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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

vowed, and that is always OF primo con.
sileration,, we tell our soung friends In IN
III seriousness aid IN all emphasis possi ISL
bic that they cannot Reasonably lopo Tor
sttcces III bulness or lii their professions
or iii whatever occupa they may DO
engaged, II they fall into the habit 81
drinking intoXicunts. This Is all age OF
sharp competition. and any inail WHO
hopes to succeed must keep Ills wits
about him. There ia no place III the
business world to-day for the drllnknrti,
because the tlrunkard Is Utterly unrelia-
bic. AT the time when his services are
most needed then he Is most apt to be on
n spree, nrd business nieh do not WANT
to employ men who cannot, under all
circumstances and III all emergencies. be
relied upon. If any young man doubts
this, lot him make an experiment on his
owr account Let him 60 into some
counting room, or. into u dozen counting
rooms or into a hundred counting rooms.
and ask for work. prefacing his remarks
with the statement tllnt he Is III tho
habit of drinking, and that every now
and then he goes on spree. If he sue
cccds III getting Il good position upon that
plea we will retrnct everything that we
have said. But he will not succeed. At
every turn no will receive tho cod slloul-
ler and no VIA be told that his SER
vices are not required.
If ho starts business OH his owl, &C
count, or If he starts up In a profession,
lo will find that tho liquor habit Will
prevent him from competing successfully
and he will be doomed to failure.
we do not say that whiskey is tile.
creation of the dovI'': we do not say
that every man WHO takes a. drink Is
doomed to distinctions; we do not say
that 1t Is inposs ble for a man to drink
moderately and without injury TO HIM
self. Nothing Is To BIO gained by over
stating truth But, taking the most
liberal view OF the subject 1t has been
demonstrated beyond a peradventure that
many men, If not most men. c1nnot In
du,yc habitually III liquor drinking with
out injury more or less serious to them
selves, and no man knows how It Will
be with him until he has tried. There.
fore. the only safe rule for a young
man to adopt Is total abstinence. He
need not be a crank or e. fanatic, but II
he is wise, he will take no chances, He
Will resolve on this New Years day not
ia experiment with himself; he will re-
solve to abstain altogether from intoxi-s
eating drinks.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 1. 1904.
Richmond in 1908.

f36St ss0., RlCnlI1OnQ III 1908.
In spite Of the slump in the stock mar.
Z ]tet which affected holders Of securities
LIN Richmond, as 1t affected such holders
elsewhere, the city has had a prosperous
4 year, and the business situation Is In.
d trlnsically sound. Merchants have had
a good trade. manufacturing industries
y have done we'll. and 1t is most gratifying
that In spite or the stock panic and the.
y sl,rinFage In the value of stock and
II bonds, the banks of Richmond have
stood the storm without u culver. and
are to-day III every respect. stronger and
N better than at any corresponding period
z Of their history. They have met their
&otligations, they have taken care of their
Pensioners and they have been able to
&decinre the usual dividends out Of their
n earnings. without in any way straining
their credit
III Moreover. business failures. while they
were slightly larger III number, were
smaller In thn aggregate OF liabilities
than those Of The previous year.
MI The growth of the city was most sat
isfactory There was no building boom.
but many new factories. stores and resi-
q dances wore erected Or begun, some OF
4 them the finest Of tholr kind. and. ag-
grernting in value $2.425.0oo. To aid that
sum L. our real estate values In a single
u year is something to be proud of. Tho
s$hest rart of It Is that these new build
ings have come in rcsponse to an impera7
/ @rl.,,, ~ i0i n chad
a point where she Is growing rapidly by
her own accreuon. and, unless there
should be some unforeseen disaster. this
growth Will be more pronounced from
year to year, The larger the city. the
greater it's growth. Is the rule. as tho
growth OF a large. tree in a single year
4 is equal to the entire volume Of the
sapl1na.
B,i. Richmond must not be content with
I normal growth of this character. She
must exert herself to enlarge her fac
tories and extend her trade and induce
outsiders to come in and invest and
make their homo with US. Wa are not
as octive in these directions as We
should be- or as we must be. If we would
grow according to our opportunities,
i Richmond needs more advertising in the
Broadcast meaning OF that term.
FINALLY, lot us hope that every Citizen
y win resolve to-day to give more ntten-
ton than ever before to municipal af-
fairs and to exert himself honestly and
patriotically In the interest Of good hons
u government
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,o,pl,, t5e had plen,y, but i'd wanted

