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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
"a FREAKS DOWNFALL

A decision OF uncommon interest has
just been handed down by the United
States Civil Service Commission In the
case Of Lee w. Wright. a young Mis-
sourian, who was the last man on the
eligible list for vacancy at the Mobile,
Alabama, postoft1ce. Wright had passed
the civil service examination with good
mark but Postmaster Baker was unwill-
Ing to employ him because Wright had
He had figured before an adrnlring public
as man who could mastcate and swal-
low glass bottles, tacks. brass chains
and other such articles, which to the ordi-
nary man are indlgestible. Postmaster
Baker decided that such fakir was not
the kind Of man to have in the postoflce
and the Civil Service Commission upheld
him III his view.
It Is not stated whether or not the
human ostrich was able to digest some Of
those ndigestible securities recently mem
toned by Mr.. ]. J. Hill, but Re confessed
to the glass bottles, the tacks and tho
brass watch chains, and that was enough
for Postmaster Baker. With such man
around the postofflce there was no know
Ing what direction his freakish appetite
might take, and In the opinion Of the
postmaster nothing In the office was safe
against him. He might have made his
dinner on leather mall bag. or lunched
on brass locks. or supped on the glass
front Of the postotflce itself. He might
even have tried to swallow postoffce
statistics or to digest fraudulent re-
ports which have become so common
of late in tho postonice depar tment The
man wouldn't do at all.
There are freaks enough in the gov
eminent service heaven knows, and we
commend the postmaster OF Mobile for
declining to add to the list. The human
ostrich must either reform or continue
to do business in the museum.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
Personal and General a

Cambridge erieRet e eleSen thatF{ PldSed
against a Oxford, Is still living at the nge
Of OF ninetNsseven years. The, match was
vv Viva 81 the IN v a On ne both Of sae H.
Louis Pritneau the most noted inter-
prefer = among the Sioux, Is dead At stand
/ ing ROCK agency.
, Dt; Adolphus Kcckler, q q CIn,cinnatl, e
ABOUT TO start on his hfty-n1ntn tour
a ai,,, the world. t1o is student OF
Luclen j. Phelps, OF stoncham. Mass,
mas Just succeeded in climbing Mt. WASH
ana forty.sxm minn,e sarF rhs is the short.
made j w
a bronze statue Of william, MCKINLEY
will be.unveiled in Toledo, O.. on septerrl-
Der 14th,1 the anniversary Of. his death.
The monument will be erected n Court
mouse Park and an effort Is being mage
ceremonies. IA
General Don Carlos Hasselteno. a dis
tinguished scholar and lingulst ct Denver
esa M9dhay va nne s sy lis
ish King to Amercn to be governor
general OF the entire Spanish posses sessions dn
In the New World.
At a meeting Of a society, of women
writers In London Mrs Kate Douglas
Wiggln Riggs told of the number Of chill
dren in various Kindergarten establish
ments that had been named d, after after her.
man. MY friend, Marie corelli, had a
race horse named after her, and the jock
eYs persisted in calling, It the Merry GO
.rilla. 50 she has to suffer that nickname
from the knowing"
Congressman Lowering of MASSACHUSETTS,.
says that at one session when Reed was
speaker an important measure was being
considered In committee, and ltH friends
were worrying for fear debate on the blll
drawn So Lowering asked Reed to enter
tain q motion that no one should be al a.
he had something to say. Mfr Lover
ing,"Sdrawled the Speaker, "tyrannical 3
+ am, thoroughly depraved and had az
am. + have not vet reached the point
OF heartlessness where ! can condemn conc :.
that resolution would entail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
DRiFTTOWAPD SOCIALISM.

