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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-19
FIRE. IN BRADFORD. 81
Three Houses Burn and Electric
s3I,ight Wires Damaged. ii

,,A gPsslAzp F e Rhs X i,spAls
houses on First street. cast OF Connellya
Run, we're destroyed by fire last might
about midnight. They were owned bys g.
Paul Of Roanoke, ana benjamin Huston.
colored. Of East- Rad ford There ;wus
no Insurance, The buildings We're old
and the loss was not heavy Il.
,Tho electric light wires were c0nsid-,
erapby damaged and tho town was In:
darkness the rest Of the night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-19

Hampden-S Sidney, I; tRlch. ~
4 Especial to The Times Dispatch,) ..a
= FARhIVILIaF1ss Va. April Iampden. SID :.
rey won the f!rstiof a series OF games With 1tich-
mond College to-day to be played for q college
challenge cup. The score stood, HamPden'i
Sidney. lii Richmond College M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-19

a.. and M Wake Forest, rs
WAKE FOREST, N. c.. April ls,-Agrl-
cultural and Mechanical College Won
from Wake Forest to-day by q score OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-19

ckaEe--On sale at forty thousand drug stores.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12
~DALRYMPLE's DoucHE.

The hoped for has not happened
with regard to the visit OF James
Dalrymple TO Chicago. The chief Of
the munlcipality-owned traction sys-
tenn OF Glasgow has told Mayor Dunno
plainly that he does not believe NUM-
cipal ownership will do for Chicago.
How Is this--a socialist, an advo-
ate Of municipal ownership, leading
exponent of the ownership Of public
utilities making such reasonable
statements?
However 1t In said that the Scottish
chief has succeeded In convincing the
mayor that municipal ownership OF
the Chicago street railways according
to the plans made is impracticable and
likely to end in the direct disaster.
Here Is what Dalrymple says in sup
port OF his reason why municipal own
ership of the Chicago street railways
according to the plans made is i'm
practicable and likely to end In the
direct disaster.
Here is. what Dolrymple says in sup
port of his reaso why municipal
ownership won't do or Chicago. Poll
tics and street railways won't mix.
We would not undertake to operate
one institution for an instant and ex-
pected TO be ousted I when another
party came into power. We have the
best kind OF civil service managers
with common sense. and minor en-
ployes who know they can keep their
Jobs as long as they behave them
selves"
II is also said that Mr.. Dalrymple
intimated pretty strongly that he
didn't believe the powers that be in
Chicago were honest enough to be
trusted with the ownership of so
valuable q thing as q street car fran
chise for the benefit Of the public. If
there is a tendency to Doodle when
franchises are In private hands, he
says the boodling will be ten times as
great chen these same. municipal
rulers get a chance at what they be-
lieye to be the public's. In short.
Dalrvmple says that before municipal
ownership In Chicago or anywhere
else can be successful, politics must
be eliminated and the rulers and the
whole people must be thoroughly hon
est.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12
Passing Of the "Rube.r

The ''countryman" promises to be-
com extinct in the United States.
The "rube" Is to follow the mastodon,
the Indian and the buffalo. The gen
GRAFTON that after us will find
1t hard to understand some Of the pres
ent day jokes of the "b'gosh," II
swan" and 'gOl dern" kind. Already
quite as many city folk buy gold
bricks in the country as country folk
do in the city. In fact, the biggest
and brightest gold bricks find their
market in town. A city bred man Is
about as apt to tangle himself up in a
street a fender as Uncle 81 Is, and
not all the people that blow out the
gas come from the tall timber. Wash
ingt0n Star.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12
PlTH AND POINT.

You are not expected to accept all
Of your invitations.
Quit talking when 1t Is plaiH the
other fellow isn't listening.
We wish we could have as good q
time as young people think they are
having.
Our punishment used to hang on a
nail behind the kitchen door. Where
did yours used to hang?
No matter how rich or influential any
nan becomes. he can never be as In
dependent as q hired girl.
All the old people seem to be look.
Ing for the impossible young people
with no foolishness about them.
Occasionally q man talks Of always
wanting to do what's right" as IL he
thought he had a monopoly on the
desire .-Atchlson Globe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12
MORTON AND THE EQUITABLE.

