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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14
WORKING THE ROADS.
ltor of The TYmcs-Dispatch:.

Editor of The Times Dispatch:s
sir,-Will you allow o comparative
stranger to commend an editorial article
in this mornings Issue of your paper?
refer to the discussion OF the subject
of q good roads law, and want to say that
your suggestions are the only ones out of
a multitude enanating usually from we'll
intending people. who are wholly inexpe-
Eenced in the science of raising money
for public improvements, that will build
a single good road In the State Of Virginia
or any other State where good road build
ing is comparatively new.
In raising money for a macadamlzed
road no one should BIO considered largely
excepting those who live and own prop
crty in the immediate vicinity of that
road.
II we want to build a good road from
Richmond to Ashland, neither the peo-
pie. of Beaver Dam nor those of Flko
should have q right to veto the enter
Prise.
In Indiana and New Jersey very sue
cessful law for this purpose, and much
along tho line of your suggestions, has
been in operation for many years and has
outlived all hostility. criticism and the
paralysis produced by the fright caused
so often by something new, and Its best
result Is that 1t makes easy and not
unpopular the labor OF securing money
with which to build good road In most
other localities tho man who starts In TO
spend $4,000 or $4,000 on q single road
takes his life In his hands. while every
one of his critics knows that less money
| than TINT spent on u road ten miles long
is practically thrown away.
If The Tim s-Dispatch can induce the
Legislatures OF Virginia and North Caro-
l.nn to even investigate the meritorious
systems already 80 successfully and pop
ularly applied In sister States, it will per-
form a great service in the direction of
| fIrthering the development Of the South,
because If that law We're to become ope-
rntive in Virginia In 1909 1t Will spread
throughout the South. Is 1t not consist
ent with her history for the Old Domin-
D. A. FAWCETT.
Ashland, Va. February 18th.
A distinguished speaker in this city said
the other night that nothing was now
done as 1t was done twenty-five years ago.
| That is rather n broad statement, but 1t
10 In the main correct, and IL entirely
correct as indicating the great change
that has come In our methods. Steam and
| electricity have wrought revolution In
the whole civilized world Some seem tc
think that science Is a term applied In d
purely technical sense to chemistry, phys.
les and the like but science Is very
pract!ca! thing We are using 1t every
day In the Industrial world. In the bust
ness world, in various departments OF
government, In our educational system
and everywhere. Science is simply tho m,
plicaiion Of experience. We have the ex-
reyience Of all the generations that have
preceded US. and we have the opportunity
of proAting by the mistakes that they
have made as well as Of improving upon
thcir improvements. II we do not profit
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SENATORIAL COURTEsY.''

The rejection by the Senate Of the
nomination by tho State Board of Edu-
cation Of Mr.. D. S. Pollock to be
superintendent of public schools In tho
county of Pulaski is a matter in which
the people of Virginia. and especially tho
friends Of public education, are vitality
interested. Mr., Pollock was the unani.
nous choice Of the Board of Education
and from all we can learn he is eminent
~ qualified In every sense to fiji the no
sit!on. He, is a man Of education, even
OF scholarly attainments; he is man
of high moral character and strictest
integrity. and ne was brave Confedcr-
ate soldier. He had once before filled
the position of school superintendent
most acceptaby. lie had fIrst-class en-
dorsements from prominent men In the
county, and. after considering the quail
fications and the endorsements of both
applicants for the place. the board unani-
nously decided on Mr.. Pollock.
The Constitution provides that coun-
" superintendents shall be appointed by
the State Board OF Education, subject to
.spHli IitIbiI ~ wv anu clearly
the Intention is that II the nomination
IS rejected Il must be for cause, we
should like TO know. therefore, why the
Senate refused to confirm the nomination
Of MIR. Pollock. IT is reported that this
action was taken through Equatorial
courtesy to the Senator from Pulaski,
who preferred another man and who
claims that he had not been properly
treated by the Board of Education. or
This Wa have no knowledge. as the whole
question was discussed IN executive SEES.
\ sion OF the Senate. l,nt however that
may be. manitestly tho trainers OF the
Constitution, who clothed the hoard of
Education with this power of appoint.
ment did not contemplate that any nom
) nation should be REJECTED s,mply be-
cause some member Of tho sspate. for
personal reasons cav III TO object. II
so, there Is no need, in this reshct, Of
B q Board OF Education for undel this
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THE GUARDS FLOdOIN0.