The Charlotte Observer quotes an
extract from an article which recently
appeared III these columns In review OF
Judge Clark's address before the state
BAR Association, and adds.
"Our Richmond contemporary need r9t
be surprised that the distinguished North
Carolina Judge should give voice to sen :
ti,nents which are grossly Mt fault When
po,tlt,' for the gulf between what he Htanas
fol and TRUE Democratic principles IS
wider than ever was that between the
things which two Leading parties con-
tended for.' 5i Il 53s ssgsss,t .g
Judge Clarls's address was undoubtedly
socnlistlc. and that unfortunately Is tho
tendency Of many men Of the day who
are fighting the trusts with such vigor.
That was the tendency OF the resolutions
reported to the American Bar Association
on this subject. First OF all, this commit
tee would throttle the trusts by using
the taxing power, but we know OF moth
Ing more dangerous. than for the govern
ment to use that power for any
stch purpose. The object Of taxation Is
to raise revenue; and when the taxing
power is used for any other purpose 1t is
d vicious usurpation. The government
may throttle any and every enterprise by
putting a burdensome tax upon 1t. and
1T begins by taxing corporations out
Of existence there is no telling when 1t
will lay It's hands upon the individual.
This committee also suggested that
each State might prevent trusts from
charging excessive prices for their pro-
ducts BY going into business In compctl-
ton with the trusts This suggestion,
as we have said, Is In the direction Of
government paternallsm, which Is long
step toward socialism.
1t seems to us that in view Of this situa-
ton It Is high time for Democrats to be-
gin to ask themselves candidly, What
are the principles upon which the party
was founded? There is no use In stating
them; 1t Is enough to say that they are
as far from the principles of socialism
AS the East is from the West. Judge
Clark and men who think as he thinks
may call themselves Democrats, but they
are not Democrats, according to the rule
of Toffareon I.Ht..I sse5ts. f'a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
PULLED HIM OUT DRIPPING.

perfect. See! I do this every day for ten
hours
''Whew!" gasped number three u
don't think It's worth while. Id rather
be n frog out and out and swim around
In the cool pond. It's so hot ont here
in the fields. How do you learn to swim
If that just practice. too?"
himself up proudly. Purely SO. Just
jump In like this. then strike out like
this, and then like this and In few
months YOU will find that Your hair will
come of. Your feet will become wcbbed
like mine and your mouths will stretch;
your tails will drop out as mlne did, for
I had tail once, and YOU will become
frogs. But, my dears. remember, It's
practice, practice, practice, Practice will
change anything into anything"
THANK YOU" said they In chorus. we
Will try It at once"
OFT they set TO the harm. where the
drinking trough stood.
You 60 first" said number one.
emo; after you. Alphonse." said the sec
"Oh, you're all 'fraid cats" said nun.
standing on the edge, he plunged in.
"Oh! Oh! OH" he squeaked,
Are you getting froggy?'' asked one.
Practice will do It; kick harder!" cried
the other,
Help! Help!" he squealed. piteously
I'm drownlng can't practice. cause
can't get my breath Mother! Father!
Eelp!"
Just then mother and father came by
and pulled him out dripping ss
silly thlng!'' scolded his mother, "tt
" - ~" UPsAL BENNETT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
"A Few, Foreign Facts.
5 spnln's annual export Of picked green
olives amounts to about $4,000.

q. ".T d
olives amounts to about $4,000. Z;
Rome has a water supply OF 10000 900
gallons n COY. London only 1Go,Ooo0O ana
Paris 90,ooo,000. n
he can use the pen as we'll as the other
less formidable weapon. Is about to start
newspaper in Johannesburg where new
organs appear to be springing up like
mushrooms.
There has recently arrived in Germany
thu hide Of an elephant that was 16 feet
inches high, this being over three feet
above the largest elephant ever known
hitherto. i
4 Mestag. the eminent Dutch marine
psjnter has just presented to the Dutch
government, for the nation II princely
collection Of art objects. There are 20
pictures by Daubgny, IL by Corot, by
Millet. Z by Rousseau and 10 BY Di az
DR.. Weissbergor, a prominent surgeon
Ct Frankfort, Germany, was SO severely
Injured In railroad accident time
Profession. Is court Of law has decrced
That the Doctor shall receive annually
from the company 1900 marks (about
$1,000.
Principal Story recently said before a
meeting al the Glasgow University that
Andrew Carnegie's gifts to Scotch edu-
local springs Of generosity" While in
the past 1t was easy for him to collect
more than 100000 for the university, now
says Mr.. Carnegles munhcence has
scared away other glvers Of lesser
wealth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

s4PIckings From Puck, |" that extrtava (
gnnzh Of wit and nirth, will be seen
at the Academy tonight, The , advance .
sale. Of seats Indicates an audience o.,
paying proportions that It wIll he we1i !,
. nnofvs thoso Who know the stage and
ats favorltes. !, I, a, ~.
plies, il d production based on the nlrth-
provoking sallies of the ~ weekly com'c'
\ :. TTunnv men and pretty girls are largely
IN evidence, and this lntter. feature alone
viii be one we'll worth the price OF q
ticket
"rhc Man FROM missouri comes to tho
Academy sa isnG ay r rn1e WY i' WV
George V. 11obie.t and p. z. Rose R g
tho well-known newspaper Wits and piay,,
which the plot Is laid. Washington VII
DO the scene = the piece, and ehar 2 aiS
that are typical will take the stellar
m q n. I H . Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

