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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
A Nations Spirit.

The saying of Admiral Togo that the
victory of Japan in the late naval en-
gagement was duo not TO the action OF
any human being but to the virtue Of
the Emperor and to the protection Of
the ancestors, startled the world. But
DR.. William Elliot Grlflis, author Of
THE Arikado's Empire and The Re
fligion Of Japan" in an article in the
New York Tribune, says that to him
there is nothing wonderful in Togo's
remarks.
Such statement" says he, lis in
harmony with all Japanese history, with
literal fact as determined by critical
analysis, as we'll as with sentiment,
art, poetry. mythology, tradition, Bushi.
do Uhe kiightly codc), and all that
goes to make up the world Of thought
and subeonscious motive in the minds Of
the men that fought the battle of the
Sea of japan. Togo could make no
other answer. No true son OF Nippon
is likely, for generations to come, to
express his thoughts otherwise. BE he
Confucian, Shintoist, Buddhist or Chris
tiap (as Togo is said to be) in religion;
be he of this or that philosophy ri
vogue among us Occdcntnls, or be he,
rs Togo Is, an eut-and-out Oyomcian,
he will ascribe no glory of Japanese
victory to any human being but to
the virtue of the Milsado and to tho spirits
Of his imperial ancestors.
In Japan, Or. Grinis explains, all life
is communal. The victories Of Oyama
and Togo are not theirs, but the ma
tion's. They are literally the result Of
all the past life and training Of tho
whole people. Admiral and field mar
shall, like individual soldiers and sailors,
consider themselves but MS cog IN the
mighty wheel that grinds out results.
AS life is valued only in the limo of
purity, and is worthless outside of 10y.
atty and right doing, so also the Issue
Of victory is that In which personality
is sunk ,utterly.
Call 1t sentiment If you WILL but 1t Is
sentiment that moves tho world. More
oven, there is much in Inheritance. Ma
tons are not born In a day. Civdliza-
ton is the result Of years of work and
development. AS the sins Of fathers are
visited upon the children unto the third
and fourth generations, so the virtues Q.
the fhthcrs are inherited by the children.
and with pride of ancestry and reveren-
vital regard fos the traditions, generation
after generation may increase It's stock
and store OF Inherited virtue The spirlt
of our American forefathors is living
and active force in the American people
,rn w mn a CCrihn
our achievements to the virtues OF Wash.
ington and Jefferson and others of our
patriotic ancestry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IA, 1905.
Early Closing.

We hope that the movement on foot
10 induce the dry goods merchants on
Broad Street to close their stores at an
early hour in the evening during the
summer months will be successful. 1t
would be no great Inconvenience to the
5public IL the stores closed an hour or
SO earlier. 1t might require some offthe
shoppers to forcgo an afternoon nap
occasionally, but that would be po great
sacrifice where the comfort aud health
Of the girls who stand behind the coun-
ter are concerned.
The people ofSRichmond are kind heart
cd and considerable. and we have no doubt
that with one accord they would agree
to the plan, if they were consulted But
whether SO or not, if all the merchants
will join in the movement, the shop
pers will have 10 accommodatc them
selves to circumstances, and no mer-
chant will suffer any loss Of trade
"a TIE Times-Dispatch does not mean to
meddle. Every man knows best how to
manage his own business, but this is a
move in the interest of hupanity, and
that is always a privileged plea 1t is
hard enough on man to have to stand
on his feet all day in a store. 1t is
harder on a frnil girl, and in these hot
days. 1T is almost uncomfortable. We
plead for the girls. They are. entitled to
consideration during the hot season, and
the merchants will lose nothing, we arc
sure, by eoncurreBtll9yi, cgljpsins their stores
July and August
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
TRIAL or ISLANDER SUIT
IN LUXEMBOURG COURT
Lady School Teacher Sues :
School Trustee.
Politics.

