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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
Pneumonia.

THO nlar,,,ing increase of pneumon'a
i, Sew York and SOME other cities nus
,od "a serious inquiry as to the req
son therefor. Health Commissioner bos'
ley Of Baltimore, says tho oisease
communicable, and In some cities le Is
hc,1 that splitting In public vehicles, as
IN street cars. leads to its spreaoing'
II IL MISC stated that many cases are
produced by persons riding IN insun'-
GENTLY heated cars. Again, We are 'olo
fiat the custom Of so many street GU
conductors OF leaving the doors OF thelr
care omen for an unreasonable length -
t,rno IS fruitful source of trouble IN
this respect.
:. often occurs that those who are
suffering from grip. or have JUST TO-
covered from that maladS' ana arc ~
weak state of health. become oanEer-
ous,y chils.d by tho draft which IS pro
duccd on u cold day BY such q car.
Tho frequency of pneumonia up North
is also attributed to carelessness on me
mart of men and women IN going l TON
hot rooms into the cold air, and oS| neg
,ectinC tho ordinary precautions OF cur
ing or attempting to cure, what are
commonly called bad colds"
No matter what may be the cause, ~
ia certain that the increase IS a reali's
and not fiction. The mortuary stalis-
Tics If most cities OF the North demon
e,rata this beyond the shadow OF a
doubt.
Whi., It may be left for expert IN
vestgators to determine the precise
causes leading to Increased mortalitS
from, pneumonia, 1t may be safely saiu
much Of the Increase is duo to neslccl
If the ordinary laws Of health, ascripa Die
IN large mart to the rushing life We lead
Neglect of the uso OF wraps Whero
needed: going lightly clothed from over
heated rooms into the open air. or INTO
6raftv street cars; refusal to pay proper
attention 10 bad cods,' ETC., are among
The things that may be expected to pro-
mote pneumonia.
Richmond has not suffered from pneu-
,nonia in the manner that many other
cities have. but the disease may como TO
MS that way in time. But, however that
may he 1t will do our people no harm TO
4 exercise all known. precautions against
it. Those precautions. assisting our
healthful and enjoyable climate. "ll' SAFE
guard us in great degree.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

Never before, no imagine. vas ccnaplains
made that property.owners had permitted
tben,selyss 10 be assessed higher than
thcy should have been. Generally, inc
dia,culty has been to get the assessment !,
high enough. when man makes la ~
,avlt thnt Ills property ~ worth SO anu
90, the commissioner is not apt 70 IN =.
st,t,,,. m investigation to ascertain II
the taxpayer rns done himself an ~.
Justice III putting higher value upon
Me hIs Foods and ehat,cls than the law r.
n 80. 1,he boot is usually OH the other fei'
foo,, But III the cases in whicl, we we nave e
r,,ed from Washington district, in Nor Tor.
FOLK county, 1t seems very clear tha'
= sossp,o,,ts were arbitrarily and improp-
nr,v raised for a purpose, the purpose
ta,n, q cvade tho suffrage provision OF
the nstitution.a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
School Trustees.
,,,,ns-1)isuatch:.

Editor ST The Times Dispatch: 5l
s!r,-I read with both Interest anu AM
pleasure and thank you for yours recent tect,l
editorial on school trustees. I also read
with regret an article in the samo paper
from one ~. Irving Sale on the same
subject. am sorry some superintendent
didn't "tlcklen him. have been q school
trustee for twelve years The position
sought mo earnestly, and nothing but
unsclfish love for public education ever
caused mo to accept 1t, and knowing
we'll what a troublesome and thankless
office 1t Is now, I am surprised ttla Z . INC
Office does not often beg for man an !. ,Anu
if there IS one class Of men in the state
who do much for little pay ahd ING less
thanks, they are school trustees.
AS to electing them By the people, OF
appointing them, am throushly s;lnul.-
ferent, as any man can nave my pt..oo
at any time he wishes 1t. But the latter
way has worked well with US, bringing
us GOOD men. who were very ucceptapoie
to a large ma jorlty Of our people. = nc i,
4publlc school property has been Wen
cared for. and kind and considorate caro-
has been given to the comfort, conVen-
fence and wishes Of our every teacheT'
Our supcrintendents have always ues ?.
tho honored and much loved head Eot potn
our district and county boards: and no
Improvement along any line has peen
made until all the plans were were mace MAJ {,
known TO him and were approved D Iy
him. And I can prove by, our best men ms
that when he was appointed, every t %'lls
tee in the county endorsed another man.
I am in no way discouraged as to our ,1
public schools. while they may not pe
what we want and are earnestly trylns
to mako them. They are doing gtca
work. We have some prosperous natives Is, !
here, forty to fifty years Old VINO can On J,
write their names. But you cant ing
one among those from twenty 70 lhir!y
years Of ages and some Of 4. uriitm 2, s
prosperous young men got all the t'e tlll'u
ton they have in our public SCHOOLS.
The greatest need otIour public, schoo .s
to-dayfts that the public taketmor g, IN
tercst In fsthem andyeneouragc them bs
their patronage, 81 tho tehdcncy sse e
to be with both white, and colored PEG 2.
pie to shun ttiien1poniid astaftsand pnrton ll
moro private schools cacl,l year.
s.-s~ JOHN L. BEALE.
Hague, Westmorelapd county,. Jtpn y ,lS ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
Is Life Worth Living?

