. No. 1882 Equity.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16

How is it that the so-called educated
American cannot talk English correctly?
A clerk employed by Uncle Sam, after
having passed a civil service examina
ton, should certainly be classed among
the Educated" But there is a constant
SHINING against good grammar among
that class that is shocking to foreigner
who has studied the language as best
he could. It's me- ''hern," ''yourn,'
wrong accent, wrong pronunciation, es-
pecially Of the ending 'ization,'' instead
of ization," ETC.. you can hear every
day. I read a line in June Munsey's
where Mr.. Hornung, in 1.-THE Shadow of
the Law" makes the remark, Who like
many q clever foreigner, spoke more pre-
else English than any Englishman.''s
Please say American" instead of Eng
lishman,' and you have the situation ex-
actly described as it is In America. What
are your public schools doing? It seems
that grammar is like heavy garment in
winter, that is worn during school days.
Perhaps it never fitted the body, anyway
and thrown off as soon as actual life
begins. 1 am sure that in Germany
man belonging to the class of govern
ment employees never uses bad grammar
in such a manner as it is the universal
habit in this country, the clergy, per-
shaps, excepted. studied good language.
grammar and pronunciation by listening
to the sermons of prominent preachers,
visiting theatres when good actors We're
acting in good dramas, and by reading
the standard works of English literature
1--we 1yla nd nt
but of what use is my precious study
to me now? If I had acquired nothing
but the language of the street-what they
call "slang''-it would do me More good
in enjoying Mr.. AIDES fables than the
most prolonged study of English as it
should be. This is my complaint.
It. C. G.
While I may not agree with my. for
eign- born correspondents insinuation
jacques and German Hans" speak
their respective native tongues more cor
rectly than the average illiterate Ameri-
can, cheerfully admit that he has abun-
dant cause for his complaint.
Had he learned English in one of our
public schools, and brought to the task
the resolution and industry displayed in
the study of our standard literature, he
would hardly have written OF the IN
APPLY OIL SO-Cd1lSQ ColiScISo <AAA1CL4 S1Ao
to talk English correctly Speak" is
the word used in such a connection by
American scholars. Nor would he have
spoken of good and "bad' grammar.
It is the violation of fixed grammatical
rules which makes speech inaccurate.
Grammar is always good, and never
bad
But let that pass. a distinguished for
eign linguist once told me, regretfully,
when I commented upon his command of
English, AL, madam. one can know but
one language perfectly, and that is ones
,vernacular.
We are a thin .-skinned people. It Is
but natural that I, with my readers
should be inclined to resent a sweeping
condemnation Of orr misuse of the Eng
lish-American tongue. Yet when the
critic asks, What are our public schools
doing?'' memory summons an incident
thirty years DID, which have had occa-
sion to recall more than thirty times
since:
One of my children pressed to- my side
as Z was talking with the Superintendent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16

must CO." so 1t will be in the South
pretty soon, and then goodbye to the
colored man. He will be shut out OF
the labor market because no white man
VIII work for, or trade with anybody
who employees him. Exclusion and the
boycott will tell very quickly upon these
poor, improyident people, Lack Of work
means lack of money, lack of money
means even less sanitary living and
poorer food. siege rations, immortality
and disease will decimate the race The
negro must go. but he will go like the
Indian, not by emigration. or byk any
other than in Natures slow, grinding
way.
When we defy Natures law we must
suffer for it. and the negro flies in the
lace Of Providence by remaining near
the white man. No distinctly inferior
race can stand against or even beside the
Anglo-SaNon. 1t is all or nothing with
US. God made the eternal competitive
system and established the so-called
law Of the survival of the attest, and we
little people are as: foolish trying to
work our ipharmonious philanthropic
schemes in opposition to it as we well
can be and Nook. each totfer in the face.
Inc negro must go. That man, false to
his race and disobedient to- the higher
VIII who would educate the negro above
his state in nature as a servant: who
would. above all things. advisedly en-
courage him to establish himself firmly
by attaching his family to the soil.
Believe me- I have no hatred for the
negro per Sc, although I have whole
some dread of the black incubus in the
mass. There are Individual negroes to
whom am much attached. But in this
dreadful race question which we. have
got to solve am white mans ma n
first and last and all the time
JERRY MONTAGUE.
Deep Run Hunt Club, July a.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
THE MINERS. CONVENTION.