There IS no doubt at all that the charges
made by Rear-Admiral Cochrane are
true. It has been the custom for years
in the Grenadler Guards to punish SUBJ
alterns for petty offenses by blows upon
tho naked skin. In the case of the Adj
miraIs nephew, Leveson Cover, he was
made a victim because he was said to
have abscnted himself from his duties
without his colonel's leave. In another
case lieutenant was caned because he
wore his uniform when he went into a
barber shop to be shaved. In yet other
instances the subalte1n's offense was that
of being in restaurant with women Of
disrepute.
Tho practice in question Is for the
these cases to the senior subaltern. who
ompunels "court-martal" of three.
That court orders the flogging when 1t
considers 1t necessary. The instrument
used Is a cane-used oftenti1nes on the
mans bare back, and with such effect.
on occasions, as to draw blood.
AS we said In a former article on this
subject, Cochrane's revelations have pro-
duced a profound sensation throughout
the United Kingdo,rl-more especially in
army and navy circles.
How an officer and gentleman could
consent to such degradation Is mex
p1icable! But they did submit. 1t SUI
feed them to know that 1t was the Gus
tom of the Guards-the pets of tho nation;
the fondlings Of society But now the
indignation Of the British masses is such
that some persons who have written let
tiers to the newspapers have demanded
that the Guards be disbanded at once.
1t Is said that In no other command
In the British army would such prac-
tice be permitted. On the other hand
some Of the Guards and some of their
defenders resent Cochrane's disclosures
and argue that it Is none. of tho public's
business. Here In the South the exist
ence of such practice among gentle
men is past comprehension. No colonel
in the Southern army would have toll
Grated the thing; no subaltern would
have submitted to it! It would have been
utterly impossible! And SO 1t would be
today in most commands Of the Brit
ish army.
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by the experience OF Our forefathera. II
we db not apply socncc to our methods,
1t is our own fault hnd we must suffer
the consequences Of our indifference
We did not stnrt out to write an essay
on science We make these simple obscr-
vntions by way Of saying tina, scientific
principles must DO applied TO road-bulld-
ing, X wc are to spend our money Judi
ciously and offcctually and got the best
results. Ono thing is slrc, The old sys-
tom OF working the ronds" In Virginia
Ii worse than failure. AS wo said In
previous article on this subject II
good ronds arc to BIO had, there must be
n sufficient appropriation. and tho money
mrat DO expended u,dor Intelligent d.
roction. Tho roads must be built upon
substantial foundntlons. and II they are 30
huilt, tho money required from yenr to
yoar to koep them In thorough repair
will DO comparatively small.
Wo heartily agroo with our correspond
cnt that tho Genoral Assembly should
take this n1nttor up ana give It thorough
investigation. Thore are experts who
HOVa 1nh0C Iuo buDJoCt OF TouO'Oull~AA6 u
lifelong study, and they know how to
build them and how not to build Thorn.
These experts can point out the mistakes
that have boon made, can point out the
wrong methods employed, md can then
show how it should be done. It is almost
sin for the Intelligent people OF Viz
Einia to 60 on In the old way In the mat
ter OF road-building or In the manage
ment Of prisons and asylums. or IN the
conduct Of public schools and all that
when there are improved methods which
have been tested and found to be good
We must break away from the traditions
where the traditions are out OF date
not the sacred traditions Of sentiment
but the traditions as they relate to the
practical things Of life.
Our correspondent is also right In say
Ing that there should be local taxation
for local roads, That Is the way to
raise the money the only fair way and
tho only efrectual way. II enough money
to make good roads is 10 be raised.
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s6,,en4 Of 6i,Aog.yAt
IN Dixie Iana

