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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

Judge Alton u, Parker refuses to be
interviewed on the subJec. Of the Presi-
dency, but he doesn't object to saying
that he believes the time between the
nominating convention and the election
is too long; 1T keeps the country dis
turbed for too long period" And he
thinks 1.-The people would welcome n
cutting down OF the campaign"
The Judge was then asked about his
Presidential aspirations, and in reply he
said;
Il will explain my position to you, so
that you can understand why ! cannot
talk upon the subject you have men
toned l went on the bench to make It
my life-work. II Is congenial to me, and
| am very happy and contented. am
with my family here in my home.
usually take them 10 Albany FOR three
or four months during the winter, ana
when 1t Is necessary for me TO be away
| during the other months OF the year
can run down, from Albany every week,
/ IL | behave myself ! can remain on the
bench for life The salary Ia ample. The
New York State Court Of Appeals pays
It's Judges larger salaries than the ST.
preme Court of the United states.
shall remain on the bench, 1t IL my
ideal"
But Judge Parker Is a patriot. and We
presume that II the Democratic National
Convention should take him up and nomi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.

The Baltimore American publishes let
+ers from many parts OF the country,
which II says show .'vety concuslvely'
that as matters nov, stand the choice OF
the Democrats next year for presiden-
tial candidate will lie between Mr.. Cor
man and Chief Judge Parker OF the
Court Of Appeals Of New York. while
Mayor Harrison, OF Chicago seems to be
"the favorite' for the vice-presidential
nomination.
The American remarks that no more
significant answer is made by anybody
than by James @. pahlman Democratic
national committeeman from Nebraska,
Bryan's home State "Mr. Dahlman has
for nearly four years been regarded as
a personal representative of William Jen-
nings Bryan on the governing body OF the
Democratic party, and he speaks as with
authority"
We are further informed that early IN
the year Mr.. Dahlman expressed prefer
ence for the nomination of judge Parker,
but now dclares his belief IN the noml-
nation of Mr.. German. At the same time
he says Mr.. Bryan and his friends. cor
whom ne is one). will Fight Cleveland to
tho bitter end.
Mr.. Dahlman Is furthermore quoted
as saying that there are some objections
to Mr.. German, but we must all admit
that he is Democrat at all times
Therefore, according to Mr.. Dahlman, the
ticket the Nebraskans have in mind may
be written "Gorman and Harrison"
The Times Dispatch doubts very much
II Mr. Dahlman can be accepted as tho
mouthpiece OF Mr.. Bryan. The latter gen
tleman has a way OF addressing the peo-
ple directly And he has newspaper in
which he may communicate with the pub
liz. while there are several hundred re-
porters and correspondents In this coun-
try ready to give publicity to an author
lied interview. II he sees fit to give 1t at
any time However. the Americans article
is Smelling of the woods" politically
speaking, and will serve to notify the
public that next year the presidential
election will take place. and that the
Democratic party would better carefully
canvass the merits OF all the men who
are mentioned as presidential possbili-
ties.
Recently Judge Parker stated in an au-
thorized interview that he is not candl-
date. and that his life's work is upon
the bench. but 1t would seem that most
people believe he would not decline a
nomination If 1t were offered him. And
we think that quite likely. Not often Is
a man found who is willing to decline
such an honor. Meanwhile the great
Democratic public would do we'll to con-
slider the situation carefully and con.
scient!ously.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
Wanted a Monument.

