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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
FORT SUMTER GUNNER.

A telegram from Charleston. s, Gu an
nounces the death there of Major w. II.
Gibbs. who is said TO have fred on Fort
sumter. the first shot of the Civil War.
We had thought that distinction was
conceded to Mir. Edmund Kut1in, OF VIZ
ginia.
Mr.. Ruffin was one of the best-known
and most beloved men OF his day. ne
was a wealthy platter and leader IN
matters relating to agriculture. and no
also took great interests in political AZ
fairs. He is remembered as man OF
striking venerable appearance. who wore
a full head of long gray hair. when foi'-
ed down over his shoulders.
He was impatient at the deliberate
movements of the Virginia Convention
and wished this State to secede earlier
than 1t did. Much OF his time just theh
was spent in South Carolina, and he as
sisted their committee of management IN
bringing pressure TO bear upon virginia
and other States to secede.
When at last the time came for the
Southern forces to compel the surrender
of Fort Sumter, 1t was to Mr.. Rutiir,
volunteer for the occasion, to whom was
awarded the grateful duty of firing the
first gun at the fort. AT least. so we
have always understood and newspaper
nuot,,res of that day represented him IN
the attitude of pulling the lanyard whilst
his long white hair streamed IN the W,no.
That first shot, as Mr.. Ruff1n wished,
cut short the elaboration Of Virginia and
put her where the heart OF her people
was-with the seeded States.
Soon after the surrender of Fort Sum
ter, Mr.. Rufin returned home to Vir-
ginia. but our recollection is that he died
before the war closed. ~
We do not know how to reconcile the
statement that Major Gibbs fired the first
shot with the claim that has always been
made here for Mr., Edmund Rufin, but
It is not matter Of prime Importance.
Mr.. Lincoln forced the South to take
action when It did. The course OF his
administration In undertaking to re-
lieve.' Fort Sumter was not what he had
norm,sed 1t would be and he precipitated
the COIlIllCl lHelC, dIFA WV ASs'NAS ''N>' 49,"
alignment of States, which for four years
carried on ono Of the mightiest wars in
history.
When that gun was fred at Fort Sum-
ter, none foresaw what the end would
be- or over what q bloody course that end
would come. But struggle had to come,
some day. scme how.
Various and sundry moro or less wise
writers and speakers have undertaken to
argue that the war might have been
averted, or, having been out brought to a
compromise, If this, that. or t'other
course had been pursued. Each of us
may entertain his opinion on that point
But who knows what might have been:
Too many '1fs" were involved,
hooking back to Fort Sumter day, pictur.
ing the venerable Mr.. Rufin touching
off his gun-permitting memory to have
free sweep over the four years between
Big Bethel and -Appomattox. we find graf
tficatlon In the thought that we need have
no regrets except that we did not sue.
coed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
!" 7c-Day's Advertising TAX. "
THERE ARE STORES

7c-Ddy's Advertising lax.
THERE ARE STORES
right here in the BUSH
ness portion Of the city
thatwe pass nearly every
day, yet we never think
y about their being there.
We forget they are in
existence. Why2 Be-
cause they do not ad.
vertise. They do not
attempt to attract the
eyes Of the public in
any other way than just
being in a good location.
The good location isn't
everything. It certainly
helps. but the stores
that are attracting the
crowds are the ones that
keep themselves and
their goods strongly in
the peoples min Is
through the newspapers.
These stores draw the
buyers right past the
stores that do not adj
vertise.
The most profitable adj
vertising is done in the
morning papers, be-
cause the m ornin 6
papers act as a buyers
guide.
T he Times Dispatch
covers this field thor
oughly at buying time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
TRUE SUCCESS.

