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Sunday, Traffic.

Editor ofSrhe Times Dispatch: J.
Sir,-yvhen# the Richmond Times ana
seven sd and
news service. consof at 4 , once
in ba the rfm 9d 3otnl
acquisition Of the Dispatch, by one stroke
wiped out all formidable opposition ~
StheS capital Of thel State, and won over 81
70 Its Size fyirrlna But
In this achievement, in winning this nj 81, en-.
via BILE this paper TOOK Wl, ,ir,, !.
the
while ~ this organ has steaa1nstly sloo COY
for much thatsis good, and has shared
in the triumphsof lighting msa 2, q .
squestionab BILE methods that have. ex Ges
from time to time through out our v com;
ood s aeef be nGI aSsyd
re- lfsnan h0P ts Z a.
shoYd every mpn
sG oyer9araed and vas see justice
fHt5D thSIn who are
WHY is SitSinSths land of boosted civil
3ization the heather, might truly be, APP.
palled when he reaehedd our n9pie S!ate
e ecrating the the sabbath day? Why II
we Sit supinely{ silent while this and other
tturpitude? The subject OF ailroads and
5reba ties and other kindred problems might !,
writer's 81 to-day, our young should LII be g
Who are Shigh|in power and Influence and
attempt to overthrow the laW Y, 4. {, !. (
The public has heard of the perniclous
practices Of railroad s which were !. ,de;
the people are now longing Ihe..last
ayn otiher spe out By tie new Constitution
~ Eoofdb rea 1saG
In who esolne lltterances that would mark
era the puriii:atlon, q Q, org
Why wait for tho religious journals? e
Why wait for anybody &, ]. L. So.
MIR. Editor you have the opportunity
to@ make The. Times Is pa ch the pace
maker Of Virginia journalism, and you
NAV safely|Ilive in the hearts OF the
the nesor Of lneorlaps5ls
dwell on your8nebulous subjects OF wire.
less described planets and hat :, 90 %
the woggle bug say y.
Forest Depot. Va. III
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III
and IN large ii numbers from foreign, col
ties viii be pleased to visit these v tA.
Gus exhibits OF our state j and accorc Il
10 VI our Virginia respr esesltativ,es s' tn
credit due them for their ifait htul & la
bors. &E5g l 57s y VI ais
While the number Of visitors Is II now no
growing rapidly, no one need ( "a : atly
S,sa ereeable crowding. This Is " ell ni9 y
impossible In the grounds, because Q
their extent. The world has never Pc pc
fore seen an exposition planned s%on 80
ample scale for the instruction AN ana
entertainment OF the people, .l1id y - ~
rot at all probable that this gcflera't''oe q
will see another involving such o = out
Law Of money or such a lavish use Of
nj the means necessary to equip anc
adorn3 SO Impressive an exposit on 8$
81 This is not&the place to ca taloaue the
myriad attractions or to sum up the cdu-si
cational value Of such an exposition,
whether to the special, technical student
or tie inauring tourist, but the general
visitor viii remember longest; tho I'M
Spressions made upon the ear by tho $5niu !.
sic provided without any count OF cost
and upon the eye by 4 the art hill and
ATS surroundings. pa rticulary IT night
under unsurpassed illumination The
general impression Of the Expost tioil he
Will epitomizc I'm tho thoughts chat be-
fcre his eyes he's has had ma nklnd' 8,
achievements In all is presen e. phases
ffom5l lowest #saxagcrysto9 hlg hest clYilt2a-
ton, spread out before him for his con-:!
venent examination. 3s ~ @5f NJ ~ 5j..
n AS to the expense OF = he visit co. this
II here as everywhere. largely a mi after
Of choice. Hotels Of the " idorf type
charge Waldorf prices but for "a MOI q
mo destf purses rooms at mod ernt q arn tesl
end meals "a reasonable prices my be
had. ~ 3sf3
From the physical fatigue nj that OF
necessity oyertakes the Jealous SIGH t-$
seer plea sing rest may be found sssln the
attractive Virginia building. n due
ton. Of Monticello, over whtcnsa M1B 4
/strothcrS Of IIynchburg. presides, Wit II
dignity and sra cious kIndliness, ne OK.
shibit In sthis building Of colonlu 81 furni-s
ture and of portraits and slatllary from
the University of Virginia seenJ to a be-
grcatlysappreciated. 5 Visitorsf seem to he
disappointed in but two thin gs-tlic lack
OF any portrait OF Washing ton or B stone
wall Jackson. 81 55 n Y fIJ
Ii, To N a Virglnian this Exposition IS Of
peculiar interest because at every. turn
he is reminded of the part played In the
Louisiana Purchase by tho two great
tstatesmer--J efferson and AIonroe-nndf of
the services rcnd Tered by other illustrious
5Nlrsinians In esp loring this grea t terri
tory No Virginian, there fore who ca n
visit this fair should fail to do so 1 for,
.hisSowni pride and patriotism will he fired
by these undying deeds OF his forefa TIL
ers. CHARLES N..sFkEN,r..39ss93!
st. Louis, Mo. " x II
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The Expt:osition.,
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Editor OF The Times-Dispatcli:s
sir,-On the eve of my dcpar tuie from
st. Louis, where for ten days Or MOI
] have been enjoying the great EAko-
si,ion, / feel it due to the Virginia com /.
missioners With whom have not the
5ronor Of personal acquaintance, TO con-
fsiatulate them and VtrEinians In general
upon d the excellent showing out State
has made In agriculture. horticulture.
mining and metalurgy.@ fish forestry
and game, etc. sin competition With
Missouri withiits million dollar #1ppro-
5rriation and other wealthy States with
hardly less princey provision, Virginia
hast-so well expended her small sum
OF $4,000 as to attract general atten-
ton and crafty even those Virslnians
who may. have had nisglvlnss as TO
tho States taking any part III tho mag.
ihflcent display Of the resources Of the
world. Yirgnians who will doubtless
Join the Increasing crowds now coming
IL the fair from all quarters OF America
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An Authors Plea,