IN her latest book, 1.-THE Deliverance,'
,1,ss Glasgow makes ono of her charac-
tiers, an old woman, say: Il can testllS
that this is cheerful world IN ep1s
of the darkness in which hnser on
ia take It over again and gladly any
day-tbe p.,asure and The pain, the l'Bht
ana tho darkness
wa nre curious to know II this CHAR
actor was taken from lite-if Misc G!as'
gov ever heard an old, afflicted man OF
an old afflicted woman, or an OLD man
or an old woman, in any condition, either
Of adversely or prosperity, say that nc
or she would be willing to live lie over
again precisely as It was. VI course
wa should all like to have another chance
10 go back to tho days of our youth ano
have the privilege Of living again IN the
light of our experiences. that We mlgh'
avoid the mistakes. and, as far as posi-
bic. the evils, and try to be better anc
happier. Bit would any old man o.
any old woman be willing to go back Y
| III, beginning and walk in the same paths
! and have the same struggles and sorrows
| and fight the same battles over agaln|
Would you, gent,s reader. be Willing
To duplicate your life, taking It all u
| all, The bad as well as the good, tn
SORROWS as well as the Joys, tho buffet
! and failures as we'll as the sweets an
triumphs? Would you?
We should like to hear from some 0
our readers on tho subject.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
The Public Roads.
or OF The Times-Dispatch:

Editor OF The Times Dispatch: 4
sir,-The Governor In his recent mes
sage to the General Assembly empha sizes
the need Of good roads" and uses the
following language: "a systematic con-
struction and maintenance of public
roads should he begun IN this state as
early as practicable. Our Increased reFe-
nue. can afford appropriations LOT Inc
inauguration Of such a system, which VIII
bring untold material and social benefl1s
to tho State"
Cannot the State spare an approprla-
ton (say) OF 100000? This would, DC an
average Of 5000 to each county.7Lct V
DO apportoned according 70 the NUMBER
Of square miles in each county. = Wou. -
suggest that 1t be known as ne ot ss
System OF Public Roads
Let the work be done only on the ROADS
leading from a county seat tosthe corn-
~ seats OF surrounding counties WIN
the State appropriations, reserYlng tho
other roads of the counties for working
by tho supervisors.
To illustrates: take the roads to the va
rious county seats of the, counties arou',d
the county of ,Henrlco, the county ~
which the city OF Richmond Is located
starting from Richmond as "a center le'
work be done on the shortest and bes'
routes leading to the county seats o. .ne
counties Of Chesterfield, New sent
Hanover, Goochland and Charles CIy.s
And, then again, taking eaol'.of those
county seats as centers, let the Wor'
be done on roads leading TO tho cou l'a
~ seats OF surrounding counties.
This would form q network i; q soos
roads to which the other roads wou!e
naturally converge since IT Wouid ). % :,
the interest OF all concerned ~ get. :
theso highways by the shortest. snd mos
practicable route possib z. {. !,
1t seems to mo- Mr.. Ed'torItthat th'
scheme Is plausible and practchp.u,, u,a'
may not ask you-if It seems to YOU q
II does to me-that you yenta!aie the SUP
1ect In the columns OF your paper, whlc
is always on the side sof real progress
and development. a.
i trust too this may fall under IN
eve OF our Good Roads Governor. nn
that he too. will consider tho methoa
have here suggested. :,
I trust, too, this may 1a1' pHue. ~
message OF the Governor !s1n. most es
cellcnt State paper, and should z 90 !. g J! .
by every citizen Of the htate, anu -, o.. - =
its recommendation carefully cons1uefe
by tho present General hssenl t.n;y - ne
williamsburg, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
RESCUE
CREW OF A SCHOONER
Especial TO Tho Times-Dispatcl,.)

