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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
Schools for Crime.

The current issue of american MedI-
cine'' contains an article on our system
Of penology, and reaches the conclusion
that schools In vice and crime would be
a proper designation OF many of our jais,
almshouses and prisons" It's declaration
is based upon observation made by its
own reporter. who found In nearly every
tail that he visited groups of men gamb-
ling for nearly everything that they pos
sessed. place the most innocent young
man in the average county, JAIL" 1t says.
'in cell 80 dark that he can hardly see
to read give him n dirty bed. n germ
infested blanket and force him TO pass
months without exercise or employment,
in the company of gamblers. felons and
villains, and IL he does not become one
of them it will be the greatest miracle
ever wrought"
This subject was thoroughly discusse
by us when plans were making for the
new Richmond jail and we protested
against the assembly room. II we may
so cal! II, that Is to say. the big room
In tho jail where prisoners conilneu LOT
light offenses are huddled together. 1t
is the association of these prisoners with
one another that constitutes the "school
for crime" tho term which our medical
contemporary uses. and which, by the
way, we employed at the time
There Is but one remedy for this, and
that Is complete separation There ought
TO be a separate cell for each prisoner,
and for moro reasons than ONE every
such prisoner should be kept in solitary
confinement. That is the sort OF con-
flnement that Is real punishment to the
hardened criminal, IL indeed confinement
in Jail Is any punishment whatever TO
such criminal. Place him during the
cold season in a comfortable room with
q dozen or more other criminals, g!ys
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
THIS DAY In HISTORY.
MAY Z.

1sOO-Congrcss passes an act 70 organ
lie the territory OF Indiana. In the sum-
mcr Of this year the seat OF government
was removed to Washington, and the Mis-
sissippI territory was organized Into
territorial government.
1S30.-Trcuty between the United states
and Turkey signed at Constantinoplo. Sc
curing to the United States the free navi'
cation OF tho Black Sea and tho trade
Of tho Turkish empire.
is3s.-Thomas Bradford, the oldest mas
ter printer In America, died at Ph!ladel.
phln, aged 81. He was tho successor OF
Or. Franklin as editor. and entered upon
the business In 1868. During tho Revolu-
tIonary War he was Commlssery General
10 the Pennsylvania division. and printer
to Congress- He was long known MS
distinguished printer, editor and publisher.
1904 tremendous tornado passed over
the city Of Natchcz, very destructive TO
life and property. Almost every building
In tho city was moro or less injured,
many being utterly demolished. The
amount OF property destroyed was esti-
mated at s1,50o.0oO; and 3l7 persona were
killed.
1al2-Thc island OF Hayu destroyed by
an earthquake. Not single town es.
capped without some casualty Cape Hay
tcin was entirely lcvcled with the ground.
and OF 1900 inhabitants, one half were
buried under the ruins, and OF those
which escaped, II great part persisted by
fire and other disasters which followed.
Bands OF armed negroes came in the
next day to plumber. and stabbed and
shot the wounded wherever they found
them for the Jewels and clothing they
wore. t
lss4-I.ee retreated this day from the
battle-ground OF the Wilderness. for
spotsylvania Courthouse. The Union
army starts for the same place. Several
fights occur on the way. From official
reports II appeared at this date that from
the commencement OF the war to this
date. there had been over 10000 officers
and men taken prisoners BY the Union.
lists.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
with a Comment or Two.

What shall we say OF any Democrat
who would sink the usefulness of man
like John Sharp Williams in the retired
secluslon of the vice prestdency?-Mem-
phls ScImiter,
Patriots are always willing to be sunk
for the good of the cause.
The Texas undertakers met IN Dallas
and discussed the latest methods of en-
balming. The information elected ought
to prove valuable to those gentlemen
who have the Texas Hearst movement
on their hands.-IIouston Post.
And just little while ago, too. they
were counting Texas SO ~olld for Hearst
Richmond should be the place for our
State conventions, and we love our Capt.
tai city enough to sec them go there
every time, but until Richmond provides
suitable and reasonable hotel accomoda-
lions we shall vote to see large conven-
tons go lsewhere.-Irvington Citizen.
Guess you haven't been to Richmond
lately, and worse still you haven't been
reading up on Richmonds new hotels.
But in any event you are too late casting
your vote,
II Mr. Bryan wants to bolt let him
bolt. The Democratic party can get
along better without him than he can
set along without the Democratic par
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
SATURDAY MAY Z. 1904
The Honor System.