10 persons who have been watching
for some time the affairs OF the Equit.
able Assurance company going from
bad to worse, IL has been apparent
that II would be necessary, In the end,
10 bring IN some fresh talent to
straighten things out--meaning by
fresh talent a maj or mlen OF larger
Judgment and OF more fertile and
ready initiative than are possessed by
what they call captains OF finance In
New York, says the Kansas City Jour.
nal.
In operating along certain familiar
aud well defined lines, these so.called
captains are quite potential. They
are what the Kansas folks call able"
as long AS the game Is In their 0wn
hands. But, somehow. their system
lacks %fiexibllity. II Is not useful In
Its application TO diverse situations.
II anything comes up that they are
not used TO. they find themselves at
sea. They seem TO lack the resource
which makes your western man OF af-'
fairs good In any spot or place. .
The qualifications, which the Eqult-
able Assurance company has acknowl.
edged In Paul Morton by calling him
to the management OF Its affairs. are
not developed In any such narrow
school as Wall street. They belong.
first, to a tense, vigorous atmosphere,
and they are enlarged and perfected
In a wide field, which gives a plenty
Of play for power.
The benefciaries OF the arrange.
ment which places Paul Morton In
charge Of the Equitable will be, In
their natural order, the Equitable It.
self; the east, and. last, and incident
ally. the west. which produced Mr..
| Morton and which still claims him.
You will see the kind OF a shaking
up, now, in the affairs of the Equitable
that will make the policy holders con-
| fident OF a square deal. You will see
a style Of management that Will open
the eyes Of the eastern %financiers to
the value and importance Of new
blood from a source that has not been
yitiated, and the west, which has hun
dreds Of policy holders In the Equit-
able, will reap the moral and material
advantage Of a system Of control In
which 1t can have faith,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

If peace follows the results OF Presi-
dents Roosevelt's timely action in re-
questing Russia and Japan to confer,
the nations chief will have accom-
plished the greatest deed of the cen
fury. While Europe was astonished
at what it conceived to be the daring
of the presidents attitude, both belli-
gerents promptly accepted the sug-
g~estion and no more blows will be
struck, at least until after a confer
enec between the two powers.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12
LICE CREAM.
nSI.>~.. y lA~Sl- OsN up Both Phones,

@si.s5; cows, s2.5O@ S4,G0i heifers.
S2.50@si75i Gamers, $l,50G$ $3.50;
bulls, s225GsiS0; calves, s3,5OQ
$3.50,
Sheep receipts, $4,000, steady. Good
TO choice wethers shorn, $4,000 $50;
fair TO choice mixed shorn. $500
$40; western sheep shorn, $fqS5.10;
native lambs shorn. $A,504 $6.75;
western lambs shorn. s5@$G.50.
st. Louis, June l2.-Wool steady,
unchanged.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

As far as the F'raternal Sanitarium
marag VS. have gone in advocating
the adoption of a small assessment
for the support of the big institution
here by the great fraternal bodies,
there has not been a single word of
objection. Next week, the great
biennial gathering of the Woodmen
will take place, and the committee for
the sanitarium, with every assurance
of success will go before the supreme
lodge. The executive officers have
already endorsed the plan.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

Nothing will pay Las Vegas better
than to have every citizen constitute
himself a member Of an advertising
committee. Advertising always pays.
RI citizens, in season and out of sea-
son. will talk up Las Vegas. will write
good things about Las Vegas, will
send out attractive advertising matter
about Las Vegas. It will do a world
of good
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

When Luther Burbank gets to work
on the rubber plant that grows on
the mesas hereaboat he'll get results
OF some kind, perhaps OF the rubber
variety and perhaps he will make
them OF macaroni or some other
edible.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

Close Monday, June ~, 1905.
Wheat-September sea @ Is, De-
cember s2A. July s6&@%.
Corn-September SOS q V, Decem.
Der 47% bid, July 52h.
Oats-September 2S7sM29, Deem
Der 29s bid, July 81 bid.
Pork--July $l2.62. September $12.92.
L%ard--July $7.25, September $7.l5.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