enough. He had plenty, but I'D wanted
moro, .5s .s n * ase53
Tliesdeslrey for nioneytwith most people
cseen1n to bio Unsuitable. II would soell1
that when d iliun has accumulated as
,nprh money MS tic cnr s,end In his
natural life, when he has accumulated
enough To make himself and his loved
ones entirelt comfortable, his desires
vun.d tie satisfied, and lie would quit.
Bit II Is not so. with accumulation the
'dcslro increases. The man who innlos q
million, wants, two million. and when lie
gets two million, lie wants four, and SO
on, indefinitely. Money-maklng becomes
With HIN not merely an occupatlon. but
Il consuming desire. Desire for gain is
natural. It was put IN the heart Of man
by tie all-wlsc Creator fora PURPOSE,
without desire there would be. no ahcitlvrr
Its. 1T Is entirely PROPER flor q nnni
to desire q fortune, and It Us entirely
rroocr for man to nccunulnto q for
tune II he can do SD BY honest aud legiti-.
mate means But rich men would ba
harpier, und tho world would DO better,
and wealth would DO q blessing, II all
5rlci, mon would learn to control their
desires utter they hnvo accumulated us
much money as they need, and would
then turn their talents to other pursuits.
Tho man who has the ability to make
fortune has tho ability. to. confer great
benefits upon tho human race. But, he
has moro than mere ability. ldc has tho
time and no has the money, and If he
would only employ both III the interest
or tho public as lie previously employed
both III his own lntorest, he would, IN
decd. be "a public beneractor.
AS was pointed out III yesterdays pas
per. many rich ,nen III England and
Scotland have retired from active bust
ness on thclr own account, and are
now devotiiiG themselves to tho affairs
Of government In their several iocall-
tics we hope the tlmo Is not distant
when rich men In America will pursue
the eamo course. Our rich men do take
some part III government affairs. hut
unfortunately, thor activities are too
t,fton for their own peculiar interest and
advancement, and to the Injury Of the
general public. For this reason the rlch
are usually under suspicion, and When
they go In for a given measure 4 or LOT
tie election or certain candidate. the
people are disposed and naturally So,
to take the other side. for they have
come to believe that the rich mans In
,tcrcst and the poor mans Interest are
asSfar removed as the east is from the
west. 1T would take time to remove
this impression, but II the rich men. Of.
the land would only address themselves
honestly and unselfishly to the public
interest, by and by they would gain
the confidence of tho people and they
w,uld have it In their power to turn
their talents to the best account.
We commend this thought to the rich
mon of he country as an appropriate
New Years reflection.
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"a Word With Young Men.

New Years resolutions have fuHen into
sdisrepute because, MS rule. they are
short-lived. a resolve is good starting
roint but 1t is only starting point A
resolve is worth nothing unless it be
carried Into effect and resolve made
or! New Years day is worth no more
than q resolve made on any other day
III II be made only to be broken.
Rut good honest resolve, made with
good honest intention. is a good thing for
{ New Years day, or any other day, as far
IS 1t goes and as long as It lasts. More
over. good resolve should be specific
rather than general. and we suggest to
i o,ir young readers that they resolve on
this day that they will abstain from the
4 drinking Of Intoxicating liquors. The
f Tfmcs-D Dispatch Is no fanatic on the sub.
Jsct of temperance, IT is possible to drink
liquor In moderation, and many men do
drink It in moderation, TO their comfort,
and without injury, hut 1t is a dangerous
experiment for any man to make with
himself. 1t Is dangerous for any man
to acquire taste for alcoholic liquors,
and to fall into the habit Of drinking
them. The tendency OF alcohol is TO impair
the intellectual and moral faculties,
I Whether its effect be TO stimulate or
i stnpefy the result is the same, If II
stimulate there Is a corresponding reac-
gtion; II IT stupefiea 1t deprvcs the man
h for the time being of his natural forces
gThf usual effect Is TO deaden the sensi-
q l,ilitiest and excite the animal nature
4 the appetite and the passions; and many
II man, under the Influence of such ytimu.
liant. has committed acts which have
X either destroyed him or brought humiia,
4 tion and sorrow to himself and others
Z is 1t not, therefore, n reckless thing for
y a man 70 put himself in such a condition?
I'm ordsr to succeed in any department
J of life We need to have our faculties
\ active; we need to be watchful and vigi
5lant& Therefore, anything which tends
ia take us out Of the natural state.
Y anything which temporarily impairs the
mental, moral or physical nature, is
I. necessarily, for the time being, at least.
10 our detriment, and puts us Into posi-
Non more On less defenseless.
N But apart from the moral question IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01
The Duty of the Rich.

