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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
Mr.. Cleyeland's Letter.

Ths !ettsr OF Nj. Grover Cleveland to
Editof Mckelway. OF the Brooklyn Eagle
declaring that he Is not In the presidential
\ race. Is frank and unrequivooal, Mr. Cleve.
land is necessarily pleased that SO many
Dom oorats have expressed preference
< for him., but, says he. In tbs midst Of It
all, and In full vlaw OF every consideration
3 Presented. ! have not tor moment bean
able. nor am now able, TO open my mind
K to the thought that in any circumstances
or Upon any consideration, ! should over
again become The nominee al my party
( for the presidency.
my determination no, to do so is un-
Altsrable and conclusive"
D That htr Cleveland has many warm
supporters In tho Democratic party. there
can bs no doubt, Il he were strong for no
other reason he would sim be strong
Il because he has twtde Ice the party Il
Victory, ana is the only man in tho United
States who, since the war has been elect.
'ed by line Democratic party t. the presi-
teney. He is by no means so popular with
I the massee as he was In l&es or
In 1852. He never was popular viii,
the politicians sut he Is none the less
IN favorite with large numbers Of Dem
6crats including many prominent f,nan.
oilers and business men, and. as against
Y Roosevelt. we believe that the financial
And business interests would support him
Htt 10 extremely doubtful, however, II
( III. Cleveland could be nominated. even
| .Eholgh he had been willing TO allow his
name To go before the convention and his
SpluntaTy rstiremsnt tsoR the contest 80
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Christian Partnership.

(Selected for The Times-Dlspatch)
"a partner. "-Phle., II.
Tho who!.> verse reads thus: III thou
count me therefore a partner receive
him as myself" In this argument on
the behalf Of Onesimu. Paul does not
employ his authority or plead hls apos'
tbeshlp. He does not describe himself
from his extraordinary commission and
endowments, but calls himself "a part
ner" with Philemon In the mutual In
terosts OF Christianity. John also speaka
much In the same way when he refers to
himself: II, John, am your brother and
companion In trihulation. and In the
kingdom and patience OF Jesus Christ"
AS Paul here speaks o. himself us a
Christians under the character OF "a
partner" we are led to obserVs that all
Christians are thus related to each
other,
They are partners In businaAs. This
does not wholly apply to the case before
u.s. The salvation OF our own souls Is an
Individual and personal concern and
Is carried on between God and ourselves
Others may do sone things for US; but
as they cannot eat and drink and sleep
tor us, so they cannot repent and believe
and obey tor US. Hero the heart know
eth his own bitterness, ana stranger
lntermeddleth not with his JOY, He that
is wise is profitable to himself alone and
not in another. Yet there Is q common
concern IN which all Christians arc Jointly
and equally engaged. 1t Is to serve and
glorify God by maintaining Ills cause
in the world. and by endeavoring to en-
large Ills empire and multiply the num-
Der Of His followers. This does not re'
| dure them to live together In the same
place, or to labor In the same way: but
they are bound to corporate In tbs use
OF all the means In their power TO ad'
vance the same end, abiding with God
In their caliings. having gifts differing
| according TO the proportion OF faith, and
faithful as stewards OF the manifold gracs
of God. each aiming to be accepted OF
Film,
But there are partners In privileges
] and this applies entirely TO Christians
! lIcy uEo AL " wv oS'S''S'
"Partakers OF Christ" They "are al
one in Christ Jesus" Jude speaks o.
'the common salvation and We rsat
of our being called by God into the
fellowship OF HIS Son Jesus Christ oul
Lord" vs. read also OF 'the fellowship
OF Ills suiferings," by which we under
stand an equal right to all blessings
derived from His croas--recohciilatlo n
redemption. justification and sanctitl'
cation, in the minisrrauons VI The WORD
the ordinances OF religion, the Influences
and comforts OF the Holy Ghost. we have
| Fellowship one With another. and ar
heirs together OF the grace Of life.
This partnership may be Judged Of b,
the privileges they share In These
privileges are distinguished BY four oliar
aeters. They are spiritual in their no
,lre, they are insstlmapls IN their value
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moves a disccrdant factor and puts the
party In a better condition to harmonic.
II Ia 20 be said IN his favor that as me
Mad made up h.s mind not 70 run, y vas vas
fai. to the party and considerate Tor MN
e. rnake the announcement thus far In ad.
vance.
ii may he that there will be deadlock
IA the next convention, ard ifso the dele.
gates may finally turn TO Cleveland and
nominate hin, whether or not we believe
that such a result Is more within the
range Of possibility than would 9ave been,
had Mr.. Cleveland, instead Of positively
and Inequivvocaly retiring. announced !t''
his candidacy. In saying this we DO not
mean. OF course, to intimate that MT.
Cleveland himself had any such thought
In his mind when M wrote his letter 70
Mr., McKelway He must be taken at his
word and his friends would do hin a
gross Injustice to continue In spite OF h's
protest to advocate hts candidacy. AS ne
himself says, his determination 70 con-
elusive. and In casting about for nomi-
nee he IS not to be considered. Mr., Cleve'
land has done I'LL that an honest man
could have done to relieve the party OF
any embarrassment which the mention OF
his name may have occasioned Even his
enemies may feel disposed to say KIND
word for him on that score.
Now. who shall It be7
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! SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1908.
A Reply to Dr.. Hall.