Mr.. Dalrymple says that govern
ment. under municipal ownership,
cant be successful unless 1t Is honest.
But come to think of 1t honest gov
eminent would be a great success
whether 1t involved municipal owner
shin or not.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

Kansas City, Cattle receipts 5000.
including $500 %southerns. steady. Ma
tive steers. $4.25G S5.75: southern
steers, Sass; southern cows. s2.25
M$i. native cows and heifers. S2.25
M4.90; stokers and feeders, S3nSi;
bulls, S2.25mS450; calves. s3ms5.50;
western fed steers, s~42gus5.50: west
ern fed cows. S3.25I$i.50.
Chicago. June l2.-Cattle receipts,
10000. steady Il slow. Good to prime
steers. s5.40@ $685.; poor to medium.
ssGss.30; stockers and feeders, s2.75
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

According to the reports made to
the agricultural department regard
ing the wheat yield, the heaviest
wheat yield in the United States is in
the n~eighborhood of the Tooth meri-
dian, and in the neighborhood of Chey-
enne and Rawlins and Sheridan-all
country that but a few years ago was
considered q part Of the Great Ameri-
can desert.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

The following New York stock quotations
were received by Levy Bros. Members Chi
cago Board OF Trade. rooms . and \, Crockett
block, Colorado Phone y Las Vegas Phone
BIO. over their own private wires from New
spondent Of the firms Of Logan 4 Bryan ew
York ana Chicago. members New York Stock
Exchange and Chicago Roari ~ Trade. and
VIM. A. Otis AGO., Hankers aud Brokers Colo
RADIO springs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

It does seer a shame though, nat.
ural as It Is that the czar should want
TO iay'the blame on somebody, that
Ltq shows pYs .qns the Almighty, es'
|IeciahT ~ hSSsJAbs arp for the most
OAR. poor. benighted heathens.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

The big fraternal orders OF the ma.
ton are rapidly falling into line with
the Fraternal Sanitarium project.
There Is more cause each day to con.
graduate Las Vegas, Morning Jour.
nal
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

satiye measure on every hand. II you
find no compensation The fault Is in
the blinded eyes that will not see and
the dun soul that refuses 20 respond.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

President Elliot gives a rule. AL,
ways associate with your superiors."
but II IL difficult 10 see just how Presl,
den Elliott and Henry James manage
TO follow II,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

King Oscar has decided that he
doesn't want Norway bad enough TO
fight for Il. then there would be nigh.
ny little chance OF his getting 1t back
II he did fight.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

June II the time to harvest wheat
and marriagcahle maidens. Later
comes the threshins time.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

What does Senator Beveridge think
by this time Of his knowledge of Rus
sia aud Russian character and his
ability as prophet2
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

The king business in Norway Is
Just a bluff Miss Norway is going to
pick a president.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

Thousands of people are already hit
ting the trail daily at the Lewis 4
CLARK exposition,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-12

Certainly Paul Morton will not give
Reiane dinners at the expense of the
Equitable,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-20
HOW TOPEKA IS TREATED

There is hardly a city Of any import
ance in the west that has not better
theatrical facilities than Topeka. There
are few cities of this size anywhere in
the country where a good playhouse
would be a better investment. for the
reason that Topeka is the capital of
the state. and it has not only its own
population to draw on, but people from
over the state are constantly coming
here, many of whom like to attend good
theatrical attractions.
Most of the other cities of Kansas
Oklahoma and surrounding states. cities
that are smaller than Topeka and do
not begin to be as good show towns
as Topeka is, have opera houses far su-
perior to the Crawford, which Topeka
play-goers are compelled to attend.
There are towns which have more than
one. San Diego, Cal, smaller than To-
peka, has four theaters, all on the
ground floor. and two Of them are first
class houses. The little city of River
side, Cal. with only 5000 people. has
two theaters. both good investments. It
gets better attractions than Topeka
gets.
Topeka has a first class opera house.
the Grand. but several years ago it was
allowed TO run down because of litiga-
ton. Now that it might be fixed up. a
theatrical trust, headed by the Craw-
ford management, plays the dog in the
manger, and keeps it locked up.
Topeka theater-gOers who do not stay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-20
ANONYMOUS LETTER WRITER'S