I'm n recent Issue Of his paper Mr.. VIII
liam j. Bryan said in effect that the me
~ service was the successful life. More
recent1v President woodrow Wilson, OF
Princeton, said much the same thing 10
the graduating class.
.As VOL, enter life's paths, said he do
not seek after success, but strive 10Y
honor. remembering that honorable sue
cess Is the only real success Go down
as having failed If YOU can only make
yourselves remembered as the Instrument
of some good. Strive not to serve your
selves, but your generation"
1t Is encouraging that political leader
and the president Of great university
should be preaching this doctrine 1t Is
timely topic.
For the past several years we have
had an era of unprecedented prosperity,
and much money has been made, The rich
have grown richer, and the poor have
grown richer. and our attention has been
turned largely to money-maklng. In such
IL time young men are apt to get the I'M
preston that the aim Of life should be TO
acquire wealth, and 1t is peculiarly appro-
pirate that the leaders of thought should
endeawor to impress upon the rising gem
Grafton that the pursuit OF wealth
for wealths sake Is almost an
ignoblc pursuit, and that man
may acquire fortune and yet be
dismal failure It is all night for man
to make money honestly, and every young
man should endeavor to accumulate. But
he should at the same time understand
| that money in the hands of good man is
| only the means to a good end, and that
While mans wealth may be used In
such way as to develop his generosity
and perfect his character, If accumulated
and used for selfish purposes 1t becomes
| debaslng and demoralizng.
The men of other generations who are
| remembered In love, whether they be
| rich or poor. are the men who loved hui
| manity, and who devoted their energies
to the betterment OF their fellows. A mon.
ument has Just been erected at Ashland
to an old Methodist preacher who conse
and who. IN his later days devoted him
self entirely to the spiritual welfare o
the children. He lived poor and he dlet
poor, but "Uncle Larry Is n household
name In Virginia. name honored AM
reyered and loved. and the monumen
which has been erected to him is tribut
of affection. Better such a monumen
than the accumulation OF Its weight Il
/ gold. Better in the hereafter the recol
lection of kind words spoken and kin
acts performed than the recollection o
tho clint Of gold which a man heape
up for his own enjoyment, Tho life O
service Is the successful life The wealt
J which one accumulates in such a life
the only wealth that he could take ava
when he goes hence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
hortb Carolina Sentiment.

,webster's Weekly comes down to the
actual figures thus;
k The growth of the temperance move
ment In North Carolina is shown ny the
fact that the sale Of LIQUOR III, is not iegai'ss
dispensarles now In operation, IN one en-
tire Congressional district (the sth) no sa,
Icons are. licensed, The Antl, = a. o 2
as soon as the Watts bill goes into ef-
fepf III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14


General Alexander McCook. United
States amy (retired), who died at Day
ton. Ohio day before yesterday. was we
presume, the same General McCook who
was captured In ono of the early battles
before Richmond, and who was for a
time prisoner In the Libby, He and
many others were exchanged at Aiken's
Wharf. on James River, In August, 1862.
The Richmond Blues. clad in a. new uni
form of gray, and acting az escort of, or
guard. for the prisoners, marched from
the Confederate camp at Chattn's HlutI
10 tho flag of truce ground. and We're spec
tators of the exchange that took place
Among those who were received In ex-
change for the Federals that day deliV-
cred up was Miss Bella Boyd. the CON-
federate spS," who was sent back into our
lines by tho United States authorities.
:5ss5,= ~ = ---s---=.---r s
Lord Rothsch!ld has furnished very
reasonable explanation OF the contrinu-
tary causes of tho present slump IN the
stock market, when ha pointed out that
American capitalists had assumed enor-
mously heavy Obligations In financing
| british enterprises,
What he says is undoubtedly true. pu'
! It may be that he means 70 convey
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Christianity is as absurd rs to con-
tend that the cart can make the horse
on That IS the mistake which the So
cialist makes. His doctrine is foundeo
upon false assumption. He assumes the
Golden Rule and the rest is easy enough.
But the Golden Rule Is not In force ana
1t cannot be enforced by the dtctum OF
socialism.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
SUNDAY, June IA, 1905.