5EditorEof The Times DIspa tch:
sir,-I have Just been Informed that a
number of Richmond ladies have begun
preparations tor tho publishing OF n Yir-
gina calendar, one pa go tof which is to
contain tho poem Sin Virginia. Tho
party who wrote me his'inforn,ation also
states that at that time claim tost the
authorship OF the poem, was made by a
Richmond gentlemen, and that my all-
Sthorshp was disputed. III response to
this, lot me say that tho poem was writ
ten by the undersigned, that 1t first ap-
Ipeared In tho special column that i was
running In the Wheeling Register; that
1T was first read In Richmond by General
Robert White In his Memorial Day adj
dress In May, 1903; that Shortly after
wards 1t was republished IN the w heelingl
Register and In tho Evening relcEra NH,
of the same city; that n few days later
by request, The Times Dispato publish
ed tho poem under mn introductory head
YANKEE Youth Sings of VIRGINIA. in
course OF which you gave credit to he,
by saying that the poem was written
by a young man who Is a reporter OH
one Of he papers in Wheeling, w. Va,
where General White lives" Tho only
error in this article was that you credit
ed me With being a Yankee, whereas I
am Just the reverse.
4 In tho face of these statements. (which.
can be verified by consulting The news
pa per flies OF the latter part Of. May, and
the early}part of June Of last year.
deem that Sin Justice to ma thla letter
should be published IN your paper and
credit given where credit IL due. am
highly honored TO think that the little
poem s should he selected By Richmond
ladies' as worthy of a place ION their.
calendar, but must insist that ~ so,
Justice be observed. have made due
and legal affidavit In this court to the
effect that am the author of ."In Yir,
ginia..a I have gathered together addl-i
tional proof of the act tlatsI did write,
having received anidaYit from q literary
man known over the entire country. who
revised tho little manuscript for me.
he swearing that ! am the. author Under
these circumstances shall feel hound TO
protect my rights Il they are not res
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BOTH SIDES RESTING
Rear Guard of Russian Army
Succeeds. in Reaching
lf.AIukde1l.
x

I5I D (I3y Associa ted 1Iess. =
WI AIUKDEN, September ~, 1850 - M - 81.
Chinese reports, which are partly con-
45firmcd BY information received by he
Russians, are to the effect that the .Japa-
ssncses at Lao Yang had a total OF .lOo' ooo
men with seven hundred guns. Their rear
guard consisted or 10000 koreans and
833:O,ooo Chinese, but as far as can be
Judged only q portion Of these rrlrtici-
iputed III, the fighting.
y The troops on both sides are resting.
The rear guard of the Russian army,
which has been under fire for q week
has 81 succeeded in bringing most of its
transport and guns through here The
Japanese are coming by the railroad.
S,rhe Japanese force under General sKuroki
is now in the hills to the east of here.
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the Japanese entered and took possession
of the city and %tfie correspondent was
taken prisoner before he was aware OF
what had occurred. s&
The battle Of Lilac Yang Is accepted
here as determining the mastery Of
Mnnchuria. Iii II the Russians we r f. ~
equal IN numerical strength 70 the 9 q 3 : :
.panese. who had approximately 1000
men In the field. The Russian artillery lesy
was superior III range and rap ~ Y, OF
fire to sthat#of tho Japanese me Rus
slams forced tho Japanese attackers to
take dangerous positions by Intrepid as as
sault. In many Instances the russians se! i,s
lost more men behind. their breastWor X
than did the Attacking Japanese,
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WITH HOPES
CRUSHED OUT
he Will. Retire
fcon,in,ed From FIRST Page.)