we aro gratifled to know that the
Ishonor system prevails at the Polytechnlo
7funstit,,te nt Backsburg. Some time
nRo two cadets Of the institution were
\ accused OF being intoxicated while on n
/ furlough and insulting ladies. Inc cadet
A e,odv took matters into their own hands,
I4r,ed and convicted tho delinquents, then
tsrarched them TO the parade grounu'
tnvhere their stripes and monograms "eie
3I.cn+ of. md they ordered to leave the
3lsnstitution. This they did without oe-
t1ay. 49,
Il We know nothing about tho facts OF the
Inase. but there Is always sense OIL iaii
mess among young virginans, and we
saaye every reason to believe that ti'eS
rwou,d not have resorted to this extreme
t.n,,nishment If they had not been satls-
I s,ed Of; the guilt Of the offending stu
anonts and the magnitude Of the otfense'
4 This mode of dealing with delinqueh's
i IL .the congregational system" whlch nus
, h,royen to be so successful IN the GOV
Arnment of churches. In the Eplscoptl'
Church, for example, 1t is PROVIDED tha'
,af among those who come to be par
takers OF the Holy Communion, the minis
ter shalt know any to be an open ana
notorious evil liver. or to haYe zone any
! nronc to his nelghbors by word or aeeo'
80 that the congregation be thereby Oh
ffended, he shall advise him that ne pre-
I .umo not to como TO the Lords table I'M
I n, ha have openly declared himself 10
+,,,, renented and amended his
.tormer evil life, that the congregation
may thereby be satisfied.
This is a good rule. and applles III
secular 4 -. irs as well. When q man. Oh
mr. Young, in any institution or organiza-
v,on nv association or community be-
ioo,,,os notor,ously evil in his ways and
offensive to the congregation, ne must
reckon with the "congrcgatlon one way
or another and make his peace before he
ran he affiliated. 1t is particularly de-
sirable that the boys In our institutions
of learning should have a standard OF
morals and of chivalry. and require each
and every student to live up TO the
standard or take tho consequences. Such
a rule is a warning to those VINO are as
posed to do evil. as well as stimulus
to those who are disposed to DO right.
THE honor system should prevail IN
every school. 1t is educational 1T is
great force in the formation Of char
ncter. The lad who is educated IN an
atmosphere OF honor and chivalry Will
almost surely grow up to be an honor
nble and chivarous man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
Streets and Wheels.

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch
Sr.-Notlcing your editorial under tho
above head. allow me to thank you and
request that you push the subject little
further. AS n practical man and manager ma. e,
about 'iStrects and Wheels" Some OF my
teams haul two or more tons at load.
but none OF the tires arc over two inches
the car tracks and between the paving
stones. chipping. off the stones until
there are "ruts"-small to begin with,
but daily, growing larger, making pig pig
that our city require all load carrying
vehicles that haul LOO pounds or more
at one load, to have tires not less than
used generally our streets would be i'm
proved, rather than injured by being
travelled over. and the vehicles would
somebody else on this very important sub
tect
T3jobp,op5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
WROTE FROM OHIO
"oIsTgl, u vau Value Your Lilo, Take
Blood VIM"

!. Could any endorsement be strong!erf :
Could any Brother better serve atother
than to tell him how to avoid the gravef
MI. Geo. 4. Corey Of Lowell, Nase.,
says. 58.
!" NY brother. who lives ii Akron! O..
wrote me that he was taking : Blood
Wine, that 1t was doing him world OF
good, and advised tue to try It, J had
been very i'll with lung trouble TOR
several weeks, and was falling rapidly:
Ny brother was 90 confident that !
would recover II I tried Blood Wine'
that I finally decided to get bottle:
The very first dose I could feel all
through my body, and from that mo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
North Carolina Sentiment.

