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nGrn1nmar, aO0y,

5s-sff vs. ys7i (NeWs ok I f1Oune.J
a bright little g.rlSof scarcely "A years.
belonging to a family OF tntelllgeSInce and
relative concerning her standing lin
scholarship in the public school which
she has been attending for a number Of
years She reports that she is pursuing
fourteen studies, at least eleven Of them
stana. Il o them ana eST o
scale on which .1OO'' indicates perfee-s
ton. is no less than SO STA. In four
studies She is marked 100, and in only
one as low as Sc. In grammar she has
attained perfection, being marked Icy,
physics at 8. in physioiogy At g il
algebra at eS, and In literature al Sc.
In the same letter she tells OF some re-
cent INCIDENTS. There has been two
boats ashore Papa took sister
and with hin, SO we could see the.
boa ts.''5 5$4ss.5
Grammar, 100 2 SO reads her school
report, prepared by a teacher VINO doubt
less takes prtdesin so clever a scholar. i
is q pity, of course, that she stands only
70 in ctvtcs, study so essential to the
childish mind, and It might be W!shsa
eieVen s Slides and not more than
fourteen In all. She Is not yet studying
sdifferential calculus, or bloWpipe analy-
sis, or Sanskrit,ss or the French
ssg hese fsessa nex term
she will probably stand .100 plus" in
grammar and be able to write that me
and yhsr done It." Then she Will be ready
for college. Grammar,s1Oo.' With only
fourteen studies and, only eleven. OF
algebra; phYsipl ogy,. literature. and two
In. thespaneso Of the prophet. fudge!
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a Good Word for the nB.. F. w.,

4 - 81 , =
s(Alice NJ. Williamson in the Edinburgh
Scotsman 5xs..s
But the pieasanLest part of the
states, the part where You will find ~the
most beautiful climate, the finest scenery
stsdve for the splendid .'fsar Westy) and
tue most charming and hospitabie people
IS the least visited by the British globe
trotter. It Is to Kentucky. Virginia, the
two Carolinas, and the South generally,
that you Should go If you wish TO see
the American folk at their best and most
ty pice!. 3z=Es-5z
Here In the towns or country districts
lives a sweet and kindly. lazy and cultt-
waited set of people, all poor more or less,
all living III spacious old mansions which
their fOrebears have owned since the land
was settled, all knowing each other per-
sonally and all about each other for
generations and generations. People such
as these constitute the First Families Of
Virginia, spoken of by the Yankees In a
sort OF kindly derision as the F. Fav.
The stranger VINO is: admitted into the
society of one of these F. f. " finds him
self as near heaven as he can ever hone
to be on Garth, and he may fancy him
self back again in the golden age, among
these ca pttvating women who are all pref
". these chivalrous men who are all kind
sly and brave.
The hospitality is the open-hearted. I'm.
destinations hospitality, OF the oiCeu time.
Few. Kentucky or Virginia hosts could
bles. nor would one among them do tLcs an w.
thing so vulgar If he had the power. hut
the Virginian hcstess will go out ana
gather the very last roses non her gar.
den, and. mixing them with feathery
Travellers joy or crimson maple leaves.
fill old bowls, Of blue and white china for
the decoration of guest harnbers. dining.
room and hall! The Virginian does not
feed you on terrap.n and hothcuse cranes
at IS the pound. but he would literally
share with you his last crust. do Il
in so charming way that you would
feel no sense of obligation at all. and
have 1t cooked so well that you could
fancy It the triumph OF a Frenc chef.
The tide OF progress. of wealth. OF fash
ion. flows round the world from eas to
swest. from vest to east with curious
presidency. New York has outsnone Lon-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
To Settle Liquor Problem.