New York has been greatly shocked
by the death Of Banker Garth, who re-
Gently lost himself from a steamer In
tie Gulf Of Mexico, Mr., Garth was a
rich man. and was held In high esteem
by the bank over which lie presided, but,
for some reason. which has not yet been
disclosed, no drowned himself during the
Christmas holidays at time when all
uen and women are supposed 10 be glad.
air, Garth's brothcrrin-law says that lie
MAS disappointed man: that he played
Pnnc ana lost; that he could not stand
defeat. and so he ended 1t all m was
money, money all tie time With HIM"
he added, "and 4, did not come fast
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01
The Chicago Horror.

Whatever Chicago does is certainly on
a great scale, even though9lt be an an
pulllng sacrifice Of lite. The holocaust Of
pleasure seeking victims In the lroquols
Theatre has sent II shudder of horror
through tho whole country. and thousands
In so-callcd flre-proof theatre have
been swept GA fiery death, when they
have been III all sorts of flre-traps and
havo escaped: certainly they continue
will perish by fire or panic. and one is
as dangerous as the other.T It will be re-
mcmbercd that a congregation OF negroes
In Birmingham, Ala. were startled by the
cry OF fire when there was no fire ut
all, and over two hundred We're trampled
to death. The uanger from tire In a
crowded house Is really greater from
panic than from fire itself. If persons
could he assured that there was provi-
sion. for unexpected ignition. and that
they could go out In due order, or per-
haps he satisfied that there was no reason
for going out at all. the chances nre that
the loss of life which now horifies us will
practically cease.
A gentleman this city, who is distin
guished both as an engineer and civilian,
and certainly one OF the most thoughtful
and prudent men we have has told us
that for years he had thought that one
of the most effective preventves Of panic
would be to bring the water pipe into the
theatre under ground with the outlet just
at the orchestra. with coll Of hose at
tachcd, and there put fireman In his
appropriate uniform. with the nozzle Of
the pipe close in his hnnu, both us Il badge
OF office and preparation for service.
This man, thus equipped and in the1vlew
Of the whole audience would be a stand
Ing assurance that there was provision for
the immediate eXtingushment OF a fire,
and that those small beginnings which
have been so disastrous In their extension
would DO instantly stopped
II seems to require such disasters like
this Iroquols Theatre fire to wake tho
country up generally to provision against
such disasters. It Is now conceded that it.
Is not SO much the tire-proof building as
the provision for lac immediate eNtln-
punishment Of fire. that Is the safeguard
against such losses. We have seen in
Plttsburg n large pre-proof building
which had boon utterly destroyed aud
Quilted by fire and We're told that the
same building was afterwards recon
structed again as Il flre-proof building
and was again so destroyed The real
safeguard against fire IL not only the fire.
proofIng, though that is not to be mini
mzed or disparaged. hut IN the provision
for an instantaneous eNtingulshment of
a fire when started anywhere.
We think the suggestion which has been
made of tho fireman and his hose IN the
orchestra of a thea tre and in sight Of the
audience, WOULD give great comfort to
the tens OF thousands who visit tho'o
places, and Is provision which deserves
the attention Of our Fire commissioners.
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Begin Right.

