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1870 = . 49,
highest standards and ideals. Shake
peare makes one Of his heroes say:
shall be glad to hear Of noble men. It Is
not comfortable to be. all the time, feel-
ing our irnperfections; but. tina is the way
to get rid Of them. The way to get rid
Of old sores and ulcers is to cauterlze
them. It is high style of the heroic
remedy to study Familiarity the excellen-
cies Of those above us. It is vile weak
ness to envy them. It is diabolic to COM
fort ourselves by dragging them down to
our level. It is a public offence to pro-
: claim the goodness and sufficiency or
things as they are, and all efforts at
improvements frauds. And yet the devil
diabolus-the slanderer, has his ninions
and ministers, male and female, whose
business is to degrade. and whose comfort
is to see men lower than themselves.
Ambition is not the love OF excellent
things, but the love of high place, above
or better than some one else. The love OF
really excellent things, Of high ideals. Of
truth, Of manhood and womanhood in
their highest manifestation is not ambf-
ton. It is akin to worship; the homage
that the Four and Twenty Elders render
to the Almighty. They do not stand for
archbishops or ecclesiastical dignitaries
or kings. They stand merely for LII man
KIND IN the hSneSt conditions OF man
kind. And their business is not making
speeches and walking in professions, but
on their faces giving glory to the SUI
preme.
It is not modesty; 1t is not honorable
lowliness. to be content with mean and
common things. That is sloth and SLOW
enliness; that is carelessness: the curse
Of the devil is: Dust shall be the Ser
pent's meat, and on thy belly shalt thou
go. The promise to honorable manhood
is; Thy pastures stall be in all high
places.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
SUNDAY HORSE-RACING.

Richmond isn't going to permit Sunday
horse racing to he fastened upon her by
ordinances II the present City Council
passes any such law, It will be REPEALED
by the next Council-if not sooner Killed
by Stats laws ION the subject. It IS q
quesdo that could be very easily brought
into Dur nun cipal primaries and such
a c6ntest once begun there might cause
no end Of trouble.
The horse racing which Is complained
OF nov and which Council Committee
proposes In a crudely constructed ordi-
snance) to legalize occurs on Sunday
afternoons on the speedway track at the
New Reservoir. That track Is there,
presumably. that owners Of fast horses
may have all the fun they choose six
days in the week tit is being used
on Sunday, when, indeed, most people
gather and when most fast horses are
brought out. Then the drivers Of trot-
tere so to racing ard the multitude
whoops and cheers the winner and guys
the loser. It sometimes occurs that one
horse Is driven by white man and the
other by negro; then the crowd OF
whites cheer the man OF their color
and the negroes the one Of their color.
It is all very animating and exciting
and Parislan-like, but it is "too much"
for Richmond just yet.
We would not have the speedway closed
Oh Sunday; no, not If a reasonable and
conservative set Of regulations can be en-
forced there: but if that cannot be done
and racing stopped with a moderate
police force, then we predict that 1t vii!
be closed altogether Sundays. Let the
rip-roaring racing take place on some
other day than Sunday and let the track
be used that day by people who are will
ing to drive around it in a quiet and or
Derby manner.
We are told by some that the latter
scheme is impossible; that the speed per-
mitted will gradually be increased and
that when two teams get side by side
race is certain. We do not see why
the plan should be necessarily hopeless.
but IL 1t is. we doubt not that the pub
lie will demand the closing of the speed
way on Sundays. And that's all there is
in 1t, so far as we can see.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

the case y, ..orrner discussions with US
1t has provoked, is to produce the impress
sion that we are tarred with the same
stick as itself. That IS to say. that We
are amenable to other influences than the
good OF the Democratic party. and would
change our allegiance at any time, and
for any reason that might suggest ltsei1
as probably promotive OF self-interest
Its deliberate purposes purpose Dl-con.
cealed under a Wanting of It's own inde-
pendenoe and other v1rtues--is to shake,
X possible, the confidence Of the Virginia
people In this papers loyalty to Denoc-
racy-whether in the hope Of supplandns
the Dispatch therein. by one OF its mar
yelous acrobatic political exploits We
know not But It's labor will prove In
vain. There is nothing in the Dispatch's
record that does not rebuke and condemn
and bring into ridicuIe all efforts to weak
en- the papers standing with the party,
go its faithful champion and safe ad-
wiser The future holds the prospect OF
no conditions under which we will not
bear the same relations to the party
that we do to-day. AS we stated in our
article Of Friday: The Dispatch hopes.
purposes, and expects to continue this
dts past and presently policy We can
not say what the future will be, for II
| would be foolish for any man or news.
! paper to give an unalterable pledge FOL
| hereafter unknown and impossible tt
! forecast" Our contemporary says thai
this Is the first time 1t has ever seen In
| the editorial columns Of the Dispatch ans
doubt expressed as to its future politica
| course. If that expression Of doubt" af.
| fcrds our neighbor any consolation it Il
! welcome to It The Times has tht
honor of being the first newspaper thai
/ ever made the absurd proposition tina,
the Dispatch should commit itself re,
garding the unknowable. While the Times
| may be happy over our expression o.
| doubt the intelligent public will thinl
all the more of us, and the party vii
look to us more confidently for guidance
| because Of our declination to yoke our.
selves unqual11edly to that which is be.
yond the ken OF any man
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04