BEAUFORT, Nc. Jan. l1s.--The three
mastod schooner Joseph W. Brooks, lum-
her laden, iron, Savannah, and bound for
Baltimore, struck on Outer Dlamonu
Z lookout Shoals at 8 clock sunday morn mo!
ing. Heavy seas boarded her. CARRYING
away the only yawl boat, which contain
ed the captain and crews personal Of
fects and the deck load. leaving them
ut the mercy of the waves She settled
down and filled xviii, water The crew
took to the jlb-boom. At daylight tho
Cane Lookout l!fo saving station crew
rescued Captain Davidson and seven
sailors. Tho vessel and cargo arc total
loss.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
! Female Seminary Burned.

!. & Especial TO Tho Times Dispatch,) u, !,
OXFORD. N. C,, Jan. ls;-The oxto sa
Female Seminary. one Of the largest re- s ).
malo schools in the State, was 49,, sota. y
destroyed by fire this morning me 4, ii i :,
was discovered bout 8 o'clock, durlns
the breakfast hour. but It's or'sla mas mas
not yet been ascortalnca. Fart ~ !. d 5It,,
damared and scattered In being re-
,nnved that il Is worth little. Tho loss IS
nrobably $4,000, with $4,000 Insurance.
Tho , 'f1re company did heroic work N NY ! y.
Ing to cxtinguish the flames, nut Inc ''Fe
was discovered too late.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
Question Of Adjournment,
Itor ~ Tho Times.pjspatch'

Editor of The WmesvplspatcH' 1o,,,,n,y
s!r,-I noticed in your paper Of January ,lrop,
n ne lawyer is that NY resolution y W. "
constitutional, ! admit that y y z t nuz
batable subject and thougpE ~ g, Z i t
time introduced the se that Shnslthe.
t bouse snail Without the consent Of t sts
nther ed ourn 10 10 another place nor fol
more more than three days Now this ! W w. !
load us to believe that Wo can aayu ana
for any length of time taa' Ing 1sA'ta
Assembly sees IT.
j. y, PERSON
Richmond va. Jan. IS, leo4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
Woman Roasted Alive.
to Tho Times-Dispatch)

WILMINGTON, N. Jan. 1s.-Lucet.a
/ Bowdcn, aged forty-f!vc year, mas
- 81 ta,,,, burned al her home yesterday.
ono sat down In front Of big fire and
ss,l' asleep. When she awokc her cloth
ing was burning, and before any ASSIST;
nmce arrived sho was literally roasted
from head to foot. =,
Every stitch OF clothing was burned on ?, !.
her body. and her skin was perfectly
crIsp, rho woman lived several hours hours
and was conscious.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
For a State Primary.

We arc pleased to know that MeSsrs.
Phlcgar and Patteson. OF tho General
Assembly. will put their heads together
and draft a bill providing for a general
primary In Virginia, These two gen
tlcmcn are thoroughly competent To do
the work, and they wills in their work
discard all partisan considerations. We
look for fIrst-rate bill from their
hands.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
H. P. Goddard writes q letter to Bal
,imore paper in which he questions the
story to the effect that soon after the
battle OF sharpsburg. Mcclellan wrote a
letter to Lee proposing a confidential
interview between Lee and h!mselt for
the purpose Of arranging TO end the war
by uniting the opposing armies and
marching upon Washington and compell
ing peace,
The story was related by Bishop
| Kelley. of Savannah as coming from
General Longstreet OF course, there car
| be no question at all as TO the accurac,
| OF any statement made by Bishop Kelley
and Nc presume that his recollection o
what General Longstreet told him 1
good, hut 1t may be a question whcthe
| Longstrect's conclusion as TO the purpos
Of McClellan's letter was correct, We be
Iieve the letter did not state what Nc
Clellan wished 10 see Lee abou
Leo would not meet him, holding tina
such communications should be addresse
TO President Davis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

At tho age Of seyenty-tl!Issss year, Pay y is
cuttin~ her third set 9f Leg esat.i. 81 hers III
teeth have cut through. spG ,a ~ bit s
coming She suffers f gSat sn Rc' Viii haYs
feeti, again for the Arst tine ~ tMes Ha-
ave years.-Ssw Yogk SS9 nssssts'et. 'fF3
fpnrtiacr ttJtb5 ffsf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
TO Assist a Brother Bishop.

