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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
THE MAN
. ABOUT
f. Town
BY
Harry Tucker
DAILY CALENDAR.
1903-Pat Sweeney applied for uoen5e
for his goat Tommy.
lsoS-Hasn't got It yet.

DAILY CALENDAR.
19N3-Pat Sweeney applied for uoen5e
isoSGHasn't got it yet.
Mister Alexander Downy and Mister
Peter Erkel are kindred spirits.
They both belong to the Helps, and are
glad OF it,
Mir. Downy belongs to No. 239, of Pitts
burg. and Mr. Erkel belongs to NO:
ga nf Max eesport. Just across the street
from Pittsburg.
As a result they let their children play
in each others back yard. and all goes
But when 1t comes to a show down IN
telling stories It's stand Ole between
the two. 49, ,.n.. ~,
Mr., Erkel Was porn on .he p pa tr, y.
the Rhein. and MI. D anI ytb cane where
the trouble began, o
One of the gentlemen speaks GERMAN ,. l,nt
and the other irish, ana Whet inc! e.
together In an argument 1t takes ga rel
port, to settle It. soo 80 :, ,s .
The Judge belongs to NO. 5yv. aild ne Is lsa q
Judge by virtue of the part mat ne neipts ,a
to, decide VINO were the winners ~ 'ne
cake walk at the Cas1no. ,,,,,a,
dsp Sssi ar a the 6etWeen qa
and Downy. as 10 me merl.s Oh .h sne I iul
leaf clover and the req rose, tnS ol rnst
Of ;r al; e,srvhoa,, Want 10 camnbelrs
siedsboard and took 4 dose ., oosa cola mnna
The whole bunch turned out 70 pc eoo.l
fs;lt VS., ana win WAFER u; ''as 'he
LITTLE man from, W I'm III, - nnu ! !.
delegate OF some IropQrti1ns ,,, lIo,er up e
Lad we renamed WIN t,ieii, i9isei ,i iia
chances are we would nave mao ~ n eane
dose OF bromoI,seltzer, pn. we dsa Ire, use,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
PREVENTION OF ovERFLoWs.

The recent disastrous foods in the
South and West have stimulated In
suiry as 10 what ought 10 be done to
prevent their recurrence. The old sug-
gestion about restoring the forests is
revived. and Senator j. h, Burton. OF
Kansas. thinks the construction OF in.
taking canals and headwater reservoirs
would not only prevent damage by floods,
but would furnish water for irrigation
purposes in that section of the country.
The tirst thing needed on this subject is
enlightenment--to-w accurate informa-.
ton. For instance Is 1t known positively
that In Virginia the floods are more dig,
astrous than they were forty or fifty
years ago'
Is. IT certain that more or less acreage
is covered now by the foliage Of trees
than was similarly covered a generation
ago?
We "kRow.e Of course. that remnants
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
FINAL EXAMINATIONS.

The Charlottesville Progress reproduces
paragraph from these columns on the
subject of final examinations, and says
that 1t heartily agrees with The Times
Dispatch that examinations should be
held from time to time during the session,
and not crowded into one spasmodic ef'
fort at the final. 1t thinks that examine
tions should be both oral and written,
and that written tests should be frequent
and without notice.
avoided the pernicious system OF cram
ming for esampatons With It's t6,a he @ay
only, too. can systematic and regular
study be promoted. The student who
nf e 1ssay from op d test to
psh much CT more more inn IN term than
the one who. works systematically.
make up for examinations. No system OF
testing the knowledge of a subject is abb
solutely perfect, but one which combines
class standing with oral and written
tests, given without notice, will surely
In our opinion. be found more nearly SO
than any other. Intermediate and final
examinations waste time, nerve force and
physical strength. and even then are very
uncertain tests.
Natures processes are gradual. When
she builds strong, she builds slowly. The
Knowledge that sticks is that which is
acquired by system and deliheraHon; that
which is thoroughly digested by the mind.
When the mind Is stuffed and engaged by
the examining process, It not only does
not digest and retain the matter taken
in, but is enfeebled by being overtaXed,
as surely so as that the digestive organs
of the body are Impaired by gorging the
stomach with food.
What is it that we all remember best?
Is 1t not the piece of poetry that we
COMMITTED to memory" in childhood? or
the rules Of grammar and arlthmeticf-
those things that we learned by hard.
persistent study. with groanings that
could not be uttered? They are easily
recalled to this day, while much knowl-
edge acquired in mature years by the
quick and stuffing process is as water
run through a sieve
A diploma is a good thing to have. but
1t is not, or rather 1t should not be, the
chief aim Of the student. The diploma is
simply tho certificate of ones attain
ments at school, and If it does not rep
resent knowledge it is fraudulent. The
am of the student should be to train his
mind and to acquire knowledge in such
a way as that 1t will abide. His work
al school should be day by day through
out the session. and he should learn so
thoroughly as to be able to stand up at
any time and tell what he has learned
1t is the poorest sort of policy for stu
dent to loaf during the session and then
cram up" during the few weeks at the
close of the session for the FINAL ex-
animation"
But do not our colleges rather encour-
ago the student to pursue such policy?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

