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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
Poetry in America.

& Il For some reason which we Should all
lie reluctant 10 assign to a native lack or
the artistic instinct, America appears to
have proved an unfertilc field for the
production or the true poetic genius.
Long ago Mr.. SWinburne, usually credited
with an uncrrlng nicely of Judgment in
poetry, pointed out that among sill her
verse-makers, America had given the
world but two poets-Poe and Whitman;
and If the lapse OF time has brought to
other keen critics any dissent at all from
this verdict, 1t is only that here and there
an occasional authority may rise to deny
the laurel to one or the other Of these
4 no this rather nscouragingly abbreviated
catalogue OF poetic genius in America
there has unfortnna tely seemed, with the
settling and shifting of expert critical
opinion that comes with the passing years,
: little tendency to add
III 1t be true, as is often maintained,
4 that 1t is only TO the early stages or
civilization that the greatest poets reveal
their art. Americas supreme opportunity,
i II It ever SO existed, would now appear
permanently to have taken wing. The
recent memory or Browning and Tcnny-
son IN England, however. and the rccol-
lection Of the still living Swinburne.
Il would cffectnally check any serious de-
spondency on this score. With the meas
IRE Of this modern attainment, our lit
erary aspirations might well content them
selves; but 1t is rather more than doubt
ful whether America now holds any poet
upon whom she may reasonably count to
take rank With these great ones Of Eng
man value OF any poetry viii always
vary with the temperament and the emo
tional individually of the reader. but
for Its genius and its greatness we shall
ultimately have 10 accept the calm Ind
discriminating concensus OF those best
aualifed to know; and, judged ~ this
n standard, our literature Of to-day has
brought forward not only no poet on the
= first rank. but even, perhaps, no poet
OF a high place in the second rank
OF yerse-inakers, even exceedingly good
y verse -Inakers, this country has been pro
8,lific, and never more So, we believe, thar
to-day. 40 MIR, stedman, Mr.. James
,yhitcomb Riley MR. Aldrich and Mr
ii Edwin Markham, indeed, and perhaps
L to one or tY5, Others. many eHacllen
-xalics you'd not hesitate 20 accord TN
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Snnt,o ot ttue poet. THAT their work has
shown tie frequent CLINT Of the divine
spark chi, Iii simple truth. scarcely ' u, be
sainsaid, hit time and clrcti,i1s .y ~
seems have not consplrcd H TO fan THIS lls
snatk Into tho fuller flaities After these
leaders, al no very nppreclnble interval,
follow Richard 11ovey, BLISS Chrtrm Ia
John b. Tabb. FRANK liz. Stanton Louise sc
Chandler, Mo,ilton, and. I'll their proper.
relations Il host OF others, IN whom, III u 7
addition to a perfect mystery Of the nrt
W yers,ncatlon, Tie critic is Justified n
1findins evidences that tho muses., toto,3
we're present at their christening a IN
work OF all these illeii and women is o
constant enrichment Of our periodical
sllternt ure, ana Il graceful adornl,11eehnt TO
#our library shclvcs; but tho most eS S-
haustive examination OF 1t falls to- Sc,
cure a reversal OF the critical decision eel 9
that there Is no poet living IN the Amer
lea of to-day. \, t K H 81 q 4a IA S. All
The multiplication OF the foot :''lLE y
however, often hernld the near presence
OF the peak; and with the high standard t'EFlt il
Of merit in evidence In this field led, we
need not be overwhelmed Will, the con- con-
yiction TINT great, poetry Is not s Tor u.s. u.s.
In view Of the remembered early work Y TX = Q {
those who llavo later earned fali hl!y q q
place among the great IT Is idleSto insist st.
that poets are inevitably born rather
than made. THE aptitude must, Of course s's
be there, but the cultivation Of the nat
,,ral bent is scarcely less necessary; and nd.
both poetic inclination and and rlnlnist t
able cultivation are highly evident " II
current American literature.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1905.
III Activity in Virginia Lands.