~ This week will witness the assembling
81 an interesting and important conven-
doa IN the city of Indianapolis. It is the
national convention Of the hard and
soft-coa1 miners Of the United States
% consider the strike situation In the
anthracite regions OF Pennsylvania. It
was freely predicted some time back
that the convention would order. a strike
of ell the bituminous miners, in SYM
pathy with, the anthracite miners of
Pennsylvania, and SO tie up all the coal
mines and 80 seriously cripple the In
Sdustries Of the country.
It Is not now believed that such a
strike will be ordered. The public have
come to the conclusion that the miners
OF the United States are too sensible,
TOO conservative. too patriotic and too
much alive to their own interests to take
. desperate step such as this.
First Of all, to order a general strike
would be to order the bituminous coal
miners Of Pennsylvania to violate con-
tracts which they have made with their
employers. contracts which they made
sof their. own volition. and with which
5fhey sAsa satisfied. No labor orsaniza-
stipn can anord to do such a thing. II
labor unions do not regard their con-
tracts they cannot hope to have the con-
1idencs and respect of the business COM
nnurity. without which no organization
can have permanent success. The an
s3hYacite miners are now DESTROYS OF
naking IN annual contract with the
IcperaAors. but IL the organization to
Stok they belong compel the bitumi-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
clue PONGEE BLOUSE FOR MORNING WEAR.

of the Board Of Education in large Mid
die States city.
See. mamma! didn't draw that
good?" holding up slate
Say WELL dear. not goodr. said In
a low tone.
The s. e. 3. caught the words and
nodded approval.
That's right, ma am! It's just as easy
to- learn 'em to talk correct while they're
young!'
He was a political tool In the hands or
an INSCRIPTIONS party. When public
schools are In the hands of such, and the
teachers themselves, to borrow an apt
illustration from our critic. shed their
official garment at the schoolroom door,
returning gratefully to the undress
speech they hear from family and neigh
bors. the great system which is our ma
tional pride must be defective. Granting
this. 1t is nevertheless patent to the IN
telligent observer and listener that the
language of a people Is not learned In the
schools, but at home The child hears
"hern'' and 'yourn'' and Its me- one
hundred times where he hears hers.
and "yours" and cts T." at home he
talks At school he recites. The chances
are that he will be ridiculed If he i'm
port book talk" into the free and-easy
regime of family life. The boy who
would speak correctly, If he knew how
to do it, is handicapped by environment
A lady sent me an invitation to an
Sat home" I could not attend, but sent
my card, with simply my name upon it.
Was that correct?
2 And should 7 call upon her:
A. D. P
1. Yes; the card should have been sent
so as to reach her upon the day Of her
"at home''
q Yes, il YOU care to keep up the ac-
workmanship.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16

nous miners to iolate their contracts
the miners would defeat It's own aim:
But there Is another question to be
considered and which we believe the
miners viii consider. 10 tie up the
coal mines and shut down the manu-
featuring Industries would be to bring
distress upon hundreds and thousands
OF fellow-Iaborers and their families
throughout the land. We have no idea
that the miners viii do such a cruel
thing.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
nThe Negro Must Go.