10 Scttle AlQuOf fEOD1cn1s
TO the Editor of the Dispatch:
Is there no solution to the liquor ques-
tor?
The anti-saloon people contend that the
use OF liquor transforms the consumer
until he becomes & curse tt, his family.
a pest tc society, and a menace to the
State. while the liquor interests claim
that theirs Is a legitimate business. con-
Quoted by patriotic AMI useful men. who
pay their full hare to the expenses OF
government.
Z The city should deal fairly and justly
with all, and 1t occurs to the writer that
there is a solution which should commend
itself TO everyone
s. Have no tax on saloons, as such, but
counts for arrests and punishments for
crimes and n1sdemeanors committed un-
der the influence, or as result of liquor,
and annually assess them upon the liquor
dealers.
This should satisfy the anti-saloon peo-
pie. for while it would not remove the
curse (Which will continue SO long as
man is a creature of appetite). 1T would
place Sthe extra burden Of government
upon those responsible for 1t, and make
them more careful as to the condition
Of their customers. On the other hand
the saloon people. as patriotic and honest
men. should not Object to paying for the
direct result of their own business. which
otherwise must be borne by the whole
community: EQUITY.
Richmond. Va, January -, 1868:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20

Abrafn S. Hewitt. at one time Mayor OF
New York city, for many years a re-
preventative In Congress. and once chair
man OF the Democratic National Com
.naittee. passed away Sunday. in the slst
year Of his age. He was q man OF re-
markable energy. extraordinary ability
and high ideals. On social. financial,
and Industrial questions he was recos-
nized authority. ss
He married a daughter Of Peter Coop
,er's, and with Edward Cooper, his
sbrother-in- law. succeeded to the bust.
ness OF the father and father-in-lau. He
organized and became secretary Of the:
famous Cooper Union. for the
OF Science ard Art
and.zsit is said. was the arstfto introduce
IN this country the Martin ien1ens. Or
open hearth process, for the manufacture
Of steel. It was principally duo to his
efforts, also, it is understood, that the
United States Geological Survey was
created by Congress. He was a useful
citizen, in 8, high sphere OF action. His
long life was devoted largely. to the well
fare OF his fellows. Would that there
were more like him IN our land!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
rHr .auEgsIrs CONTEST.

The task Of examining and comparing
$1,000 guesses has proved to be 9 much
more formidable one than ever we: ex-i
pected It TO be, tnasrauc CHI as the work to
be done involves the pieking out OF huns
dreds OF winners, while the accountants
are under the continued necessity OF vsrt-
Tying the figures.
we want to be cure before we go ahead
with the encouragement. yet we are
thankful to say that such progress has
now bsen made as enables US to promise
that the names OF the winners in the con-
test VIII be published by US IN less than
a week.
Another time. with the experience we
have gained in this instance. we should
be able to make fer better speed. We
HAYS to live to learn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20

don. San Francisco will one day outshins
New aVrh, tne TOAST tuSnS OF japan aug
cnina are probapiy dfSl.ned 10 Do Ia
no.neS OF wealth and taSnAon Ii the IL
ture-
out while the river thus rushes seaward
in Iret and turmoil. nsvertneitss II teases
pleasant hackWaLefS Vince the ripple ST.!
laps lazily against the lo"efy shoie, aug
the silence permits the bros 10 hear eacs
Otner sung.
States, and to any one having isisnfs
some money. a cultured mind and kind
sIy heart can give no better advice tna3
a warm Recommendation TO visit them
In Italy, it is true, the traveller tnds
climate even better than In Virginia, equal
natural beauties and artistic glories which
cannot be found elsewhere; but II ne SETS
the finest type Of human soul above can
vas and stone let him seek 1t In the South
ern States of America, and he Will not be
disa ppi,intsd &C.,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
NEGLECTED. TRADE
q. sDruumu = er,, RAP. Our Merchants
for some SHORTCOMINGS.