4 y "
About eight years ago we Ii begtal ~ - -
j ;nrocla,n1 the fact that the cheapeest thing
or the market was Virginia lands amos g g.
$thnt time q ii values were deprcss 81 me
coi,ntry was Just beginning to recover &C 20 We
from the panic OF 1893. trade was 'E $dui =
~ many Industries were working on sh 2 -
2timc. and some Of them not working at
I'll all, and the farmers were having ha ny
Il fine TO make n living. But we ,nsisteu
e thntsyirgnia lands were cheap and sth l;i1:
INV man who would buy judiciously a at Z
Il ruling prices would be sure to reaill az.
handsomely on his Investment within IA a
few years. since that time there mas
been a steady appreciation, in the price
Of lands, and prices arc much higher than
they were ten years ago. NotWlthsttialn1'ds-
ing that fact, Virginia lands are now
IN active demand, and outsiders are buy
III Ing them I'm atstlie higher price. "a
N.Y. commissioner Koincr &slys that III q
+ ouiries for our lands are becoming more
numerous every day, and that he has
never before seen so many people as are
\ now coming daily to his office 70 make.
Investigations. while letters are pouring
MI in by every mail, The best Of 1t is that
settlers who are now coming in are men
of intelligence and push. who have tho
not only to purchase, but to I'M
NJ prove their lands and provide the neces-
Il sary equipment.
This boom in Virginia lands is dueall, q
great measure to the advertising which
Virginia did at the St. Louis Exposition.
III was a wise Investment, that exhibit
Of ours, and i the State would but lpur--:.
\ sue d policy OF liberal and persistent adj
b veltising. 1t would not be long before most
Of her vacant lands would be taken up
q by desirable settlers. We have the soil;
We have tho climate; We have low taxa
Il ton; and II those who live in the bleak
II regions OF the West and Northwest only
A knew what bargains we arc Offering IN
real estate, even at the higher prices,
there would 10 a continuous stream Of
desirable immigration into the Old Do
nlnion.
A splendid opportunity is at hand. We
should improve our schools; VIC should
improve our roads, and we should ad-
,svertise.
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Stole Horse and Wagon.

-. lspeclal to Tho Times DIspatch.) '7
SALISBURY N. c., March AT late
States revenue service, captured two horse
wagon loaded with Illicit Whiskoy three miles
north Of this city! The seized whlskey was
crnment warehouse, md tho team and wagon
placed ut livery for safe keeping. Later. In
by filing the lock OF OF the doors and stole
both the team ana tho wagon and escaped 5,n-
observed. 1t is conceded that the robbers
had cunfederates who assisted In n cevery
worked schtnc. The owner OF the team and
lwhiskey Is unknown to tho officers. sl Y. IN
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New, Era.

We lavo bcen Interested no little lin
reading the comments Of Northern news
papers on the resolution recently adopted
by Congress- and approved by tho PresI-
dent to return the Confederate battle
flags. Thus far We have seen few words
OF protest. On tho contrary, tho action
is. generally approved w our Northern
contemporaries, and some Of them have
recalled, I'M amusement, tho famous
speeches Of Governor Fairchild, command
er OF tho Grand Army, and Governor
Foraker. OF Ohio. when similar propo-
sitlon was made during Mr.. Cleyeland's
first administration. Governor Fairchlld
went into heroics and prayed that paraly-
sis might strike the brain that conceived
tho proposition. the tongue that proposed
the order. and Governor Foraker was
equally violent In his protest. going so
far. MS to offer MI. Cleveland per-
sonal Insult. But time has wrought n
wondrous change. 1t lis Republican
Congress and Republican President
that 'havo now ordered the flags to BIO
restored, and the North seems to be
satisfied Fan
Sonic OF tho Northern newspa pers. how
ever, are disposed 10 pat themselves on
the back for showing such a forgiying
splrlt "Now that q distance Of forty
years has sdftened tho hatreds Of tho
Civil War" says the Pittsburg Gazette.
for example, 'thc North can afford to be
forgving.'' All. indeed! What generos-
| ity! What magnanimity How easy It Is
to forgive your victim for the wrong
| that you have done him. Is
But let It pass. Let the dead past be It's
| own undertaken. Let us have peace,
The Pittshurg Gazette couples It's dc,
cree Of pardon with the statement that
"neither side In the dispute demands
that the other cntirely forget the past IN
| the determination to promote mutual
| helpfulness In the future" quite SO;
| the South will never forget the heroes
who carried these precious flags and
| those who followed them In battle. deter
/ mined to do or die for the Sopth's cause
| Nor can the South forget that a crue
and unrighteous war was waged against
her; that her best men We're destroyed
in hattie; her cities burned and her fields
laid bare. Nor can she forget the ter
rors and humiliation on reconstruction
and al! that. But she is not living In th'
past. She has accepted the situation
She has rebuilt her cities and restored
Her fields; she has built up q great asri
4 cultura! ana manuta turins section, driver
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
The Mileage Grab.