Editor of the Times: ~,
Sir:-AIuch as sympathize with the
brood humanity, which characterlzes the
most of your writing, am oouhu ~ sdy
that think you are very much MISTAKEN yen.
in vour extraordinary consideration 1or
+ha nasro You remarked the other day,
anronos of the report that one-thlrd OF
the farms in Virginia are owned by ne
groes. that the negro should be encouIas7
ed 10 buy land and go In FOR FARMING
Sir This is a fatal mistake which you are
making if YOU hope for the survival OF
YOUR race in this Commonwealth. IN
deed. I believe that you should 90 every
thing in your power to turn the t1oe o. o.
the white movement from country 70
town and encourage the restoration OF
q. semblance of the old regime or lanoeo
gentry. and the development of a race
Of white independent, small farmers.
For it is easily demonstrable from MS
tory that it has always been the race
that clung to the soil which has sur
yived, while less-fxed, - super1lclal popu-
.lations have disappeared. IT only neeos
to recall the history Of colonial eApan-
sion TO show why the Anglo-Saxon race,
tenacious of the soil-the race which
clung stubbornly to its English farms,
until it absorbed even the conquerors
that had overwhelmed both name and
language-has made a success Of colon1-
cation where more superficial races nave
failed.
You may think it a Machivellian propo-
sition, but l say. let the negro come up
to town and be ground out Of existence;
and the sooner the better for both, the
negro and ourselves. It is the inevitable
end Of the story If the leisurely action
Of the forces Of nature is not interrupt
ed by violence. tell you. while the
pent-up philosophers and philanthroplsts
and doctrinaires of this country are de-
batting this negro question and solving
it by academic rule and reason, the ne
gro question is solving itself just as rap
idly as nature, under the circumstances,
can do its work. The new agriculture
and the modern industrial development
Of the South shall not be held down and
pulled back by the inferior capacity OF
the negro. The irresponsible black
actually forces us to adjust our pace to
his. It is indisputable that the labor OF
one average white man is worth very
much more to an employer than the
labor Of one average colored man. Also,
the white laborer is not only averse4in
8stinctively to working with a. negro, but
he is going to do everything he can to
put an end to the competition Of the
cheaper negro labor.
3 Just as the white laboring men Of Calf
fornia and the Pacific States raised the
hue and cry against Chinese cheap
labor, and clamored D that - the Chinese
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
"a MODEL MESSAGE.

Governor Montague's message to the
General Assembly is a model of brevity
and wisdom. He has condensed into a
paper, covering less than half column
OF matter volume of wise and patriotic
advice to the members Of the General
Assembly.
Referring to the Constitution which
the members of the Convention have
formulated and promulgated, he says
that the people will perhaps test and
measure the instrument more by the
character Of legislation made in COM
formity thereto than by the instrument
itself
That is absolutely true, and the mem
bers Of the General Assembly must keep
that fact well in mind. It is largely In
their power to make the new Constitu-
ton success or failure, for 1t is
largely through legislative enactments
that the Constitution will be put into
force and effect.
It is the duty OF each and every mem.
Der of the General Assembly to take the
new Constitution and study it closely
ana HteAiSeiily anu SeheAousAy' tuat
he may catch its true spirit and intent,
and it will then be the duty of mem
bers to frame such statutory laws as
will carry out the true spirit and intent
Of the instrument. The life Of the law
is in the spirit of the law. 1t is for the
General Assembly to breathe into their
new enactments the spirit Of the Cen
stitution. If this be done our new Con-
stitution will be a blessing to the whole
people.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL.


Hon. John S. Wise, of New York In e+
week attended the celebration at water
town. New York, incident upon the re.
turn Of the famous Ninth U. s. Infantry
which has just arrived from arduous ser.
vice in the Philippines and Cuba Dur
ing the four years OF service over go
men were lost, more than half Of whom
were Southerners. sons Of Confederate
veterans, OF the three officers left. one
is Quartermaster Hugh D. Wise, who
has distinguished himself at CaIoocan.
Tarlac. Porac. Ban Ban. Tien Tsin.
Pekin, and in all the bloody fighting
in Samar. and the enthusiasm OF
the people was intense when the
battered colors that also charged I'D
San Juan Hill were borne past
by the war worn men. The whole
Armory. where Hon. Mr.. Wise made a
regiment was gwen a banquet at the
Armory, where --on. Mr.. Wise made a
speech which was received with the
greatest enthusiasm by the men, as Mr.
Wisss w4ole heart was In the theme and
he knew the record Of the regiment from
this day it started to the day 1t came
back. Letters and kilograms Of the
most laudatory kind were read from the
President Secretary OF War, and others.
Among the Southern boys who distin-
gmshed themselves in the regiment are
.Newson. Of Texas. chaplain; Wocdson.
Of Virginia, surgeon: Wise, quartermas--
ter; Dronillard, of Nashville: Jones.
Palmer, Meaders. OF Georgia. and many,
others.
The opening german Of the Henry
Clay Inn In Ashland was heldxlast night
and was a brilliant forerunner5 Of many
more enjoyable entertainments at the
pretty new hoste1ry. a large orchestra
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
AN IOlIRNW Y GIN A.EDTTORS,.

