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been done may be expected again;
things which may have been at
tempted once may be tried again.
and falling first may at last sue
coed. In this day and generation we are
not much concerned as to the character
Of the cement which binds the atoms OF
our national political union together. Yet
will venture to prophesy that the power
of individual liberty will some day. tear
asunder the bonds of this uncongenial and
unnatural Union. and establish many re-
gublics within the limits Of these e united
in the gallery Of the Senate or House Of
Representatives. in Washington and look
down on those surging masses OF Intellect
tell me that such state Of Intellectual
warfare can long continue without ply
steal collision, riot and dissolution. Can
member from Maine meet member from
ably, coextensive with the entire country?
Can a population with such diversity
of interest carve and blend the vital in.
dustres of one section for the benefit Of
another without meeting with resistance?
Read the history of the early days or
the republic and ask where the Union
is which was won by the sword OF WASH
ington and sustained by the wisdom ana
Webster, Clay and Calhoun. It STANDS
dishonored and disgraced in the hands, OF
the sceptered puppet who from under his
this great people, surrounded by such
characters as the peddler of ribbons and
toys, who basely bargained for. and
bought his political dishonors with the
accumulation of pennies wrung from the
wages Of enslaved women and children; "a
shame in purchasing In blocks of five
the franchises Of his corrupt Yankee fel-
low -citizens. In the presence OF such In
fanny we should remove the Image OF the
proud eagle from the national escutcheon
and replace 1t with the vampire and the
crow, for our rulers are vile bloodsuckers.
unclean. immoral and dishonest, who hold
office as reward for for bribery ya and T the
peopie. as one of the perqulstes of office
fraudulently obtained, To the wheels Of
their chariots the honest and humble citi-
zen Is bound. but to the riders In their
delirum OF debauch. the cries OF the suf.
ferng people are UNDECIDED and hane
scented two individuals in one person. The
,ne says the other is a fool, as to, which
is the fool, the one in blue or the one
in gray, an indulgent public may decide
S. V. WATKINS.
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long, with platinum points one and one
half inches long. One Of these tubes
was placed on each shoulder of the fig
ure and seven on the head. These tubes
were provided as a means Of escape for
the electricity when lightning struck
the statue, and not for the purpose of
conducting the electricity through the
base of the figure, as Is generally sup
posed. Upon inspecting the statue. about
a week ago. 1t was found that the cleo
tricity from lightning had burnt off
some of the platinum points, and these
were replaced with new ones.
The statue appears to be great mag
net for lightning. for the men now woek-
ing on 1t are invariably Obliged to leave
their work when an electrical storm APP
prroaches, because the statue becomes
fully charged with electricity. and to re-
main at their occupation In midair Is
dangerous. Another peculiar and inter-
esting thing noticed while cleaning the
statue was that the shield upon which
the hand rests bears the colors OF red.
white and blue, and 1t was first thought
that It had been painted in these colors,
out when the Shield was rubbed with a
wet cloth these colors came off readily.
JJpon closer examination the existence OF
the patriotic colors proved to be freak
of nature and the suggestion has been
advanced that the different hues on the
shield had formed from some peculiar
action of the elements.
The statue was built UP In sections.
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CUPID KEEPS MR..
BABCOCK BUSY
Three Couples Are Married
by This Popular
Minister.

Rfv J. o. Babcock. pastor OF Fair
uount-Avenue Methodist Church, off,
ciated at three weddings last week.
Wednesday evening he was called on
to celebrate the marriage OF Mr.. Will
liam H. Haynes and Miss Sophia 3
Carr. Mr.. Haynes is employed at the
Locomotive Works and is very worthy
and popular young man.. His bride is
an attractive young lady and quite a
favorite with large circle Of friends
They will reside on Darlington Street,
where an enjoyable reception was given
them after the ceremony.
Tuesday. July I'd. at 3 P. NJ. Mr.. Bah
cock united in marriage Mr.. Richard E..
Brooks. prosperous farmer Of Caro-
line county, to Miss Emma ]. Arnall. a
most estirnable lady, residing with her
father at No. 721 Mosby Street. Mr.,
and Mrs. Brooks left Immediately for
their future home at Bagby, Va.
On Friday. July 3d. at 5 P. NJ. the
same accommodating pastor tied the
binding knot that makes twain one for
Mr.. Walker Woolard. a young business
man OF Henrico, and Miss Rachel
Kanary. The bride. most beautiful
young lady 1t sixteen summers is the
daughter .of ,"Mr. William Kanary, q
valued member OF the Richmond Fire
Department Dir. and Mrs. Woolard will
make their home at No. sls East Broad
Street.
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WHO IS CLERK IN
HENRIC0 COUNTY
A Constitutional Question of
Much Interest - Fair
field Teachers.