tire,y separate account. VIII Bohemia Y
rnake strike for independe nca and VIII VIII
the German element of austria seek the the
Incorporation OF that division OF the
5hyphenated monarchy Into the German an
Empire? That. or q breaking up some
what similar has long been predicted by
the wise-acres, but in this connection
contemporary reminds us OF Talleyr and 9
remark thai, If Austria did not exist Il
would be necezsary to invent her her..
Under the present and INN ediately pros
pective conditions IN the rest OF Europe,
the necessity for the existence of Austria
as factor in preserving the Balance OF
power. can be readily understood, and as
Austria cannot exist without Hun
gary-the bulwark against Russian en-
croachment upon several parts Of ner
domain-it would appear more than pro
bable that after Franz Josef shall! have
been gathered to his fathers the Old
order will be maintain ed-for season,
at least.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

Anlelie Rives's, name has not otter ap-
peared Of late among the contributors to
magazine articles, but in the current
number Of Harper's Magazine the second
and last part of her story, The Mocking
of the Gods is concluded.
It is a. story Of fascinating Interest
where sculptor goes blind and stays
bind fifteen years. During all that time
tho husband thinks Of his wife and talks
Of her and describes her as she was IN
her beautiful girlhood.
An oculist offers to give hin back his
sight again. She does not wish her hus-
band to see her as she is. She hesitates
and interferes. but at last her better sell
conquers. The operation Is performed
and is all that was hoped for. The first
person upon whom his restored vision
rests. Is his wife. He does not recognize
her, What he said was: Oh, Aunt Ruth.
where Is Ruth - ~ z
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
4 TICK BITE IN LITIGATION.

Those who delve in legal lore, not to
mention a large class Of vulnerable thin
skinned laynlen who feel deep inter-
est in the subject, will regret to learn
that the famous tick bite" case, which
was pending in a Federal Court at Mem
phis. has been compromised.
The facts involved in this litigation are
SO important that the general public will
lament the absence Of full judicial light
on the subject. The plaintiff in the case
was the widow of Joel G. Webb, an u11--
fortunate citizen who was bitten by q
tick in Arkansas and died from the con-
sequent injuries inflicted. Mrs. Webb
sued two accident insurance companies
for $1,000 each. The defendant corpora
tons refused to pay the policies on the
ground that one should not consider HIM
self the victim of an accident when bit
ten by tick. 10 emphasize their posi-
ton they sought to prove-and possibly
did prove-that the unhappy Joel had
really succumbed to blood poisoning.
which at best was only the indirect
result Of the nip given the decedent by
the energetic little insect alluded to.
That the insurance companies felt the
Inherent weakness of their case is evil
denced by the fact that they compro-
missed the suit by Jointly giving Mrs.
Webb $1,000. AS before intimated, this
is to be regretted. The world--or at
least, that unhappy portion Of 1t who
have been bitten by tcks-would Ike
to know what the judiciary think of these
interesting little parasites and the adj
vances they make towards humanity. 1t
is true that there is an old maxim which
says that "Of tribes the law takes no
notice; and it is also true that the die
tionary designates tick as parasitic
mite" But one ON whom q tick has
fastened his fangs is not apt to regard
designate the parasite by endearing
diminutiyes. On the contrary the victim
Of these woodland buccaneers, as soon
as the tick makes itself thoroughly at
home, is apt to regard Its proportions
as about the same as those of an ele-
plant, and its ferocity as like unto that
Of a royal Bengal tiger. Moreover,
ticks, like mfS1ortuneS, never come sing
". If the lamented lat well-insured
Joel G.. Webb was really bitten by only
one Of the 'peslsy Critters" he should
have considered himself fortunate.
The newspapers Inform US that the
decedent met his death-or more speci-
hcally his ticl-in Arkansas. That fact
may slightly alter the case. It may be
that one Arkansas tick can DO what It
takes 800 Virginia ticks to accomplish,
! but we are loath to think it. Indeed.
we should gravely hesitate to belittle the
Individual efforts of any tick we have
ever met. While the Old Dominion insect
is gregarlous. it is not the less voracious
and moves in all circles of society.
At any rate, no fair-minded person can
question the fact that Mrs. Webb is en-
| titled to all the insurance money she got
and more besides. AS for the late Joel,
| we can but drop sympathetic tear on
| his sepulchre for the awful accident"
| which befel him.
i
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
AZ SYSTEMATICALLY. :