lit says will confront the legislators at:
the present session. The star, after CIV
ing the pros and cons of the matter, adds:
Howey yer, that may be, It is subject
for discussion. Thirty-seven States OF
the Union have discussed the subject
with the result Of enacting a statute
compelling parents to allow their chill
Sdren# to- go to school and imposing pen
alties for not sending them. =
The Norfolk virginian-Pilot in an ar
Eucle on#V1rginia's new era says:
certainly, Virginia needs breathing:
spell. The conditions that have obtain
ed IN the State have not been conducive
to the development of craftsmanship or
the uplifting Of the mass OF the electo-.
rate The feeling that the election of
fetal could be depended on for right re-
suits has encouraged citizens to neglect
their duty as such and has led to a
widespread indifference in the white
( electorate. AT the same time this state
of affairs has given the unscrupulous
and adroit politician his opportunity.
Now that the disfran chisement policy
has been 1naugurated. word should go
out that It must have a fair trial and
that fraud elections must close
1 uo 5ISLSiS OuIS lnOeX-AppedlzE I1O1CuleS
the free pass prohibition and says:
This silly prohibition in the Constitu-
ton against free passes forfeits the SER
vices OF many good men now serving the
State without money and without price.
1t is true that other men can be found
to- fill these places, and while they may
prove capable and excellent officers
eventually, 1t Is fair criticism to say
that for the present they are the second
choice, and that they are certainly lack
Ing in the experience which only time
and service can impart.'
Fredericksburg Free Lance: We have
E often seen toW-ls that were better fitted
to receive sleepers than they were to
give assistance to the energetic and am
bilious. Fredericksburg invites the lat
ter class and assures them that right
here the ambitious Will find golden OPP
portunity for advancement
Norfolk Ledger: If the present inter-
est which the big street railway combine
here is manifesting in its employees keeps
up-and we have no reason whatever to
doubt Tive don't bellows repetition OF
the recent strike of car men would be
possible. And we are thoroughly col-
V1nced that the course the company is
now pursuing is one that will not only
prlng about a better feeling between 1t
and Its employees. but is one that Will
put much money in the ,company's pock-
cts in the long run.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
TApPAHANNock NORMAL.

In addition to the School Of Methods
now in session at the University Of Vir-
ginfa, county normal school is in ses-
sion at Tappahannock, with one hun
dred and fifty teachers in attendance
The teachers assemble from day to day
in the courthouse and instruction is
given by Professor Stubs and Professor
Hall of William and Mary; Professor
Britt of the public schools of Norfolk;
Professor Herbert Cox, of Richmond. and
others.
The Tidewater Democrat speaks in
high terms Of the school and says that
the work is most satisfactory. In addi-
ton to the instruction. the teachers are
getting delightful recreation by bathing
and rowing and fishing in the Rappahan-
.lock River, and the occasion is one of
pleasure as wen as profit.
The Times is deeply interested in all
such schools There is a general awaken
ing in Virginia on the subject of educa-
ton, and there is no better sign of pro-
gress than that the teachers Of tn g
State are taking advantage Of every OPP
portunity to improve themselves. Dur
ing their vacation they are brushing up
their studies and getting valuable in
struction in the art of teaching. The
forward movement is so pronounced that
it may almost be called a revolution. We,
need more money for our schools. but
that will come by and by with the
growth of sentiment in favor of popular
education
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
HARLAND's RECIPES.
Boston Baked Beans.

Soak a pint OF beans over night: then
put into pot with a pound of salt pork,
cover with water and boil until tender
Drain, season with pepper and salt. stir
in a small cup CT molasses and turn into
a deep pudding dish. Put the pork In
the centre of he beans. cover closely and
bake in a moderate oven for six or eight
hours. If the beans are in pudding
dish, uncover them half hour before
removing them from the oven. that they
may brown on top.
Drawn Butter.
Cook together until they bubble a table
spoonful each Of butter and flour, ana
when they are blended add a cup Of hot
milk Stir to smooth sauce, season
to taste and serve. Some Apersons make
drawn butter with boiling water instead
Of milk.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
With a Comment or Two.