There is a clear cut issue In Henrico
county politics, which is very hot just
now, over the question Of which court
clerk is retained under the new Const-
tuition. Clerk Broaddus. Of the Circuit
Court claims that when the County Court
goes out of existence, the clerkship goes
with It. and that be. as the clerk OF the
Circuit Court, is the legal officer under
the Constitution. On the other hand, Mr..
Waddill maintains that 1t is distinctly
county clerkship which Is retained while
the County Court Is RELOCATED to oblivion.
The lines OF the territory covered by
the new Circuit Courts will not be con-
tlguous to any one county, but will in
some cases cover several OF them. But
for each county there will be clerk
called the county clerk. Mr.. Waddill
bases his contention upon the language
OF the Constitution. which. In enumerat-
county says. land one county clerk, who
shall be the clerk Of the Circuit Court"
Still there are many others who stand
by Mr.. Broaddus, and believe that he Is
in the right. An Ashland paper recently
came out, saying, in part:
According to the opinion OF many
good reasoners, County CLERK Broaanuss.
Henre0 county, Is n ene a esa de bx
the new Constitutions ruling. But It
seems that an effort will be made TO
GUST him to make place for someone VINO
wants his job
has announced the following election of
teachers for next rs, session. T4
MISUNDERSTANDING Anna Garrett
Bowling Green's. a. Mitchell.
High School-Princlpal; assistant l,
Miss Lillian Brown; assistant g. Miss III.
Paramount Graded-Principal MissHelen
Dickinson; 2. Miss G. E. Schemeshood; 8.
Miss Florence Holland; A. Miss Mary
Robins; s. Miss Julia Yeager; 6. Miss
Adsl oglyiet7S Magge s 9MtSl Miss T.
NJ. Evans; 2. Miss NJ. B. Walton; 8, MISS
Thiirty.sixth-street SCHOOL,, Miss N.
: Louisiana Street SCHOOL,. Miss s. Y.
Larus: 2, Miss Vida chalkley.
NlilIer's SCHOOL,, Miss Cora Baptist;
2, Miss Ruby Hechler. a..
Fulton, Miss AMMO Gary; 2. Miss
Highland Spring school-Aiss Lille
Chick chckahominy school-Mrs. Emma Hol-
Seven ;ey Pines school-a1iss Blanche Fus-
s. Antioch school-Miss Edith steigleder.
F,lko School-Miss Effie Gentry.
COLORED.
Cedar Street SCHOOL,, S. B. steward
= W EtsG hiai School,, R H. Thurston; 2.
T M the Street SCHOOL,. W. P. Epps;
g R M. IS ii e. School,, Alice Holmes: 2,
II: Renejict School,. Alice Christian.
New Bridge SCHOOL,, Flossie W r Ittis'e'
sevap Pines SCHOOL,. Burnard Wmte.
Roar Swamp-Susan Dabney.
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Rosservs Rosser.