39 fSnacial to The Tlmes-Dlspatcnl,l.,
.uiiii ,bhfffNayrON N. O.. ian, ls,-Blshop
1,, MI an"l Gamers Of South Carolina, has
aSved assist nishop, A th C. stets Who 10
the Mas1e]T rnnhi t'p ana Who few mouths
IS ~ a Suffered stroke Of The1ngl
ipsressed with business IN South Gafp,., ta
isl sf capers said that he %oHa G'I he.
orin FOUND of visits for THO ase" a'su ~
lived Bishop Watson
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
Will Run Short Time.
eciaI to The TImes-Dlspatcl1

Especial 20 y TIC 7 1I14S 1'1'lH'N'''7
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan. 1s.-Elght
large cotton mills at Concord. n. Co.
operating 5000 spindles and $500 looms.
viii. beginning this week, run only four
davs a week. This action Is taken on
account OF the scarcity and high price
Of cotton and the low price Of manutac-
tured goods. Two thousand hands arc a. a.
fected,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
.M;ss sallie 81. Burgwin.

81 Especial to The Zines plspattssn.2 u,ss
. WiLNtN ear9Nin N died saturday ud aites
noon al her home IN this city, age adb,i IA
Years ye she was the last snryiNynE fn lra
81 the late George ana Ata ba fern,
Z the 20 old family home, near this city
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

The anti-saloon folks have closed up
the clubs In Danvilc as tight as brick.
Their next move will probably DO on
the stores warehouses. etc., that keep
"a little private stock, "just to give to
our customers !
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
Hou, Ml1A
0l1glnlal Gators.
oeo-e-o-0-o-o-o-o-s-o-00.

The Fredericksburg Free Lance says:
We congratulate Senator Henry y.
yYickham upon his reelection as presi-
dent pro tempore OF tho Virginia Senate
no has ably filled the position for sew
eral wears. and his reelection IS de-
served and we'll merited compliment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

The New York IIorald has pollcd the
business and professional men Of that
city with respect to their choice between
Roosevelt and Hanna for the presidency.
OF 1900 Republicans questioned 7s9 favor
the nomination, OF the former, and $50
declare for the latter. Among the district
leaders OF the Republican party in Man
haitian there is a preponderance OF anti.
Roosevelt feeling. or tho thlrty-slx Lead
ers, twenty-cight have expressed them
selves as preferring another candidate
than tho President. although most OF
them think he will be the choice Of the
convention. s9}5i 4 f5al Va III i{y@
In the financial district big majority
is opposed TO President: Roosevelt, while
all favor Senator Hail,a As an orsa ran
izer and MS a business man, Mr.. Hanna
appeals to hnanclors. operators. traders lf'
and railroad men. AS they express It,
they do not regard the President as q
safe man" rs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
says the FREDERICKSBURG STAR:

Says the FredcrlckSburg star.
A splendid compliment was paid to the
ability OF Mr., John Shelton Williams. OF
Richmond, by the stockholders OF the
Mercantile National Bank, Of New YORK,
in electing him director IN that lnstl'
tuition. This bank does an immense bus
mess, handling millions OF dollars
annually Hgf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

The first Republican tangle Of the 1909
campaign is now in u state OF incubation
In Ohio. Tho factions have Foraker ana
Hanna as their respective leaders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

Ex-C Congressman Thomas Settle has
been selected to settle the Roosevelt
troubles among the North Carolina Ike.
pubIicans. There will soon be something
doing all along the lines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

The time for the big national conven-
tons will roll around almost before We
know it, and there Is great lot OF
hustling to be done by somebody between
now and then.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

Senator Bailey. OF Texas. informs the
washington Post that no will retire
from public life before dlshonorins him
self by voting for tho ratification OF the
Panama treaty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

Chicago can close up theatres IN
siity, but when it comes to closing sa'
looms, there hobs UP a job that chica SC
is not equal to.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
The Ti1nes.D ispatch
Published Daily and Weekly
AZ No, 4 North tenth street.
Richmond. va, Entered janu.
ary q, 1908, a Rlehmond' va"
as second. class matter, on oe'
Act o. Congress Of March .
1879.