t,voidence accumulates of u general de-
mnnd throughout the United States for
the ratification Of the treaty with Pane ma
for the construction Of the lsthn1lan'
Canal. Evidenco'also accumulates that
there Is a moral question involved, but
Progress is memorable. and too often con-
scIenccless. 1t permits nothing to stand
in It's way. Whom America was discovered,
1T belonged to the Indians, but Progress
did not recognize the red mans claim.
1t would not suffer a race Of savagcs to
hold title to a great continent. and 80
gradually the white nun seized the land,
and drove the red man farther and far
ther into the forests and through the
forests. and over tho mountains Into the
plains, finally giving him a small reser-
walton for himself and children. PROGRESS
justlfies Itself by the questionable motto
that "the end justifies the means" Many
cruol and unriyhteous acts huve been done
in the name of that motto, and that Is
the motto which Progress has adopted III
turning It's attention to the Panama Canal.
But is it necessary, for even an In
exorable nnd constituencies Progress to
ride rough-shod over q weak republic
in South America III order to- accomplish
Its purpose? May we not yct make terms
that shall be fair and satisfactory to
nnd she has approa ched tile United States
government in a spirit OF compromise.
Manifcstly, 1t makes little difference to
tho people Of Panama whether they have
become a part or tho Colombian republic.
It was not Independence which they were
seeking. but canal. Only let the inhnbl-
tants Of Panama write canal In the
United States government and 1t will
make no difference to them what be
their national afIlliat!on.,r There is cd
reason to believe that at n word from tho
would surrender their Independent form
of government and 70 back to the; Colonl-
biun Union, In short, we believe that
1t is entirely practicable for our govern
ment to effect a satisfactory settlement
batwcen Colombia and Panama. It may
cost little more money, but We arc
rich, and we cun better al.ord 10 spend
money thun to do a wrong. We cannot
afford to do wrong even to secure for
ourselves so valuable an asset as this
canal promises to be, II would be a
great thing for the United States govern
ment to construct and own the canal; but
we shUlld be sure about II that our title
Is clear and clean pcforo we begin work,
and no effort Of ours should be spared
to remove every faint Of suspicion attach
ing to the enterprise.
This entire scheme has, UP TO this time.
been honeycombed with dishonesty and
scandal, and 1t is the part OF honor and
wisdom for the United states government
to put the scandal behind 1t. and let its
work he work OF righteousness as
we'll as work Of enterprise, Let us
proclaim to the world that while we
propose to lead IN progressive enterprise,
wa propose also TO let our conscience go
hand in hand with our progress.
We commend this TO the powers IN
Washington as an appropriate New Years
resolution and prnclanaton.
:--==---=7.=s--:-==.-- 5h IA
That Richmond is 2 growing town no.
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rho Raleigh Times goes into figures
after tho following manners
Speaking to-day with a prominent busi,
ness mes nun 81 me Guy. nc saia h d rs
ABOUT 1900 bales short OF what they were
last year. But said he, the money PAID
out to the farmers for their cotton WAS
between $4,000 and $l00,00O more than WAS
paid out last year. This leaves the far
.ner in decidedly better condition than ne
was this t~me last year. He has not
only much more money for his cotton. but
he has had to do less picking, less ginning
end less hauling TO market.
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The Raleigh Post gays:

" The Ralclgh Post says! z < e
The aggregate value of all property
returned by negroes OF Georgia for tax
alton is SIC n4,l65 an Increase over the
year before Of $1,000 Coo. This consists or
fnrm lands. town property and personal
property. The nugrUes OF North Caro-
lima own about the Same amount as their
brethren in Georgia, AZ appears by tnY
tax list. Ana there ure sums eos,tl and
successful farmers among them. We have
heard OF no o"nssaSsinations" on account
prayerful attention OF former Governor
Russell FN 4tja sy7H
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

Charity begins az home, so also ought
the patronage of local institutions. This
Virginia State should mot be, forge ten
in.tb.s connection. CAPITAL SAVINGS
BANk,;Agent. SIC sfsiis. ~
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Tne membership Of eS-Nice-P President
Morton's8. farnilv3Sis incre ing in Paris
In addition to MIR. M6rton's daughf er, VINO
Mrs. W liam f. Grinne'. with her hus-
band and daughter have taken house
In, the fashionable Champs Elysees quar-
! j o,~F & :. d t.f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