Editor OF The Times-D!spatch:
sir,-On the occasion OF unwilling the
Hooker Statue in Boston, on June 2sth,
from reported speech there delivered by
General Thomas L. Rosser. extract the
following:
iThe man from the South who Gays he
wished the South had won Is a fool |
thank God that the South did not win.
shall live an American President Mckin-
icy offered me q commission in the Span
lsh War. and 1t was the proudest moment
OF my life when ! put on the uniform with
the star over the blue"
Now happen to have In my possession
a speech delivered by General Thomas L.
Rosser on the reunion Of Confederates
under the auspices OF Clinton Hatcher
Camp In Leesburg, Va on February 25
1880, from which submit subjoined ex-
tracts, which ! presume are not so well
calculated to ''stir the Grand Army vete-
rams to a frenzy of delight as on the
occasion above referred TO:
1.-THE enigma presenting an 'indissolva-
BILE union of indestrucible States will,
one Of these days so puzzle the .gues;er
the riddle, and blood again will flow"
Again: ''Things which once have
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THE BRONZE STATUE OF LIBERTY
is BEING WASHED FIRST TIME
Perilous Work on Dome Of
National Capitol.
HOW 1T WAS GOTTEN AT
scaffolding of Light Weight, but Secure,
Built 10 Hold the Worknen who
are Engaged in the DELI
cate Task.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 27.-The
bronze statue of Liberty, which crowns
the dome of the National Capitol is now
being washed for the first time in pc
riod of nearly forty years This task
has proved exceedingly hazardous. Work
ing at height OF 2ST feet from the
ground. with but very little space IN
which to move about. the feat requires
men of nerve and GOODNESS. Mr.. Mac
Nichol, of Washington. who has the con-
tract for cleaning and painting the Capt.
toll, has a force OF thirty men working
on the building, and when 1t became
known that the statue was to be cleaned.
every one Of them volunteered to under
take the task, and did not consider that
they were taking their lives into their
own hands to work at such height.
Mr.. Albert Ports and his son. George,
we're assigned to accomplish the work,
they being considered by Mr.. Elliott
Woods superintendent Of the Capitol. to
be men possessing the requisite nerve.
The first step was to erect scaffold
sround the statue, which required about
a week to complete. The measurements
for the scaffold were first taken and
then each section was sawed out and
shaped up from the spruce pine to fit the
different positions in the temporary
structure about the statue. Spruce pine
was selected because it was light and
easily handled. The uprghts used on the
frame work Were two by three inches
and the platforms were of boards one
half inch thick by twelve inches wide.
These sections were then hoisted up
to their respective positions and bolted,
and. as further means OF security, were
dashed together with ropes.
It was intended to clean the statue with
pumice-stone, but this process polished
1t up too highly, so 1t was decided to
use nothing but water, In order to re-
move all particles OF dirt, and then give
It a coating of non-gum lacquer espe-
cially prepared for this purpose. which
will give 1t an antique bronze color.
AS a protection from lightning, the
statue, when erected, was provided with
nine copper tubes. four and O half inches
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Compulsory Pitotage.

Editor of The Times-DIspatch:
S!r,-In the present state of affairs In
our city, when six hundred men tell US.
often with tears in their eyes and other
manifestations of sincerity of purpose
which cannot be denied, that all they
are asking is an adequate days pay for
an adequate days. work, the following,
30th) reads. to the unlnitiated, bit
Queerly:
NORFOLK, VA. June 2o.-The compul-
sorry pilotage laws of Virginia Will be
tested in the United States Supreme
Court. The Virginia Pilots Association
is rich organization The pilots have
the right under the charter to collect pi-
lotage fees from vessels entering and
leaving this harbor whether they render
a pilots service or not. They have sued
several vessels recently whose masters
refused the services of an association pilot
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and came and went on their own knowl-
edge of the harbor., ch.ncorv
I'm the Court Of Law and C t,sa fe ~
here Judge Martin dHciaed - .h neou u the
vessels to pay pilots for services Inetr
masters do not need, and which the pllots
did not render. Anna.,s
reversed that decision so that the pllQts
having the State decision dithdraW 70
day two libels against, vessels Tor Pilo,ts
Court. But the attorneys for the vessels n,.
assert that they will test the compulsory
pilotage law in the Supreme Court
grant tte Such dsn Privileges vie to the pilots"
Is this really the case? a charter g raht.-
ed by the State which allows an asso Ga
ton to levy an II tbs On states for
rendered by the association?
Your paper stands TOR what IS i rign ~
of the people: you usually are willing to
give the facts in every case; Irrespective
Of whom those facts may a1rect; VIII you
kindly answer us these gn CUES tpat Tides
water Judge, surely conversant with his
subject makes a decision. presumably
upon the law and the evidenGe wf iba , eny
constitutional, which would not have
been done had not the court below erred;
First. Was not the Supreme court pou ini
construction of the charter as granted ny
ISOLATION soc ito y chartered2 Third. Did circum-
stances exist at time of charter which
such ut,h' a &c clause therein? What were those
circumstances? Do they still exist!
Fourth. Is our harbor, from the capes
in, so infested with danger as TO render
it lust and fair to compel vessel, pound
in or out to take pilot or pay his
fees. Fifth. Is this not an unfa al, DIS
What guaranty does this association give
In return for this chartered right. 70
those upon whom tbs co con tax ,jon ~
the Same right to demand pay for ser
vices not rendered, or is its demand,
sometimes made, to control the business
Of others, worse feature than TINS!
ing maritime matters must be our excuse
for asking these questions. which are
prompted solely from a desire to learn,
not from idle curiosity. There must sure
allow Nv such Such a thing in this day of enlight-
eminent and civilization; can you give
them?
or set of men to obtain proper pay pay t or
an impossbility for charter containing
any such provision as this contains 10 be
obtained from any State Legislature. 1
Your eorrespontdentt tss US m 1hnt w .n,s
d 1s d From I'r1i . t i numerous fights made
BY this association before the Legislature
and in many courts, 1t is, manifest that
it will die hard. but, II the facts be as
stated, it should surely aiewso ta M,n as
NJ us are anxious to hear from you on
this matter: o,.
very ''1'' INQUIRER.
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Summer Rest.