From June LIST the price of The Times
Dispatch. delivered by carrier within tne
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, 1903-06-14

Persons leaving the city for the sum
mer should order The Times-Dispatch
mailed to them. Price, so cents per
month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
Grenq Of GAoxgAt
~ Dixie Land


Atlanta Constitutions:
The postal scandal is the affair OF the
whole Country and President Roosevelt
Will do exceedingly well II he takes y py
the scruft of the neck and snakes out mo
rats and the rasculs. He can DO no less
and preserve his good reputation as
service reformer.
Mobile Register:
No negro has applied for appointments
10 that "held up Gallatin. Tennessee.
rural mall route. We merely mention 1t
for those who want to comment upon u.
Birmingham Age-Herald:
Mr.. Hanna now speaks OF his hated
rival as ''our young, heroic President.
Mark conversion Ia complete, and he Is
now an humble rider In the band wagon.
He no longer mentions the policy OF tho
lamcnted Mckinley s4
n q NASHVILLE Banner:sF
Mr., Cleveland will spend the summer In
chusetts. He would evince mag
unanimous courtesy II he would invite the
George Fred. Williams party to go fish.
ing with him some day.
Macon Telegraph:
VIII Chambermaid Hills pour out v!-
triol from tho pulpit OF Plymouth CHURCH
all summer. or Is her congregation 70 Dc
permitted to enjoy vacation!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Mr.. Hartridge. a lawyer Of say ;aa,1
who went to the Island OF foP % ' ny ~
gats p 5as a oiKeefe 81 dbbed
''king Of Yop,," has cabled o 81 isays
widow that the strange man dla ro Iaaf .
worth s25O,oOO in the Island Of Yop ana
property OF equal value IN Aqng kohg
Early reports had It that Okeete lelt
an astates worth $2,0O,0OO.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
SPECIAL SUNDAY TRIPS

To Beach Park, West Point. Va.--6Oc..
Round Trip. &
Two fast trains every Sunday leave
Richmond $3.50 A. NJ, 4 +, NJ; returning.
leave West Point s and 1880 p. M. 60
cents round trip, A delightful place to
spend Sunday,
Read Tee-Dee Summer Tour offer IN
another column. to-day's paper.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

II the sun shines brightly to-day there
will be few Virginia churches ins-whict
a June bride will not worship. Anyhow
she will be present.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

warning along with his helpful advice.
we dare say. he would be pleased u
American franclers would confine thelr
operations more to the Western Henis-
phere and interfere less with his territory
In the Old World.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Another attempt to lynch negro in
Illinois Friday night failed only because
the negro was fleet Of foot. Twas the
usual crime" this time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Somebody ought to manage to give the
Hon. Billy Mason an opportunity 70 de-
cline a vice-presidential nomination.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Having won the degree Of master Of
Arts at the New York University atter
Tharles N Truax VIE OF Judge TruaX,
viii begin active work In, phllanthropi,c
society that Will look after poor ineprl-
ates and send them to the Oppenhelmer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Just a threat to shoot In New England
and the rain came down.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Roosevelt and Beveridge. What talk.
Ing team that would be.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Anyhow, Mr. Bryan has not been
naming any old has-becns for the pres.
idency, but he has been announcing sew.
eral never-will- bc's.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Major. Genera, S. B. NJ. Young. Of the
Army War College Board. VIII. IN me ~,
me artillery posts in New York harbor
and New England.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

The real Kentucky colonel has to take
his turn at guard duty In Breathitt coun-
ty and hence ne may not be SO numerous
another year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
Personal and General.

sidney Lee during his recent visit TO
this country, delivered fifty-three lectures
and travelled about three thousand mics,
,adv Warwick. the clever English wo-
nan haa Invented a dinner table which
Is @ss,u; sunk down the middle. and the space
filled With flowers and small palms ana
maidenhair.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

sheppard was appropriately chosen
ny the Supreme Lodge, of the knishts OF
Honor, at HichmondWro gulde tae noes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Some OF tho northern colleges arc civ.
ing degrees to good stenographers Ono
Of them popped LII. D.. onto Secretary
Cortelyou the other day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

The Virginia shower clouds are at las
lowering over parched UP Boston.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