It leaks out over the cables that Inc
prime ministers Of Austria and Hungary.
were brought at the last moment to an
agreement regarding the Ausgleieh. which
fixes the ina ncial relations OF the dual
monarchy. by a threat OF Emperor Franz
josef to abdicate. ibis. we are told. aft
fefds another evidence of the immense
personal popularity OF the Emperor.
strengthens The contention that his per-
5sonal influence IS . most potential agency
Iin holding together hls polyglot snd
ralyethnic domains. and again suggests
tia dusstio y Int VIII happen TO than
sattAr his death
WaIs Iun8usy lpaintoa hllainessHoR ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
To j. p. alnir. of scostavtlIe.
eWritten for the Dispatct.1

Twas with delight, read last night
Your Christmas To- de war.
I recall so we'll. what you there tell.
The scenes I often saw.
Those days OF yore. they stand before
Me clear in msm'ry's eye:
Those good old times" told in your
rhymes.
Brought forth a sad, sad sigh.
For scenes long past, come thick and
fast.
Around my lonely heart;
As thought of him. my eyes grew dim.
Who gladly played his part.
With kindly word, so often heard,
He tried to soothe all woes:
With princely grace, and beamins faca
He captured friend and foes.
Those Christmas times ana merry chinlea
All. "glin'ring gone" are they
No more they call at 4.otd Massas hail.
Those darkiss OF former day.
But let us hope, with the famous Pope,
What is, is for the best;
Wen do all we cantor benight4d man.
And leave to God the rest
richmond. v. :, Il ?.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
MoDEnN coLLEeE coURsE.
II Has Failed To Keep .b rsa. ..
Educational ProxressA

president Butler In Review OF REViswsp
The growth of the public high jschools
and the upward extension of thdir Wort
into the field formerly occupied \ By tbs
early years OF the coflege, sesnlA to Nc
to be an unu1ixsd public blessingA These
schools have brought educationalf oppor-
tunities OF an improved kind to items OF
thousands OF students who COULD usref
have left home OF have entered up4on col
iege residence in order to obtain them
accept this change, therefore. las not
only inevitable, but beneficial. re &ogni=s
the ability OF the best secondary Aschools
to do NOT only as well as. but ey en bet.
ter than the colleges have BEEN in tie
habit of doing the work of many3 Of the
studies of the freshman and sou <homors
years I believe It to be indisputaAie that
many secondary schools provide Nbestet
ed1ipnnen. and better instruction tnt Eng
Esn history, physics, and chemistry Sas
do any but very few colleges. Coll
teaching has at this point failed to I,
pace with the tremendous ADVANCE
the last generation: while the sscor.
schools have awaited themselves otha
new tendencies and opportunities ser
utmost. -
On the other hand, DO no. beiierax-
the displacement OF the remainder ora
CoIlSSe CDHESs " professional and tarC
cal studies Is either necessary, wisp
desirable. One object which I HAYES
view Is to check the further progrsus
this invasion. and to keep some rs
of college residence solely for that no
OF the LIBERAL arts and sciences We
mean SO much.
So far as Columbia is Concerned
proposals wouid-h ever put into So
ttcu-result In marking OF dednitel,sr
work OF the college from that OF .into
oldary schools on the one hand.
from that OF the technical and PRO
stonal schools on the otsar. and NC
give the degrees In arts for college W.
and for college work alone Thesss.
grees are now given. both at Cot Il
and elsewhere, for work which huss
relation 70 the group OF studies on ms
the arts degrees have tradietoaaiiy "
based. Many see no objection in thi -
iieving that one object Of study Is as
as another. + dissent from that view.
Another point Is that ho.h college
hcers and professional school officers o.
iect TO the division OF tina time and insar
est Of the student which results fre
classifying him as an undergraduate.
college at the same period that N.
wholly deyotiag his tine TO the
Of technical studies under anothss
uIty. 40
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oId-T1me Religion.
fWristen for the Dispatch.l

