The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04

A,Y. SEPTEMBER 4, 1904.
245 men. 4ss,eso worner, 1924, 81 boys and
1856. 1871 girls
It is conceded by high En- slist authori.
ties that not even barring z hlpet ana
Upland the dlrt!est bipsds n "a ne c weri =;
life, may be found right among the W W s
ing classes Of England. Good work 10
being done In changing these cond'tions'
The senuoias Of aiifornia are the old.
est trees known to exist in the world Il
Is objectionable that the country should
allow any OF them to be cut down. for
ttpa0 One that that was recently feied was
fifteen feet in diameter ten feet above
the ground. 1t dates back to I'll z; g.
and bears scars OF forest fires n 254 /. A. =:
one making a. scar that It took 1903 years
to hear Some oaks In Great Britain are
known to be 1900 years old and there
are records 4 OF the oak reaching a s,olo
years. IA
For the year ending June 20. 1901, there
were 2s3, 500 miles OF railway track "
operation, an Increase Of nearly S1 loV e9
miles during the year. There were 43,S
locomotives In operation. an increase =. OF
2,e4s over last year. we also had 1.1b3,.
800 cars Of all descriptions. an increase o.
1900 during the year me N nnspep o.
or the United States that date was !, 3l2,-l
637. an increase OF 1924 900 during the year 7;
The amount oftwages and salaries PAID
e @as outstsndlns was
capitalization Of 1881 per mile. ! ne ne
number OF passengers carried was va w.
s9l, 600 an increase OF 5000, 900 and 1 the
number OF tons OF freight carried was ls
tho preceding year BY 100000 900 tons. = he
average revenue per assen ger per mile
was zoos cents. while the averag &c re We
nue. per ton per mile VIC - los cen y. ~.
substantial increases over last year. The !, 4
average cost OF running train one mile ne
appears to have Increased between eight
and nine cents thesratio OF operating ex-
earnings ss s per cent. Is, a he
railways Of the United States for the
year were 1890. s4e9o7. being si7i, 600 goo
than previous yea az &. Wle .tIlhe
Operating expenses 81, 25T .5Ss S2s OF Slf4,r5
900, 900 more than last year. 8 a X q Sts
~ The finances Of the year ending June
30, 1904. as reported by the Secretar ~ OF
the Treasury are as follows n
1 Our govern mental receipts from all
sources Grea ched $541. 1s8745 1.-THE were est
timated at $3.50. 000, 600 M Our expenditures
lrea ched s527 93s,o71 (estima ted at s5l6
and Representatives., civil and mtsccl laneouss
exclusive Of Panama Canal purchase and
the loan to the isar,a 11x
per IN Japan; to-day 600 are published.
som having q crc ulat Ion lof y y,11
copies per day. M sSS8S n
obT s9i BUT ALP 81 " What ought
pair Of the little scusses Is good for mill
lions millions q progeny
There are 1000 oil ana etheF. painting !, II
position. OF this I'm, ber5l soo. !. are. ~
artists r the saIsTy 1e q
Great Britain Is Be gium 80 n Russia 60.
Japan 81 Germany 4 q u y 100 Q!
The largest libra y world Isl s i th nat
Paris saa co oo yolu ana S SS
coins. ~ sS
AKA StntisticIans claim tina " the earth will
mot. support to exceed 1871 10Y, 0O0 peo pie.
tAt& the present rate sSof5 our increas Sc we
Inhabitants Of this N ind ne ssph here. this
vale Of tears, let cy, ina y expec to reach
that limit In the year 2072 hat the !S
More tina 10 per cent. q the business q
this county IS done {. by enc
g Another ban has Just had to close its
doors because Of the de falca tons OF Its
cashier Most of It he none " IN the bank scI
i door a r,nai. worl1m 81. There is Bbut one
i6absolutely \ snfe 81 savin gs bank possible;
land that lis sthet United II States Z. Postal
! Savings Bank, One a Eeyery ostotfice in
THE country would " be the grea test boon
FOUR Leg slators could give the peonle' q
There Isl only one wa to- get tina t boon,
land that is 3 for the people to demand 1T
of their representa- lives. oth erWise on
account OF the opposition OF the banks,
such a step will never be taken @Volun-
3tarily by any Congress 5ff3
55s The ffncrea sc OF wheat and oa is produce
stions Is mot at al \ ping pace Wit our
increase In spopulat ion as The wheat acres
lsage this Byear$is actually sma Her than#in
any one OF the II three L preceding years
rh cause of this Eshortage and our .lltl-s
innate &dearth OF food prod ducts is clearly
seen we note tina the increase N
tho rate q Il a. per cent per decade Wills
1.-THE increase Of tho rest Of the United
/ States, the farming districts, and the I'M
Estates, the farming DISTRICTS Is but Il per
cent in a. decade. The gradual crow ,dl Il
ling Of the cities and the impossibi litys
Ito secure "a Dor on lle iS1 arlll
| a re conditions that con front6us and that
will not down.. We need farm rs. not
doctors, nor lawyers. nor gentle OF
leisure. &, I. Ell
Miss Faith Moore, Of " ew ~ ork, \ seems
to hold the record as pa wing the hig hest
rent for a fiat IN the cit of n ew York
s15,0 900 per year 355s
Many writer's and and scientists see the
over-ment alization.ias they cal the edu-s
cation q our women thetultlmn a. te break;
down OF American ma ternity. Fa cts and
figures do go to prove Il that s orr college
Women are not anxious to- enter matri-5
nlony and j { theySdo inter-. It do not over
gracefully accept all OF n Its n esponsiblli-
ties. Some phllosopher ma proYe ! to us
that the oyer-e uca ton Of our men and
women Is not, n fter all. all things con-
sidered Y the very best thing possible for
1.-THE countrys ultimate good. 81 iS "a
An Austrians Invention for stopping a
Sruna way horse Is check rain. which
shuts on the animals air supply. "a