t1A Drum n ,, eir,, Haps Our Merchant
for Some shortconinEs.
TO the Editor OF the Dispatch
Not long aga saw an editorial II, your
paper about the prosperity and progress
of Richmond again saw sta tistscs aOoue
the shoe trade OF the large cities, snow
ing that Richmond handled more snoes
than severa t other cities combined. ETC..
Why the businessmen OF R1cnmoHo u0
not devise ways and means 10 get@t.l.s
trade from all of those weii-to7do coul e.
lies between the York and Kappa nannocs
rivers. and between the RappahannocAss
and Potomac rivers. cannot ina gin les e.
The merchants Of Richmond remind
me of 8 yoke of oxen-f. e.. they pull
against each other. Individually they
are up-to-6ate and progressive In so 1ar
ass certain lines CO. They are all In a rut
and do not seem to care to set out OF 1t.
II am speaking collectively -.
Baltimore has lead pipe ctncn on tnas
tyade. Every time anything IS said about
Subscribing to stock to build an electric
car line from that county to Richmond
the ..Baltmer', drunmers commence 70
try to show what a setback the county
would have by increased taxes, more
tramps, etc
They put forth plausible argument.
leading the would-be subscriber 70 STOCK
10 believe that big hole in his pocket
book would be made to no good purpose
TO himself AT the same time, he Is
tvlaughiug In his sleeve" at the credulity
Sof the merchant, farmer, and mechanic.
~ T have no interest in Richmond save.
that 1t is my native place, and love to
see the city grow In wealth ard prosper
sity. It has been twenty years since I
voted IN Richmond, but lot OF my time
has been spent on the road for Bait
ner'. shoe house, and was much
worried when ! tried to change from
Baltimore to Richmond this year. The
argument used was that freight is
against us. gAs matter OF fact Rich.
mond handles goods Is per cent. better
and at least 8 per cent cheaper than Bal
timore.
If the merchants would put their ener-
gy and some capital to work they could
and would open up a new. safe, and
profitable field for the ever-going drums
Iner.
r feel sure that If proper move Is
started and the right kind OF proposition
be made to =. S. 3. Thompson, of the
Southern railway, a road would soon be
run from Lester Manor to Waikerton.
thence to Tappahannock. Then electric
cars. standard gauge. could be run
through other counties.
While do not know for certain, am
under the impression that it would be
nearer Washington, D. c.. via Tappahan-
mock than the way travel now goes.
D4-U1IMER.
Toana, Va. January 10, 1908.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20

sfor:s vo,,ni. from rusty nails bruises,
mashed. ors torn sores and artous otnsIs
PAINS IL g - said to prevent ie,cs y.
f9.,; u6ed this remedy for years i!i
sarsaa s,enefit and abstraction to myself.
ehiIdren. ana many friends, have no.
shesitacy h recnns defing II to other SUI SUI.
zferers. hoping that they nay be- henehted
3 .rWs know nothing about this remedy
81 Sannears to be harmless: Our advice
wherever fock1aw IS threatened Is 20
Sssnd With All speed for a. good physician.
He may OF may not use the serum treal-
se-nn.i mt he win know-or ought to
Nm p oTyll1ow to treat the case better than
any al taynnan could Edttor.l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
TO HELP THE POLICE.