Sentiment across the border is un-
questlonably for Governor Aycock for the
Democratic nomination for the v!ce-presi-
dency. The Ashevlllc Citizen says:
TO the credit of the press OF the Old
North State be II said that without, all
exception tho papers OF North Carolina
have rallied around the Aycock, banner
with n fervor and enthusiasm which re-
calls the days Of the Meckienburg Decia-
ration. Their lead is sure to be followed
by by n,any OF the big Southern dallies.
and Governor Aycock as vce-pres-
Dental quantity Is destined to attract
universal attention.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

istered them in the primaries yesterday
Tho Norris faction. which represents the
nnti-Hearst sentiment, secured control
OF tho delegation to st. Louis by largo
majority ,rhe Hearst people made the
most extravagant claims before tho pr!-
mares were held and the noise caused
many OF their opponents to believe that
tho editor was stronger than he really
was. Some people are saying the same
thing of Mr.. Hearst and his supporters
throughou the country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

Several days ago, in noticing the tribute
in the Southern Churchman to the black
"mammy' In Mr. John Goodies family
wa said that It would startle a New
England abolitionist to know that the
obituary was written by the daughter OF
a former slave owner in Virginia. We
are pleased to note that the article is
conspicuously reproduced in the columns
of the Boston Transcript, one OF the
rankest OF tho abolition newspapers IN
New England. We arc always grat'fed
to have the New Englanders read this
sort OF Southern literature. They are
not quite capable of understanding 1t.
but 1t Is pleasant to spread the truth.
and when the good seeds OF truth are
sown some OF them are very apt to
fall on good ground and bring forth In
season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

in the delicate process of feeding In
funts. Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed
Milk is unexcelled except by good moth
er's milk. as 1t Is rendered perfectly
sterile In the process of preparation. Lay
in supply for all kinds of expeditions.
Avoid unknown brands.-AdY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

The Floyd Press says that the next
move will be a local option election In
Richmond. Not bit of It, Still, 1t VIII
be we'll for the liquor dealers to observe
the laws. and especially the law pro-
hIbiting the sale of lntoxicants on Sun
dny
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

According to the latest estimates Mr.
Carnegie has given away for various
things. including libraries, the sum OF
500, 100000. and yet he is "pestered" with
that fear Of dying rich.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

The old Liberty Bell is to be sent to
ST. Louis. Philadelphia councilmen, to
tho number OF twenty-four, will accom-
pany It, at the expense of the City Of
Brothcrly Love. A bell such as that Is
worth counting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
The Raleigh Post, However, says:

Certain esteemed contemporaries are
inquiring why North Carolina should not
be cultvating public sentiment n favor
OF a Southern candidate for president or
Vice president. The Inquiry Is pertinent
count coi to Of the wealth Of availabes in our
own own borders. How could we go on record
for any particular Southern candldate
whom we have three In the state ie, VINO
or the other of the oflces2 OF course we
are not going outside of North Carolina
to look for Southern candidate Wneh
we are so wonderfully blest with presl-
Dental timber.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
Dixon--Thrift.

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.)
+ lIEATHsVILLE. VA May 6.--AIr.
Caleb W. Dixon. and Miss Evernia d.
Thrift, both of Northumberland county,
were married Sunday night at IIender-
sons Methodist Church, Rev. e. b.
Garner performed the ceremony.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
The wilmlngton Messenger says:

The Wilmington Messenger says:
Our farmers should not be afraid OF
over-production OF cotton 50 long as they
will not devote their entire energies a. 70
look to food crops and then put IN cot
ton all the remaining acres they can ,It
cultivate without having to neglect ne
and harvest both they Will run no risk
OF over-productIon OF cotton.
First, look out for the family,s hog
and hominy." and then put IN AZ me
labor available.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

AS Colonel Bryan does not believe IN
putting the dollar before the man. he
can't expect to get very many delegates
for his friend Hearst In some Of the West.
crn States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