"A the fruit Of the tack Of discipilne! that
II, slavery negroes learned now to OBEY
and obedience means scif-control. The
negro learned more than this; ne learned
4 10 be poltc; ne learned that It was GRIM !
INA, a steal ana 10 III. In short, he NOD
splendid lessons IN manners ann morals
and hc had the ADVANTAGE OF manual Tram
Ing.
Rut change came with emancipation,
ne Mr. Uinton points out. The negro
broke loose from his moral anchorage
He got away from the restraining influ-
ence OF the whites. ''The negroes OF the
next generations" Mr.. Winton goes on TO
say, "made matters worse and constantly
w,dened the breach by the in1pudent as
sertion Of rights for which they only
cared az a means Of annoying ther white
| neighbors( and the worst Of them soon
learned to mako license Of their liberty.
They no longer learned to obey. No white
man had the right to make them. Their
humble parents they considered beneath
them. and so would not obey them. Ihey
would only 60 ITO school enough to make
them conceited. but not enough to I'M
press upon them the mental and moral ora
discipline that might have saved thefn'
TO one who has had moderate associa-
ton with negroes. this growing up OF al
most an entire generation VINO were
never taught to "mnd," as the olack
mn n,r,jcs used to say, is Il more than ade-
n,atc exclamation OF the crlmlnality which
from time to titnc horrtf'es the world
This In outline Is the history OF the
m mist, His naturally strong passions nave
,,een hammered by idleness and the abso-
,,to absence Of restraint. Ee has been
q drunkard and gambler all his life Il
This Is not putting the case too strong.
Indeed, It Is hardly putting 1t atrons
enough. There are honorable exceptions
of course, but rs rule negro youths ''-i's
have grown up in idlcness and Vice with
all the Instincts and passions or the say
age, and yet without the restrain, "ltm-
ont the lesson Of self-control which CIVIL
,7o t,on teaches. It ia necessary even With
children born Of moral, refined ana cui.
t,yated parents that the lesson OF sell
control be made the greatest lesson N t'' ''
education Of the child, and even then ap-
petite and passion are hard to con' r.
SO strong they are and so weak IS the
human will How is It possible, therefore,
for a descendant Of a savage race ofous ~
lin with no restraint, save that "h'ch5
the law throws around him. 70 oecon'e .
man OF good morals?
This Is the worst phase OF the Heeio
question the most alarming phase OF 1t,
the phase Of 1t which must comnlh'io ~
attention Of all thinking men, W. 'a aLtN
a great deal about educating the nes' !.
and The Tlmes-D Dispatch believes eve - .hs'
the negro should be educated 4 BUT wi,ae
ara we doing with all our schools to give
the negro that training In morals ahu mo
manners which he received In the Gays
az slavery? THAT Is the Question.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
A MISSING TAN
Friends and r relatives Of Parker Martin
Do MOI Know Where He Is.

DO Not Know Where He Isl
The friends OF Mr.. Parker Martin are
very anxious by reason Of his nnexplain-
cd absence from the city. Mr.. Todd's wife
and brother have inquired diligently for
him, hut so far without result
L my brother was last seen Thursday"
said MIR. Martin last night. when he LEFT
the residence Of his wife, at No. III Sou' n
Fourth Street. He had been engaged ny
Mr.. Lee Todd who has an employment
agency at No. gil 10 North Sixth Street,
to take a gang OF mon to Kentucky 70
work on the railroad. The men are stu
here and non one seems to know where
my brother Is. He took no clothes with
him."
The absent man Is about forty-ftve years
Of age, six feet In height and weighs
2o9 pounds. He wore when last seen
dark coat and vest, gray trousers. and q
slight-colored crush hat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
The Old North State.