Editor OF The TImes-Dispatch:
sr.-It has been reported In the papers
once or twice that some thoughtiosa
,o,,ne woman have from time to tinla
placed themselves on the track OF ms
street railway In the vain attempt
ohstruct the running Of ths cars ana
20 deter timid people from riding
Perhaps the railway authorities mlght
under such circumstances learn :. 'es'
SON from the example OF my 1Ileln, Sap'
tain Edward Graham, OF the ietstsnuiA
Artillery. who. with his brave cannon'
a. 10, 20 q the first to como to the re
,ies of the city when the eaemy was
about to enter 1t on the 9th day OF Juno,
1854 a fter they had driven back ne sll!al!
land or heroic citizens who hau heiu
,na,r, IN check for several hours, many
~ whom we're killed, others woundea'
and the rest scattered, 49,. II
n seems to me. Mr.. Edltor tnat \
would be q worthy unoertihll's, ~.
onIw for the people of Petersburg, pu'
,,o whole State, to unite and erect q
monument to these heroes, ana WISH
"o,,ld he mace as imperishable as the
..pvra mids of Egypt" or az tha Lion o.
1ucerne." carved out of tho Slid rock
and more than thirty feet IN length, and
~ colossal proportions, TO con,meilo'ats
The courage and fidelity of tho Swiss
Gmardn of seven hundred men, who de-
tended with their lives Gall OF them were
killed, tn nsl'ey Story not Louis Hn0 XVI vi.
ana Marie Antoinette, when they
Yer We're attacked by the Partisan mob
When Captain Graham and III his sv battery n,ers
street. the men running by tha side Of
their horses and urging them on with
whip and voice, ana the street crowded
with terrified women and children, OBJ
structing the way damn the women
shouted Captain Graham to his men
"drIye over them If they VIII not gel
out OF the way"
or course, neither he nor they had
any thought of doing such cruel thing,
He was one of the most amiaple ana chi,
Various of men, and would 30 miles out
Of his way to render a service ts one Of
them,
Corporations, 1t is said, have no souls.
and under like conditions might no: bs
80 merciful. B. M. PARHAM.
Richmond. Va, July sist.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
MOSQUITOES ABROAD.

London had n sudden and sitting heat
last week. which was accompanied by
plague of mosquitoes. such as the city
had never before experienced.
II Is something new 10 hear of London
ers being the victims OF mosquitoes, but
the fact is that these pests visit much
higher ATTITUDES than most Of our people
have any idea OF They are to be found
in many places In Alaska, and Commo-
dore Melville related that In his Arctic
.exploratons he met with them at some
places In large numbers,
On the other hand, 1t used to be said
by people living In tho Allegheny Noun
talns, where the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad crosses them. that mosquitoes
were never known there until the railroad
trains appeared.
The popular theory Is, or used TO be-
that mosquitoes followed the trains which
! brought oil through from the West
| The latest light we have on the mosquito
subject Is that comparatively few coun-
tries on the face Of the earth are exempt
from their visitation, However. sc1en-
tinc men are now engaged in investlga-
lions With view to cxtirpating these
pests, and many are the plans proposed
10 accomplish this purpose, Ono Of them
is to rid affected localities of stagnant
pools OF water, Kerosene oil Is also ap-
piled upon the surface 0f ponds and pools
to Kill out the insects, and some scientists
are cultivating germs, which they believe
when turned loose, will prove deadly 10
the whole race" of mosquitoes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

cess If they will. There is no ned for
candidate TO spend money, especlahs al
a urinary election where the contest IS
between members OF the sam party.
A seat in the General Assembly Is large
" a scat of honor, or at least should be.
for the pay is too small to attract any,
body who intends to give an honest SER
r,,ce Rut there is no honor In the position
~ n candidate is going to buy his way IN.
we do not deny that a man may use
money Iegitlmately and honorably in an
election contest. But It Is n well known
fact that the practice has been grossly
abused. and the only way to prevent
abuses is to prevent the use Of money al
together. A candidate may be ever so
honest, and may be ever so much opposed
to the improper use Of money, but when
he has put an election fund into the hands
Of his agents, 1t Is impossible for him TO
control Il, and some election agents are
mono too careful how they use money
provided they can get results. Thus IL
happens that an election fund is almost
sure to become more or less corruption
fund We sincerely hope that the candl-
dates in Richmond will set a noble OK
ample, that they will respect the law
absolutely, that they will seek In no way
TO evade It, but that as honorable men
and law-abldlng citizens they VIII one
and all absolutely refrain from the use OF
my money whatever in the Forthcoming
contest. BY SO doing they will save their
money and save their reputation. and do
n good work in the interest of honest
o1nntinns +.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
LETTERS FROM THE CAMPS.