Tho Russians may be consolng them
selves with the idea that ne laughs best
who laughs last, but the Japs are hav-
Ing mighty hilarious old time in their
innings
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

Tho Plttsylvania Justice who stopped
great improvements in maintaining holi-
ness of the Sabbath day has been sus-
tanned by the higher court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

ty.-Petersburg Index-Appeal.
And for that very reason. perhaps. no
will think twice before no bolts once
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

Bryan, Hearst and Parker may be look
Ing for political suckers, but your Uncle
Grover Is digging bait for another kind
In this beautiful May weather.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

The moth ball and the winter overcoat
have at last formed n Junction.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07


The New York Evening Post repro
duces on Its editorial page the follow
ing extract from a letter from a Fill
pino correspondent to the New York
Press:
"It isn't as bad out here as some fell
lows say 1t is. The soldiers out hero are
getting 'bughouse drinking tho native
wine, or blno, which consists Of twenty
seven fights and fifteen ways of killing
q man, all for ten cents Mex. The chief
occupation of the natives Is building
trenches, smoking cigars, and making
bolos. Their chief amusement Is cock
fighting. The chief exports are hemp and
dead American soldiers. The chief Inn
ports are collins for the dead soldiers
and ammunition to kill moro Of them.
The native house Is built chiefly Of bam-
BOO and landscape. The Filipino Is very,
:rlendly-at the point of rifle. the
climate is pleasant for ants, mosquitoes,
cuntipedes, scorpions. cockroaches and al
lisato1s. They have established COM
municaton between the different Islands
by substituting mosquitoes for carrier pig
cons, they being so much more power
full and better able to stand the long
journeys. The Philippine Islands are on
the west coast of civilization. ana are
bounded on the north by hoodooism ana
sm;igglers, on the cast by typhoons ana
nunsoons, on the south by cannibals and
earthquakes. The soi Is very fertile, and
large crops OF insurrectos and treachery
are produced. The islands are an ap-
p:oprjate present for n deadly enemy.
Perhaps It Is for reasons above
stated that our New York contemporary
Is so anxious to give the Filipinos their
Independence
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

BY the way. Colonel Bryan Is also be-
ginning to say nothing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

The first dspensary is said to have
been horn in Athens. Ga.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

The oyster is on tile back seat and Ice
cream at last occupies the front row
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

Last call You must have your tax
receipt before the going down OF this
days sun, or you don't vote next fall,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

Congressional candidates Will lie low
until they see what the State convention
lis going to do with the primary system
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

Sad to relate, the warm sun has de-
voloped the fact that the frost left but
few peaches on many thousands of the
Virginia trees.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

AS a closed lip wood sawyer Judge
Parker has but few. II any, living equals.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

lieu mere, anu JuuSO ItIlStL.
that he will not BIO candidate IN the
Ninth District. That brings tho contest
there between Mr.. slenlp, tho Republi-
can sitting member, and Mr.. Wysor,
his Democratic opponent, a rivalry not
to be settled at a primary. but at the
regular, election. Mr., slemp Is the only
Virginia member Of the House not Of the
Democratic faith.
E==--==l=-==
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Is
testing new rail, which Is said to have
moro than fifty times the durability OF
the ordinary steel rail- now in use. 1t 10
made Of composition OF steel and man
ganese, and Is known as manganese
rail-" A portion of the main line tracks
between Philadelphia and Harrisburg Will
be equipped with the new rail and COM
parsons made with steel rails. If the
test proves satisfactory the new rail will
be used over the entire system.
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The summer climate OF Greenland Is
said to be absolutely destructive of the
consumptive germ, and a Washington
physician Is now making provision for a
sunitarium ship, in which to takela par
ty OF rich consumptivesi to that favored
country. The doctor will keep his pa
tients to the fjords Of Greenland. and
keep them there through tho summer or
until the disease bucilli have been killed.
--------=-----=
And Hon. William Randolph Hearst,
splitting wood all the while. has walked
off with another State delegation ITO
tho Democratic national convention, to-
wit: that of Iowa.
And Iowa Is the empire state OF the
West 1t shares with Ohio and New
York tho distinction of being ono OF
tho three most influential States in ma
tional affairs.-Norfok Virginian-Pilot.
Possibly so, but It's influence is always
intensely Republican.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

