The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

placing on record for It's contemptuoua
yet dgniied treatment OF the subject"
MANY Of the Virginia towns are con-
fronted with n problem that seems to
grow IN seriousness every winter. A largo
number OF negroes leave these towns in
the summer seasons seeking employment
at summer resorts In the mines and In
other ways and return In the winter. AS
rulo they do not save anything from
their summer earnings to provide for their
NV stanwithien etao etaoin etaointaoiuot
wants In the winter ind as they have no
employment when they return. and In
deed seem to want mono, they become q
burden to the communities. Idleness
breeds mischief and the authorities are
pie pay no taxes and in no way contri-
butte to the general welfare. The town
OF Lexington has boon SO much troubled
with this class the present winter that
the mayor has fot1nd 1t necessary to en-
force the law against vagrancy moro
stringently than ever before and he is
finding that the enforcement Is entailing
a great deal OF expense on the community.
The reports SO far from Virginia edi-
tors who left here last Monday night via
the Seaboard Air Line for trip to Flori-
da is that they arc having tho biggest tlmo
Of their lives In the land OF flowers.
They have been wlned and dfned and
ken trips on tho st. Johns river. on troll
ley lines in and around Jacksonville, Tam
pa, Tallahassee and places OF Interest and
altogether they have done up O great por-
ton Of the State The editors are writing
back most glorious accounts OF their trip
and will be many long day before they
got through telling about this. the greats
Test trip they have taken. In body. They
will be back to old Virginia the latter
part Of this week.
A short, sharp, decisive and successful
war was waged against tho bucket shops
In tho town OF Reidsville N. c., last
week Editor Webster. OF Webster's
Weekly, was the general who made tho
fight and won the victory. He and others
declare that the bucket shop which has
been doing business in the town has drain
ed tho very life out Of RcldsYille and
that 1t was demoralizing and bankruptin8
the young men Of the town. Editor Web-
ster and several other good men got to-
gether drew up very drastic bill and the
editor took tho night train on Monday for
Raleigh. reaching the capital city In the
early morning hours OF Tuesday. He went
to tho senate chamber and in ten MIN
sutes ate the body had met. his bill
smashing bucket shops in Reidsyille had
passed the senate. In ten minutes moro
1t had been rushed through the House.
Tho quickly made law makes It an offensA
to deal in futures In the town OF Relds-
vile, that is punishable by fine OF $40
for each and every deal and In the dis
erection Of tho justice Imprisonment may
be added. And so there will be no mora
future dealing In the good town OF Relds@
Vile.
The experiment OF having women to
act as migration inspectors In New
TIvo of them have been appointed. and
last Wednesday was tho day set for
them to go down the harbor on trial
"trip and to receive instructions. One
OF tho five lost her nerve. and when
tho time came to go down the bay to
she suddenly handed in her resignation.
Another one failed to report for duty
and later claimed that she failed to re.
ceve tho notification, Three OF the fair
officers, however. showed up and n,ado
tho trip, boarding the ship Ivernia that
was crowded with immigrants. Here
they were shown how the inspectors go
about their business and took any
amount Of instruction that may or may
not be Of future use. customs off,
Ger who has been in tho business a long
time doubts the ability OF the women
to fill the place FIe says:
IT don't believe any good Will come Of
expected to go about among the saloon
passengers and ask all sorts Of ems
barrassing questions. They are sure
to arouse the Ire of some person be-
fore they get through suppose man
comes over with his vito and these new
inspectors begin to ask her impertlnent
questions while he is not In sight2 OF
suppose they Inquire into any respecta~
BILE woman's business? DO you think
folks are going to stand for that3'
During the past week the farmers OF
Virginia have made good progress In the
matter Of preparing for this years
crops, The weather being favorable
for blowing and for cleaning up land.
a lot OF work was done, Prices for al!
farm producta being along up toward
top notch the Virginia farmers are cona-
menotng another years work with ener'
gy and In high spirits. Such 10 the
news that comes to us from all parts
of the Commonwealth
It is statad in Washington that tho
PRESIDENT Is spending the whole OF his
$4,000 salary in entertaining in the {
White House. and that he also pays
twenty-three Of the servants out Of HIS
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