birmingham Nows:
II the Democratic party will stnnd by
tho teachings Of Jefferson, Madison and
Monroe 1t tieed not 90 Into the noxt
fight dlscouro6ed, for whether It wins
this time or not II will pnvo tho way
for q grent victory ovor Extravaganza,
Unreasonable taxation md centrnliztL-
ton OF power.
Now Orleans Picnyune:
It is a pity that 10 picturesque n figure
Gs Captain Hobson should be retired
altogether from nrsociation with the
Navy, to whose annals no added one OF
!ts most brilliant pages. As privnto
citizen, Captain Hobson will, Of course,
DO loss In tho public tyo but, ncvcrthe-
less, tho American people Will always
havo soft spot for tho hero OF tho
bold attempt TO bottle up Cervcrn's fleet
Atlanta journal:
q Wood pulp machinery has roachod such
A stage OF perfection that paper con-
ntructed OF wood pulp Is positive
necessity for the printing OF the worlds
nows. The woods used for such pur-
poses in the north AFRO getting very
scarce. and such plants must Inevitably
find thoir supply OF woods In the South.
where our myriad swhmpH are full OF
tho raw material Why not begin now7
Florida Times. Union:
Tho people Of Alabama tolerate no op-
position to q public servant who is do
ing exceptionally good service, on the
ground that II detracts from his 5inf7u-
once abroad ana dlstracts his attention
from public duties. This is common
sense and looks like good politics II the
people prefer themselves to the interests
Ut ambitious citizens.
Houston Post:
Serious discussion OF the Hanna pro-
posal to pension former slaves Is like
explaining a cruel Joke to witless mind.
The avidity with which It has been ap-
proved In certain Southern quarters Is
inspired in part by n proper sympathy
with faithful and inflrm negroes, who
are past the age OF active labor and in
part by selfish desire to see tho pen
sion money distributed In this section
to somewhat eauallse TINT distributed to
Civil War prisoners throughout the
North.
Louisville Courler-Journal:
In the affair Of Mrs. Roosevelt and
those Dallas kindergarten ladies the
honors are all with Mrs. Roosevelt.
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The Man
ABOUT
TO w N
DA Ally Observation-Disclosures Inn.
ranlus Telsphonus. ~ W f'u'
i1Oo3--Still In existoKue.

~
When we sat down ut our lunch az N.
Commercial and ordered some Bird. ans
things, we looked up ana saw Cisiborns
1Spps and tho bunch. -
"Hollo!' he sud.
Same to you" we replied.
Just got back from the wlds or m.
S q swamps." he continued, evident.
"wcilSS. : ~ t0 20 game.
: And when I got there found ma,
Frank Anthony had been guilty az a Sahs
rication. He told mo his father i Ma
ahotted forty ducks. H,s father sn1d ~
had shotted not none" -; az
Jnst then boy came IN with tray
full OF collar buttons ana suspender. ma
COMBS and garters and things.
Claiborne. oeAeo
"yon tollar and torty-nine cents, yes.
Give It to me-"
And he took the tray.
al, Aiser telling another story which wa
c 81 not understand because Frank An.
thony turned the music-box on. no In
sls.ed that we take the tray and give the
coliar buttons and suspendors to tho Sir
Rnrefooted Boys. -
Our innane consciousness OF the proper
way 10 deal out courtesy in good chunks
c .u 90 inc surface and we cleared our
throat to make a few touching renarks
when we were interrupted by a cong in
the wrong key by the hfessrs. ANTHONY.
bowman and Angle, and as Miks
o'Rourke, who used to play ball with the
Boston team, called for high ball MA
get out. and now VIC have the FOLLOWING
things to offer to the highest bidder,
Iweuty-six collar buttons OF vartoua
sizes 1870
Two small pocket combs.
Three pairs OF fancy colored suspendsra
One hand mirror. - -
One cigar ticket at Clifc Wells,
One watch opener.
Two sets OF manicure flea
Three match boxes.
Two sets Of garters.
One paper OF pins.
SIX poker chips.
Ono set OF dice
These things will be put UP for sale
privately, and all bids may be sent In In
Frank Anthony. and Archie Burke VIII
conduct the sale.
Barber seitz has put us under obliRa.
t!nns to him.
He sent US one OF tho prcttlest ink
stands you ever saw, with beautiful
setlof elks' antlers attached.
we thank him very much. md we shalt
take pleasure In shaving at his place for
many years to come II he will only ston
eating onions and discontinue his dis
course on the Venezuelan situation,
There arc times we like to think, and ono
OF these times is when we are in the hands
OF the barber.
anyhow. We arc glad we received the
lrk-stand.
Wo always wr1tc with pencil and a
typewriter, but that don't mako no mover
mind. "A n
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AS Amended.