" 7o-Day's Advertising Talk. !"
THREE KTNDSOF MEN
Some won't advertise
when business is good;
they say they don't
need it.
Some won't advertise
when business is dull;
they say they can't at.
ford it.
There are others who
advertise all the time.
These "all the time" adj.
vestisers are the ones
Who progress. They
prosper in dull times.
They increase their bus
mess in good times.
They are constantly
pushing.
They are the ones who
leave their half-hearted
brother asleep at the
roadside.
Investigate, andyou will
find that these progress
sive business men adver-
tise in the morning pa
pers to the people when
they are ready to read
it.
T h e Times Dispatch
goes to thousands Of
buyers every morning.
Does it carry your store
news ?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Halr .Hour Nli2A
22l,ytnla 6al1o,y.
Observation-Disclosures

. p +. II
The Norfolk Ledger makes this re-
mark:
Colonel Slemp Is charged with having
plan for using the rural free delivery
routes in his district with which to
strengthen his congressional hold In that
section-as to which we would suggest
that these are troublous times in which
to be monkeying with United States. pos
tai department affairs, and especially so
as to the rural free delivery division OF IT,
The Roanoke World wants Roanoke to
have the earth also. 1t says.
year . With vi the Gemmercial travellers and
the Grand Encampment OF Odd-Fellows
already booked. We must also make an
effort to secure the State conventions
of both political parties.
The Norfolk virginlan- Pilot Is eager
for fray OF some kind:
BY all means let Mr. slemp bring his
fight along. We propose to ourselves to
enjoy the scrap to the limit. The Re
publican party has been so long qniescent
Democrats generally will rather welcome
signs of life in It.. There Is nothing ike
a good stiff knock down and drag out
fight to keep one up to his. party knit
ting. and II the Republicans desire to put
up that quality of scrap let them fetch
1t along.
The Newport News Press makes this
point:
The Rev. Dwight Hills and other con-
spicuous gentlemen have been accused at
one time or another OF making a fool of
themselves over Booker Washington and
his mission. but 1t is worthy Of remark
that nobody has ever accused Booker
Of making a fool of himself.
Here's a tip from the Harrisonburg
News:
Senator Mann is mentioned as a posi-
BILE candidate for Governor In 1905. His
campaign will be hot and dry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
MAY ENTER
POLITICAL LIFE

gentleman from Roanoke, who Is now
In the city. says that aGccording. to ms
Views of the case Mr.. William A. ,Glas-
gov, Jr,, retired from the attorneyshlp Of
the Norfolk and Western Railroad with
the view to entering political life.
declaration from Mr., Glasgow on the sub
ject, but that 1t Is the general opinion
up In Roanoke that the brilliant LAWYER
has POLITICAL aspirations, and that he may
at some future time enter the race for
Congress In the Sixth District.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

There areurought sufferers in New Eng
sufferers In the South. There are no for
Inmates In the country to take care OF
the unfortunates
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

