The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
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FRoM FADING Papers,

iro,indinrs. I FROM that time thsy expert.
etce 4 succession of crushing blows but
nt the inBt u ktt,diy indiYidunl sni'tsles
9A llttle balm Win the 10y 4 obst IA clee TREY
encounter Tho story ~ not strasned
and white sot1e people would /. f1nd 4 y
be, ! fsvorite sompanton during the sum.
tmer. Indeed, there are many people who
will want 10 so right through L again
before aying Il down after the flrst
glance 1t ttS cont ents. - Chicago Tribune.
orand Yosemite Hotel. 5it
Among the cxcellent appropri tons.
made by tho Legisla ttlfe 10 one PROT iditlg
FOR tho construction Of d new hotel III
Yosemite. AZ the beautiful valley y the
most {amotis and most popular OF our
great pleasure grounds this sbnl may be
regarded az VI the fullest sense one for
the public beneft. a, @ IA sS
II Nature docs not ask much Of man on
behalf 81 Yosemite sho tas mad . the
whole valley 10 fair. and 90 healtftfui that
very little III the form Of human II care
or adornment i needed TO render Il
5aitogette beyond Rivalry. Still there is
needed forIthe benefit OF those who visit
the place q good and commodioils house
?of entertainment. T he erection of, spchs
should not be delayed. s. 5sg5i q. a
Tho bill az pnsscd BY the legislature
provides FOR an appropriation Of $780,
900 for the work. That IL ample for the
reconstruction OF hotel worthy Of "A the
site. It III to be regretted that We have
not a suitable hotel already there for the
entertainment OF President b Roosevelt
u ) shall have Presidents to VISIT us IN
the future and 30 the main thing IL 20!
press forward the construction OF the hos
tel as promptly AZ possible. San Fran :.
cisco Call. III s., l.5s
syn, patty FOR Jineo u. VI II j. S
This SYN pathy OF all humane people,
80. that died In his cage at sea recently.
/ after trnmpeting his sore distress Tor
sixty consecutive hours. !. The, Ga ut w,
aof, Wild creature ma IN ts be- burden.l
some In proport ion to ~ ssize2s but sits
resistance to such captivity III III Il PRO-.
portion to Its strength, and III thea case
of lingo this was tremendous. IaS Hum an;
sohriosity or greed gratihed att, the e ex-S
Spense Of such heroic resistance and SUI
ferfng makes q pitifuI spectaclesof hui
man littleness ~ Securely chained In the
aft hatchway so that escape was Inn
possible squirting In his narrow cage
in . futites effort to get out this nam
5fuenoe Of whtskey for three days with. /.
out avail. in the effort to subdue him.
Il. must have been a relief to all on ship
board when the cessation OF his trump
etings told that ho was dead.-Portland
$Oregouian. U. y II. s3S s3s.,E
"a Rsm.rksbis 9 o!der Wedding: 4 !, &
Roy N. u recently was In more than
usual ways an exception TO thu mutabii.si
.ity I Of human things. The q festivities
were held in the house which John. r.
Olmstead built for the occupancy Of hirn;-
self and his bride more than hfty years
before It has been their home through:
Ills marriage M. olrnsted employed An
ME Conner AZ cook. She has been in
the service Of the family all these years.
All six Of the couple s children are 1iv-8
ing, and were present at the golden wed a
ding. Mn. Olmsted wore her bridal;
wreath ana her wedding gown was worn
by one o. her dauEheers. Some OF the
wedding cake OF nifty years before was g
produced at the celebrate ton. "a lbany aAr-S
gus. Nj { tss IS ssa5ss ts5 " 3#3
suHat, Of suiu. 1914 q; r. s.
a. Governor TAFT and MsJor-G General Da-
Wis Intend TO have q little interview with
the Sultan Of sulu. and, unless they
Manila for sulu, for that purpose. There
are signs Of trouble over the conviction
sof the Moros for raiding and burning
the Chinese quarter, Of the town Of Pe-$
rang, for. as 1t happens. the raiders are
close friends Of the Sultan. Their mis-
sion has. however. further. purpose,
for Governor Taft, It Is said, has con-
cluded that the time has come to restrict,
somewhat the powers now exercised by
the Sultan, No doubt every effort will
Be made to break the news gently. and
.if diplomacy can avert trouble the Sui
tan will be kept I'm reasonably good hu-S
imor.-Worcester Spy. silbs,3J r5a 81
We Can't Stand It. III .s VI !, VI
"A novel illustration Of subsidy laws Is
presented by "a statement In the Philadel-S
ypY1ia Press that the Standard ! OIL Cons
Ipany's feet OF sailing vessels is tied up
because the subsidized IL French Il sailing
craft for the "deep-water''5trad are able
TO take freight at .ruinous rates. Be-
cause the French subsidy more than
pays the running expense OF the vessels
Japan at ! cents a case. and coal to
Cape Town at ia shilllngs Is pence per
ton against regular rates OF twice those
amounts d VI w rs ils
3 InasmuchJ as this is presented as an
alarming condition 1t Is perth emit to re-
mark that this country can afford ito
accept the situation h!l9sepb pisally.s
can have It's oil carried by French aves5S
sells at half the cost In itss own craft Dr.
Harper will not have to: cut down ex-s
penses at the University Of Chicago. AS
regards national Interests. too, there Is
more in these statements to worry the
French than the American business In,
terests, II the French taxpayers insist
on paying French sailing vessels to carr
~, freight fori!the United States at nnlf
cost the interests Of the United 81 tesi
can afford to enjoy that cheap transpor-
.tation until the French get tired d fur
nishing IT. ittsburg Dispatch.
Men, not 5clothss.
There doesn't seem to be much sense
In Congressman Bartholdt't pet hobby
on dress IIe wants to wipe out the pomp
and feathers Of Americans at foreign
courts. ana proposes that American re-
representatives. shall wear, on state occa-
ss!ons nothing more than the dress Of
an American tleman.! u II And, s, pray,
what Is that One 4 Of the finest and
most courtly American gentlemen who,
ever lived wore n powdered wig, o three
cornered hat. knee breches and shining
shoe buckles, He was neither more nor
less q gentleman because he followed GUS