general Lee would never have gone
whore he was not wanted" says Tho
Richmond Times Dispatch, discussing the
nroposItion for statue Of the great
General at Gettysburg. While that may
he trme in the abstract, 1t is pretty GER
tain that he went whore he was not
wanted,' several times during his mill
tnry career. He was not wanted at
sharpsburg, Gettysburg and several other
places that he Observation-Disclosures ADJ
yert1ser,
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The Times Dispatch

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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY "A. 1905
NORTH CAROLINA flowing.

Ono of the arguments urBed HbaA'i'.
4 the enactment Of n law In Virginia pro-
hibiting factories from employing chill
Y dren IS that in North Carolina there IS
no such law and that Virginia factories
would DO at q. disadvantage II they wero
prohibited from employing child Ia
/ Dor.
.at The question for the General Assembly
II OF Virginia to consider Is whether or
q not st !s right for Virginia to tnlse this
step, II so, 1t should DO done, regard
less OF what other States ARE doing. We
believe In material progress, and we arc
opposed to sumptuary laws which inter-
rere with the private rights Of ciu-
kens; but there Is something more than
material consideration involved In this
matter It is to be considered from a
moral point of view. The question is
whether or not 1t Is right and not wheth-
er or not 1t is expedient.
For our part, we believe that 1t Is
both right and expedient We believe
It to be the poorest sort Of economy to
work the little children Of this State at
a time when they should be developing
their minds and bodes-at time when
Nature has them In hand. AS we have
so often remarked. the wealth Of Vlr-
Enia Is not In her factories, but In her
people, and that which tends to destroy
or impair the manhood and womanhood
Of the people is against the States ma
terial as we'll as moral interests
But North Carolina Is acting In this
matter. Governor Aycock in his mes
sage earnestly recommended and urged
that bill be passed prohibiting tho en-
ployment of children under twelve years
OF age and, after the year 1908, tho en-
ployment Of children under fourteen
years Of age absolutely and without
such qualifications as are contained In
the Cabell bill. 1t is now stated that
q subcommittee OF the Legislature has,
after several conferences with represen-
tative cotton mill men. adopted sub
stitutc for tho chid-labor bill pending
and that it will be reported to the Sem
ate favorably. 1t is true that this
bill does not go us far as Governor Az
cocks recommendation. simply providing
that no factory shall employ a child un-
der twelve years OF age.
But that is step in the right direc-
ton, and IL this bill becomes u law, as
doubtless it will, it will not be long
before another step forward will be ta-
ken.
We hope that Virginia will go as far
as North Carolina goes. and even a bit
further We hope that the Cabell bill
will be passed, for it is entirely reason
able.
4 In conclusion, let us again impress the
factor 1t is a fact-that this bill does
not, as so many people seem to think,
interfere with the prerogatve of parents.
1t does not In terms prohibit parents
crem putting their children to work.
It simply says that certain establish
tments in the State shall not employ
children upder twelve years of
age and... shall mot employ chill
tlren over twelve and under fourteen
except they can read and write or except
1t can be shown that they must work
In order to earn livelihood for them
selves or those dependent upon them.
1T is a reasonable law 1t is a necessary
law, and it violates no principle of
democratic government.
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Observation-Disclosures.
I'm Hour 10Th
Virginia Editors
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Tho fredericksburg 1rreo 1nnco cx.
prossos lts scntlmonts right out III this
fnsllion
II tho University OF virg1,ln Is any.
thing 1t In d Stnto school, owned by
tho people. supported by tho people. and
intended for tho people. That being tho
case. surely tho people should decide WAC
shall bo tho president OF that institution.
It was tho intention Of It's founder that
It should DO tho property Of the people,
nnd for this reason provision was made
for the pooplc to govern tho institution
through board Of visitors. and not
through n solf-seeking committee, Of
which tho faculty should be part
The Charlottesville Progress has been
watching the Presidents antics In re-
gard to the negro, and reaches this con-
clusion:
THE time Is rips for bringing the race
problom to a solution, and President
Roosevelt has nude himself tho instru-
rnent Of precir!tating tho issue. It scoms
own household"
The Lynchburg Advance Is disposed to
be at peace with oil tho world. includ-
ing Germany. 1t Gays:
"All will turn out we'll provided the
jlngoes cease their mischlevous efforts to
create hostility In this country towards
Germany by attributing sinister motives
to the German Emperor and fostering
the opinion that the allies are engaged
in a concerted effort to break down the
Monroe doctrine and humillate the United
States.'
The Petersburg 1ndex-Appcal rises to
remark:
THE Grand Army Of the Republic cam
not expect to live and flourish on diet
OF Confederate soldiers bones. Far bet
ter for the Grand Army to live upon food
fitted to the time
The Norfolk Virginian-PIlot says
1T is a duty the more intelligent ne
groes owe to the less fortunate OF their
race to let the latter know that there Is
not the slightest chance that tho hill In.
PRODUCED by Senator Hanna to pension
ex-slaves will ever become law. In the
debate in the House on Tuesday, Repre-
sentative Cannon. Republican, who will
be the Speaker Of the next House, ad.
mitted on the floor that there was no
chance for the bill to pass. Indeed. Sena-
tor Hanna introduced 1t by request"
and has given no evidence of any inten-
ton to attempt to secure It's passage
The Newport News Press furnishes this
gratifying information:
Like time and tide. the Jamestown
Exposition movement waits for no man
With tie consciousness Of rectitude 1t
Is going ahead
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Another DR.. Ware.