we have seen publications to tho effect
that It 81 the purpose Of some OF the
pawnbrokers OF this city to employ conn
sei 70 appear for them in opposition to
any legislative enactment proposing to
require them to furnish daily reports Of
their Transactions to the chief OF police.
It is, Of course. right and proper that
they should DO SO if they believe they are
about to be wronged. Indeed. we do not
Know but that 1t would be a good thing
anyhow. TO have the whole subject of
pawnbrokers and Junk dealers more fully
and inte!l!gently discussed than it has
ever been here.
Unless we are risinformed. IN many
other cities limit 1t put upon the num-
ber Of these tradesnen- That result
We guess. is effected by the public a:u-
1horities being very particular in grant
ing Iicenses. There are good and bad
men in ali trades. So it is with respect
to Junk dealers and pzwnbrokeFs. Most
Of those hero might be licensed without
question: others of them should be re-
CURED to justify their records. or else re-
Tire from business.
A man who will lend to an unknown
negro IS on $50 piece Of wearing appar-
Ell is q dangerous person to have pawn
brokers' license. So. too. he who will per-
DIST in buying chopped-up water-pipee
,ught not to be licensed as q 5unkdeal-
er.
The laws ought to be framed SO as to
protect honest and reliable pawnbrok-
ers and Junkdealers, and to make it hot"
Tor such as are disposed to deal with the
criminal classes. The hands OF the police
thoald be strengthened. To this end the
police should come forward and object to
the granting of licenses to persons who
Gre unworthy to have them.
One reason why capitalists are not more
ready than they are to invest in dwell
ing house property here is that such
property Is SO often the prey OF thieves
who cut and steal the water pipes. gas
Mixtures etc. and sell them for junk.
3 We go in for protecting the public-and
along with them all good. trustworthy
3awnbrokers and Junkd-alers-and max
ing 1t more difficult than it is now for
petty thieves 20 dispose OF their plum
der.
= 4
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20

brilliant ma usssul sdltor cold IA sdsatl.:2
ana the Lteutsnant. Governor 81 the
State IN iaii on the charge OF murder,
though With but aim prospect that his
offence VIII be adequately punished
Meanwhiie two large family circles are
plunged into grief. Dreadful IS are the
consequences OF this unhappy contros
versy. II viii not be useless and IN vain
IL it IS effective IN promoting change
Tor the better In the style Of political
controversy which IS much n vogue with
some Of Eouth Cardinals public men.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
ICuTICu
.PuIest Ct EnoIlisnts and.
Greatest Of Skin Cures.
The Most Wonderful Curative
Of All Time
For ortur'ing, Disasuring
Humours.
Cuticura Ointment Is beyond question

Cuticura Ointmentis beyond question
! the most succcss full curative for. tortur-
ing, disfguring llumours % the skin and
scalp, including loss Of hair, ever COM
pounded, in proof Of which q single
8 AMOUNTING with it, preceded# by hot
bath with, Cuticura Soap, and followed
in the severer cases by dose OF Cuts
cur;,s Resolvent Pills, is often sufficient
to afford immediate relief in tile most
distressing forms of itching, burning
and ecaly Ilumours, permits rest aud
sleep, and points to q speedy cure. when
all other remedies fail. Its especially
90 ia the treatment Of infants ,idtchil-z
dren, cleansing, soothing and iiealin:.
tile most distressing OF infanttle hui
nlnnrs, and preserving, purifying ana
identifying tile skin, scalp and hair.
Cutieura Ointment possesses, at the
same time, tile charm of satisfying the
simple wants of the toilet, in caring for
tile skin, scalp, hair. and hands from in-s
fancy to aye, far more effectuully,
a:,reeably and economically than the
/ most expensive Of toilet emOllients..
Z babies, - or : Sanntive, ,intiseptic cleans.
ing, OE$sOHe-nlyi lL stIt'aImeus 81 ttles
hands" or Single tre:ltment of the
half" or Use after athletics. cycling,
golf, tennis, riding, sparring, or any
sport, each in connection with the use
Of Cuticura Soap, is sufficient evidence
L Of this: 5,ss
Millions now rely on Cr1ticura Soap,
& assisted Ivy Guticura Ointment, for pre-
serving, purifying and identifying the
/ skin, for cleansing the scalp Of crusts,
scales and daudruff, and the stopping
of falling hair, for fleming, whitening
and soothing red, rough and sore.
hands, for baby rnshes, itchings anil
chafings, as wclfas for al purposes Of
the toilet, bath and nursery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20

Pedal ligaraents artistically fabricated
md wen illuminated Tor the inhnitestmal
remuneration OF 5. cents per operation
3 The way q Boston bontb!ack adver
ises, II reminds US OF the old-ti.ne school
Soy catch-phrase. Transport from thu
seoumbent collection OF comoustible ma
teria. on the threshold Of the edifce one
nf the curta.led excrescences Of defanct
log
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
The smoke from woollen Rag...