!sGeelal e T l,.,,. Tines DiSn.teh,) -.
G. A, Barksdale. being in close attend.
ance upon her sister, who is very criti-
cally III the opening of the Summer Rest
anticipating such an emergency, the
Board of Directors have not secured a
housekeeper to take Mrs. Barksdale's
place.
days, when due notice will be given when
guests can be received.
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BUSY WEEK AT
THE CITY HALL

The coming week will be busy one at
the City Hall The Common Council will
meet in regular session tomorrow night
and will, among other things, hear the
tigation, The report will be adopted and
viii vlndicate all parties concerned, save
Mr.. King. who is now under conviction on
the charge of embeZzlement
The July term of the Hastings Court
will open tomorrow, and the. grand jury
will sit and bring in their indictments.
on the docket, among them being the ap-
peal strike cases from the Police Court.
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BY J. D. Carneal & Son,
Real Estate Auctioneers.
. RusTEE's AUCTION SALE.


dated January "a, 1891. and recorded in. the
Richmond Chancery Court clerks office.
IN D. B. $50 B.. page SOP, default having
cured thereby, and having been required
by the beneficiary therein SO to do,
THURSDAY. JULY 9, 1908.
at o'clock P. NJ. on the premises, pro-
erty conveyed therein. namely; Az that
esrtan lot Of land yng ana md Pengd ID
as follows: Commencing on the north
line Of Nicholson Street, at point dis dis
tant SIG feet and 10 inches west west, Of WI
wardly along said north line Of Nichol.
son Street and fronting thereon, 30 feet
and running back between parallel lines
10O feet, being designated as LOT on
'TERMs-Cash sufficient to pay all cost
OF sale. taxes today Of sale and Ia dent
" hs'i interest and secured by deed Of
trust On me p''De'55. D. cA n. xE4. =.
3 UnLIc. SALE or REAL AZ. , a PER R
: soNA1lLa ,I PROPERTY IN Abe
M AAiK S SnTN19 the home Of the late
Thomas L. Rodes. and one Of the finest
farms in -Albemarle. containing some 500
acres of land in a high state OF &c cultiva-
ton, an apple OTC0dTu u SC!Ilo wv - ',,"'i
an excellent dwelling with large number
of SURROUNDINGS in good repair, all about
five miles from Ivy depot on the G. d
o. Railway together. with large quaint,
itv OF personality including Household
and Kitchen Furniture. Horses. Cattle;
Sheen. Hogs and large assortment of
Farming Implements vii be Offered for Tor
TESf.JT1iRSDAY, THE 23D DAY OF JULY,
1903. beginning at Il o'clock 4; NJ.
For further particulars. address either
OF the unue' 90 MRS. j. M. ROBES.
Millington. Va,
GEORGE PERKINS.
s,,n.ot Charlottesville, va.
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in contracts for future delivery of grain.
President Lafaye has already appointed
committee to look into the feasibility OF
future trading.
New Orleans Is one Of the chief grain
exporting cities Of the United States and
grain men think they should be given a
chance to hedge on deliveries in New
orleans Instead of being obliged to use the
st. Louis or Chicago markets.
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DROWNED IN THE NoTToWAY
Body Found but There Was No One to
Claim It.
Especial to The Times. Dispatch.

