The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-13

undivided sorrow (.
IAN effort has been set on foot IN Rich-
rlond to raise money to build a suitanle
monument for Fitzhugh Lee, as set tortn
in the following circular letter."
Then followed the letter, and In con-
clusion tho Record says that 1t Will
receive contributions to the fund. Tie
war seems to be over.
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Can battleships be built faster ana
cheaper to the government IN ship yards
owned and operated by the government
or in private yards. with which the
government makes turnkey job contracts,
Is a question that has been under dis
cussion for many years. The battleship
Connecticut Is being built at tho govern
ment's New York navy yard. and the
Louisiana, which Is q ship OF exactly
tho same pattern and dimensions, is
being built on contract at Newport News
in tho yard Of tho Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company. and 1t has been
tacitly understood that there is q race
to completion between them that Ia OK
pected to have direct bearing on the
question above noted. The Louisiana had
two months start of her sister ship and
the advocates of government yard work
are claiming that tho Connecticut IS
now more than a month nearer compile
ton than the louisiana, which makes
her three months in advance and gives
her big chance to win the race. The
matter Of cost, of course, is yet to be
figured upon and cannot be decided until
both ships are completed ana all bills
paid.
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"A distinguished Danish scientist IN
recent exhaustive discussion Of pure
milk supply, declares that tho milk sup
ply Of q modern city is almost, If not
altogether as important factor as the
water supply. Ho argues and shows
by statistics that the ratio Of deaths
among infants in cities is in direct
proportion to the ease or difficulty with
which supply Of fresh milk is OBJ
tainable. It Is worthy Of remark that
the figures produced by this scientist
show a remarkably low death rate for
infants in the cities Of the United States
as compared with cities OF other coun-
tries, but at the same time shows that
the rate can DO made lower in this
country If moro care be taken concern
ing the milk supply. Among other
things, he says flies are the real car
r,ers Of contagon, ana great effort should
be made especially at this season Of
the year, to protect milk from the con-
tact Of flies. What q great work science
is doing for health!
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Y Few people are aware OF the origin
Of the famous song THE Old FOLKS a.
Home" A writer In London Tld-Bits
may know. He thinks he does, at any
rate, and informs US that It was brought
about by the grumbling Of q negro groom.
The author, Stephen Foster. according 10
this authority, CHANGED to be changing
horses at kentucky hotel, when the
negro who Embarrassed his horses re-
marked In kind of growing way,
"I,m sick Of this life. wish was
back with the old folks at home" Foster
at once asked him where that might
be, and he replied. ooh, way down the
suwanee River.'' While Foster was con-
Stunning meal at the inn preparatory
to restarting on his Journey he wrote
both tho words and music OF the song
which at once leaped into fame. Who
knows II this Is true? #
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Rojestvensky didn't brags before i be-
forehand, but all the same he took dinner
in Toxic ahead Of some Of the high
Russian officials who. did some boast
ing to that effect.
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"Europe will never grow cotton by res
olution."-Atlanta Constitution. And It
may be added that Southern farmers will
never succeed In reducing the cotton acre
age by that method.
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Now that the dove OF peace has ut,
Linevitch is surer than ever that he
could lick Oyama, and, no doubt, Kuro-
pntkin would like to see him try 1t.
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Garden seed four thousand years old
have been discovered in Egypt, but Egyp-
Ilan SOlbTeSSlllch$d IC ~ oSA'N'''o 1855
out to their constituents.
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philadelphia needs Folk" says one
OF the papers Of that town 1t would
take about three to do tho work that
needs to be done there.
It Is we'll for Togo that he got IN his
work before Rojestvensby could get the
benefit OF tho Hampton Roads object
lesson.
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Our President Is n success as peace
maker. but 1t must be admitted that
Oyama and Togo were n wonderful help.
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Well. at last tho South has President
In the White House-Mr. Theodore Roosc-
Welt, of Albemarle county. Virginia,
a@#H OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 11i4a4
The war game now on in the Virginia
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