"The luscious watermelon win soon be
in our midst" joyously exclaims rural
Georgia editor. We thought Georgia
shipped her melons.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Dlnwiddle county Is running Nottoway
close race for the honor OF having the
largest number Of candidates for the
county offices in sight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Buchanan has decided that "James
River straight is good enough drinking
fluid for Buchananites; that is to say,
she has gone dry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Newport News Times,Herald;
sThe customers OF that Richmond tailor
vii handy accept as the latest style that
divorce Suit he made for hlmsell'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

ANY man. says the President, in
the uniform OF n United States soldier
is my friend" OF course, 1t is understood
that General Miles is the exception ne.
cessary to prove the rule.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

ANY way you take 1t, the Witches are Q
top In Servia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
The Durham Herald has made dis
Remarks About Richmond

Norfolk Dispateh:
The Richmond Masons have allied them
selves with the breeches puoS anu ,,,a ny
get into, stt, sfls S}s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
the cha rlotte Chronicle says;

The Wilcox Cropsey case Is at last end
Madison case when the disciples Of Bla sh
store and Kent are searching ~ tne
sheep bound volumes for presidents IN
cases where the evidence Is purely cir
cumstantial,
The Durham Herald has made dis
covery 1t says:
There to have a heen d2yeWt syshSi 9aa
Ton and this, perhaps, explains why a
man viii usually endanger his neck 10
SECURE an Office thar pays sainry W. !ess
than he could make at soH'etAlhs eteo'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Clifton Forge Review
When Richmond gets her inyestiga.l sS9
20 ms neopla az that city to keep an eye
on the whiteWashing contngent.2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
eq q "a. - no K Az
Ba,rs tbe j, The Kind You Have Always Bought
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Read Tee-Dee Summer Tour offer In
another column. to-days paper.
: Read Tee-Dee Summer Tour offer In
another column, to-days papea
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

The servians are evidently fixing to
perforate the ''weskits' OF few more
kings and queens, as they have begun to
talk about making republic OF their
little by 4 country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Mr.. William c. Whitney Is another rich
man who has decided to die poor. He is
buying up and experimenting with
schemes to rid the country Of the mosquito
pest,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

In order that we may all understand
the Servian situation. and know Witch Is
witch, 1t Is only necessary to remember
that the Obrenovitches have been struck
out and the Karageorgevitches nre at the
bat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

The Hon. Henry Watterson has been
rather quiet on the political situation
FOR some time, hut last week he came up
TO the discussion of the Democratic owl
look In vigorous style He reviews the
Bryan situation and the so-called G'eSe.
iend' boom at length. and concludes that
the only hope Of the Democratic party
lies In the effncement of both Cleveland
and Bryan. The outlook is discouraging,
he says, "because the life of the party
is being crushed between the upper and
neither milstones OF Organism and Cleve-
lendIsm. which, in either case, Is but ans
other name for lnordinate egotism and
selfishness. II the party can throw off
these millstones 1t will have a chance
Mr. Watterson fails to tell us where 70
find the man 10 lead the Democratic
hosts to yietory. y. p W.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

All former records in the immigration
movement we're broken one day last week
by the arrival Mt New York OF snip
which brought over 1854 steerage pas
sengers IT is very evident that the Glow
Ing stories OF the prosperity that - l's =,
tne, I'm th,s country are attracting the
attention OF the poorer classes of all
Europe, and they are coming In search
Of II In droves greater than ever before
known.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14

Tho powers that be in Pennsylvania
have ceased the effort to muzzle me
press. and are now giving attention TO the
question Of child labor, Steps are ne'ns
taken to abolish 1t IN the state. any w W
nat end the state factory inspectors
have , been instructed to demand me
birth or baptlsmal certificate with every ,eiS
application for work by a minor INV
Springfield Republican says; THE state
OF Pennsylvania Is the worst m me ms
Union, even worse than New YORK ~ i,s
Harvesting of children TO industry. IN the
factories. shops and mines, 1t appeared
| IN the instance OF the great textile strike
that children nine years old, who are
often compelled to work thirteen hours
a day, were forced into the strike, ana
false working cards We're obtained Iol
than, nv perjury. II Is expected that the
next Legislature will make 1t unlawtul
tn employ any child under fourteen years
old at any labor"
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