Especial to Tho Times. Dlspatch.)
MDIIERR1N. VA, June 13,--Thc trial
of a very interesting suit instituted
against Mr. B. A. Townsden, a, well-to-do
farmer Of this county, by Mrs. Ethel L.
Easkins, q former teacher of public
schools In Rehoboth District, was COM
ncr,ced to-day in the Circuit Court OF tho
county, for five thousand dollars. which
she claims to compensate her for al
legged slanderous reports circulated IN
this county by Mr.. Gowrsdcn whvc she
was nm applicant for school In his
district
The prominence of both parties has
caused the people to take n keen interest
In the proceedings. Mrs. Haskins, who
for several years sheriff Of this county,
came from, q very prominent family,
while Mr., b. A. Gownsden has accounts
lated considerable holding of property
In this county, and Is among one OF the
best farmers in this section, Hc has held
position as school trustee In his dis
trict for quite number Of years, and
made very efficient ond.s Up to the
time Mrs. Haskins applied for school,
when 1t Is. claimed that while Mrs. Has
kins had d large majority OF names or
those who patroni2ed the schAol be was
charged with having pledged himself to
Miss Endaley, and for this reason cir
culated some very damaging reports
against Mrs, Hasklns, without lnquiring
as to the truth of them. In order that
he might SEIZURE the support of the other
trustees Mrs. Hasknss husband died
few years ago, and this being her only
means of support, was compelled to leave
the State in order that she could secure
employment as teacher, as she found
it Impossible to secure the support Of
tho patrons OF her own county after
such damaging reports had been circu-
lated about her character.
A fine array of counsel Is lined up
on both sides. who are Colonel Mead
Haskins, Of Blackstone: Robert. Turn
bull Of Brunswick; Mr.. j. B. Boil, of this
county, for Mrs. IIaskins, and Mr.. w. H.
Perry, OF this county; Mr. w. p. Barks-
dale, OF Halifax. and Mr.. Glen Green,
Of Charlotte county, for Mr.. Townsdena
About thirty witnesses are summoned IN
the case, and It is expected that It ;wlll
be given to the Jury tomorrow.
There was no political Speaking at the
courthouse Monday, as was expected
Mr.. Lynch Montague q brother of the
Governor, was on the grounds In the In
terest Of his brother. and made many
friends. All seemed to be deeply inter-
csted in the political situation in tho
county, and each was strongly advocat-
ing their fnvorite candidate.
I Many Swanson buttons were being dis
played on the various lapel Of coats.
and the friends of the Governor were
busy the entire day putting as many In
place as possible. Each candidate had
staunch local workers upon the ground.
and while no Martin buttons were being
displayed there was no doubt but that he
had many friends among the crowd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
ARCANUM RATES.
Lynchburg Council Appoints
Committee to Consider Them.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.]
sLYNCHBURG, VA, June 13,-The
Lynchburg Council. Royal Arcanun. a I
a largely attended meeting last night.
appointed committee consisting OF five
prominent citizens, members Of the or
der, to consider the recently issued circu-
lar from the Grand Council of the State,
in which the insurance rates are raised.
with instructions to report at the next
meeting. Il
There are nearly five hundred mem
bers of the order here, and the action of
raising. the hateshas been criticised in
harsh terms. The indications now are
that a largo number of members will
drop out OF the order and allow their
Insurance to lapse, unless therest ? re-
adjustment Of the rates.
Speeches critlcising the action Of the
Supreme Council were made, and a COM
mittee consisting OF Messrs. Thomas
Whitehead, e. P. Miller, II. Al Allen,
]. A. Mahood and DR.. ]. l.. Kent was
appointed to investigate the entire mat
ter and report at the next meeting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
GRAND ENCAMPMENT
VIRGINIA FELLOWS.
Mr.. Hill Montague, Of Rich
mond, is the Grand
Patriarch.
Especial to The Times-Dispatoh.)

Especial to The Times Dispatot.)
LYNCIBURG, VA, June 1.-THE
Grand Hncampment OF Virginia Odd
Fellows met in annual session here this
morning. completed the work OF the
Grand Lodge this afternoon, and went
to tho odd-Fellows' Orphanage. near the
city. and witnessed the closing exercises
of the school this evening Tho next
grand encampment will be held at Ear-
risnnburg
The election OF officers resulted as
follows: Hill Montague, OF Richmond,
grand patriarch; j. Leon Coad. OF Ports
mouth, grand high priest; Dr.. +. a.
Sproulcs, OF Big Stone Gap, grand senior
warden; William Wylde. of Newport
News, grand junior warden; T. v. Tur-
ney, OF Fortress Monroe. grand scribe:
George w. Hill, OF Norfolk. grand treas
urcr; Hill Montague, of3Richmond. grand
representative to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge
This afternoon Grand Patriarch Pohlg
made the following appointments: Joseph
Kemp. of Phoebus. grand marshal; Ro-
land E. Chase. of Cllntwood, outside sem
tinel: B. r. Slater, OF HarrtsonbnrG,
inside sentinel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14