Another would-bo kiss annihllator has
turned up. This oddly Is in the Leglsla-
'trre OF Tennessee, Possibly he is a wo.
mnn-hater, or perhaps just plain. ordi-
nary, embarrassing freak.-Provtdernf
Telegram,
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The Old Story.

One Of the poorest illustrations of prac-
teal economy Is to be found in the an-
nual expenditure Of many dollars for re-
pairs to vehicles rather than the paying
OF few dollars in taxes for tho pur-
pose OF improving our roads. Isn't It
about time to consider 7-Fredericks
Star
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Day ofWeek,

TO the Editor of The Times Ddspatch'
you BIO kind enough to state
what day Of tho week the 18th of Coz
tobnr, 1922 VAST Ry SO doing you WllA
very much obllgo y, y IL
q Monday
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The Love of Mali.
Tor The Tlmes-Dlspatch,>

IT love You sweet" he gayly said.
And lightly lussed her smooth, round
check;
shy. she looked up; no word she said.
save what her lovely eyes could speak.
They looked his fatlings through and
through.
And calmly said ~ love YOU. too"
,I MILDRED M'CALn1.
q norfolk. Va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14

Another gubernatorlal candidate came
out in Southwest Virginia the other day,
but saw a shadow and went back to his
hole.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14

Several more theories accounting for the
alleged Rockefeller kilograms were
Matched yesterday, and the incubator Is
still doing business.
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Remarks About Richmond.

LoulsViIIe Post: n
1t is said the city of Richmond, Va.
does not find cemeteries profitable in
vestment for city funds. The profit In
J. city cemetery depends largely on tho
individuals selected for interment
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battleship for every State in the
Union. some people think, will just about
s.vo US complete navy, provided, of
course, a steel-clad cruiser shall be named
for each OF the larger cities.
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Newport News is hunting up another
silk factory. 1t is going to get this one
easier than she did the other. Nothing
succeeds like success
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The members Of the retail coal deal
ers combine in Chicago have been fined
800 each. The last cold snap enabled
them to stand 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14

The digging OF the Isthmlan canal will
come along in good time to keep prosper,
lty in good and healthful exercise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14

The Pope's latest poem tells US how
to live to a good old age The Pope
ought to know.
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Strange, isn't It, that none OF his fool
friends nave yet mentioned Minister Bo-
wen for the presidency.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14

1t Is not related what part DR.. Parkhurst
Is taking In the effort In New York to
bridge He'll Gate
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In Stvla and Finish.

While Richmond has but one morning
paper In name It really has two In one.
Tho Sunday edition Ia New York In style
and cleaner In finish.'-Farmyille Herald.
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To Strictly Business" No, st. valen-
tines Day is not a legal holiday. The
banks will discount paper to-day as usual
on Saturdays.