A feature of the Confederate column OF
The Times Disptach, introduced OF late,
and which has met with instant favor, is
the letters from the camps written by
officers and soldiers to their relatives
and friends at home and preserved by the
latter with loving care. Copies of these
have been furnished US for publication ms
"reminiscences OF dear ones and as con-
tributions to war history.
The letter writer's give US accounts OF
marches and battles. and describe camp
life with naturalness and accuracy not
to be excelled. There is charm about
them to be found in no other literature
commemorative of the struggle for South
ern independence coming as they do from
actors In a great drama, who tell what
they themselves saw and heard. In most
cases the writers were young men, away
from their homes for the first time, and
1t is deeply interesting to note the impress
sions military life made upon their youth
full minds.
There are hundreds Of such letters pre-
served and treasured in Virginia homes,
and for long time to come we hope to
have a continual supply Of them for pub
LEGATION. When copies are made for us
strictly family matters may be omitted,
but the mlhutiae of camp life, no matter
how trivial apparently, should be Included.
These will interest all old soldiers very
much. and will prove to be Of real value
to the painstaking historian. Sometimes
indeed, they furnish information which
can be gathered nowhere else. In that
respect they may rs likened to old Pepy's
diary, whose pages have been drawn upon
time and again by great historians. to
whom they have afforded unsurpassed In
sight into the manners and customs OF
that age. So. too. will these faded old
Confederate letters tell what our soldier
boys were thinking about, what rations
we're served to them, how they were
clothed, how they Jared in battles and
prison, and how ardently they hoped for
and how CALAMITY they fought for the
Southern cause.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
THE POOR MANS WEALTH.

During the past seven years the rich
have been growing richer, but it would
appear from the report of the savings
banks that the poor have been growing
richer also
In. 1885 according 10 figures which we
have recently seen. the number OF de-
posters in the savings banks of the
United states was G6ss,672, and the aggre-
gate deposits s2,75o,l77coo AS compared
With llas. .hLA Ia Al. tacrsaSa IA Tbs num-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
7o-Day's advertising Talk. "

:" 7o-Ddy,s advertising Talk"
ANY NEW GOODS?
If you have anything
new this season or have
any prices that will in
terest the public, don't
you think it would pay
you to tell The Times
Dispatches thousands
of readers about it ?
They are all buyers, and
will be glad to read
your news.
Money never was more
plentiful than to-day,
and every business man
ought to be doing the
greatest business Of HE
life.
If you are not getting
your share, it is because
you are not inviting it
as you should.
Thousands and thous-
ands Of papers every
day. Just stopamoment
and think what that
means to the business
man who advertises in
The Times -Dispatch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
With a Comment or Two.

The reason that many Virginia towns
have such wretched street car service IS
that thew are too small to support an
electric line and too big to walk.-New-
port News Press.
This does not refer to Newport News or
Portsmouth, we hope.-Richmond I1mes-
No. Obviously the reference is to the
the wretchedness OF which the taxpayers
Of the State have just been mulcted IN
S54, O0O--Portsmouth Star.
The esteemed Star seems to be IN the
habit of speaking through its empty tile.
Bob Fitzslmmons Is the champion OF
the wedding ring anyhow: He mas Just
" edded his third wife, and none or them
has ever died either.-Rlchmoha i''i'es-
The 's Sporting editor Of The Times-Diis-
match is evidently away, on his Tacalion,
otherwise the Photographer Would nave
learned that Rose Julian, late VIE OF
Bob Fitzsimmons. Is long llme DEAD
Newport News Press.
Our apologies are hereby rendered to
the Colonel.
If we have any of the unredeemed
pledges Of the Sultan of Turkey on hand
wa might give him lesson IN govern
ment BY Standardization the tline ar
rives for him to take the ~ new Va W wa,
out of these waters.-Norfolk Ledger
THAT would be international discourtesy
wouldn't It?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

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at cents copy. >
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sold at 5 cents a copy.
The DAILY TIMES DISPATCH os
mail-5o cents a month; $500 year.
$3.50 for six months; $3.50 for three
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The DAILY TIMES DISPATCH, IN
Guiding Sunday. in Richmond ana man
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or so cents per month
The SUNDAY TINfEs-D1SPATCH. by
Carrier cents per week.
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$1oo a year.
All Unsigned Communications will be
rejected.
Rejected Communications will not DC
returned unless accompanied by stamps.
Uptown Office at r. A. MIiler's' NO.
SIG East Broad Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
Newport News Tlmes-1Ierald:

Professor Niles could have done nothing
that indicated moro strongly his unitness
has made public. His betrayed Of the deal
made by tho Board of Visitors H. essen
TALLY n squeal, and though he aims his
weak kneed board that failed him..
There Is never any sympathy for the
man who goes into. n deal. gets left. and
then whines We have no doubt that if
the election OF Professor Miles had been
speedily put through. the cases OF
'drunkenness" and the ."unfltness for of
with other means than exposure. He knew
that the board ough. not to elect one Of
der an agreement that he should be elect
ed. was only weak evasion Of q princi-
nie. and he Compounded himself when he
heceme q Marty to II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
THE PHILIPPINES.