(Cbntin,ied From First Page)
4 sia ones promised the United States she
would do. Both Of these Japanese es-
sentials OF peace arc too indefinite to
{ warrant the hope that Russia. and Japan
can meet on common ground in the near
4 future @
Both Ready to Fight Longer.
Advices both from st. Petersburg and
{ Toxic Indicate that the belligerents expect
7 the war to last at least ono more cnin-
paign,s and perhaps two Apparently
both Of them are prepared TO meet tlle
years more of hostiities. Should the
unexpected happen, and the Russians be
s r,rehared to take the offensive next
spring, and i,rilict one or two CRUSHING
defeats on the Japanese. 1t might oo
possible then that the intervention & o.
+ friendly powers in the interest OF peace
would be accepted by both belligercnts.
otherwise tho war will continue until
one or both are exhausted
The news from the front to-day does
not change the situation appreclubly
Kuropatkin apparently, has occupied the
Z Tie Pass with a. section of his army am
gradually{is forcing his way there with
the balance of It. while me japanese ANS,
columns are close behind his. There
has been the same rear g,Elrd and ilanK
lighting which has continual ever since
the abandonment OF Lao- Yang. ,rhe
later developments make the outlook
brighter for the Russians.
H They viii have ut Telling forty or hfty
Thousand fresh troops. in addition 70
those of K,,ropatkirl's army. and OEan1a.
in the. opinion Of experts. Will have
IA harael, nut to crack at Telling than
he had at Liao-Yang. The Clunch.lse
are proving a serious menace to the.
5retreating Russians and are said to have
attn cked the cornmtssary trains. 81
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Court-Martial Likely.

6 E93 Especial to The 'TImesTp lspa tch,)
q NOR FOL Is, y 4. Sept lionel a., ~
llIigeitls, commanding the =, seventy It's
stion called soiilciallS to The alleged ssiery
gltapcr utterances Of Clnapternast Ter: Sell
Eeant D. d, Jones. Company q, ( Of fSe W
pert NoWs. eoleert,I,,g ne prolys|si9;ns
the 5lato Ocean View en- ca pnent, # sssSst
Local mil Hilary men predict tina NJ cou rt-
martial Will follow, III III
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BANK ROBBED.
Burglars Used Dynamite ~ E and
Made IA Big Haul.
nv Asaocia I'D Press

CHAR. ORR, n n. CT Sept io'-The bank
az Murphy. N. 81. " as robbe last nlg T.. ht
or forly-dye hundred tdol liars y he , u Is,
open and i completely DEMOLISHED The ROB 81
5bors went to Ia blac ksmitl, shopya'{ title /,
ways from The bank and secured tao;ts.
5NNithS these they made brea ches wi Thin
tho 40 and VAULT large enough to .enablet
them 10 insert dynamite. There were two
explosions Tho obbery was not disco
erred nntll this morning The bank was
fully insured agHils t robbery. n 5S Ii
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II The Times Di spa tch lia $ received 81 a
bunch of beautiful flowers withHcompli-
ments OF Miss Carrie Liebi ger,8o of No; eo3
Reservoir Street. The blossoms made, y
J bright ARA y with purple, manye. Magenta
and white asters. llacHand white morning
ginries, yellow and red ,lasturtiun,s8 and
marigolda. Judging from the specimens
sent tho garden Is very bea utiiui MISS
The Times Dispa tch flower seed competi-
tn
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The .Muleishne Of the Mule.