IN yin 4 0AOA9 LEIE4EGG WRITER'S.
Did you ever get an anonymous let
ter? If you have, and if there was any
venom in it, you win know how despic-
able the writer of such a letter is
Mayor Davis has been the recipient of
innumerable anonymous letters. Cover
nor Hoch, of course, gets them every
day. Every newspaper receives anony-
nous letters of all kinds It is surpris-
ing how many people there are who are
willing to hide behind the anonymous
letter.
People want to advise how the city
ought to be run. but they are ashamed
of their own advice: they write anony-
nous letters to the mayor. They have
a grudge against some public Official:
they write anonymous letters to the
governor. They want to blacken some
body's reputation, but they are too cow
ardly to make their charges openly:
they write anonymous letters to the
newspapers, hoping their letters will
find their way into print
A few days ago the mayor of Salina
received such a letter telling him OF the
location of a joint and asking him why
he did not close it. The mayor had the
letter published, and in order to reach
the writer he published his reply. The
reply was very courteous. All he ask
ed was that the writer of the letter
come forward with the evidence which
he claimed to have, and the joint would
be closed and the law-breaker punished.
But of course the writer of the letter
would not do that. The anonymous let
ter writer is a coward. He is anxious
to attack someone else, but he is afraid
to do it openly. He wants to stab his
victim in the dark
Sometimes well-meaning people-peo-
pie who resent the intimation that they
are cowards-resOrt to anonymous let
ters in an effort, as they imagine, to &C
comp1ish good. Anonymous letters
never do it. People with good common
sense neveE- pay any attention to anony-
nous letters.
So if in the future you are ever tempt
ed to write an anonymous letter, don't
do it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-20
THE CHICAGo COTTNmTI.

Whereas a strike has filed the streets
For several merry weeks,
Thus taking cOppers from their beats
And causing wrath in streaks,
AID arbitration bricks and stones
The problem can not solve.
Therefore, be it-in solemn tones
Resolved that we resolve.
Whereas. both sides are much to blame,
Which neither will admit,
Each calling out the others name
AS all the cause OF it.
And each in any way declines
The other to absolve,
therefore, be tin WOrdy lines
Resolved that we resolve.
Whereas, no side appears to win,
And. neither to lose out,
And no one asks US to butt in,
We know what we're about
For 1t IS up to US TO see
That all the wheels revolve,
Therefore, be it-yes, it must be-
Resolved that we resolve.
Chicago News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-20

I'm 4 DE- ALA4EALEls
Then said Plate unto them: Take ye him
and Judge him according to your law
St. John 1871.
This is the story of an artful dodger.
It is the story of q politician, a man
whose sole idea in performing the du-
ties Of his office was to hold his job.
Plate was very different from Henry
Clay. Clay said he would rather be
right than president Plate would far
rather have been governor of a little
Asiatic province. not much larger than
Shawnee county, than to be right He
was even willing to acquiesce in a muir
Ger rather than offend a few persons of
influence.
A crowd of influential Jews brought
before Plate the greatest character of
the ages. the Savior of mankind He
had reproved them for their wickedness
and they hated Him accordingly. They
demanded of Plate. the Roman COVER
nor that He be put to death. PLATE
examined the accused. "I find no fault
in Him at ALL" he reported to the &C
cusers.
This only increased the cIamor for. the
death of Christ PLATE tried to dodge.
Take ye him." he said to the Jews.
"and judge him according to your law
Doesn't this sound like some poll
ticians? Did you ever know a public
man who tried to dodge when confront
ed by a grave problem which demand
ed action from him? The man who
doesn't dodge under such circumstances
is rare, but it can be said to the credit
of this day and age that there are few
who viii go to the length that PLATE
did.
When Plate failed to appease the
Jewish leaders in any other way he
turned Christ over to them to be cruel
fed. but he told them ne washed his
hands of the whole affair. He acknow1-
edged he was wrong but he wanted to
curry favor
Few Of US are called to face response
bilities as grave as that which confront
ed Plate. but almost daily we have
questions to settle which require more
or less strength of character. That is
something which Plate did not have.
He had no character at all, and he has
come down in history as one of the
weakest and most despicable of men.
There are today too many Pilates in
every walk of life. They are, perhaps,
most conspicuous among public Off
Gals, but they are by no means con-
fined to that class. Private citizens can
be Pilates and dodge responsibility just
the same as public officials, but we
notice 1t the more in the latter But
the man who has the backbone to take
a stand for the right regardless of criti-
cism is the man who will win the admira-
ton Of the people in the long run. That
is the kind of man that Missouri has for
governor. They are not Pilates.
Don't be a Plate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-20
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
TFrom the Philadelphia Record. I