The servian cloudburst has flooded the
cable and the American linotype machines
with some Of the all-fredest names that
ever threatened dislocation to the jaw
bones of newspaper readers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

The annual report OF the Nitrate AS
ISOLATION of Chill, which controls the
worlds supply of nitrate of soda. shows
the production in 1902 to have been 1882
522, 500 pounds from IS works. The nitrate
beds are near the surface and are work.
ed as stone auarries. 1t is anticipated
that the immense amount OF nitrate the
United States now gets from Chill for
use In fertilizers will ultimately be sup
piled by factories making 1t by electri-
cal process from the air. rs is being done
at Niagara Falls.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

The Virginia Press Association will
meet Mt Ocean View on July 14th. The
Lord willing, and there being no provt-
Dental hindrance, we hope to be with the
brethren this year.-Wise News.
And we believe that providence will
throw no obstacles in the way. The Vir-
ginia Press Association is very pious
organization, and the proceedings Of the
convention are always opened With
prayer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

London is approaching the extension
Of the cheap restaurant tea shops. as the
people call them. They follow the quick
lunch idea recently introduced and the
extent of public patronage Is astonish-
ing to Londoners. Breakfasts are now
Ing up of "home breakfasts. as the
serving OF rolls and coffee In lodgings
has been termed, Is doomed to remem-
brance as q nightmare.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
With a Comment or Two,

Richmond has prophet who predicted
the recent flood. We have always OBJ
served, although the second-sight artists
know these things long in advance. that
they fail to get into print until the trou-
Bile is over.--Norfolk Dispatch.
This prophet" made his prediction
sometime in advance, and 1t failed to,
come true. The little flood that came was
not the great overflow that was fore
told"
When Governor Bailey. OF Kansas, says
that he never read the 1900 letters ad-
dressed to him by women all over the
country. proposing marriage, he taxes
the credulity OF inauisitive people away
beyond the limit.-Boston Globe.
He is married now and dare not say
otherwise. But who knows that Mrs.
Bailey didn't write one Of those letters.
The Hon John Goode, one OF the most
prominent speakers and ldistingulshed
men in Virginia and the South delivered
an address at Hampden-S Sidney on last
Tuesday. Invitations had been sent to
the majority OF the, citizens Of Farmyille,
In the face Of these facts. however. there
were only FIVE citizens from Faruville to
hear the noble Roman and to encourage
the efforts Of the college by their pres
ence.-Farmville Examiner
And yet they would tear their shirts
and cut up shiny IL the Presbyterian
brethren should talk about moving the
college to Richmond or some other neigh
borhood where good colleges are appre-
clated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
SATURDAY. JUNE IS. 1908.

From June 1st the price OF The Times
Dispatch, delivered by carrier within the
corporate limits OF Richmond and Man
chester. is IL cents per week, or 50 cents
per calendar month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

The anthracite mine owners are said
to have piled up ten million tons OF coal.
and are still piling 1t up, so as to be in
condition to hold out against a strike.
should there be one the coming fall. They
hope by September to have a ten-months'
supply Of anthracite in reserve and then
they would doubtless welcome a strike
as an excuse to unload on the country at
exorbitant rates
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Colonel Slemp's ambition to make tho
Republican party respectable and strong
In Virginia is commendable, but the Col
one has undertaken tremendous job
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
MIR. Irvine Out,

1t is understood that Hon. r. Tate
Irvine, Of Big Stone Gap, will be a can
didate for the Democratic nomination for
Congress next year. Mr.. Irvine has rep
resented his district In the House of Del
eEates and was Democratic elector for
his district in 1900.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

The Democrats OF Porto Rico are said
to intend to demand representation by six
delegates In the next national convention
of the party. and are organizing with
that end in view. Let them come ahead,
and we hope they will be admitted to
the convention. We would like very much
to see what sort of looking thing a
Porto Rican Democrat Is.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
MIR. DupuY Here.

