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

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was authorized to make this rule. ana II
Is the duty OF the party to obey II.
The General Assembly Is also under
| obligation TO enact law to legaEze
party primaries, and II Is under obl1gauoI
| TO carry out the spirit of the resolution
| OF course. We refer TO the Democratic
| members OF that body, who are IN over
I! whelming majority. The wise thins &c
! do az Chairman Ellyson has so well SAID
| and the correct thing to do. Is to give
| the primary plan fair test. There should
be no evasion on the part of the party lf
putting the plan into effect, and there
should be no evasion on the part OF tile
Democratic members OF the General AS
sembly in enacting the primary law. If II
be shown that the primary plan is not
successful or that 1t Is not desirable, the
pros and cons may be discussed at the
next State convention. and IL the ma
jority so decide the whole plan may be
abolished. The convention Is the supreme
authority, and has the right to repeal,
but so long as the rule Is In force 1t Is
as we'll as In letter.
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Mr.. A. r. r. Scruggs. Of Crozet, and
Captain Shaw, Of brakes Branch both
rejoice In the possession of silver dollars
which were paid out to them by the fast
fading Confederate government In April,
1865. AS stated In Mr.. Scruggs' letter In
The Times-Dlspatch yesterday. he was
paid ut Washington, Ca, by President
Davis. Captain Shaw was paid at Green's
boro, N. C., by another official.
The coins they preserve are curiosities
In their way, but greater rome would be
a specimen of the Confederate dollar or
half dollar that was coined at the New
Orleans Mint.
Our recollection Is that when the Con-
federate government took possession OF
the mint It coined a. few pieces of money
with the imprint of 1.-THE Confederate
States OF America" upon them. Such
speclments would probably be the most
valuable of Confederate money Issues, but
there are some steel-plate or photographic
notes. which nre said to be so rare rs
to be worth their face value.
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While President Roosevelt WIS making
speech in Town and Dragging that our
navy can lick the world, n hundred white
doves were released from cages, and they
flew right over the stand from which the
President was speaking. This was not
'rtended rs a rebuke to war talk, but 1t
looked !, little that way.
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You could never call the man good
one youIoan him.-Newport News Times
Herald. es4 81; 3s3Eg siA
But you may designate that one who
fails to return your umbrella as good
Understandable Herald.
And isn't it curious that there are ar
tisans who will re-cover your old UNI
brella before the litter gets it?
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f Mr.. Thomas T.. Watson. who Is a visi-
tor In Richmond says that he has given
up politics and Will devote his remaining
days to the more pleasing occupation
of writing books. We are glad to hear
It. His STORY Of France" is one Of the
most delightful works OF history In print.
and is as fascinating as novel.
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What has New England done this time
that 1t should still be held in the embrace
OF whitening drought. while the bal
anco of the country is getting all the
shower baths 1t needs?
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When Miss Stone gets to Constantine
pie to prosecute that kidnapping claim
against the Sultans government, the
head Of the government better take
to the high timber.
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Hicks ought to be made to suffer. as
the floods in the West, the drought In
New England and the cyclones in the
South were all scheduled by him
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The latest suit of certain Richmond
tailor was cut out by his longlost wife.
1t remains to be seen whether or not 1t
will be q mlsft.
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Mississippi Is just too proud to stay