The DAILY TIMES DISPATCH Is so'o
at 2 cents copy ,,-o,, 4.
sold at s cents copy.
The DAILY TIMES DISPATCH. m
&el,,d,nr sunday, IN Richmond and Man
chester, b. carrier, IL cents per week OF
80 cents per month.
THE TiMEs.DlsPATcH, Rlehmono. (, :. !.
BYA1A1L, Year. Me;. Ms & !, MS 8;
Daily. with sunday. |sso9 sIs so Is q
Sunday edition only..... 2m Icy Icy Is :
Z Weekly (Wednesdays)..l 1.W
All Unsigned Communications VIZ -
rejected.
Rejected Communications will not %
returned unless accompanied by star, 49,,
up.Town office at ia. ml''er s. ~
SIG East Broad Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

This is a legal holiday in Virginia but 'l
1t is probable that very few business
men outside Of the banks Will sh ''
work
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

The Manassas Journal remarks:
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is stu
discussing the right Of secession. What
liz the use? The Federal government mas
recently endorsed 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

The Norfolk Ledger says:
AS strange as 1t may seem. there Is
ono sort OK exit tho theatres would be
better Oft without-the one that taxes
place between the acts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

Tho Hearst boom is no longer joke,
but is getting to be something OF a more
or less serious fact.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
With a Comment on Two.

1t has been suggested that VIC cant
nope for the same help from the general
tnat St. Louis has received. Why noty
Isn't the occasion and the section Of
country as worthy? And. besides. y
should not be forgotten mat an ehtt 10 e
seldom outdistances the hope OF us pro-
moters,-Norfolk Ledger
That is 10 say. aim hlsh. and. II YOU
10 fall to hit tho bullseye. your shot
viii take effect In the upper circles Of the
target.
rne event which the exposition ct
Jamegtown will celebrate Is one OF the
mos, important in the history Of tins
country II VIII mark me thrce, n ,iII
rosscsses a historical significance Of tho
largest possible Influence upon the deyei,
opment OF this great country we Trust
representatives at Washington WIZ g,ye
ali tho assistance they can ia the V1r-
g,nans In their FIRST creditable attempt
10 show that they are dlye,-ChaTleslo'
| News and Courier
| Tneres a bouquet with a stone In It.
rho Board OF Visitors OF the University
/ OF Virginia VIII hold a meeting February
4. at Whirh time that pleasant little mat
ter Of e.eetlns ii president Of the, Uniycr'
| Sly may be gone notwithstanding
Sews
MAY be gone into Is very well put.
4 There may he xome basis for the charg,
That the birth OF the Panama republic
was not altogether legitimate. but ",
mas. think there can be no good reason
for our government 10 add 10 the mis-
chiet ny committing misunderstanding
POST
4 On the principle. we presume. that tn
wscngs cannot make 4 right.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19


Or. Papcoast. OF the University OF
Pennsylvania Hospital, says no has been
much annoyed ny letters he. Is receiving
daily from negroes asking that their
skins be whitsaed hy him by the use ol
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

x.rays, He states that ne never mndo
the extravaganza claims With which he has
been credited SO far from suggesting
thut Tho negro Is convertible, he does
not believe the metamorphosis can be
made without seriously damaging tho Sub.
ject. In a word. he kills the whole f1lsht
of scientific fancy BY saying that the
destruction OF the pigment in tho iicgro's
Skin cannot be accomplished without
burning hitn. This, too. is tho general
belief Of pl,ysiciars who arc inclined ned. = to
regard the whitening as a temporary
local demonstration, sure to disappear IN
time.
On the other hand, Dr.. Shoemaker, OF
the Philadelphia Medco-Chirurslcal COL /;
lcge. says tho bleaching process would
mean certain death to the persons VINO 'Ett5
submitted to It.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19

That great and good man. Mr.. Murphy,
Of New York, still insists that Tam
many shall give Mr.. Cleveland at least
one more whoop.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
M North Carolina Sentiment,

North Carolina Sentiment,
59rht Durham Herald yelnarks
~ course Mr., Hearst has the rlslss
Il stand for the nomlnaLio,ln.. g apd M
t,,cr..' are a sufficient number OF t'at
s st Of Democrats. he MI get y,
The winston-sale1n Sentinel wailoth as
iNortb Carolina is the second largest
tornecu growing and tobaceo manuta .
turning State but the chances are eai
INA thn 81 Louis Fair IN the way 70
prlnn It to the attention OF the world,
;sFrhe windsor ledger throws up the two
edged suggestion; ~ !, ], !, J., !
gHRut8let MIR. Cleveland siend the remain q n,
d q; Ena "a TIC same time help direct
f tSa course Mrs Of the Democratic ship And
let let MI. Bryan thyov hla wh9Ee as1ns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
Teethinp al Seyenty,three.

Rlchmond, Va. Jan. lS, l04,