Rev. I, q. Rocker, the newly consecrated
bishop OF Jarro, Philippine Islands, in a
sermon delivered In Philadelphia Sunday
evening described at length the religious
conditions existing In these new Ameri-
can possessions. In the course OF his SER
mon he said that America had entered
upon the task Of civilizing and enlighten-
ing the inhabitants Of the Philippines. and
that there was no way Of relieving her
shoulders Of the burden. THE American
government and American society" he
added, ''have In one way or another as
sumed this awful responsibility before
the world at large
There Is no escape from this. 1t is
needless to go back and say that we
should not have taken possession of the
island or that we should huve given the
Tilipros their independence as soon as
the war was over. 1t was by no precon>
cetyed design that we took the Philip
pines. Their capture was an Incident,
and an unexpected incident of the war.
They came to us as one of tho results OF
that war, and when we had once taken
hold we could not let 60 AS this preacher
has said, we have taken this responsi-
bility upon our shoulders and We cannot
unload tho burden. Tho time may come
when the Filipinos can be set up IN
separate and independent government OF
their own, MS has been done In the case
hot ip,a ta
There Is work for America to do III
those islands. and we believe that 1t is
a work which God Almighty intended for
It. to do when Dewey sailed into Manila
Bay and captured the Spanish fleet. 1t Is
strange soil In which to SOW American
seeds, but we are sowing them. and it Is
our duty to plant we'll and to nourish the
crop leaving the harvest to take care Of
itself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
Alexandria. Gazette:

what Colonel Miles says may or M may \
w"ui ii h NV. been better for him to have
preferred his Charges before he :, discover
q Po ssnsae fHr q s The e u 81
versIty' RE Trades Of defeated candt-
dates are given IN seant eonsidsESa,tifon n, nS@
e,days, and Col Miles paap me. nrpufis
man. ana not the proper person 70 pc az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
Norfolk Yirginlan-Pilot:

Nor is it any answer to say that COLO
IS phon e be Psss ms% NOT Ct g 5ne IN uH hs
lesf a. te,npsr or taste. It may be-. II
you You please. another indication that Colo
e Niles Is net the nan r far ss na pffhss
hera nor there. II the abuses he charges
exist at the University, they SHOULD be
looted out Whsh fss d dey Of OF the Board "a
to determine by investigation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
GOOD ADVICE For TRAVELLERS,

When rolnp Ia the mountains or sea-
shore or taking a Journey on business or
bottle Of Chamberlain's Cole, Cholera
and piarrhoea Remedy 1t is worth many
times it's cost when needed ana may g
save life. Buy 1t now for saie ~ az
druggists.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
col. MILES CIRCULAR
What Some of the Papers of Virginia
Say Of II.
Norfolk Ledger;

Norfolk ledger:
A number Of the professors of the uni
versity OF Virginia and various other per
sons and papers have had a good denl 70
Geo w, Miles that was decidedly uncom-
pllmentary, TO that gentleman. and nov
that Col. Miles has circulated paInpnss
such it may be called. 1t will be seen that
he has furnished ground for the B .,onnt
an examination relative to the fitness OF
some OF his detractors to occupy the posi-
tons which they fNld,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

land.
DIR. G. Won Escherich. professor of math-
cmatics, has been made rector of the Uni
versity Of Vienna.
The Kongo Free State has an area Of
100000 square miles and a population OF
between 2o,Oo0.c0o and 3000o.ooo
Last year the native church Of Fill.
with an average church attendance OF
$4,000, contributed s250 900 to foreign mis-
sions. The first missionaries to these peo-
pie We're nearly all put to death by the
fierce natives In 1895.
The buildings Of the missionary socie-
ties which were destroyed by the Boxers
in the Pelein compound are being rapidly
replaced by larger and better ones by the
Chinese government. The buildings. In
GLIDING those OF the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society. will be ready for &C.
cupancy In the early autumn.
Tommaso Salvni. who will make a tour
OF the United States next season, is prob
ably the greatest Of living Italian actors
although he has seldom emerged from
fine estates in Italy; salyini is a native
of Milan. He made his debut at fourteen
and even as n youth was great actor
The whole world has seen him in the
plays OF Shakespeare. He has written
poetry, memoirs and history.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

