The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-27

out after The surrender, according TO Leo 8
History, was 100000. yet the soldiers Is
now drawing pensions number TO- l5. Il OF
course, the list has been considerably
enlarged since the war with spain, put
we are now paying pensions to nealr II
half as many soldiers Of the Civil war
as were mustered out. The entire n9 '
tary Expense OF Germany in 1902 amounted lr, nc
to $217 50o.S Our pension expenses last
year amounted to s144,712, ISL, and nearly ear
all.$of this vast sum goes to the North
How long !.
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New York's '"sModel Saloon"
"A correspond lent fsof the Thall IL elp 'rs
Ledger, who signs himself Temperance
says that he has visited the subway
tavern in New York, about which SO
much has been said, and that ne Is tor
many reasons pleased with It. i: He !. q alp-5
proves the establishment of this tavern
because 1t does not allow treating, pe-i
cause the liquor which it sells IS pure
because there is no compulsion to drink,
because there is no profit to the manager
or bartender in selling beer or Wh isl
greater than that of selling soft drinks
because no women are allowed at the
tables Of the tavern, because no drink
Is served to drunken man, because no
profane language or immodest speech Is
allowed, because tea, coffee, milk and
sodawater rather than alcoholic drinks
are conspicuously brought to the atten-
ton OF visitors. &
4 That is all we'll enough in behalf Of
the subway saloon, and If there must be
saloons this underground affair in New
York seems to be a model Of decency
and order. But the difficultyls that the
subway " saloon does not ~ snpplant
tho other u saloons H OF more OBJ OBJ.
1ectionable character. We daaGt It
any single saloon in New York las
ceased to exist or that its patronage has
materially fallen off because Of the es i.
Establishment OF Il the subway sa loom IT
tall4the saloons IN N ew York should be-;
supplanted by establishments similar to-
the subway. tavern we could see in the
reform a great benefit to the morals Of
New York. But so long as the objection
able saloons exist, we fall to see where
in much good is to be accomplished by
the establishment of a more orderly sa-$
Sloon&fn the subway, That is a phase Of
the subject which, we have not yet seen
discussed s3s.is. ss5s 4
4, Nj N
Judge Parker has not abandoped his
duty OF passing the hat in his church
on Sundays, but 1t is said that his noto-5
riety has s!r| no wa increased the weight
of the hat, either before or after taking.
3 53555.
vice-Presidential Candidate Davis says
he made every dollar he has by the sweat
OF his brow, which may perhaps mean
that he will sweat. considerably before Ito
taps a barrel. 1lS a8 ss si3
T The 1Gates-that is to say, the. John w.
varlety-have recently been ajar for the
Saratoga tiger, and the S. Ills said to be
fifteen thousand dollars ahead Of the
game. 5l55
Let us hope that when the Japs do get
possession Of Pert Arthur. they wlll8not
change It's name It Is about the only
3pronounceable thing on the war map. g 81
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q IN the dry town Of Danyille the peo-l
pie have to chew their water. That IL
entirely too much dryness, but the Ell Dan
River refuses to thin up. ,f2
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Il It seems to g have taken the London
:, l,,,r, ~
eight years to find out or acknowledge
that America Is a world power.
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Some Of the Georgia papers are advo-
eating the establishment of a State paid
fire department to prevent the burning of
negroes in those parts.
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The Populst party is and always has
been q hand-plant. This year the Re-,
publicans are using the hand-plant.
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s. Sir Thomas Upton has decided to build
another yacht, to try to find out what
the woggle bug said, perhaps. 55
Observation-Disclosures
The tobacco worm is now on its annual,
visit to Virginia, and many Of the early.
planters are catching him.
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The Chicago butchers and the packers
both still declare that 1t must be war
TO the butchers knife.
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The overheated citizen, il he is wise,
will study his diet equally as much as he
does the Thermometer.
observation-disclosures
Anyhow, the Woggle bug has not VEN
Etured prediction as to when Port Ar
thur will fall,
The glorious climate Of old Virginia has
been on Its very best behavior for three
months past.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ita5
Down In Georgia, when they find a bad
negro in the woodplle. they Just set the
pile afirc.
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With a Comment or Two.
Hon John Wise was in Richmond