The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-01-15
Richmond Letter.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. Y. 1901

! ANANh AAb4NDf ' A. JdU. Il, 1911
Old newspaper men, the veterans Of
that honorable profession (who may
be aptly termed the "autocrats Of the
breakfast table" because they practi-
cally decide what we shall read IS we
wait for the boiled sawdust which
Gloomy John provides for our ten
O'Clock breakfasO say thatit is not at
all remarkable that what little news
comes to hand the week after the holt
days should be scanty and scarcely
worth the printing. No doubt Ben
Franklin worried over a similar dearth
OF news in the first week of January
us, and certainly ever since then
newspaper men have looked forward TO
this week with as much apprehension
as the Ground Hog is supposed to ex-
perlence when the second day Of Feb.
ruary draws nigh.
The statue Of DR.. Hunter H. Nc
Guire was unveiled in the Capitol
Square a few days ago, one OF his
grandsons drawing the cord. Hon. |
Holmes Conrad, Of Winchester. deliv.
cred an address which was a notable
piece Of oratory, and entirely char
'cterlstic of that eloquent old Virgin.
an, who Is rightly regarded as one Of
Virginia's noblest speakers.
The Mcclure statue found a site in
he Square largely because Of the sem
iment among many that the efiixy Of
ackson's surgeon should 6tly stand
Or all time within hail OF FoIey's
uperb bronze figure of the immortal
tonewall: nevertheless, some faint
lurmurings have been heard
'om those who think that the Capitol
quare should be guarded as the Viz 1
lnian Valhalls, and that il should
I've place to statues Of none save those
hose deeds will outlive even indies ]
uctible bronze. Il
Some time ago, Powell Glass the Q
tile son Of Hon. Carter Glass, repre- +
ntstive from the Sixth Congressional v
lstrlct, on his own motion, and with /
It consulting even his mother, wrote n
letter to the Car Of Russia, request. =
& that he be sent a collection of Rus. ly
IN postage stamps. Several months n
ssed, until, one day, the postman -
ought TO the Glass residence a bulky. -
'midable envelope, almost covered
tn silk ribbon and gorgeous seals. II =
IS addressed to Master Glass, and on '
ening 1t, with trembling fingers.
Al young gentleman was overjoyed |
see formal letter from Count Cas- L
H. the Russian ambassador TO the -.
llled States, stating that he had been
ected by his imperial master to p;
nsmit TO Master Powell a collection o'
most complete, Of Russian STAMPS pc
d now there hangs in the bedroom GO
the young Lynchburger a news. nc
'OA Poiuait OF the Gar, around sd
ich are neatly pasted the STAMPS s S,,
under glass. 1t is said that il the . s,.
nchburg News Garter Glass paper nv
not yet taken position with Russia n.
against Japan, it is not because the
e Glass doesn't want it so.
seems a pathetic coincidence that Pc
only TWO surviving Lieutenant. !, I'm
lersls Of the Confederacy should IN
S the river within a week OF each 70
sr. On the 2nd, Longstreet passed leN
y, aud just week later, just before ="
night, the summons came to Cor Al
here has been some criticism here
Re refusal Of the State Senate TO
'ur In the joint resolution from the "
se Of Delegates fixing a day for "