The Norfolk bakers claim mat they
struck simply because they need more
dough-.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

AS rule. the Democratic members of
the House of Representatives from Yir-
ginia are having good luck. Their
"fences" are in fine order, But two of
these members have opponents for nomi-
nation.
The retirement of Mr.. D. C. Richardson
leaves Captain John Lamb with clear
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

yirginia's' forestry exhibit at the st.
Louis Exposition Is said to be good
one, but It Is not complete. Tho State
ought to have there the Roxbury tree
which is a fountain OF oil. and the Won
derful wrggling old log OF Fauauier
county. The latter has perpetual mo-
ton in Itself, and is continually rolling
back and forth on the ground. In the
hollow near the base. we are assured.
the log Is "fllled with pterodactyles,
frog-llke quadrupeds. and creature
slightly resembling a large tortoise, With
strange heroglyphics engraved on the
bottom she'll" ETC., etc. a part of tho
wood that remained has now turned into
graphite. "but It refuses to write any
thing except Parker"
What other state could match such
specimens of forestry as these?
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
According to recent university DEGREES
1t will behoove students hereafter to
mind their books more and pay less at
tention to athletic games, Professors are
unwilling that their efforts shall be con-
sidered OF less Importance in tho educa-
tional world than those of ball players
or expert oarsmen.
Come to think of Il. their view Is not
| unnatural!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
The Electoral Vote.

The population of the United States
according to tho census OF l9oo was s'-
EGG. DOG. Upon this basis the House VI
Representatives passed a Dill ti%ihs LIS
ratio OF representation at 1sl,lSS Il''s
gave 1884 representatives with IN eN'iA
representative for each or Two o'ueo''
making the whole munger of representa-
t,ves ESQ. Add to this 90 senators ana
we have 47e, which will be the NUMBER "
votes In the next electoral college, peihs
an ,ncreaso OF 20 electoral votes over
moo and 1896, and an increase OF 20 over
1892, Therefore, 1t will require 259 votes
in the next college to elect a PRESIDENT
III 1900 Mckinley received 292 electoral
votes and Bryan 156. Those States vol
Ing for Mckinley were California Con-
1ecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland Massa-
chusetts. Minnesota. Nebraska ne"
Hampshire, New Jersey, New YORK.
North Dakota, Ohio, oregon Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island. South Dakotar
Utah. Vermont, Washington west Vlr-
sinia. wisconsin and Wyoming.
Bryan carried tho States OF Alapama'
Arkan.as Colorado, Florida, Georgia.
kentucky. Louisiana, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, Nevada, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee. Texas. and Virginia.
If tho Republicans and Democrats should
carry the same States this year the Re-
r,;hlicans would have nm increase OF 10
votes and the Democrats an Increase OF
10 votes over 1900
This year tho Democrats will carry the
solid South, and they have fighting
chance In New York, New Jersey, Della
ware Illinois, Indiana and California.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07

Tbese affections have made thousands OF life
long cripples Thousands of cripples have been
cured permanently by the use OF the best ana
most reliable Of all Family remedies.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-27

The Homecoming Press seems to be sur
prised that the Moyersdale pa Rep"b-
Hcan didn't know who the stars belong
to. And the Homecoming radiants did
not appear until Thursday to be sur
prised at the Press surprise.
The Cumberland Ne~S gave some in
formation Monday under the heading
How to Grow Ugly" and Titus A.
Brick, who is paragon of strong ply
sique, shapely form, manly visage and
rubytinted complexion, exclaimed
"Who Wants to Know"
The Salisbury (Pa.) star struck the
Homecoming star last week and now the
air is full of cosmic dust. BY attacking
a Pennsylvania labor lawyer, it seems,
the latter got i'll the path of the Sails
bury .Stur. When Greek meets Turk
look out, but when one labor sta. jolts
another, watch for meteorcs.