Give me the old-time religion
The one that our fathers knew
Free from the surpliced choir,
And style In the ministry. too;
Free from all ponlp and all fashion;
With all the "ahmen's" left out.
In church with an amen corner"
Where a penisent sinner can shout,
Give me the oId-time prea~ter,
On his cob with his .saddlehags,
Who valued not more broadclota sssi
Than one In habit Of rags;
Who humbly along his humble way
Was ever content TO plod,
With no other wish than to preach Ii,
truth.
And no other master but God.
HOWELL COLSTON FEATHERsToE
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

In the affairs of the universe-ssay at
homeland see to the warming and feed.
Ing OF our own people.
I despise that man who neslscts his
own family TO send his substances to tn.
heather in foreign lands.
So have little respect for a nation
that Is ambitious to be "a world power"
while her own people ara suffering 70.
fuel and food.
May nineteen hundred and three teach
us that principle Of true wisdom. Charity
begins at home"
TRUMAN H. KAIPToN
Washington. D. c.. January 8, 1907
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
Comforting.

Young Author: I've been feeling so
miserable of late that I had to consult a
physician. He tells me that it is impera-
tive that should give my brain rest
Critic: Yes; OF course you can go on
with your writing just the same2
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
LongvIty In North Carolina.

The New York Times gives Senator
Pritchard credit for the following story:
The Senator, while telling how wealthy
his section Of North Carolina is. remark
ed, "a medntaineer. aged 90. and bis wife.
aged 80. were returning from the funeral
of their Oldest child, who had died a:
the age of Il. They were both deeply
grfe red. AS they were discussing their
lot the wife said. 4 always told you. John.
that we would never raise that child I"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

:. j. .,,.,r "a irons. Tho present sys-
tarm n ust ~ mended-or endeo. - -
sod,ar ffie truth IS assimilated by ne S
maruateas Or. Wall street. the oe ltel :.
win Sc Tor al coneernesL-NeW Orleans
S THE steel Trust Is prepartng sc mems,
by which all Of its 1853 900 employ may
become stockholders and thus plutocr ats
II - oIfa1s and labor thus get together on
the community of interest plan. what VIII VIII
hacome of the country and the dema-
sogues. Raleigh Post.
Participation In the trofits OF procuc-
tive enterprises by those whose iaDor G .l
tributes 10 the making Of the profits IS q
principle Of socialism: as now to De inau-
grrated By the gigantic Stee! Cospor tiuli.
Il needs only to be extended 70 sreacn ~ lne
socialists ideal. This reflection teaos.to
the oft-repeated ooserva ton .has .hs
forces of the present day ma l. NUS nus,
surely for socialism are the trusts ano
conhiua tons They are leading the way.
sh1fndlv and unintentionally, but they are
leading towards the goal of socialism
Columbia State.
The Monroe Doctrine, as 1t Is. is all
risht. There IS elbow-roona enough ID
1T for Uncle Sam to manoeuvre as coca
sion NAV REQUIRE It is valid and rec
osnfzed .'trespass notice against the
cis-Atlantic forays Of European monar-
chies. or other powers. and the eiect1on
to say when and where 1t applies IS VIII
us for the present It will be time enough
Il to revise it when "all creation snaii
have made it necessary to do so by nav
ing whipped US out of our interpreta ton
"a f+s ~ n,,da II nIa;n that thew will do
so If we do not accept their contention as
To what II msans-At1anta Constitution.
Fact, and every community has Its
wouId-be Four Hundred Must We be
condemned if. In a general way, we hold
Up the aegis OF the Republican idea-of
the home-of the f1reside-the aeg1s OF any
old idea. so It be Annertcar-to remind
them Of our common birthright, our title
deed to the simple. homespun origin OF
the whole ships crew of us-better than
the crowns Of Kings and the dtadems OF
Dukes and Princes. even when spotless
thrice honorable and blessed. though
scourged and sanctifed by poverty and
rags, by comparison with the crowns and
diaderns worn as those modern titled
vikings wear then-shall we, must we
be made the subject Of raiIlery. In short,
because we seek. with humility, to recall
Sbc1ety TO a sense of its obligations to
morality and God, to remind men of their
manhood, particularly to brighten and
drive back women from the awful preci-
pice Of the knowledge Of evil. to which,
first. the vanity and curiosity of sex
invites them. and. last, over which the
viciousness Of wealth and luxury would
fling them? Must we? Shall we?-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal
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Caustic.