Tho action OF the House Of Representa-
tiyes in adopting tho mlleag grab amend,
;mcnt to the general deficiency bill was vas
disgraceful. The amendment approp1fl1Eaateiss
$50, 900 for extra mileage for members at
tending the second session Of the pres pres
ont Congress. That session begun a u the
close Of the extra session held in tho fall
Of 1903 ana called to consider tho Cuban ian
reciprocity treaty. There was no actual al
recess, and no member left the city. = ct
because Of tile 4..'constructive recess, yet
because OF the imag nury journey which
each congressman took to his home and an!
back again In n second OF time, the House
voted to take $4,000 from the public
treasury for mileage, as though the jour-
ney had actually been made, and the 5ex-l
tra expense incurred. 1t was graft. pure
and simple, and we are. graft fled to know
thntnll the Virginia cong ressne on save one
(Mry Maynard, Of the Second DISTRICT voted
against its jNVc hope that they will 4 60
farther and refuse to accept the money.
Fact is this mileage business Is nj all
wrong, and should be abolished II is
a relic OF tho days or stage coaches and
has no place in modern life. Congress-
men should have an allowance for actual
expenses in travelling to and from Wash.
ington TO attend the scss on--no more
and no less. Then all would share alike
and the government would not be fleeced,
IL expense accounts were honestly rcn-
dcrcd But under tho Mileage sys TEN Of
so much a mile, no matter what the ac-
tual travelling expenses may be, those
members living near to Washington re-
ccive a pittancc in excess over railroad
fare, while those who live In remote sec
lions get an excess running into thou
sands or the $1,000 voted by the House
for Constructive mileage, members llv-
Ing near Washington got but few dol
liars, while tho member from Honolulu
receives about $500!
Why should this absurdity DO continued?
II members OF Congress do not receive
sufficient compensation for their services,
let the pny be raised and let all share
alike In tho advance. But let them not
increase their pay by indrectIon. Let
Congress make mileage grabs impossible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03

Friday. April 2sth, 81 Nine. Gadski, tho 81
stl,sulshcd prInla donna from the metropolis
Copara Company. VIII DO The sooist.Fl
IL Az Il society event the evening will stan I,
out as ore OF tho most important OF! the sea
horse show lilo concert viii serve as a CLIMAX
for the guyeties OF that week. The concert,
NIL be given In tho banaueting hall of Bllt-,
EardeL, vi give seating accommodation for
ut lenst tetn hundred people. At the. close
Mill throw open the tapestry gallery The
library, and apartments OH the main floofato
Tho ipsnectipn of Tho public. and refreshments q
will be served, Je ssat 5Ss it5$
K Tho proceeds will 50 to the aid OF the Mis-
sion Hospital at Asheyille ana the Clarence
Barton Hospital at BlltHlore., " II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
GENEROUS Glf1" From
|sSAEL.E IN # G 10
Passenger end Power Company
Gives Free Tratispo ration
to Auxiliary Members.