''Mother Jones" was easy enough to be
lodged, but just walt until Carrie Nation
buys ticket for Oyster Bay.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
MONEY MADE IN EGGS
Process by Which They May Be Ere
served Indefinitely.

Editor of The Times Dispatch; 40.
si:,r-slnce people back home heard nat aat
so many letters regarding the p, BUSINESS NJ gba
cannot answer them, and SO WIZ ASK hon ms
Of s most 81 my friends to favor them and
me by publishing this letter
When left old H3nrico county ,3gn yvan my
here have cured me. ard am now wet-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

A Pope has been elected and no enter
prising reporter got into the stalls
while the count was in progress
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

the head of the chief institution Of learn
Ing IN Virsinia. Tho law providing for
the election Of president of the UNI
yersity should never have been enacted,
and the sooner the Legislature repoals 1t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

1t is said that the cyclone on Wall Street
cost 81, 900, 600, 0o0--in paper securities. Is It
not strange that the corn grows as II
II. never heard Of Wall Street, and the
chickens still crown
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

The optimistic Mr.. Dow, OF the firm Of
Dow, Jones and Company, speaks beau
tifully. Hurrah for Dow, anyhow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
North Carolina Sentiment

The following from the Wtnston-sa'em
Sentinel is good doctrine to preach any
where:
II the people who continue to talk about out
the way in which the good I9uus Un,I
only advance some practical sugge,sstions
instead Of Kicking at everything !, that Is
done the result might be encoufasils' 10
say the least
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

While the clouds were passing by the
comet took occasion to change It's base
considerably.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
N1emnhis r,ommcrcInl- Anpeal:

Memphis Commercial-Appeal:
One Of the negroes in the. Boston riot
tried to reach the stage where Booker
Washington was ITO cut his heart out,
as he expressed 1t. And yet Booker
was talking about nothing more incendi-
airy than education
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
. unnrt News Press:

Newport News Press:
Colonel Miles intimates in, his Address
TO the People Of y!rginias1 :, bis con y e.
ton that the UNIVERSITY OF virginia rae
fest, with himself as the subject and Prof.
Mallett presiding.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

Portsmouth Star: The general subject
has become Of interest to every city in
Virginia, because. having developed IN
such scandalous and humiliatng epi-
demlc In Richmond It is likely that
other cities WILL be affected. Some of
the same opportunities for boodllnG. and
grating appear elsewhere. 1t is well for
piclous. too. That will not embarrass
an honest man: 1t MAJ deter the dishon-
est. 1t Is we'll to watch the boodlers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
The Dispatch
Published Daily and Weekly

AZ No. 4 North tenth Street,
Richmond, Va. Entered Jam
uary e7, 1908, at Richmond,
Va, as second.class matter,
under Act OF Congress OF
March 8, 1879.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

D. II. Carpenter we'll known gen.
ealogist and a writer of several books
dealing with the history Of the carly set
tiers Of the colonies, died at his home in
Maplewood, N. j.. on Monday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05
Savannah News:

Senator Hanna no doubt finds the COM
pany at Newport to be quite conEenial.
THAT resort is affected more than any
other by stand pattors." whose, mil
lions have come to them through the
favoritsm of tho tariff
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

The Miles circular comes in good time
to furnish our esteemed Virginia con-
temporaries with subject for the dull
season
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

Up in Pennsylvania they have carried
the no-sunday labor crusade to the limit.
The paid singers of church choir were
arrested in Williamsburg for vocahSing Tor
money on the Sabbath.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-05

It may be worthy Of observation that
King Edward did not approach the blar-
ney stone while In Ireland. Probably ne
has heard OF Hon. Bourke Cochran and
his rep.