names and to refer to spades as spades.
Among the Northern colleges, Brown
has had in the past a rather nnenviable
prominence as a player Of ringers.
and 1t is possible, we suggest in all good
humor, that the attention of the young
author may have first been drawn to
this subject at his OWL alma. mater.
However this may be- the matter has
evidently received his close and recent
study, ana the publicity and dircctness
anty Of their accuracy. The picture he
draws is q, somewhat depressing one.
Tho thing has been pretty thoroughly
systeipatizcd It is only enough for
lad at one of the great prep schools
to reach n certain cninence in football
or baseball for the varsity coaches to-
mark him for their own. Snooth-spoker
Representatives. drop down upon Inn
before graduation. '1nduc clncnts" are
freely mentioned IN the case Of an
unusually proficient schoolbpy athlete,
several colleges will be. rival bidders,
Nand the institutions willing to offer tho
largest consideration naturally draws the
prize. Inside the college walls scholar
ships (sare the markD and sundry "jobs'
arc oblisingly thrown In his way, and
he sails through his four years of college
in the easy wave of n thinly-draped pro-
fessionalism. And for good many
stars" smItten. we nre gracefully to,
assume with thirst for stlll4grchterS
learning, there is nothing for IT then
but a year or two more as 'post-grads.'
That this kind Of thing is highly i'm
moral and OF most unfortunate influence
upon the men who allow themselves to
be subjected to the process, is only too
obvious; and ut is dcplorablc that the
control Of tho sports Of any college
should fall into tho hands of hen capa-
,bla of working" 1t. 1t must be remem-t
bercd, however. as a ray Of consolation,
that this control is almost invariably a
power of the few only; and that the
commercial spirit In athletics, though II
undcniably exists, touches only very
minute portion of tho student body. The
vast majority of the Undergraduates are
not merely, not in sympathy with It;
they ar, sincerely 9and whole heartedly
opposed to 1t; and, in the end, it Is not
too much to hope that their influence. at
present not excrtcd, will become wholly
and overwhelmingly predominant.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
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"Chinese Walls !"

The effort made by tho American
Asiatic Association. representing the cot
ton textile industry and tho iron and
steel trade of the United States, to pre-
vent such an. enforcement Of the China
exclusion act, as might imperi the ex-
port trade of this country with China, is
Significant Representatives Of the organ
ization recently called upon Mr.. Roose-
Welt and pointed out that commercial
organizations Of China wore threatening
to boycott American-made goods. espc-
cially the products of cotton and steel,
unless arrangements could be made
whereby merchants. students. literary
men and trapelers could enter the United
States without serious difficulties, which
they now encounter They gave the
President TO understand that we could
not to expect 10 maintain friendly trade
relations with ChiDa when our laws dis
crimnap so harshly and extensively
against the Chinese.
President Roosevelt, we are told, re-
sponded cordially and agreed with THO
delegation That II would be proper for
this government to encourage friendly
relations with China, and that he pro-
poses to do all in his power to promote
unitcd States trade with that nation.
This opens up the broad question of
exclusion laws of every character what
soeycr and especially tariff laws, 1t is
clearly in the interest Of the United
States that trade with the outside world
be as free from restrictions as possible,
and II We hope to cultivate trade rela-
tons with foreigners Ye must give and
take. We cannot reasonably expect that
their ports will forever be open TO our
goods when our ports are shut against
their goods. The Golden Rule applies In
commerce as well as In morals. Nye
must be liberal with others If we expect
others TO be liberal With us, II we
erect "Chinese walls AT homo, we must
expect to find them confronting us w1,en
we 60 abroad.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
Tainted Athletics.