The smoke from Woollen Rags.
To the Editor Of the Dispatc ll::
For the sake OF suffering humanity, re-
:su1ting from toy pistols or from wounds
made by rusty nails, or other things
beg to add my testimony as to the eff
:cacy Of the smoke from woollen ragssi In
relieving pain and In preventing what
seems TO be threatened lock jaw.
@ + have used the remedy In many cases
and always successfully The pain ceases
Immediately a fter the wound Is thorough
sly smoked with burning woollen rags
The remedy is simple and can do no
harm. Let the sufferer try 1t and be con-
WINGED.
Gardenia, Va Jantary II, 1865
THOMAS y. GARDEN
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Current Comment

The Ridgeway Journal is pleased at the.
prospect OF electing the missIcnersof
the revenue one more time by the ponu-.
lar vote, but wants the amendment that.
the General Assembly pass law com.
polling those officers to assess personal
property at its real value. and the land
assessors to do the same as to real
estate. and then The Legislature, 1t says,
will have done the State great service.
a Republican paper having remarked
that the Legislature at Richmond is peg
ging away. but does not as yet seem to
have accomplished anything. for the good
back ct. it IN. Kind as follows: we
would be pleased to have our humorous
confrere inform us as to what the Re-
publican Congress at washington has
done for the people.
Which is indeed a Rowland for an
Oliver.
Before the medical journals begin their
inevitable scolding OF the. daily. papers
for, bastng on inadequate data the an
Enouncement OF the discovery 81. q new
and sure cure for blood poison,n &, we
want to}callr the attention Of all ana sun : ::
dry TO the fact that not e word on the
ubject would have been printed II the
few doctors who knew about the foftu-
nate co1ored woman'e experience had
chosen to keep. their information to
heHese!ves.--New York Times,
a wo!l.merited rebuke based On sound
ground.
Says the Irvinston Citizen: we 81 the
country cannot begin to realize the dis
sress that ts being endured among thu
.'oor and & those OF Moderate means in thu
;tties on account Of the coal famine.
OF truth. ..=E So.
The steamship company that Isl respon-
able sior the Sc: Louis's last voyage isz.n
or bitter criticism Springfield RepubIi.;
ca n VIZ i
All Of which is richly deserved. And
q. also seems that it IS IN for severa.
Dig suits for damages,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
ALL SORTS.

E5--. ! -
The Duke OF Devonshire possesses a
3ap- heirloom Claude Lorraine.s Book OF
Truth - which is said to be one OF the
rafestf and most valuable books IL
Europe. 1t IS, at any rate. worth SIX
times as much as the famous .sMazartn"
Bible the most costly book In the Brit
#ish Museum. The late Duke refused
500, COO for 1t.
The report OF the nra-saving service
shows that there were 3SS accidents to
registered vessels IN this country last
year Out OF z3.424 persons In danger.
only nineteen In all were lost, and tns
property loss was about s2a00.000, There
are z72 iife-savtng stations. OF which 196
are on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, sixty
on -the Great Lakes and sixteen on ths
Pacific coast. The cost OF maintaining
the service was s1.e50, 00oi
The Lindsborg Record adds another
to the corn husking stories floating over
Kansas. Lew Rasmussen shucked 4sGo
bushels for one man. His average was
115 bushels e. day. He took care OF his
own team, did his own hauling. and
shoyelIed all the corn into cribs without
assistance. "Rassnusson Is undoubtedly
: the fastest husker we have any straight
report on" says the Record good
many men can husk over one hundred
bushels day. but theys have to- lay OF
for three days afterward to Get over 1t.
This man goes right on, day after day,
and does It easily
Bret Harte's grave IN Frtnniey church.
yard Is ancircled with frs. and there lies
Z over Il "a slab Of white granite. and upon
the form Of a cross. Tina inscription
reads: Bret Harte, August Is. 1887: May
S, l9a2. Death shall reap no Drawer hal.
vest.
The monument to ADMIRAL de Ternay
and other French naval officers and sol.
diers who came to help the American
Colonies IN The Revolution. to be erected
on the shore of New York harbor. win
4 be wrought by p. Martfny. OF New York.
The jury on the designs submitted In the
competition open 70 sculotors Of all ma
tons consisted of ST. Gaudens. French.
Ruckstuhl, w. Copper. and II. Adams.
Mr.. Marttny's design Is plain shaft on
an ornate pedestal. In front. above the
PEDESTAL, an angel stands holding .
wreath In one hand and trumpet In the
other. In the rear Is medallion por-
trait OF Ternay. and above It an eagies
while on the pedestal IN front Is the Prov
of e vessel bearing the date iii. !" AID
on the 1des wreaths
q King Oscar contributes an article 10
the ChrIstmaa publication of the Swedish
Authors Union. In which he discusses
his own writings m fiction and poetry.
I He states that he loved verse from child.
hood. and that an q member OF the royal
navy he was Inspired 60 attempt to pro-
duee MS Majesty ADDS tina whtis
i the satin ships ofs ATTY years aga am
sbody H50ees poetry than do The Nto4 am
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
MN. GoxxALEs.s DEATH. I