Mr.. Goldman: It is the part of wisdom
in this life to be prepared for the worst.
Miss Pointer: All, yes! But no matter
how well we may be prepared for 1t, we
can't help having it thrust upon US once
in while.
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Thing. as They Are.

: s.g5 - &
observations of a Philosophical Friend
of ours.)
Creeping men, most Oft, so near the
BY their own fear and sloth. "
& Tempest.
IAN unbuttoned vest bespeaks an un-
buttoned d."-Don Quixote.
Old Doctor McGurey used to tell his
class that the most desirable thing for
the Irish people was that they should be-
come discontented. It was woefuI thing
that they should be willing to live In
miserable huts. and feed on Irish pota-
toes with occasional smell of meat.
A contented spirit is a divine thing; but
to be satisfied with filth and lowness and
know nothing OF better and higher things
is no life: It's happiness that OF the dead
pig:
The precept Of the highest human phil
osopher that the world has ever know Is:
coyet earnestly the best gifts. The order
OF divine manhood Is: BE We. therefore,
perfect. as your Fat her IN Heaven Is per-
feet. at the same time the beloved dis
sciple says: II any say that he hath moi
ssinned he ls-not to mince natter liar.
And he knows It Though The world has
"a great many eycellent people In 1t, It has
|sno saints Just yet.
,rhe wa u out Of q lowS and hopeless con.
dition Isl the dream oI deals Giceru says
that sth1 way he mad 81 himself va 81
Ispoptipna kaapInk ahs1nrss
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why he Was Unhappy

Mrs Crabbe las her husband seats him
self at the breakfast table and looks crit
ically over the viands): Well. sir! What
is there to complain of this morning?
Mr. Crabbe: Nothing, Madam.
Mrs Crabbe! I was wondering what
made you look even more discontented
than usual.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
In q Strect-Car.

surly Passenger (who has just been In
dulging in TRADE against public con-
veyances): Say. conductor: How is this
car heated, anyway?
Conductor: Mostly by the comments of
the passengers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
Adrcumin3.

~ ISIS ~
(Written for the Dispatch.)
Last night l sat adrea min, dreamin'.
Adrearnin' you We're nigh
OF young years. old years.
Now long passed by.
We sat where am sitting now.
The year was young, dear,
And so were you and I,
For we sat adreamin'. dreamin',
Adreamin' by the fire.
Last night i sat adreamin. dreanin.
Adreamin'? Yes, but see,
AL the years are old years.
And you are gone from me.
heard the bells aringin'-
Tried to think the year was young.
AS young, dear, as you and I.
When we sat adreamIn', dreamin'
Adreamin' by the fire.
ELIZABETH MARSHALL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
LAW BREAK1NG LOCALITIES.

The police authorities are clamoring for
larger police force than we now have
and no doubt an increase is needed. but
can't they get some relief by having the
number OF har-rooms in lawless neigh
eorhoods reduced?
If they will take a bold stand in this
matter they will be supported by an over
whelming public sentiment; the court
will see to it that fewer licenses are
granted. and then there will be less crime
committed and fewer criminals to be pur-
sued. :=
We submit that this Is sensible and
feasible plan. which we propose as sup
Elementary to. not 9 substitute for,
some increase of numbers OF the force.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

N1ch and POOR.
(Written for the Dispatch.l
They called him poor. a squalid cot
And scant appointments we're his lot;
Plain fare
And wear.
Whose texture time had favored not
To-day I saw him in a ditch,
A pick in hand; with lusty pitch
OF song,
And strong
Goodwill he worked; ! thought him rich.
One they called rich. He'd castle grand
And luxuries from every land:
Much gold,
And fold
Whose filth unnumbered acres spanned.
Just now he passed me by; bent head,
Wan cheeks. scared brow. and faltering
tread;
His face
No trace
OF hope revealed. Poor mani" said.
WADE wH1PPLE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

In our relative estimate Of tradesrnen's
merits we are bound to concede the
crowning qualities of the halter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

Much of mans reserve power is DOR
mant until he gets in Jail. Then. If ever,
he is reused to ..let himself OUT