Il Rscantly In these columns we gave
Il synopsis OF a sermon preached by Rev.
II Or. J.; Cleveland Hall Of Danvlle. on tho
II opera ton OF the prohibition law In that
n city, In which he said that tho Law was
& worse than failure. To-day we print
n q iottsr from Mr.. e. G. MoseleY. one
4 81 the leaders IN the prohibition move
Il noent, in which he takes issue with DR..
Is Han and asserts that thba law has been
Y y success and has proven Itself to DO OF
\. treat benefit. morally and otherwise, to
\ The city Mr.. Moseley admits that liquor
4 Is still drunk to some extent, but that
u the consumption under prohibition has
n been greatly decreased; that there has
& been q notable decrease In drunkenness,
ii H. tbs number OF arrests Tor drunkenness
u and crimes chargeable to lntemperance.
Il II the number Of in famous reports, and
a Ia the evils generally attributable to the
Nuuor trafsic He admits that gambling
Il Is carried on TO some extent, but cites
IL the police as authority for the state
4 fnent that there Is less gambling now
than when the saloons we're In opera
3;tlon, and says that the grand jury. OF
(which no was a nemt..r, was unable TO
4 .iInd any witnesses who would testify
I that there we're gambling resorts In the
4scity. He also asserts that there Is less
Bsuffcring among The poor than ever be-
fore known: that there are fewer calls
upon the churches for charity, and that
There has been q ma rked Increase IN the
i attendance upon regular church Ger
vices and the Sunday schools. He further
slstates that he knows OF no person who
4 voted for prohibition who Is now in
flavor Of voting the saloons back Into
Ssbusiness.
s We have no doubt that the Punishment
sof the saloon has helped Danvine. The
sa loon Is a bad place, and IL responsible,
y IN our view, for the greater part OF The
liauor av 1t Is the place where young
Il tien learn to drink. It is the place
where mon congragate 10 drink. 1t Is
IS constant temptation to those who have
81 acquired the appetite for drinking. as
8weli as 70 those who have not and In
a the disreputabls portions OF city the
h! Saloon 10 a veritable storm center. where
Il the worst element gather for rowdy
n :trolic and dsba uchery.
But Is there not sensible middle
e ground between the unrestricted eala o.
If3laquor and prohibition? Is there not q
lss.tappy medium" ''sonaewhere bstweor
\ The open saloon and tha attempt to pro
" hlbit altogether the sale or purchases o.
Intoxicating drInks3 We think SO. and
u IT. aftsr fair TRIAL, the peopla OF Dan
,5 VILE decide that prohibition Is no, {
success. before reopenins the saloons
Y let them try the experiment OF licensing
H the sale OF inroxleants In sealed packages
Il no package to Is opened at the place o.
y sale.
IS We make 40 apology for devoting 81
VI much Of our space 70 the discussion
e OF this question Danvllle Is the larges
III city in the State To Try prohibition, &nd
a the experiment is doubtless benz
watched with interest III AL parts OF tn
u State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
The Persirnln1on.

