The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-05

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though II was asked for by the pressia
dent OF the female college 90 'e1ins Ton ~
ana endorsed By letters from & nealiy
every tenalei college In the state state lt IS
said that the conditions at Lexington ',k1is 1
were almost intoerable, as the II Hlri s.u.
dents cotlld not 60 on the street. w ;f'''1
being subject to ungentlesr1'ncffilllv e con-
duct on the Part Of the boys ana NJ 4. some 50
of the older residents. and for tills reg
son the president OF the Institution APP
Epealed tor relief through legislation leg 1.l''l 49,
rhe presidents and other officers Or
Vinginin female schools do not neeu
special laws to protect theft girls IRON
tho attentions Of dudes There are SUM
Client laws oil the books already ana
whon these ana moral suaaion fail they
have recourse to bird shot and single
bArrelcd shotgun.
sH9 III OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Congress- has made provision TOR the
construction Of I'VE battlsshps and two
training SHIPS and one training brig, 1t
has also provided for doubling the NUM- '1r1
bcr Of cadets at Annapolis nnd lnoreas-
Ing the enlisted men Of the navy ny
5000. These aud other items, together.
with this years work to be done at tho
governments navy yards, and expenses '
Of the navy. mako UP q bill OF over
$50, ooo, 900.
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AS we understand It, this years con-
gressionl appropriation bill docs not
contain an item FOR now postofhoo
building In New York city Tho money
Is not needed yot, for q site has not been,
selected but 1t looks as though tho post
oftice will be housed In wing OF that
enormously largo passenger depot which
the pennsylvania Railroad Company pur-
poses building In connection with Its tun-
mel under the Hudson.
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Persons who crave admission to the
swellest society In New York are known
to be willing to pay $4,000 for o pnrterre
box IN tho metropolitan Opera House,
but no present holder will sell. It Is
doubtful, the newspapers say, II any box
holder would sell for s12Sooo.
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Guilford county, N. G.. is going to give
q practical demonstration Of the only
way known among men and nations to
get good roads Guiltord proposes to
raise $500, 900 BY a bond Issue to be ex-
pended in making her roads good.
A wilmington, N. c., alderman got
drunk interferred with the fremen who
were extinguishing blaze. got IN jail
for his pains and is now confronted with
impeachment proceedings. strenuousnesa
person!hed.
Wilmington Is not In tho Nnsh-Dayid-
son monument fight now on in North
Carolina, being willing to let Raleigh,
Charlotte. etc., do all the scrapping ana
have all the monuments.
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The chorus girls who invaded we'll
Street the other day were perhaps the
first OF their sex to prove their utter
lack Of fear Of bulls, bears and such
animals,
Norfolk proposes to show her faith IN
the great jamestown Exposition scheme oy
chipping in 100000. as much as the state
Of Virginia has been asked for Good for
Norfolk.
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The Cummns red1strlcting bill IS seri-
ously threatened with demise before 1t
can oven have the pleasure Of occupy
Ing o pigeon hole
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Pittsylvania countys supervisors BE-
lieye In WORKING the machine toE Its full