The people of the United States will
not submit to the formation of meat
corporation which controls prices and
kills competition. The men engaged in
this undertaking are playing with fire.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
But the meat trust has been formed,
and is attending to business, and the
people are not making that fire very
warm. The people are too slow.
Georgia raised in 1900, 1,1o5, 900 pounds
of tobacco, Of which she used 76,611
pounds in the manufacture of cigars
and cigarettes, and 1902 pounds in chew
ing and smoking tobacco and snuff.-Ma-
con Telegraph
When did Georgia join the list of to-
bacco growing State? Didn't she handle
tobacco except to chew to and smoke?
When we draw our electricity from
the atmosphere direct to light our houses
and run machinery, etc. as tnat opal1sn
engineer at Teneriffe. in the Canary Is
lands is doing, and get our gas from
the same source as that Cleveland, o.,
storekeeper is doing, and get our neat
for various uses from the central tres
in the earth by big bores, as one or our
scientists says we can do, we can snap
our fingers at the coal baron. ana tell
him to go to blazes.-New Orleans states.
But he will not go at our bidding. He
will syndicate the clouds, buy up the
Ohio mans gas plant. and take charge
of the subterranean fireworks. and stu
hold us in his grip.
To all officials: If you see pass
nassing your pass, pass it by passively
for passes are past.-Frederickis1b-'u1rg Free
Lance.
Or pass in your resignation.
Tho Portsmouth Fishermen's Benevo-
lent Protective Association was organ
ted last night at meeting held at 522
columbia Street.-Virginian-Pil
To protect the fishermen against the
ISLANDERS of the newspaper paragraphlsts'
we presume.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16

The Roanoke Weekly comments at
some length on the outlook for the forth
coming centenary celebration OF
the settlement Of Jamestown and says:
THE American ton is ognized To-:
day all over the world as the Gibraltar
OF finance, with energy as inexhuas tible
as Niagara Falls Virginia, the birth;
place Of such great nation. the Mother
of States. never had and never VIII nave
greater cause to exert herself In making
the first celebration of her anniversary
a success. The Virginia Press shoulc Z pc
untiring in its efforts to impress the peo-
pie, and through them our REPRESENT ,.e
tives, that the State cannot be too lib
eral and too prompt in an Apr priation
for this event.
The editor Of the Buena Vista Advo-
cate has evidently been to Richmond
lately and he goes back home to lecture
his people as follows:
AFTER seeing so much progress and
building along the line great contrast
of inactivity Is easily discernible in our
city. Nothing Is being done to push the
city to the front. We do not possess a
citizens committee to exploit and de-.
velop our city. We have not even ar.
rived at the dignity of having village
Improvement society which can be found
in any town of 500 Inhabitants. Lets get
together and see If we cannot awaken
from our lethargy and sleep
The Roanoke world sees In the. act OF
Congress providing for the reclamation
of the arid lands Of the west fight be-
tween Eastern and Western farmers and
says:
"Of course, as was claimed by the
friends of the movement, this scheme Will
bring vast quantities of arid lands I'M
der cultivation, but however desirable
this result, it ought to be accomplished
by the farm owners themselves, just as
certainly as the Virginia farmer is re-
CURED to dig. or pay for the digging, OF
his own bitches. Such legislation oper-
ates most unjustly to the farmers of the
East, and it is pleasing to note, as we
have, done before that although this
measure received an overwhelming ma
jority in the House. our Virginia delega-
ton was arrayed against it.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16
Distrustful Father.
Herbert has lovely disposition, said

Ethel.
yes" answered Ethel's father, .Her-
5bert's disposition is too lovely. shouldn't
like to trust Your future to his hands.
He is the sort Of person who will be
imposed on without resenting it. I have
known him to go to ball game and not
want to fight the umpire when he gave
an unjust decision against the banes
steam.'s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16

This is the season for mad dog scares
in Virginia and numbers of innocent
pups are being made to bite the dust in
consequence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16

Miss Gregory. the first female notary
public in Virginia. took the oath that
she would fight no duels in the future
except possibly with a broomstick.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16

Minister WI will go back home and
write book about America He will
also try to get China to cut loose from
silver and adopt the gold standard. Mr..
WV has been learning valuable lessons
since he left home.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-16

And now comes the story that Aug1.
naldo is superstitious and he Will not &c
out o. night lest he may collide with the
ghost Of some of his departed victims.