Editor Of Tho Times Dlspa tch:
Sir,-A correspondent writing from
cIormon. Va, to; Tho Times Dispatch
last week takes up the cud gel In defense
OF the mule and excuses all his sins upon
the theory Of hcredlty, stating that the
mule is bad because "lle. has been badly
treated for several general tons, ~
Now 9wha tevers else a mule may 10 or
may be accused OF doing. ono thing It
|sis. Ger tain. Il he does not do "a nd that Is
|Stoss genera e. VI How then; is III ! possible
Tor n there to be scyera l. general tons Of
mules n Ss s5S5 S III
n II a mule wanted a mod 81 for a family
tree. nothing would be more mira
bly, suited to his purposes than q tele-
graph pol g. 4 for O mules family tree Is
devoid alike Of fruit and bran hes,s I5a CHI
n,ule1is a separate and Instinct dynasty,
ending with the ndiyidual who beganEit
III no mule can claim d escent from any
other mule. how can the hard blows that
go into the head Of one mule come out
al the heels or another? s5s
M orr how Z can no transmit his wicked
traits Il OF character when there Is u no
Offspring, 81 to waon, III he car 81 transmit
them Il All tine sin there is in a 3mu le Is
strictly 20 rtginal y sin '3s because every.
mule IS a s Original propositi ton. II hercd-;
lty accounts FOR the mulish temperament
then 4 must the noble horse shoulder
one-haif the blame for IT.? II
Every little mule that Is born Wit h
his elongated ears and sonorous voice.
may. we'll claim to he ~ he very spit OF
his pa" but then pa wa s no moro of a
mule han mn wa s, s5 s3
Unless the gen leman from Cormon car
itelleuss something about the laws govern
Ing heredityt that no one else has ever
found out, he must account "A for the!
sst';- that Is in mules In some
othep way. All the evil that a mule does
rs. Inferred with his bones. 583
III, az E 3siDANIEI NTH.
~ NJ Fl n Owa n 1gO4 Hf
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Judge Mann 20 Speak.

4. AT the closing Of the tent, meetings at
Twentieth and Grace streets at ;S0 his
aGternop,l Judge w. III Mann WALL spea -
GA III o'S SOppor tun nj 1885,
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FROM R,c HIM ON p, vA.----c n EAPaRATEs
b ' AZ, VIA sEAEoARDsA Al r - Ne. 81

VIA S6NESSSNVS~A
54 = n FRAN CISCO. CA Is and return
az 81. Account Triennial conclaye.i
yysnirht ,remplars and Sovereign Grand
r NaaenBI 90. f.. Tickets on sale -Au-,
.,,st '15th to September eth. inclusive, lin-
:, nd IA october q, 1904. - & 9si
al AIJsrIrs TEXAS, and return. sse,Sa
Account National Baptist lion.
Tickets sold septembe.r llth..and ~ m
,,.s,,tad - return at any date not late;'
than srIr 1M.ooGA TENN. and return,
= = - count Internntiona Association
s!s,1g. Engineers tickets sold September
o. e,t, = and lsth limited TO September 2oth;
M an ma ymcnt Of 70 cents, tickets VIII
~ ~ offended to- any date not later than
lssntember 30th.3 ss u
,nnd Ma. Proportionally cheap rates
NAV, m,av- be l1nd at al! other stations on tho
f. hsA s. Nv ni :, N. AYLoR, ..
~ = Is. r. Al ESs Y. r, a.
Phone lO5. $40 p, Main st,, RlchmoHd, Va.
WAY. ii p Il IN III He M o UNTAlNs, II
n w NJ tdeljRhtfully cool, and tickets 10 al
sr,,ountair, resorts ION Tho Norfolk and
western Railway viii DO sold mt great "
reduced Srates until Scptenbar 80 good
returning until October. 81 st, n 1901. Have
you been on top tho Peaks OF tor. or
10 Mountain Laks thgnboxe{th tho clpuds)5
or to wonderful NATURAL Bridge or lilo
famous Cavern Of ItuIay: Nav " tllss
lbtst tir,e8to 50. For conlplote infoln.r-
{tion, apply TO John u, Wagner, 81 " PAS
iRengep a gent, a3S NJ Htreali pr .. ~,
Eoslcy, district pluhaeilgaf q genI' sBt d,
N. Il ~ sSts
Vi - ~ n S-S III r. ~.
a.... i. ,ltp klnd yea!!a!s. Always R''aa
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gcogntzed without legal compelling. II
trust thatsin Justice 10 me you u, III pub.
.llsh this article In d you r aper..ss q tie
gentleman who Is laying ella in, 55st to lie
poem and / know his name-ls real ly8 the
author. perhaps ho can give q me The
words OF a fourth verse that he poem
contained In tho srrlanus cript, hut which
was edited out by the "a forsaid critic. sI
still have my manuscript, and " & he can
supply this verse as It is, there might
DO room Tor an argunen t. ~ I'll II
.ss4 Veryst truly yours, " 5 Il '55st Y
81 II II II 81 II. CURRANl WILBUR.
. Formerly city ed tor Of Wheeling (NYs
ere istcr. and now acting as
sistant etlitor-in. chief OF the Savannah
Morning News 5s4s n &Igi
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sSuccessful Young Florist.a