IFrom the Philadelphia RecordJ
Many a girl refuses a mans hand be-
cause she has to take the rest of him
It seems strange that we hear Of so
many grass widows and so few grass wild
overs.
Even tears rolling down ones nose
shouldn't cross the bridge until they come
to it.
The woman who is clothed in her own
righteousness must still pay the dress
maker.
When it comes to performing the cere-
mony the marrying parson would rather
knot.
The stately girl with the beautiful car
riage has given place to the girl with the
automobile.
If he only knew it the guileIess farmer
could make more money raising checks
than raising vegetables.
Wigg-I don't think sillicus has much
sand do your Wagg-''WeIi, he has a
sandy complexion
No, Maude dear; hanging onto q strap
in a Walnut street car will scarcely give
a young man q social standing.
NeIi-ssDo you think he is worthy Of
her2'' BelIe-''HoW do l1noW2 don't
know how much either of them IS worth"
Tommy Pop, what is meant By the
price of Hbertv27 Tommy's Pop-"Oh,
suppose it has something to do with a
tax on bachelors"
your money is tainted" expostuIated
the chairman of the church committee,
with righteous indignation No faint"
retorted the millionaire, with more ern-
phasis than grammar.
Mr. Subbubs-'We have lived IN this
neighborhood now for six weeks and I
have never seen a policeman" HRS Sub
bulbs Suppose you go down in the kitch-
en- and interview the cook some evening"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
rFrom the Chicago News.1
-. -. =. 49, ...-,,- =, r-y,I, rsf q

TFrOm the chicago NeWs-1
A civil engineer is not monarch of all he
surveys.
Sound judgment doesn't necessarily
make the most noise.
Barring birthdays the society woman
tries to appear up-to-date-
An occasional domestic storm is neces-
sary to clarity the matrimonial atmos-
phere.
Never Judge d mans worth by what a
woman values him at in a breach Of prom
Use suit.
Don't think because a girl CYCLES at
everything a man says that she has a
keen sense Of .humor.
A mans bump of imagination must pc
wen developed to enable him to write an
interesting love letter.
That woman never lived who hasn't a.
some time in her life been tempteu u
write an anonymous letter.
When a girl has a corn that causes -. her
to limp she always apologies by saying
she must have twisted her ankle
On her wedding day a girl always mag
ines that she has her mother peaten 70 4
standstiu in the selection OF husband
The man who pays for book on the
art OF making money gets the lnIortnaIon
but the other fellow gets the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-20
NJ THE SEASON,

It IS the season now to 20
About the country high ana low
Among the 1ilacs hand in hand
And two by two in fairyland-
The brooding boy, the singing maid
Wholly fain and half afraid
Now meet along the hazeled brook
To pass and lngers pause ana look
A year ago, and bIithely paired.
Their rOugh-and- tumble play they shared
They kissed and qnarreled, laughed and
cried
A year ago at Eastertide
With burning heart, with fiery face.
She strove against him in the race;
He unabashed her garter saw,
That now would touch her skirts with
awe.
Now by the stile ablaze she stops,
And his demurrer eyes he drops;
Now they exchange averted signs
Or stand and marry silent eyes.
And he to her q hero is.
And sweefer she than primroses;
Their common silence dearer far
Than nightingale and mavis are.
Now when they sever welded hands,
JOY trembles in their bOsom-strands,
And lovely laughter leaps and falls
Upon their lips in madrtgals.
Robert Louis Stevenson.