Tho Hon. Anthony NJ. Kelley, who was
Mayor OF Richmond for three terms and
for many years afterwards filled a posi-
tion on the bench OF the international
Court at Alexandria Egypt, and who ts
now a resident Of London, has Written
letter to the Governor describing a
p.new fruit he has seen for sale on the
streets OF London. @
The Judge says this so-called new
fruit ls nothing at all but the perslm-
mon-larser. finer and sweater than
ours. which improvements he suspects
may have oetx produced by cultivation.
! They are sold at from two to ak pence
each and are quite the tad" In fruit
| in the British capital at present. It has
occurred to the Judge that this nfor-
| nation may be Of use to tho farmers Of
| Virginia, who, he supposes, might de-
velop the native persimmon into more
palatable fruit. or else through the
United States consul at Furchal. might
procure seeds or clippings OF the I'M
proved Madeira tree.
Judge Kelley suggests that Governor
Montague -call this attention of the V!r-
ginia Agricultural Department to this
matter, with a v!aw of seeing II the
new fruit cannot be grown In VIZ
gtniA
The subject is we'll worth looking into.
The Virginia persimmon is an indigenous
| fruit, and was much In favor With the
indians when the English came here and
for long time afterwards. The name
is OF Indian origin, and the aboriginal
inhabitants OF this country were In the
habit In the late fall. OF gathering the
persirnn1on and drying It on hurdles. and
lhen storing It away Tor winter usa
Captain John Smith wrote Of the per-
simmon and gave a correct description
OF 1t, saying that III /, be not ripe, It
VIII draw mana mouth aWrte with
much torment"
The English did not bother themselves
10 dry this fruit. hut they proceeded to
make beer Of 1t, and 10 utilize II 10 some
extent in that way. From that time to
In Virginia. much less so nowadays that,
formerly.
This psrslmn,on belongs to the date
riun" species, and is described as hayins
oval. ooohs leaves and pale yellow
flowers. and as Being native Of the
Southern States Of North America wh4r.
one tree often Yields several bushels o.
fruit The fruit is often the size Of q
bullace, reddish, with six 10 eight ova
seeds It Is not palatable till msIlowet
by frost and is sweet and astrirgent,"
At one time an atlenlp, was made L
introduce Into Virginia what was calico
the Japanese persinlmon. which answers
in general way the description Of th
"new fruit given by Judge Kelley ant
shich he was told came from Madeira.
1t would be fine thing, Indeed. II VIZ
etnia could transform her plain, com
nonplacs "'simmon" into high grade
fashionable new fruit" she has room
eor thousands OF such orchards, IN II
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1879.

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he has made many enerrtes. and he has
caused many, K not most OF the 1ln ~
entail men In the United States IN both
parties to be afraid OF him.
Roosevelt will be nominated. ana chen
will come the opportunity OF the national [o1Ea
Democracy. With the right sort OF
platform and the right sort OF candidate,
the Democrats cnn reasonably count
upon a solid South, upon New York n t'
New Jersey. upon Illinois. and prooa ply
upon Indiana 1t will 70 a great oppor.
tunity for the Democracy, and II the
right course is pursued Roosevelt VIII 90
defeated '|g4H ss..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
From the Church Parers.

It WAS an amusing distortion Of a
good hymn, but there was not little
sound philosophy In
FEEBLE SAINTS 1t. when the old me-
gro preacher sang
Judge not the Lord by feeble saints"
And yet this Is precisely what the
rn,at majority Of unconvertcd men are
doing all the time. They Will not go to
the Bible and give heed to what God
Himself snys, They have no ear for
Ills voice Of mercy that offers them SAL
walton for the taking. THY do not pay
any attention to the solemn warnings
that the Scriptures utter. They Judge the
Lord by feeble saints" They attempt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
Our Genealogical Column.