The death of a1r. Gonzales from the
wound inflicted upon him by L,eutsnant:
Governor T!1naa IS TO be dep1ored, bua
cannot be much OF q surprise % those
who have noted how seldom the opera-
tton OF Iaparotosny succeeds In cases Of
9unehot wounds. The surgeons were
right 10 rssort to II, for Il was positive
IL. the only chance for life that he had
That Il failed was no fault OF theirs. we
believe. bit the result Of conditions over
which they had no control. II Is some
thing to the credit 81 Mr.. Tillman tina,
he eytnced deep emotion when he heard
sof Mr.. Gonsales's death. We have known
Others similarly circunnstanced to assume
= cold indifference.
That Tillman Will be convicted OF muir.
der NE do not believe It nnfortunatel.
has grown 20 be too much Of custom
Tor jurors TO acauit accused who 80 on
the v.sfresr stand and swear that the.
not ana Killed under the impression thai
HE deceased persons were about to draw
weapons with which to kill them. Such
a story. impressiveiy told. rarely falls.
% win q verdict OF acquittal. Tiliman.
~ - understood. win assert that he hae.
s,ecstyed hostile message from Con
ana that he believed his own life
! ~ ~ DANGER when he killed him.
BE Any aay you take It. the Gonxales
nnine .s'as the result OF q vicious style
81 Sssstseai discussion. which has prs.
saaas y. Serth Carolina y, yats ySass.;
- - rss1eas.bls ~ 81 sAoptssa -.
u 1.tE = = 1s.les es5
/ y . - ~ d
4 20 q ssl
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Tl,n sssAnother Matter.

iPstersburg index Appeal.
The, puhlie school system rests soltdly
and It lis not wrong to tax one man to
educate another man'sa child. In no-c Cor
sect sense is the public school system "a
public charity. such as are almshouses.
md hospitals Too many people have per-
.Yerted views on this subj ct, and there
is need for a campaign OF education to
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
The Treason OF a Father.

(Brooklyn Life.)
With hidden moose: and tangle set
Stood Cupid In the clover
Along the sea 70 lure and trap
q a dnckling flying over; ..ja...;
The snare was sprung! When Cupid
freed
The quarry from his moose, IS,
He found that he had baited for
A duck-and caught q goose.
Dan Cupid, for :. lovers charm.
Upon rnilady's bonnet
Did AK q feather OF that bird.
And set his seal upon it:
I called nilady dove and duck -
z The ma trinonial nooss
I wound about her heart-and then
found I'd caught a goose!