The word '.connnereiaism' has been
often enough associated With athletics
In our colleges for most Of us to aipre-
clats that conditions In this connection
ara not all that they should be; yet,
few Of hs, perhaps, realize TO what an
extent tho athletics 81 The great Eastern
universities are run upon business.
principles. A good deal OF light is SHE'D
upon this subject by a graduate Of
Brown IN an unusually frank and out
spoken article which he contributes to
a current magazine; IN The course Of
which he does not hesitate to mention
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
Proprietary Remedies.

Editor OF The Times-Dtspatch:
# Sir.-Is 1t lawful for q man to make
and sell proprietary remedies without a
license? Can a manufacturer sell his own
goods without License? Thanking you
Inv advance for the favor. remain, sir.
AN, OLD SUBSCRIBER.
The law reads: mo person shall soil
any medicine. salve, IMMINENT or com
pound Of like kind, unless he be q II
censed merchant, whether he bc the man
ufncturer thereof or not. without a IL
cense." A licensed bona-Hde merchant,
regularly engaged In buying or selling q
line or lines Of merchandise, may sell
proprietary medicines at his rlace of
business without additional license. TO
sell medicinal preparations OF any kind.
alone, either at regular place Of bus
mess or from house, to house, whether
manufactured by tho seller or not, no.
quires SPECIAL license as "vender Of
medicines, &c." and this license costs
s25.75.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
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The Art of Peacemaking.

blessed are the pcacHmakers" but not
so the indiscreet man who officially
breaks In and mcddlcs in other peoples
quarrcls. The art of pcacemaking Is n
fine art. and few there DO who under
stand II. The man who assumes the task
Of settling difficulty between his fel-
lows assumes II grave responsibility, and
IL he be not as wise as a serpent and
as harmless as n dove; If he have not
the genius of diplomacy, he is apt to
make a bad matter worse and to bring
down the vengeance Of both parties upon
his own devoted head, 81
President Roosevelt knows this to be
true. and In his overtures to Russia and
japan hn was wise to propose TINT tho
two beligerent powers select plenipoten-
tiaries each on It's own account and settle
IL, direct negotiation rather than through
the agency of a friendly intermediary,
IN the case of individuals. such an
arrangement Is not SO easy, for when each
has feeling of personal enmi1y against
tho other, "meoting" is apt to he OF n
hostile rather than of pacifcator.
character, But while japan and Russia
as nations are at war, there Is no personal
quarrel beiwe individual officials Of the
respective governments, and there Is no
reason why representatives of each may
not come together In an amcable spirit
and negotiate terms Of peace in a busi-
ness-liko manner.
President Roosevelt. has shown his good
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
Grubs in Horses.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Wha't is a sure cure for grubs in
horses? JOHN I. f. 4
Bobs or grubs may. when n large NUM-
bers, cause some slight interference with
tdigestion beyond this they arc harmless.
Even If they were to cause trouble, there
are no medicines that affect them.
Watch TOR the eggs on the different parts
of the body late In summer and autumn.
These are to be carefully scraped Off and
burnt. Horses should not be allowed to
drink from stagnant water as they fire.
quently swallow the ripening eggs In
such water.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
The Possessive Case.

Editor OF The Tines-Dispatch:
column the grammatical construction Of
ne case IN each Of the follow
OF your paper OF the LIST OF June7
F'irst-And we resent this oft repeated
proclamatlon OF President Roosevelt's,
second-Tlmes have changcdSln tho last
decade or two, and people and. peoples
views of things have changed with them.
VAS Tas aed anae ea b fo3 Sfss
noun. O1ID-TIMER
The first construction Is apparently an
anomalous one, but there Is no construc-
ton more strongly sustained BY good
usage, and good usage makes law In lam
guage. Much that was contained in the
school grammars when "Old-Timer'' went
to school has been kicked out Of court.
The possessive ca.e does not always re-
quire following noun, az may be seen
by the following sentences; This book Is
Joints; l made the book his; no ana his
are we'll, The use OF the proposition "of"
before possesslve case Is very old and
has come to BIO used to signify such q
oness property or belongings, ls' That
boy of yours; servant OF my othcr's;
the oft-repeatcd proclamation OF President
Roosevelt's. See Whltney's Essentials Of
English Grammar, section Sss,
we can see nothing in the second sen-
tence to call for explanation, as the pos
sessive there meets the requirement which
"Old-TImer" evidently intended to say
that he had been taught to observe,
though he puts the cart before the horse,
The rule Is that The possessiye governs
or qualities the following noun. not Is
governed or qualified by u. asS"old-
Timer states, L. r,..t I.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14