There are now only four places In Ten
nessee where liquor can legally be sold
Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis and
Nashville Some OF the ex-barkeepers are
ocrats at the next election; Next e q
last years birds nest tho deadest thing
In the world is the political power OF u
saloon keeper. when his saloon has been
closed up by law.-Ralelgh News and OBJ
server.
In Sundays Messenger we published the
rumor from Durham that a,negro wo,
former home in Person county and that
when the body arrived at a Junction,
where It had to be shipped over another
line 1t was found that the WOMAN was
alive. This horrible report has been YER
lhed. The coffin was opened ana ttle Wo-
man found to be alive. She lived. though,
only short while.--Wilmlngton Messen-
ger.
The charge of corruption made AGAINST
Asheyllles chief Of police. ~ an lntervleW
published In Sundays Citizen, 1emands 5
The peculiar circumstances connected
with the recent tipping on or d, a aIle ',l
gambling houses prior 70 an Me r r,
parties in some way presumed 10 be IN,
Serested In the result OF sucn y ralu
was able to tell all about u N ADVANCE
and did candldly admit or charge tllat we
Information was furnished him promptly
by a member OF the police lo!ee " IN
hour or two after 1t was secretly uec'oe"
llpon, was certainly most aTlalInH,
In any event an cxha ustlVe lnYssl'sa'.,p, !, u y
of the whole AFFAIR is due, not onlS 70 ne
public. hut to those members ~ .Se
force who 10 not wish to rest uMls' we
grave suspicion now hanging :. oV ~ ne ne
department, and more than a.! 70 we iit..
c,,sed chief. to the end that ~ W. Su,i.y
his Innocence may he fully esq =. pils n, !,
and his usefulness preserYeu
Citizen. a
A prominent gentleman from one OF I r
eastern counties gives the Fost .le s!h y
tiding that the banks have cot!,e w W NE
relief Of the merchants who We.e w., a as :,
disconnected over the August y tevs AZ ~,
lugs and prmings. and now t! VIZ s'' Wiait
Is much easier, So soon az ptssa cor.
to the pressure and get petter MI, aiiI go,
ton begins. to roll In. tho pe2pie n hav Wn,.o
! forget the heavy cloud by Whict.h s.s fyroI,lle
| enveloped Let us hope thaI a. ,dn in ia
! in which so many OF our lr!sits ~ snnT
east recently found themselves my ~ -
| pass off.--Ralelgh Post. ts3
Greenylle. Klnston and other P9sa areI,, :. !
! the bright tobacco belt IN ~ Iva III Hi ahin !
are agitnting the question o. s,e NJ Ia -
| independent factories for the pat,anto,
ture Of tobacco. The GreenVl!!e ia smcI
remarks that the movement 70 ~ h,,vnr.
! factory In Greenville ana y pNs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

r I, the market is sa step In the fight
Tlie 1sinston Free Press reports that
viii |be United 10 smoke III tobacco pro.
d,ted II Kinston BY All independent fac.
tory w ilfiington star. 4.
The evidence Of three respectable ply.
AZ otis bf tie convict CAMPS Of thfs couh..
lty last week was gdueto sunstroke ana
not to inllunan treatment by the super upper.
With gratt incntion. 4 THAT his death was
due te st rninersiftl establishment, as at
first appeared, was nt, GnWeictnIm as
thought, and It Is pleasure to Know Q, tnat
1t Is t,egatived by competent testimony
Charlotte Observer. ttalt5 43lJ fA@g H5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
ANIMAL STORIES
FOR OUR
BOYS and GIRLS
8rha Mice Who Would be Frogs.

The Mice Who Would be Frogs.
Mr.. Bulfrog sat summing himself on the
ba nix OF his pond, and wlggling his throat
to got 1t In good shape for the evening
concert at Lily Pad Opera House. E
Three young field mice came sauntering
by, looking for grasshoppcrs. They soon
spied Mr. Bullfrog and were much at
tracted by the funny wlggle In his green
throat. II wish I could do that, sald
number one. lS
EASY enough" grunted Mr.. Bullfrog.
Eyes, but We haven't that kind of
throat" said number two.
"It's all In practice" commented Mr..
Frog. "All in practice, assure YOU.
Practice. my dear young mice, makes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
THE NEGRO CRIMINAL,

Mr.. George B. Winton. editor of the
Nashville Christian Advocate, contributes
a sensible article to HarPers' Weekly on
the subject OF the negro criminal, and
brings on, some facts which we have
time ana again stated In this connection.
~ Wlnton says that the criminal aesyo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
A FAVoRlTE REMEDY FOR 4DiAR-
RHGA THE WORLD OVER.