younger tertiary series OF the Isle of
Wight
The fragments of fossil rosin were
washed down by the rivers from the pine
forests of the district along with sedi-
nent and vegetable debris In them are
found I-iosi perfectly preserved remains
of the period as well as insect life.
Fragments of twigs. leaves. buds. and
flowers, with sepals. petals. stamens.
and pistils still in place. occur. Pollen
grains have likewise been found. re-
cent genus, deutzia. has been recognized
by its characteristic stamens; the valves
OF the anthers of cinnamomum are seen
in others. In one specimen the pendent
catkin Of a species Of oak is seen as dis
tinctly through the clear amber as If il
were fresh flower. And besides the in
sect and plant remains thus sealed up
in amber, stray relics of the higher
fauna Of the forest have also been met
WITH
Fragments OF hair and feathers have
been caught in the sticky rosin and pre-
served Among others, a woodpecker
and squirrel have been recognized in
the Baltic amber.
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

never so much as rufled feather or
bhnked a wide open eve. The only
trouble was TO get the monkey TO come
out at night and so 10 his own cage.
The next cay he went back TO his
friends and again he was allowed 10 90
into the cage. This time he watched
carefully how the door of the cage
was opened and closed. II was an casy
tmng 20 do. and after that the men did
not need 70 let him in and cut. lie could
do * himself. and every day he did id.
No sooner was he taken from his own
cage in The morning than he went
straight TO the owls cage. opened the
door and walked in. There he would
lie BY the hour in silent satisfaction.
a welcome guest. for elI the wise vls-
aged owls limited TO The Coutrcrv.
Months passed. and the ucrkev and
the owls were inseparabIe Aieauwhi,s
one OF the owls built her nest. laid a
hait dozen egSs sat upon them. and
m. due tine hatehed six owls thaJ for
al she knew were normal owlets. But
as they began to take shape and color
they grew less aud less like the mother
owl Instead Of having rusty brown
coat like hers. they were tawuy. yei-
ioUish things. with white sposs on their
backs and wings Instead OF stopping
when they got TO be as big as their
mother they kept on growing until
they were twice her size.
The Washington times., 1903-03-15
OLDEST OF BUILDING LOTS

The most remarkable piece OF real
estate in New York It is generally
agreed among builders. is the remark
able rocky building site IN Ninety
second Street. just of Riverside Drive.
II is customary TO measure building
lots by their length and width This
particular site has height as we'll. and
it is this third dimension which makes
It so unusual.
ally much higher than the present
street level. It the particular point
nearly forty feet. In due course the
streets were cut through. and after
ward the lots on either side were
cleared TO the street level. leaving this
lot some twenty feet wide and forty feet
The Washington times., 1903-03-15

Here is picture OF the queerest owl
tEat was ever hatched. IL is an owl
with the face of a monkey and a fun
set OF teeth This story. from sunny
California, is given for what il is
worth:
Monkey faced or barn owls are COM
mon enough, but the strange thing
about this owl and its FIVE brother and
sister owls, with their monkey faces.
is that they were hatched by a ground
owl not half as big as they are-just
a common, everyday ground owl. that
was probably as much surprised as
anybody at her curious progeny.
The mother owl. with two or three
more of its kind were caught some
months ago and kept as pets by the men
OF HagGin's ranch. a famous stock tarm
in central California. where so many
fine horses have been bred. Before the
owls became part OF the rauch family
a monkey had neld unCisputable right
to the title of family pet. The monkey
was an amiable. friendly fellow. and
not afflicted with iealously: therefore
instead OF feeling that the Owls had put
his nose out Of joint he became al
tached 10 Them at once.
At last one day, just to see what
would happen, enc of the men opened
the door Of the cage and let the monkey
in. Nothing happened. The monkey
lay down in the cage. content The owls