ISL twenty-five ladies wore pres ut at the
meeting held yesterday AZ ooh ny tie
tNonlul,,y * Auxiliary Of tho vi lnla Pass
>cnger and Power Company, -. NJ. CA.
There was much business Of interest and
Pcrl,aps tho two most pleas
ling nnnouncemeiits were q very gene rous
donation from M lse Helen Miller Gould,
and the fact hat through tho courtesy
Sof General Manager s.$5W. huff n mem
Beers 81 Tia 4uuxlliary would hereafter DO
;Evons free Transportation tickets to and
from the meetings. The secretary, Mrs.
George II, whitfield was Instructed to
write to FN1r. 4 Huff, thanking hin for Ills
generous Interest In tho work i,t
biz There Will DO another CHI ildrcns rail- y
March Il 2 TIL, Free tralisportntl ion will BIO 4
given tile children OF tho Virginia Pass
tonger and Power Company employees, 4
Mrs. IS. W. Fluff is the chairman of this /
committee. u j9;iS 81 MA n. AZ
SI "A ! social will be hold on the evening
Of March It'll OF s:15s o clock. There will
be a pleaslng programme followed &c \ J. by
participants llavc an enjoyable time.
|39 mo chairman OF tho Entertainment
COMMITTEES. Mrs.. 8. u. Dunn, will have
charge Of the affair. "a sS s58 Is . "a
M Mrs. john G. u Cringan Inns very kindly
consented to give Il talk Mt X the April
meeting on ood$ Cooking saS silo. viii
give especial attention to dishes that
arc pnlntable ana convenient, fur. tl.S !
lunch basket. II Il; 81 335 $ss{
rho Loving Circle OF the King Daugh-$
tors and Sons are going to unite with
tho auxiliary ina runmnge sale Ito be
held tho first week In IA prl II
Is Through the courtesy OF the manage
ment q special car carried about sixty,
members OF the Virginia Passenger and
Power II M, . c. AZ, and also several
members Of the auxiliary to- r etersburg
last Sunday night. ~ js "a
The closing exercises OF the y q Nj g. a.,
convention were attended. $ a strong; plea
was made for money to carry on Y I. NJ.
c.. Al. work 4 n 4 tho counties OF Virginia.
Members Of tho Virginia Passenger and
Power Company, who were present
pledged o. handsome sum for this work.
The 8Womnn.s Auxiliary pledged IS when
they were told OF this extension OF the
work I. 5; IL " rs NJ 5.s II
An apron and bonnet committee was
formed, with Mrs. Vest as chairman.
The House Committee, Mrs. III. =. Hill
chalrman,s was Increased by the addi-
ton Of two members, Mrs. w. T.. Yar-s
brougll and Mrs. CroWder.
III The Sick and Relief Committee. Mrs.
CT G. Johnson chalrman reported severn
teen visits the last month, and the presl-
dent reported s1G dsburscd from the
sick and relief fund.- 5
" a very pleasant feature OF the work
Is the Interest shown by people not In
any way connected with tho company.
There are several working members from
the outside. ~ fi s I'll ~
48gB Tho honorary members are Miss Helen
Miller Gould Mrs. Fitzhngll Mayo, Mrs.
La A.. Coaltcr and Miss Grace Arcnts.
|t5 Tho auxiliary would be very glad to
increase this list, and SO add helpers to
work which is the frs OF is kind In
the world, .$;+ ~ n Il; IA fl Al d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
Tides in the Lakes.

In Theory there must 'be lunar tides OF
the Great Lakes, although they may be,
ard much more allee,ed byiwlnds and BY
differences in naramptric pressure. THIS
latter influence Is 50 potent that In Lake
Michigan 1t sometimes causes .lIsturb-
Surface fs' 81 tAs Sa,er is otherwise quite Ute
calm, s5tft
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
Crushed to Death BY a Tree.

~ (SpeciaIito The 1TImes-Dspatc ll.) 10
FREDERIC K sBCrRG, yA1 MARCH, a.
Mr. Sidney Mountjoy, a well 2 known
young 3mansof Stafford county. aged %
years, was killed yesterday while Telling
Timber III the forest. lilo was cutting
down a largo treo- but failed to getgont
Of tho way In time and the tree, III fall
Ing, caught him beneath 1t and crushed
his llfe out. q Flo is survived by his wife,
his another. six brothers nd three sisters,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
QUERIES AND. I
ANSWERS
An Interest Problem.

Editor Of Tho Times-D ispatch:
"A dry GODS merchant, having lost his HI 3
goods by fire, received $14s, $50, having
paid premium for two years. The rate
per cent. for insurance being "a IL, what what
was tic amount Of his insuranrvce nee
s14s $50 900 = s14s coo s--5s 70, ,os1 -
$780, 900 amount OF his insurance SO as Us to
cover proper and premiums. HI 3t5. \
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03

the carpetlragyers away settled the DO
'iltical phase OF the negro attestior,, and an
taken The affairs Of government II u \
own Hands. she has turncd, sorrow y y
fully though, III may Be, fron, lie past s
yet roAolutely and hopefully to the tn, st fus
ture With no npologl past conduct rli
with d. clear conscience, with lead erect rect
and With determination liz viii, by that that
same courage and ciiivnlry and hero-
Ism that she displayed IN war, the VIC.
tories OF neh &c. a Ga VI OK
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
ATHLETIC EXHIBITION I.
Worlds Champion at the Acad-
envy To. Night-O ther Features.

. WISE Mr. Herman r. Glass. who won the
worlds championship on flying rings at
st. Louis last summer, is on tho pros
,grainne at the Academy Tonight. and his
price of adm isslon. Mr. Glass's work Is
exceedingly difficult and done in such
perfect form that It seems easy Fills
the Judges could not pick a flaw in Ills
performance and gave him 100 per cent
AZ distinction won by no other OF tho
many, ggylrnnasts who took part at the
worlds championship games,
fancy drills and marches. performances
on parallel bars and the German horse,
acrobatic pecialties, twenty-five pyra-
5mlds on different pieces or apparatus, and
Leroy the sleight.of-hnnd artist.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
Murder In the First Degree.

