The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-29
most effective way TO kick tack. The
l1Innnrnf,ln Mr. VIII lived in this country

most effective way TO kick back. The
Honorable Mr.. WI lived in this country
number of years as the representative
at Washington OF his government, anu
what he did not learn about the true
inwardness of the average American was
not worth knowing. He learned that the
surest way to reach the American heart
was by The pocket route. and when he
returned home and found his countrynen
seeking relief from o. species OF Alferi-
can persecution, he simply arranged to
touch tho American pocket. Mr. WI Is
responsible fnr the Chinese boycott
against merchandise shipped to China
from the United States, and the boycott
Is responsible for the sudden discovery
on the part Of this nation that 1t has
been treating the Chinese badly Mr.. WI
did not spend years In this country for
nothing, and 1t is to be hoped that Uncle
Sam Is also learning. !,
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Office holding Is getting to be q rather
costly luxury III these late days. We have
all read that Ambassador Reds rent bill
alone, In London, Is more than twice
as large rs the salary UNCLE Sam pays
him to represent this great and rich coun-
try at the Court of st. James. There arc
other ambassadors who have to draw
largely upon their private incomes In
order to meet the expenses of living at
foreign capitals to represent our govern
inent. And now comes Secretary Taft,
who has publicly stated that only mill
lionaires can afford to become members
OF tho Presidents Cabinet hardly one OF
whom is able to live within tho salary he
draws from the government. 1t would
appear from this that office holding
in some departments Of government Is
rapidly becoming luxury which mono
but the rich can afford. And If our
present system OF conducting primaries
is continued, the same will be true Of
running for office in the Old Dominion.
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The annual report OF the American
Bankers Association furnishes the graft
flying information that bank burglares
are rapidly decreasing In number. This,
Of course. has reference to the business
Of bank burglars who work from the out
side. The more accomplished and vastly
more dangerous Of the profession who
work systematically from the inside
have been enlarging their operations DUR
ing the past two or three years.
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"A story has been going the rounds that
daughter Of General Braxton Bragg,
recently diod in extreme poverty IN New
York city. The fact that General Bragg
was never the father of daughter should
suggest to the author OF the story that
MS facts need overhauling.
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The chinch bug says q Kansas au-
thorlty, 'ls the best Instance we know
OF to illustrate what industry. economy
and silent perseverance will do for either
good or evil The chlnch bug 8 record is
tho yearly destruction of crops valued at
more than SEQ, 900 oOO.'
The Gear and the M;kado will find that
they have undertaken the toughest job Of
their lives when they get well into the
GllOrL TO keep tnd PIoCeeulIl k5ss u tlie pSeASc
powwowsky of the note books OF the
American newspape r,reporters.
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One good thing about a Fourth Of
July grafton is that 1t will keep. II you
have prepared one and do not get a
chance to fire 1t off this July 1t will
sound just rs we'll next Independence
Day or any future one.
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Fourth Of July pyrotechnicsS are but
dull and drcnry things as compared
With the oratorcal cannon crackers and
skyrockets that will be Aired off when
tho candidates assemble in King George
county on July 9Th.
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The treasury department at Washington
announces that the new ten dollar bills
are ''ln great demand" What would we
do for real newsy news If we didn't have
Urea sury Department.
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If Governor Folk succeeds in his race
against the race track gamblers he will
doubtless be considered good enough
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