The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-28
Heard and Seen
in Public Places.

81 The engineer OF the "11card and Seen
column is Indebted 10 Mr.. r. II. Iscascyl
editor OF tho South Boston News FOL
IL batch OF vcrcy interesting ancient parcr
Editor Benscy has discovered tho cngi'
necr's pcncllant for ancient literature
and has kindly added to the treasurer
house copies or the Religious Herald OF
the following dates: March 18th and 25th
ana May 18th. 1871. the papers being no"
sIxty-four years old. lie also enclosed
copy OF the Dunvllle Register OF March
3rd. 1859. and copy OF the Richmond
ENQUIRER OF April 30tt, 1851. The Res
lsious Herald was published at that time
by Vim. Sands and was labelled New
series-VoI. VILE" I have no idea OF lio
ago OF the "od SERIES These copies
were addressed to Miss Fanny Terry.
presumably OF Halifax county, although
she may have been Of Prince Edward
county. E
q From the copy Of the Religious Herald
OF March 25th 1911, referred to above,
the following Items below which sound
queer in this day and time Is taken.
1t is headed "Rcsignation OF the Governor
and reads as follows:
"Our readers are aware that. a contro-
very has existed bctwlx the states OF
yirginin and New York. respecting the
delivery cI come fugitivrs from justice.
charged with aiding in the escape Oh
q slave from this State. In consequences
or the refusal by Governor Seward to
deliver up the fugtives, the Virginia
legislature at the present session passed
law. requiring vessels from the state
OF New York, leaving our ports to give
=, bonds and To submit to a search. Tno
civic authorities in New York having ap-
piled to Governor Gilmar to give UP
fugitive he declared, and the Legislature
having By q resolution passed last week
disapproved of this course, on Saturday
last he rendered his resignation, which
was received On Monday the election
of his successor was postponed until
next session. In the interim. Mr.. Ruther-
foord, the Lieutenant Governor, will dis
charge the duties Of the Office
one of Caroline county horny BANDED
tillers OF tile soil was disconrs!ngl yes
terday down on Shockoe slip about the
proposition to discontinue the tree dis"
tributio,r OF seed by the government.
He was using the usual argument ana
declared: 1T IS an outrage. We poor
farmer pay all Of the expenses of the
government ana the only thing We get
back IS "a few seed in the spring time
and now they are talking about taxing
them from us. The first thing you know
we farmers are going TO rise In our might
and put this government down" BY.
standcr, who was also a farmer. asked
him how much money he had ever paid
over TO Il United states tax collector.
The Caroline citizen hummcd and hawed
ana scratched his head and finally said'
.Well, dog son II, pay enough to me
state OF Virginia TO make UP for It.
don't get anything from the State and
Y want them seed from the government
anyhow" Poor fellow, he didn't seem
to know that he does pay the sovernmehc
a tax whenever ne goes 10 store 10
buy tariff, protected clothes and things.
6'f sEE 3g
A member OF the last Legislature WHO
is still lingering in Richmond, came OUT
Il OF one of the hotels yesterday morning
a little after late breakfast and mace
This suggestive remark: When Il chlld
makes u bad break in table manners
YOU can rcprimand him even II nc IS NOT
YOUR own Offspring, but when a grown
IN person who ought 10 know DETER
and does wnow better, makes u
/. worse one, got to grin and en-
!, tlureT 1t or leave the table and cuss
somebody else The legislators break
fast had evidently been disturbed w
< some human shaped rhinoceros.