Max A1ea dows, Vn..3 ! 500
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4 The foreign military attaches who were
In Lao Yang were taken north under
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Sys sHs sss .a i: s:
s 81 Tss ss ~ ahs Sr.c s s:a ;s ss S:p
viii niomntly BE- fsiInded slth0g lllauMeal
The Virginia enterprise., 1904-12-09
@Rttfr Nut Ufll
By ANNA MCCLURE SIiOLL.

would far incidents of the ntr
confession Becoming syneor knowledge of character
knowledge of the ureher narrative would
onal revelation than triumph of spiritual insight. Mrs Browning
told the truth about herself in her Robert Browning but
confession and the morbid self Bkirste
what gulf!
1t the me rather than the who have invited the world
their dressing From St. Augustine Rousseau Mar
Aues Ame they have kept journals for posteriy and
their confessions to whosoeve would listen Women have silence
like the gifted little Paran have broken
have to te rule the silent become
afraid tell the to be
told
AS their selfrevelatons involuntary nvoun-
selfrevelatons perhaps the of ALL
would have had nothing tell in "A Story of My Life"
erng Heights her personality flame through tempest
rate explanations of the truth about herself
doubling She had however, the give the world
proof of her belief in her Illusions Her
country If except the hyseca from Montana hide
behind MARY Adams hard pressed behind Mr.
But after ALL why should tell the truth under
her that of the Her dramatic
sences worth thousand seords Besdes love-
dependent for its perecng the Of spirits
proclaimed the truth about herself from ho,setop who
would believe her? she said she her
her with Impossible madam You good looking
and they would You have enough charm be
If she procms that her thoughts busted profound
ons of philosophy or social sciences they would refutation
dress too WELL" ~'
she then barred her soul the story immortal pas
they would smile and You YOU are
novelist. Go and your pubishers!' - - -:
The Virginia enterprise., 1904-12-09
5n111f Qtutr @nttfH
By E. R. PR1TCHARD.
Secretary Chicago Board OF Health.

duties It having helped elect
force the laws they bound good citizens cooperate with
their chosen officials in every way. -. =: = ,.>%<
Especially this Of sanitary laws The proper enforcement
of sanitary code depends entirely upon the willingness people
have it enforced If the residents of given community desire that
the locality be kept can that desire alone will prompt them obey
laws themselves and in doing this they living the spirit
of righteousness and the Of
the law the effective cooperation that could be desired
On the other hand the residents OF given community nd
eent to their sanitary surroundings the laws will not be enforced
dirt and disorder will abound So it will voting right
only starting right only important that good be elected
official positions but is equally important that after being elected
The highest civic duy duty which alike upon every citizen
that of obedience the laws This enthusiastic compliance
which becomes contagious community, and through which
alone the greatest permanent good be accomplished
The Virginia enterprise., 1904-12-09


will begin t--TO- MORROW. .~r.: -,
You ought give up foolish you think you will
do so-TO-MORROW. s.~s5 ~*~~ =. '..>
The of span Spain national
word is "TO- MORROW" 4. ". r.: :.#~ &>*..
Tomorrow the soft lounge which the human lies
to s.. n.. -
The power the dangerous influence of the word tomorrow" is
fortunately sign of going backwards. 1t sign that
not yet fully developed mentally ..:.
It takes effort of the brain OF disagreeable thing
will do to-day" 4 -:
The WILL the expression of the souls intellectual purpose the
the being often
the weakest. -
Our primitive animal faculties have full swing, and tomorrow
The drink
indulge himself any animal attraction has thought of
His animal will we'll developed and when the animal
to-day rules
Unfortunately controls the mental processes there
fore, the processes which important.
1t hard to reform, say Il shall reform tomorrow
million say every day. II money and live
sensibly. will begin Tomorrow.
what wie and what has already been written persuade
hundred thousand people TO-DAY TOMORROW
of their list of words useful work will have been done.
Take this for moto 81 shall not think of Tomorrow
My only possession to-day and will do al
that in it. will 1ul myself sleep promising myself abou
time that will never come I shall be man of to-day.
The Virginia enterprise., 1904-12-09
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@: Ga1ta.f''' u i! !. !. nf Rl|arf IA:
= 5nirInr
! BY PROF. G. STANLEY. HALL.
President Of clark University. +

marry late and have few children. ##. H=@ *".. #
large percentage high school girls actually wish they
boys We be developing without female char
*%$%
their masculine ideals Something
wrong with girl gushy
at least times. H !. z
It is said that the
something with the boy truly be called gem
do should little rowdy but vigog
must not be IS.