The Genealogical Column" which has
been running In the Sunday Times Dis
pa tch for some time past. has proven
to be so popular that We have decided
to make 1t q continuing feature e'., and
in order to make It as entertaining und
Instructive a. possible we. invita- any OF
our readers who desire Information con.
( corning THAR family history to ask FOR
It through this department OF the paper.
All inquiries should be addressed 70
the Genealogical Column" OF The limos
Dispatch, Richmond. va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

Sometimes second edition OF Indian
summer follows upon the heels Of
thanksgiving Day. History may repeat
itself this year to the disgust OF the
coal dealers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

A correspondent, writing Of prohibition
III Danviile, speaks Of the time when ''sa-
looms were In our midst" Truly, Dan
Vile needed prohibition II The saloons had
gotten that far.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

Floyd county's boast this year is that
the turkey crop can supply the Thanks-
giving market Of The state-Ttmes Dts-
patch,
Upon what grounds does our esteemed
contemporary make this assertion? O,ls
lnforrna tion Is that the supply Is limited,
many complaining Chat the bird Is MI
forthcoming at my Price, Even our own
table viii no, be gruced With the cns'
tomary Thanksgiving turkey to-day
Floyd Press.
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The Indicted Hannerackans will have
q hearing and also have a say on Mon.
day. There are those who think there Is
some fun ahead.
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In the duty and the blessing OF giving
hanks to God, let II be remembered.

In the duty and the blessing OF giving
thanks to God let It be remembered.
thore is absolutely no
THANKSGIVING exceptions for there Is
THOUGHT. no sorrow that has
not E,,en sent In love,
and no cup OF bitterness which has not
Been mingled with mercy. It was when
King David was In dire extremity that
hi sang. ~ will bless the Lord at all
tlrnes his praise shall continually be
In my mouth" Those who ara In trouble
and In want should RENE mber those cx-
qulsite ver.es OF Habakkuk, although
the tls tree shall not blossom" when
there IS no fruit In the vine, and tho
Ia Dor OF the olive has->,failcd.l and the
fields yield no meat; the flock be cut of
from the fold. and there be no herd In
the stalls; yet | Will rejoice In the
Lord, / will Joy In the God OF my saliva
tlon"--Centrnl Presbyterian.
Many man jnstines HIS own dis.
regard for the law Of God by saying:
II do not pretend TO be
INEFFECTIVE Religious" But this ls
PLEA. wholly ineffective plea.
Our moral obligations
do not at all depend upon our recogn'-
ton OF them. Nor are lHcy Tehaei eu
nugatory by our ignoring them and
trampllng them und,r foot. u the case
were otherwise. then any man might
throw of the authority OF God al VIII.
and escape the consequences OF his sins
BY denying his alnenab!llty to the Divine
r,duIrements AS matter OF fact. we
are held to a rigid account for our course
Of life-no matter whether we agree 70
It or not.-Nashrille Christian Advocate
what Is tho central feature OF your
church? Is It an organ. significant OF
praise: rail- suggesting
YOUR prayer pulpit speaking OF
cITuRcH'S instruction. Bible remind
CENTER Ing OF Inspiration and reve.
~ ,atlon. an altar telling OF
sacrifice? Suggestive and appropriate
any one OF these Is Yet Jesus reminds
us that the center OF Fills Church is IN
something that cannot be expressed oy
Architecture Or arrangement. There am
I ii The midst OF them" said lie. great
teacher and theoogian called rs sSs.
tam OF theology 'chrlsto.cehtrie: II
MA builsod up around the lie OF Christ.
|drhat was good for a theology ana tnat.
|ftoo. Is the ideal way Of building up
church.-Sunday School Times
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Your Uncle Joe Cannon also believes
IL, the ..let we'll enough alone policy. lie
IL satisfied with the speakership and
doesn't want TO be anybouyL candidate
for the vice presidency.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

Free food" IL being used in England
az some Kind OF political catch word
1t seems to be a kind OF secund cousin
to the American .'.tuli dinner PAIL"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

Mr.. Fishers letter or letters. will add
spice to an already spicy controversy,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

Anyhow. North Carolina put better men
ii, the football field than Virginia did.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

II has been learned that the object OF
Mrs. Nations recent visit to the White
House was to persuade tho President to
cut the Roman punch from The Thanks
giving bill OF fare
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

The 'th" IN isthmus beng silent why
moi cut il out altoaslher. since we have
to use tho word SO much lii these latter
DAYS?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

Mr.. Moore. Of Pittsburs. proposes TO do
something more for Richmond MIR. Moore
will Do heartily welcomed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

The turkey trusl has not been bust.
cd yet The birds are still Roasting high
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

Danville Is yet liable to grow very rnucn
excited over the question: Does prohioi-
ton prohlblt7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