Hon, w. II, Dupuy, former member 9:
here on private business. Mr., Dupuy says
the indications are that there will be n
lively race for the House and Senate In
his district this fall.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
North Carol ina Sentiment
he Enfield Ledger says:

The Enfield Ledger says:
But apart from this selfish hue and
cry 1t Is unquestionable there have been
cases Of injustice In North Carolina In
working children Of too tender age In
mills. This resulted in some cases from
want Of thought In the parents. in others
from seltishness and IN others again
from necessity
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
Governor Back,

Governor Montague returned from sa-
lem Yesterday, where on Thursday night
he made an address at the closing OF
Roanoke College.
His Excellency, spent the day In his of
flee. dlsposing OF routine business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

And so the good old town of Alexandria
furnished the charter under which Ma
chen and Company worked the Postoftice
Department
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

King Alfonso will review tho Spanish
fleet at Carthagena at the end of July.
1t is supposed he will not fall to take
along field glass in order to find It
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Persons leaving the city for the sum
ner should order The imes-Dispatch
mailed to them. Price. 50 cents per
month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

The strike of the restaurant walters
did not disturb Chicago very much, but
Just rumor Of a contemplated strike Of
the bar-tenders caused CONSERVATION in
the town.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Newport News Press: The irreverent
paragraphers who are poking fun at
Prophet Jefferson, the Richmond flood
forecaster. should remember the fate of
the bad boys who INDUCED In leYlty over
the bald head OF another prophet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

The Hon. Marion Butler still insists that
there are enough men In the country who
have not shaved since 1900 to put out
Fopulist ticket next year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Fredericksburg Star: The Times-Dis-
match announces that summer does not
begin Officially until the ed. Despite this
fact it seems to have grown quite warm
In Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
Executrix Named.

Maude, Garrett Steel yesterday quail,
fed in the Chancery Court as exesutrtx
OF the estate OF Mrs, Mary J.. Garnett,
deceased. The estate Is valued at SS,too.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Some showers have come to drought
afflicted New England. but we Judge from,
what the Boston Globe says that reg
ular North Carolina gully washer and
trash litter Is what New England wants.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

West Point Is brayely keeping up its
cry for fire protectin. The way to pro-
tect is 10 protect.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
BEACH PARK TRAINS
TO RUN REGULARLY

The Beach Park trains, which did not
run Thursday and Friday oil account OF
the heavy rains, will in future run regu-
ylarly daily at $50 p. NJ, and on Sunday
at 8 a. NJ. and r. NJ,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

a dainty little lrG Is mere portrayed.
made up in thin white material. The
waist, with its full blouse front and
tucked yoke, is characterized by very
unique bertha, which is fastened to the
belt by bows of ribbon. This, of course,
solves the problem of laundering. for
there are so few real pretty dresses that
can be Numbered easily
No 439o-sizes for 8, Z. s, o, 10, ~ and IA
years,
on receipt OF 10 cents this pattern will
be sent to any address. All orders must
be directed TO- TIE LITTLE FOLKS
PATTERN CO. rs Fifth Avenue. New
York. When ordering please do not fail
to mention number
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Mr. Bryan repeats that he does not care
pressed willingness to be a follower
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
The WILSON News remarks:

K Those who say there Is no war be-
tween pital and labor simply do not
sides are determined and the end Is not
yet. Money, 1t Is true, is a power in the
land. But there Is hidden undercurrent
that Is setting in strong against It's in
nrenra, /
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Kentucky seems to be putting the rab-
bit foot on the Breathitt county bandits
after all
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
The Wilmington Messenger says:

Republicans still Insist that the best
thing the Democrats can do Is TO nomi-
nate BRYAN for President. They are very
consderate, but the Democats will ask to
be excused
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
A NEW COMPANY
Concern Chartered Here by Messrs.
Pohlig, Glazebrook and Neal,

Pohllg, Glazebrookand Neal.
,rhe Southern Advertising Sign COM
many has been chartered The incorpo-
rators are Messrs Edgar Pohlig. W, NJ.
Glazebrook, and W. S, Neal. all well
known citizens. The capital stock of ths
corporation is 800 shares Of the par valua
or 500 each Besides this It proposes to
issue l5l shares OF common stock, ffty
Of which are to be paid for In money at
mar value and the other l0l to be given IN
exchange for the assets OF the present
concern OF the name.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