Especial to Tho ,rImes- Dlspa tch.) Ii !.
~. TAzENVH5I}L. VA. March g. Sam ,Hair-
ston, a negro who killed his sweetheart
before thy were to be married, by shoot
Ing her, was tried lin court here to-day
and found guilty OF murder In the first
degree, Sentence was withheld until to-
to prepare Il bill of exceptions, which
Will be argued before tho court In a n a t.
tempt TO have the verdict set aside.
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WITH. VI REVOLVER AND
GUN EhT.FOR..0|!FF|CER.

!, ,eoIal Il Tho Tlmeg- plgpatoh,

Especial to Tho Tlmes-D lspatoh)
JYINsTo N-sALEM, N, Gil March a.
Particulars have Just been received hero
OF "a gun and pistol duel thai took place
at smlthtown, stokes county. The par
itlolpants were CHARLES Lawson and z Z, I
Frazer.: The contest resulted IN Law
sons getting tho. muscle Of his right
arm shot Off. while Frazier received ~
ball through the groin. II appears that
Lawson had a warrant for Frazer's arr
rest, Frazler hearing Of this, went In
search of Lawson With q gun in one
hand and a reyolyer.i In the other, Finding
his man alta still house, lie told Lawson
that no had come TO kill him, Lawson
lodged around d DOOR before Ills assallant
could fire. and appeared again imitncrr
diately with1a revolver, with which he
shot FRAZIER through the groin. Frazer
then shot lawson Il arm before he fell, Vi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
b banana, Canal.

Editor OF The Times nj pat ch: s;;si
iaF slr,,---WillSyou please be 50 kind kind as to
let ma Z knowto whom and where Lean
make pplication for q position as drafts raj
man, or rather Instrument man, on the ,t
panama Canal? J.. r. B. d
Application for positions ,'l :Itl u tn the
Panama Canal Commission may be adj
dressed TO Admiral Walker, the Isttini ia,
Canal Commission, star Building, Wash z asll:s
ington, q. 3 G. 54SS, III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03
Rural Carriers.

Editor Of the Times spatch:
SIr.-Please answer the following ques-8
ttion in next issue Of your valuable paper.
and Eoblige: N . M IA. ~ & Salrt &
Who are the proper officers for rural
free delivery carrier to get q permit to
carry a concealed we apon? J. ~ g,
Rural mall carriers who desire to carry
concealed weapons should write to Post
OFFICE 4 Department stating his reasons N
for carrying such weapons, and n ass q per-
mission from the rtment to carry
a weapon, After the department has
given its consent, he5 then must secure
a permit from some court court Off Of eer OF
some one in authority to carry concealed con 'ra ed
weapons. II
B Rural carriers may carry unconcea all .
weapons, provided tho Post office flee De-
partment viii permit him TO do SO, II
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The Name B erkley..t

Etlitorso OF The Times p ispat Oh
sir-iSindly1 tell Mo Why the town Of
II crltley isn't 4 spe led Berkeley. Why
was one s...e"5 left out /? d 3.
From Colonel Nv. II. Stewards History
df Norfolk COUNTY, ,.::55'"The tradition says
George Washington Visited tho place
~ With a. view Of locating the national capt.
tai @therc; hence It was christened the
town town Of washington. Not many years
ago 1t was chrlstened in! honor Of Ly-s
}curgus Berkley,En prominent citizen. and
the town Of Berkeley, & Va, was incorlso--5
rated BY an act Of the Legislature Of
Virginia, passed March, 1s9o"I It was was
n. not named after Governor Berkeley.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03

Chattanooga claims to have "a ma n who he
has predicted this winters weather 5 ecu ccu-
ratoly all the way through. ;8 man man. n
Richmond has hundred such prophets
and over iii Chesterfield county the only.
way to get at the correct number is 70
consult the census. n. s53s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03

Tho Chicago Post is responslblee Tor
this recipe for Lawson cocktail 's'!y sra Take
four l,ogsheads Of billing one ca t +
load Of 3owcry slang, large dash asI hot Of
,pugllstic bluff and one small N jtsger OF
real thought mix with q sufficient auaa ant
ity. Of soft mud, and serve In e yellow ''
magazines" ~. s55}.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03

A North Carolina. egislatorl propose TO
make the stealing OF bride under cir
oumstances, grand larceny and punishable tla ol''
accordingly The North Carolina y laws Tvs
concerning marriage need nerdmollt,sb 11 but
it is doubtful If that kind Of an amend enc !.
mont is just the thing noodful. 55