10 fead tlsolr starving souls on the I'm.
porfect!ons OF Chrlstinns--poor food
enough they find III Because Gods PEG.
PIE are not all that they ought 10 DO.
therefore thefe cavllers will keep aloof
from the religion which they profess.
Because Gods believing followers are
not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. say these unbe.
levers. there Is no power In religion.
Christians cannot claim exemption from
criticism. They do not expect it. they
know that the eyes Of the world nre
upon them. But they cay 10 the bclicv-
err "lf you who kn0U the truth SO to
the Word: 20 tn Him who Is the truth;
Judge not the Lord BY feeble SANTA
Christian Wc,,kly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

Every day now We hear OF trusts IN dis.
tress. trusts falling by their own weight.
The latest to tumble by the waysldc is the
New York building trust as II Is called. 1t
ID composed Of the New York Realty Corr
poratihn and the Fuller Construction
Company whose stock holderr ave now
asked 10 create q voting trust for three
years, which may rescue the concern
from ts troubles, What the trouAss arc
may be essed-complete failure to raal-
lie the glowing expecta tone Of the hoon'-
ers who organized the concern and eapl-
tali7ed Its property OF Something like s20,
GO, 900 into $50 0c0 00D Of preferred and com,
mon stock, At one time the preferred sold
as high 50. and the common 49, That was
al the start. when the Inevitable under
writing syndicate, having possession Of
S.2 100000 In equal amounts OF common
and preferred stock In exchange for sl1,-
n0 900 cash was striving to realize from
the dear people on the Investment Now
the preferred is down to So and the COM
mon to about 3 W
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Alas! Alas!

Observation-Disclosures
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United States Senators Quay and Pen.
rose had an '--"~-.-t call away ron me
Senate chamber on Monday. They rushed
to Philadelphia confer with the Re-
publican boss. Durham, who has broken
With the new mayor. Weaver. In regard
to the government Of that city. Mayor
Weaver Is showing a disposition to defy
the Republican grafters who plumber the
Z Philad elphians to re extent OF seVera
millions annually. II a genuine split occurs
In that city, It may result In breakin~ tie
power OF Quay and Penrose In the whole
State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

Hermann sudermann. the German
author, starts soon on Journey hroui, q
the world. going by. the siberian ra..
road. The tour Is for MIA health Du si
he Will vIsi, Japan to look for new s NO
jects He expects TO reach san rrnnc's'
~ IN May. and 20 to the 81 Louis EXPO
sition, where he hopes TO see some
nlays performed. He contemplH de-
ilverins series OF lectures IN America
on the dramatic art, II his health allows
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

William McAdoo, formerly, a Demo
cratic member Of Congress from New
Sayv during Mr.. Cleveland's second ad-
tninlstratiofl, ie ro% mentioned as the
probable successor Of General Y.
Greene az Commissioner OF Police IN
New York City. Mr.. 3McAdoo Is not only
a sound Democrat but an honest man,
ana his appointment to this important
oosce would mean that Devery's graft
methods In The administration OF the pc.
lice department. OF New York are not to
be resumed under the Mcclellan regime.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02
Death Of Miss Delaney.

Miss Jane Delaney, "a years of age
died last week at the home of David
Elliott, who lives just across the line
in Smith county, Kansas, and was
buried last Saturday in the Catholic
cemetery southwest of Red Cloud
Miss Delaney was a sister of Patrick
Delaney,Iformerly a well known citizen
of this county, and was also IA sister OF
Mrs Thomas Mccartney and All aunt
of Mrs. David Elliott, at whose home
she died.
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-02
4 Mean Nan.

There lives in Red Cloud a man who
is too mean to be allowed to associate
with decent people. This man is the
father of q son who IL q cripple, and it
is said the father 10 more or less re.
sponsible for the crippled condition OF
his son. When this young man was
lying i'll at the home Of his father, who
is amply able to provide for him, the
father is said to have abused and i'll
treated him, and ordered him from
home. This brutality on the part OF
the father was resented by citizens aud
the father was given "jacking up
Not long ago the young man suffered
another accident VIII lie out riding, and
it is said the father, when called to the
scene of the accident, brutaIly ex'
pressed his qualification at his sons
pitiable condition, saying that it served
him right and that it might teach hin
20 stay at home. Such heartlessness
as this should he disco untenarced by
all sell. respecting people.