GUNS HILL, VA, July 4.-Tom Davis
the Nottoway river yesterday near Champ,
Three men We're with him, who came, to
Champ and reported the matter, and
Guilty succeeded in getting the body out,
The body is still lying there and no one
had come to claim it at late hour this
This section has been visited for the
past few days with one Of the hottest
spells we have seen here the thermome-
ter ranging from 10l to l04 In the shade.
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AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE DAYS.
e a UCT1ONt SALE OF a HANDSOME
ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

Under and by virtue OF a decree OF the
the consolidated chancery causes OF New
man vs. Newman, the undersigned will
sell at public auction. on the premises,
on THURSDAY, JULY THE 9TH. 1903.
that handsome estate at Somerset. Orange
county, Va. known as MT. ATHos. cor
situated about one and one-half miles
from Somerset Va, a station on the main
line of the Southern r. r., about 80 miles
from Washington. D.. c., and about 50
miles from Richmond, Va. and has tho
following buildings thereon: One gray
large gray stone stable. having stall room
for IL horses. with rooms for vehicles.
harness. grooms and stable boys. A large
frame barn and training stable. with
room for 90 horses, and room for grain,
hay and attendants Water all through
the building. SIX good tenant houses two
Of them being nice residences. with barns
largo artificial lake, handsome brown
stone lodge, training track and several
beautiful groves, In addition to other VAL
liable timber.
TERMS OF sALE-One-third cash, and
the balance In equal installmerts, payable
the bonds Of the purchaser. bearing inter-
est from day of sale. and containing
waiver Of the homestead exemption, and
by the retention of the legal title until
all OF the purchase money Is paid, and IN
addition thereto the buildings to be In
to be approved by the undersigned. and
the policies to be assigned to them as
further security
GEO GEO T. L. BRoWNlNG ipe Madison, Va.
Ju 6-toJul 18th Commissioners.
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DEPARTMENT FOR
TRADING IN FUTURES
77-777777Fs7s ?
lRy Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.) nv,
NEW ORLEANS LA. Juls - nv nv
Board of Trade is considering me sl ''ss,
OF establishing department tor 'faaiis
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Mrs u. Lubbock is spending the sum
mer with her daughter. Mrs y. H.. Bur,
row at her beautiful home, Level
Green" Prince George county.
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FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
A!hemarIe Fruit Farm.

SUMMER HOME IN MOUNTAINS,
ON C. & o. r. r.. 21lA MILES FROM
CROZET. VA,
20 acres all In cultvat!on elegant dwell.
ing, rooms, and outhouses; we'll fenced;
running stream through the place; water
in house bath. etc Over 400 fruit trees;
sixth year of bearing; excellent neghbor.
hood, on main road; one mile of Mira.
DOR" convenient to churches, postoffica,
etc. All of this for
Evening journal., 1903-12-14
peseeratlon Of the Flan.
rom the PhiladeiphIa Press.


There have been an extraordinary
number OF bills introduced at the pres
ent session Of Congress TO prevent the
desecration of the American flag. There
Is a growing conviction that the flag
Is cheapened and its influence and in
sp.ration marred by being used to
emphasize and ornament, an ADVERTISE
ment, or a trade mark. 1t is proposed
TO make such misuse Of the national
emblem a penal offense.
Such bills have been introduced nginy
times before. and there is a strong con-
viction that Congress should protect the
country's emblem from selfish and per-
sonal uses of this nature One OBJ
stacle IN the way Of giving this protec-
ton is the habit OF political parties
using the flag as a portion OF their
party emblem. There was inspiration
m such use during the civil war; when
the flag was made the symbol OF the
Union Republican party.
The pending bills are directed against
the commercial misuse of the flag as a
business advertisement and would not
apparently. prevent II being used as
an addition TO a political party de-
vice. This is not entirely clear. but
the passage of the bin would be a
public benefit by stopping the use of
the flag for advertising purposes. If
1t stopped also the tacBing of the names
OF party candidates to the flag. that
also would be by no means a misfor-
tune.
The flag should be common; IL should
be In evidence everywhere. but wher-
ever Il is seeff it should stand only for
the national authority and glory.