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

lactto ferment should soon develop. caus.
ing distinct acidity. This sour milk may
DO used % q starter TO help ripen the
cream. It may be mixed with cream
at the rata OF a pint 70 the gallon. Or.
II one has little o. this starter On hand,
It may be put into the cream jar Boz
fore the FIRST cream, and with the stir.
ring first recommended this should carry
along the ripening process satsfact6rt-
~.
OF course. in following these directions
you will probably secure satisfactory
results. and yet there ore at times such
plain or understand that one cannot be
always certain OF results In such mat
ters even when following well-esta.blished
rules.
lines RandoIph's Poem on Washington
Monument. ~
To the Editor Of The Tlmes- Dkpatch!
Please publish the enclosed lines, clip
ped from an old paper.
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.
A FINE POEM.
We never saw tho following lines until
them out Of his pocketbook and showed
them to US. They were republisted in
The Comm onwealth Of this city few
years ago. with tho statement that they
were taken from a Richmond paper OF
1915 The author is Major Innis RAN
dolph, Of Baltimore, we'll known in Rich-
mond (and OF our Virginia Randolphs).
We republish them again because we
regard them as equal to any lines pro-
IN mr. rff,7 : NAV ipJ o
some very fine anonymous lines with
which we were familiar In years gone
by, published in an old school-book CALI
ed Kirkham's Nocuhon and which were
entitled. Address to Mummy IN Bel
zoni's Exhibition" We feel safe in say
Ing that Virginia has produced one gem
uine poet.
"a battalion OF United States troops
passed through Richmond last Friday.
on their way to South Carolina. While
they were marching along the street we
passed the Washington monument, and
could not help thinking Of the lines writ
ting by Major Randolph at the time Of
the placing Of the Marshall statue on
It's Observation-Disclosures paper. 1875.
We are glad to SEQ you, John Marshall,
my boy.
So fresh from the chisel Of Rogers!
Go. take up your stand on the monument
3, Z
Along with the other old codgers-
With Washington, Jefferson. Henry, and
such.
In their old-fashioned notions OF Free-
dom and Right,
Who sinned with a great transgreasdon,
And their hatred Of wrong and oppres-
sion!
You came rather late to your PEDESTAL
For sooner you should have been hero,
For the volume you hold is no longer
the law,
And this Is no longer Virginia!
The old Marshall-law you expounded Of
yore
Is now not at all to the purpose:
And the martial law Of the new briga<
dier
Is stronger than habeas corpus.
SO keep you the volume shut with care.
And 1t needs all your brass to be holding
II. there.
With Justice" inscribed on the corner.
Could life awaken the limbs OF bronze,
And blaze in the Furnished eye.
What would We do with your moments
Of life.
Ye men of tho days gone by?
Would We chide US or pity. blush or weep
Ye men OF the days gone by7
WOul1 JclSiSOA sSSa4 s'So s,S&S 1880 AN
holds,
Which time has proven lie?
And Marshall shut the volume OF law,
And lay it down with q sigh?
Would Mason roll up the bill Of Rights
From race unworthy to scan I'll
And Henry dash down the eloquent
sword.
And clang 1t against the grante7
And Washington. seated In massey
strength
On a charger that paws the air.
Could he see his sons in their deep dis
grace.
Would he ride SO proudly there?
He would get him down from his big
brass horse,
And cover his face with shame:
For the land OF his birth Is now dis
trict one
Virginia was once her name!
'Tt is proper to add that the soldiers
vera heartily ashamed OF tho ttnnkless
duty they are forced to perform by
despotlc and dangerous assumption Of
power on the part OF the Government