During the thirty years and more that
chamberlan's Colo. Cholera and Dlar-
rhoea Remedy has been In use it has
constantly grown in favor and popular
ity. In every part Of the United States
1t Is now the acknowledaged slan beard, tor
all bowel complaints, ana 1s Iasl becoming
the Paisa Akhbar, a native newspaper
published at Lahore India, says; IT have
used chamberlaln's Cole, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy many times among my
children and servants for collie and diar,
rhoea, and always found " etfeeuVe'f
For sale by all druggists,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

den! dent seems 10 have been Oh par wi y :
tho attetr,pt to assasslnatc our consul a.
BEIRUT
va s. Al, ~ {.s s@-s.s.s----.-..----:--5 AZ. ...i3.
ha "a liner than see the fun entirety spot1
Cd. the Reliance might take the shalnro 't :
4 In tow. IL, 5SN
Mr.. Frank 81. Gould seems to have come g
TO the conclusion that arbitration IS not
stich q bad thlnk after all. 54
Hl5 $50 II s--4-.-.. 49, :. 1890 /. .t s.
t.h Races for office VIII never fall Tor lack
Of wind.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
GIVE US CLEAR WATER.

The city has made two attempts to
have the proposed settling basin con-
structed for 100000, and each time the
lowest bid has been more than $4,000
above the limit,
What, is the Council going to do about
1t? If unwilling to pay more than $4,000
for settling basin, abandon that device
and try something else. But IL the settling
basin Is the thing. raise the limit and let
the work go on. Give US clear water.
Public cleanliness public comfort and
public health demand It. sf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

Persons leaving the city for the sum
,ner should order The Times Dlspatch
mailed to them. Price. 80 cents per
month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

And so New York wants statue OF
Robert II. Lee. We have long been con-
WINGED that sooner or later the North
would appropriate Lee and claim him as
their own, as they have appropriated
Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

so. IN stand to IT, And they said It
cheerfully. He declares that the Keynote
Of arbitration ts the old scriptural phrase:
GONE and let US reason together"
4 Quite SO.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

We do wish that settling basin would
settle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

1.-THE attempt to asassinate the Presl'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1903.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

Mrs Atkinsons new hotel on one side
of Capitol Square Is Being pushed as rap
idly possible towards completion, and
the New Ford's on the other side Ia to be
overhaulded and greatly improved. This
is good news, The demands upon Rich.
mond are pressing. and there viii be
plenty of business for both of the Capitol
Square hotels and for all the rest OF
them. Richmond is growing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
NEARLY SUCCEEDED IN
SWIMMING CHANNEL

! CIV Associated PresFD
DOVER. ENG. Sept, s.mM Rna ~ H 81.
Se,,,' foreIand yesterday evening IN his
Fourth fourth attempt to swim the EnsliSShf
Channel has tailed againI .,s He ra LEFT thfe e
tar tswimminr seventeen hours and twen-
~ minutes. The tide turned and swept
thA swimmer toward Dover
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
The Tim Dispatch.
Published Daily and Weekly;

| AZ NJ. / NORTH Tenth Street.
Richmond, Va. EntAred Jan.
vary n, 1905, a Riohinond,
Va, a. second. oiass matter,
under Act o. Congress OF
March 8. 1879.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03
to be a particularly gay IA nnirn1ted

CONTINUED From First Pagc.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

The esteemed Times Dispatch will
please notice that tho Ohio Democratic
convention adopted these principles or
the Kansas City PLATFORM" which 1t pro-
ceeds to enumerate. and not "the princl.
pies OF the Kansas City platform In
toto. Charlotte Observer
we took notice at the time and tried 70
find compact therein, but the Observer
will please take notice that the conven-
ton also said: 1--WE hereby renew our al
legIance to the Democratic party OF the
nation, and again avow our devotion TO
the principles OF It's last national plat
FORM" No exceptions. esteemed contem-
porary It was 'in toto" II you have
any more compact TO offer, hand 1t down,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-03

Greenyllle. Klnston and other plsa "a re1,, ~
tho bright tobacco belt In Nor.nt II shins
are agitating the question Of es!ae, nfn
Independent factories for the paHantnr
ture of tobacco The Grosnyille EieaHe a,c,r
remarks that the movement TO nuHh bn suS.
factory In Greenvile and 70 NV
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-21

Free mail delivery has been hob
by with the Ledger ever since its
first issue, and it is no fault OF any
one in Laurel that we have not now
free city delivery. According to
ruling of the postoffice department
aity aust have a population of ten
thousand or the postal receipts must
amount to $40, 900 per annum before
this convenience can be granted to its
citizens. Last year we lacked only
a few hundred dollars of the requisite
amount, but from present indications
we will be about So, 600 to the good
on July l, when the postal year ends.
The board of aldermen should inves-
tigate this, and, it in their opinion
we will be entitled to free delivery
July /. the houses should be number
ed and everything made in readiness
FOR Uncle Sans inspection. Laurel
is sure to get free mail delivery next
year. Laurel Ledger.