And now come the scientific prophets
with the awful announcement that the
much water OF the spring will make the
mosquitoes of the summer ten million
times more numerous than under normal
conditions
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

THE statement. OF Secretary Parker
that the report that the Farmers An
bingham for Governor is unfounded. is
Of course to be accepted. for, Mr.. Parker
should know what he Is talking about
is not at ali in politics has a somewhat
familiar sound. which doubtless tends
to make 1t less emphatic than the author
Intended 1t should be-"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
Remarks About Richmond.

Farmyille Herald: n Richmond does 30
dry something must be done 10 Clear
that James River beverage.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Not the least among the horrors re-
ported at Belgrade is the reinstatement of
the skupshtina.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Neither foods, drougnts or cyclones in
terfere with the June weddings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Machen needed the money. That was Il
good enough excuse with him,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
A Few Foreign Facts.

M. Georges Bertrand. the French art
list. whose home is in Versailles. has Just
completed the largest picture ever paint.
ed The subject is the "Obsequies Of
President Carnot.'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

A diamond weighing sixty-seven carats
and worth about $500 was found on the
Premier Johannesburg property the other
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Major Alexander II. Davis. OF New
York and London. has presented Louis
vile, KY. with stock amounting to $780,
900. TO be used in providing public park
in that city,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13
Personal and General.

Governor Hunt of Porto Rico. is on
his way to this country to arrange the
land question with President Roosevelt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

It has been discovered that artesian
wells at Cairo, Egypt. will be very sue
cessful. and arrangements are now being
made to supply the city with drinking
water from that source. Cairo is luckier
In that respect than Richmond can hope
to be, but our settling basin is one OF the
certainties OF the future. And that It
will give us an ample supply OF clear,
wholesome drinking water is hardly to
be doubted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Henry Graham Thompsoon, one or the
founders OF the Union League Club of
New York, has just died at his nome IN
Milford Conn,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

1.-THE sweet girl graduate. released
from the irksome duties Of the recitation
room. is now at liberty to assure every
admlrer that he is the apple OF her eye
and to accept all his invitations to take
ice cream and soda water.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Here is a verse from the Wilmington
Star that is being hummed all over the
co,ptr,, i,,-t now.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

growing crop for future delivery and at
prices which must yield handsome profit
to the planters.
This is a time for conservatism, but the
people are conservative. and with our
large export trade to take away the sur
plus products. there seems to us no rea-
son to expect in the early future another
period OF hard times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

Colonel Charles Page Bryan has sentet
the first floor OF the magnificent Palaci'
Foz' IN Lisbon. Portugal, which giye
building In that city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

INC charlotte observer has thls slgnla-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13


Life In the country, after ALL is life at
its best. Where could It be better than
in old Virginia, and in Virginia where
cleaner and happier than in the Valley
OF the Shenandoah? -Rockingham Regis
ter.
Nowhere on earth, except up here in
our unsurpassed Roanoke Valley.-Salem
Times Register.
Mistaken. brother. southsde Virginia
is Gods Country where health condi-
lions are better. water purer. wafiles
hrowner, biscuit hotter. neighbors more
neighborly. girls prettier, milk and but
ter better, flowers fairer, skies bluer. sun
brighter and heaven nehrer.-F'armville
Herald.
Isn't that like virgnians7 Virginia is
better than any other State, and each
section OF Virginia Is better than any
other section Of Virginia, according as q
man lives in Tidewater. In the Piedmont,
In the Southside. In the Valley or~in the
Southwest.
Well. that sort OF loyalty IS beautiful,
and It is one of virginia's most valuable
assets
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-13

OF the War College Board win not 60
to the Philippines this summer, hut WIN
rehlSin on duty In Washington as, q
member of the general slaff Until that
body IA In wnrkin9 order.