Here's the .Asheviile Citizens idea OF
"our plain duty as to PANAMA.:
We must ACCEPT tho shame OF our acts
and carry out our undertakings, however,
unworthy Of the motives tEut prompted
where homo. aBle 1rcstltution stts .posaihle.,
and to refine all further considerations
OF gain as thew appear, 1nt-honor's cru
chile. The only hope or undolng past
wrong Is the doing Of future right. The
day Of burning sacrifices Is past.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

The Virginia state Insurance Company
has assets exceeding 100000. and surplus
to policyholders Of $500 900 L. u. MASON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

Dollars nreN good things, Keep them
at home by insnrng withftile Yirginla
state. "A. w. CAREER, Solicitor,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

Pedro Alvarado, the eccentric. millions
.mrlcaJ al silver dollars. amounting to
more than 100000 among the poor people
u Pnrral and adjacent mining camps on
Christmas Day. gg5i5aga rs 81 54f is%t tsa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

SMOKE PARK AVENUE CIGAR.
CHAS, a. SCHMIDT g. co. MEG, I.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

Though, a Very stout man, Justice
Brown, Of the United States Supreme
Court, blacks his own shoes nearly every
morning, Tho justice says lie feels proud
Il initiate Abraham Lincoln evensto that
-.n..L..E. " -.--II. NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

ernest Schmidt. of Scranton. Pa, sent
to President Roosevelt miniature coal
cor. TONED of with con, and ornanented
with the national colors, carved out Of
q cnunls Of coal. The President sent MT.
Schmidt an autograph letter IN apprecia-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01

!. If you insist ON 1t any agent in Rloh,i
lnond can give -you q policy In the Yir-
ginia State WILLIAMSON FVALLEYs 81
Coz AKentss ~: ~. l So, =.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-01
Personal and General.

Evangelist Az C.. Jeffrles, father Of
James j. Jeffrics, the pugilist, is holding
rovival meetings In Baltimore ut present.
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b-e-o-o-e--e-o 80 q &C
! 1fnly 5fau, mn ]
! Nt;gl,a,t.a; 6'alyo,ss. !.
O. Z.

Viewing the hatness of It's after Christ.
ilias pockotbo6R. the Petersburg Index.
Appeal i,1o.iriifully observes u.
George y. Pre,'t}co sad Of thls season,
nr the re- year. 1T L t n 6or toRs snvF Try
hiek a ae6 5s 'is s e Is ii Tie presont
year OF grace. ~ II - II
III Here Is something real cheering from
tlla Portsmouth, star: 3.g i. n. ID Is
3 rhs city and THO whole Tide ter Eec- .
ten Is In an excellent htuncini ccnd. ton.
Flhs section OF .Vfrglnla4fs llcntet immune
from tho financial disturbances which nf-
2 ti.ct other parts OF the country thun any
tthor region III tho South ,fliis IS mot
theory morely; 1t Is u demonstrated TACT.
+ THE Norfolk Dispatch Gays: 4!
Governor Aycock, OF Noltri Carolina, says
that his state has solved the race prob
lem. Certainly some wonderful lnotaI; 4
tnrolinn; we haven't heard Of q tynchlng
down there lii three weeks. .tt' 8
GOOD for. Princess Alinc. county, Here
is d, remark from the Norfolie LEDGER.
aa f f N tho 0Mn ew es}m ahe
must llnve been .rnudc before the Princess
Anne people sold their. stock Of Christ.
mas t,lkoys.
Tho Newport News Times. Herald re-
marks: &e5 XII b. X a AZ &fi
Bryan talked to Tolstol for II hours,
but tho rupers report that Tolstoi Is
ltnstsregaining h.s strength.
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North Carolina Sentiment.
The Greensboro Record says

School children always havca contempt
tor the tuttler who runs to the teacher
with everything. Tho gentlemen who are
trying to worry Judge Boyd are running
to Tie President with their little stories.
The incident fully corroborates the dag
nc'sis made by Judge Boyds fAends ut
first that It is nothing but n piece Of
cheap uemagoguery ana clap trap intend
eel solely 70 worry Judge Boyd, without
any idea that he can be lmpenched