The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-12

doing good and IL SO thoroughly practica
4 In his methods OF doing good that he is
i incapable OF engaging IN ny work hitch
will degrade The s'rls OF our land.
/ It Is misfortune that many OF the the
! women OF the South are compelled TO
leave their homes and go out into the
] busy world to earn d livelihood. II would
he far better IL they could do woman
work at home, but conditions are such
| that some women Must work and they
have not always, by any means, the choice
/! OF occupation Some Of them are not
able to endure work In factories or IN
etores, and they must seek some other
means Of employment Mr.. Wiley Is try
Ing to provide for them. He does not
propose to force any Girl into domestic
service. He does not proposesto 30 out
into the country nor Into ! ne by--ways
OF the city with A. drag net sand bring
girls to his school. There Is no COM
pulsion whatever about It. He believes
that It would be better for many girls
to learn the art OF domestic service and
take a position In a respectable family
than for them to go into the factories
or into the stores or into the private
office of a man to earn wages. His
school will be open to girls who take
that view and who wish to receive the
instruction which no proposes to give. It
Is entirely optional with them whether
or not they will enter. If they do not
desire such Instruction, they need not
go to his school: II they. do desire It.
he wishes to give 1t TO them and train
them we'll and find good homes for them
and bid them God speed. He will do
this work for the benefit Of the girls who
may apply and not because he wishes to
make servants for the housewives Of
Richmond.
We do not propose to enter into any dis
cussion of the subject whether Or not
mental service in a respectable family is
degrading. That is question for every
girl to decide for herself But we cannot
agree that Mr.. Wiley. who has won for
himself the respect and good will of all
classes Of people in this community, is
engaged in q work OF degradation when
he opens a school in which to teach girls
how to earn an honest livelihood
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+ The Peace Congress recently In session
in Boston did not succeed In making
peace between Japan and Russia but it
did succeed in bringing into the rela-5
tionship Of peace a Japanese and Rus
SIAN. Jiro Abratan a Japanese editor
OF Toxic, and DR.. Chirug, local SphysI-
clan OF Russian birth, were brought to-
gether on the stage and amid great APP
plause, they clasped hands warmly, each
greeting the other as a fellowman. Edi-
tor Abraham made a short speech. at the I
conclusion Of which he said: II will
humiiiate myself in the cause OF univer.
sal peace and heartily expect to shake
my hand with the Russian delegate here.
It was then that the Russian was intro
duced, and fraternal greetings exchanged.
In the meantime however, the war be-
tween '. Russia and Japan goes merrilyE
on. Il 3: e: IL ;l5 AZ Il " sst3ss THAI
Recently there was a sale OF lands at
jackson, the county seat OF Northamp-
ton county N. CT and the local paper
says that very good prices were received.
One farm OF $40 acres sold for IS, coo. or
over SIG per acre, while another OF ITO
acres sold for s4.11o. or over s24 an acre.
These two farms were assessed for taxa
ton at only Sc an acre, or less than one
third what they sold for.
All lands in the South have been held
at ridiculously low prices, as there was
little demand for them. But now that
the South Is growing SO rich and pros
porous, there is a double reason why her
lands should greatly enhance in value. 9f
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In Mr. Watson's long letter OF accep-
lance he took up SO much space telling
what other candidates had done or
would do he entirely forgot to tell what
lie will do II elected But maybe he
thought that would be waste OF time
and ink.
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The news OF Kuropatkin's advance
was received in st. Petersburg
with deep thankfulness.'' Most OF Ku-
soldiers are from Russian
provinces remote from st, Petersburg.
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The Red Eye Club OF the Farmers
Institute announces a picnic for to-mor-
row. The club takes Its name from a
postoff1ce in Pittsylvania county. Moth
Ing else
Hardest work. and poorest pay,
were united In the holy bonds OF we'd
lock soon after the fall Of Adam and
they have been trudging along together
ever since.
There is little or no chance for the DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor OF Alassa-
chusetts to get elected but thousands