OIL tlTSlllld.
Mr.. John p. Branch. Richmond, Va:
Dear. Sir,--Undr the caption: III nd
some Gft BY p Rranohl read an in
nation to Randolph Ma con COLLEGE u
take occasion to thank you Tor that gift
to the cause of Southern Christian edu:
upon the belief that general Christian cd:
ucation in Virginia and the South Is to
be the peaceful settlement OF the yexed
bc south al Is at and
in the future may be- embarrassed IN us
progress toward a higher and better civ
ilization.
oppression, suffered less from the senti,,
nicnt and treatment OF tho EDUCATED
Christian class of Virginia and the South
36ined When Virginia, in the lead Of the
colonies: and subsequently, Of the States,
began the work OF NATIONAL formation.
any any 9TH '' ono Of the Bastern States he:
cause there was in.al OF them equality
Of mental strength, and II Virginia
greater physical force. due to the rein rein
forcenlent Of the negro serfdon.
AS the years went by and the agrlcul-
tural growth Of the South dlstanced that
Of the East, there was more than equal U :.
the demoralizing effects of mere money
wealth hanpered the south's progress.
The inequality, of common and higher
CduCatl ton LOT inc many iI1tl Itlc LOW "
tween the South and the East was the
handicap OF the South The bloody strife
between the sections brought to tho South
ma terlal poverty and exhibited the men
tai weakness OF the masses hero, which
Is plainly diseernible by advanced thl ,h;en
and Christian philnnthropists, OF which.
SIR, you are a representative, and, under
God, are doing a work Of rehabiltation
that legislative enactments and judicial
decisions are powerless to accomplish
Such educational and moral growth as
Randolph-N1acon and kindred schools o. ! are ar
giving tho young Southern mon - des-
meaning mean of Paul's utterance in his epistle
TO the Romans: BE Of the same m ping
ono toward another. Mind not high
things, but condescend to men Of low
estate. :. - ~.
In Wow Of the reflex influence for the
betterment Of my own race that your
muniiicent gift to Randolp h, Macon may Y
have, be pleased to accept thanks t9r y
from negro virginian. Estsemea s'r' :
, =. - JOHN H. SNlYTH.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
a Swanson Club.

Especial to The Times Dispatch,)
LOUISA, VA, June 13,--A Swanson
Grove, Louisa county. Much enthusiasm,
was manifested and the club started with
roll of forty-Rye members. composed OF
the best citizens OF this sect ion. The
o. Hart, president; William A. Jackson.
syice-presldent; II. j. Harris secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
VOLUNTARILY RAISES
WAGES OF ITS employees

5q9 Especial to- The Times Dispatch.)
8 LYNCIIBUFaG. VA, June I.-R D..
Apperson president OF the Lyuchburg
Traction aud Light Company. Tonight
announced that the company had volun-
tarily provided for a substantial in
crease in the wages OF It's employees to
be effective July LIST. Tho raise rpe2ns
that the street car men IN Lynchburg
will be the best paid on any urban line
in Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
ENGINEER KILLED.
Disastrous Freight Wreck on the
Norfolk and Western.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
BLUETIELD, w. VA, June IA dis
astrous wreck occurred at McKinzie. fiji
teen miles east OF this place. in which ono
man lost his life and another was Sc.
riously injured. Easthound freight No.
81, consisting Of coal cars, left the
track Engineer R. B. Adams. of Ron
noke, was completely covered by cars
and instantly killed, while Fireman p.
A. Carter escaped with serious injuries.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-14
Swan for the Lake.

Editor Of The Times. Dispa tch:
Sr,-.l am told It cost $40 to put q sin
gle swan on Reservoir Lake. If YOU will
undertake. to raise the balance, beg to
enclose 81 toward getting him or her q
mate.
II the police will stop boys from throw
Ing rocks and shooting gravel shooters
at them, tho two wild summer ducks now
there, will stay. In the late fall and
winter l haNs seen glnners shoot at,
loved.
f&5E5J9i ~ T, rLCrIErNro