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4 p .gis a l.e a 4
M erely Joking.

y ~
( RestrIbptIon to coms ST baked this
cake this mornlns began a ! s.. S reN,re
for it..,, IN ever mind I, lear, !" replied her
INITIAL husband, njlist bide8 your r time
and you'll get even lthS her some d n.y.
Press, M
rs An InslnuatIon. chapl eigh; When II
nv awrys Il shall aw--se lect a. woman
Who Ia ny--a w--opp osite. doncher kno W "
Miss C,austiaue: But what good would
that do III IT Isn't at all likely thataa g,
sensible woman would marry you,'--ch'-
,cago N ewa. YRf9 3i 4 I'm
81 N ot Much Thers.---''Y es. ' said Mrs;
starve,m1. 1ho's a millionaire now, and
5the,y, say he rose from pfa ottc ally not I
ing, ,fYes." remarked tbs, sarcastlo
5boarder, 4"that'a what ! rose from q. tl,e
break fast able this Tlornl ng'i'--F A'sade9-
>phla Press ~ II
Wrappers and HabIts.---she ; Y hear
Won men en- talking so much about Havana
wrnppers. What Ia a Havana Wran per,
l,,nnyWay?N He: .'Yell, rs q sort Of to-
ihaocco habit, "r--F lladelphsa Ledger, 81
4 u a Re N edy,--' Here's IA corgespo ndont,"
said the acting aAnswerg- to- CoTespond7
entse editor. "who wants +. know now
/ to get rid 81 red ants" '.rell him 70
paInt tem blue,v suggested the funny
man. i,iladelphia dger.t NJ " Is
No wonder Victim; This watch you
sold me doesn't keep time, AN the
time was on my vacation. y was $40 slqw ",
Ala YOU spend your acatton7' Victim;
1 Az the seashofe, but. Crooks; l'Ah !
Nhthat accounts for IT,. This watch, you
see. I, has 4 q SWISS movement, especially
designed for mountain mblng' ''s-Phll-
Esay3 "a 49, III 9fIFsf
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its wants Federal com afpo "a,
Ell to look ,nto tilo whole tier sfI
terotin'end suitable leg Atloit and the
ttapef ia grateful FOR the chance g second
the motion. IL. y i's 1 b,
s All spectacle no d g n, g
SEQ tiny turtsd jaw work s'i = blt
ot ctit.plus .alroity tting, from ti ,1
otte, tie miniature cusplldo't adlhte pages s1
eye-cat ohlhg, doubtless, but ~
proper and iilct. Guilds were not t1 ny
for squirrels. nor squirrels for tltildsss IN
deubtedly there are dramatic possibll lilies
tho iden. however. our nature wr ters
of tile Vory modern school could mike IKE
looks ana Books 81 II The 4 I. cl,tlwo
Johnny Cflpinunk " "si,oke-s o1lSe, the
,saulrrol, '.The Quid that l1 age
thrilling and looming tltless they \: arc are
.eniilestly recpi,monded to the sarly az -
stenton q the lion. ERNEST :fhpsmpso 81
Seton. N II Il II ~ s3s 81 is sjs s'j,
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Police Matron.

Ed tor OF The ritnes- Dispatch:
Biz, II kno W Of no bet tor way OF reach
Ing s i'e yl s publ,e ,art
the subject ot building new police bend: &
quarters u being q dlscussed and plalI.
for the same 3 to belns made I Wish y
s ta Riehfnohd cai, never boa Sp 81
being d renl ITO. date Il city until she
has q police f1latrotl, and 4 surel Y funds
oe 5ai f p6ss Y5a
ior for tho city, jai U Il @ Ell
While our women pr soners we're only
3of the. very worst class, ~ may not iiavQ
S sssp e se q ays been
and Young giria1oi tho better clnss seilti
to jail. who have needed the care, q az
consecrated Christian Ho THIS y y n ~
jail or police station, for, 20 far as y
R hxH ia aaeo dds Pin
onars. and. u at tho same time ! belieyse e
It's be d n,atron to take charge i OF y the
women, ana they would be glad TO have "a
several ttes e ate haye IRE
ssSi 81 that YOU viii continue
tate this subject until q Rmatron y np-5
pointed Please mat yo y, wno
" G'ei mo ia Rs' paS bHeS op f
I,his article sis not 81 written IN penalL
of some one who Is Sc kinE q posi- on
In All q this large inero ~
Stion, but III believe this Is of ne Lore AZ
city and that. when the place is ready y,
and the hearts q u the people Yn,,ns are reaoy
suitable woman can "a 2 g 1tsGpENstIAW
4 Richmond " a., July 21at. 5S
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How Much DC Americans Spend
ii Abroad2 {. \ ,.5s


In discussing how much Americans
spend abroad, the first natural question
Is, why do Americans so abroad at all?
and why need 80 many OF our people pay
the enormous tribute that Ia now being
levied on the resources Of this country
by the railroads, hotel keepers, dress
makers and jewelers. OF Europe2 Tho
Times-pispateh Is no philistine. II hp-
precla'es MS much us anyone The benefit
OF travel and the uplifting Impulse that
will be given TO tho tmpressionable and
sensitive mind from contact with the
great art galleries. MUSEUMS and historic
spots of Europe. No natural scensfy
can ever take the place of the Vatican
and Westminster Abbey In the heart Of
u responsive and blinking man Nor
should the wealth and luxury OF New
York, il It wena spread with free hand
before the visitor. make such an impress
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{
ti,e sacred citySo Rome or awal lYsii
4 such9 feelings ns these llsh csttissf y
ohe who stands Tor tie first time n ti rs
4 great elites q X London and Pnrss s and
sees around him the silrgins tides of hu'
man progress that have slowed! ulgt
Btheg gatessnnd down t,e ts ~ q ,se
'5nti6lent elites TOR DO many cet1tnt lesss
BIZ. ali Atnefleans dpsrssE fr9'
20 abroad withSany sucfi STATE Of MIMI.
Some students and Il tenchers y y ere att,,
come children OF 81 I, perhaps, who 's,,
travelling obsoureiy, bring home ne Y YER Na'
Stheless eternal memories Of what they
have seem, but tfieee tro feW among Tie
Shurrylhg throngs TINT stream every t "
tner from our shores seas syhrtls 70 g II t1s I,
one who II faanillur3 nth 1Silropent, travel ''
The conclusion IS almost Eunav oitlablc that
tile great flaJu i,oti cni,s 20 ~
response to a mere restless IMPULSE for ,r
travel. Certainly & thee Gro wis In sS the
hotels and shops md stl,ta ters OF London.
Paris and Berlin do not tell .os IA very
earnest desire to commune With the spirit
Sof3 the country. or nll suoh there s5'jtstt
h s much excitement and equally % Inc
presslve scenery to be- had ln8SA r' trt
THOSE who ' are strangers to the Canadian
Or Colorado r eleies, tlose&Swho 4 lhshri
never scientific grand ca1yoi the Colo
RADIO sor tho Yellows totlet and u who L nro
unfamiliar with the. glaciers 4of la 1]'s
ana 1.-The glndes tof orida. llave no Side den
II, =, ~. Nil III IN store for tho 1rl-
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\ Muck-Rake in Capitol Square.

A correspondent writes The Times Dis
patch Of a deplorable situation that has re-
Gently como to his notice IN the purlleus Of
Capitol Square Park. A number Of to-
sbacco plants have f,een SGT out about
the State Library, and the squirrels which
frequent the spot ara rapidly forming the
wretched habit Of chewing tobacco. The
usual concomitant Of this exercise IL
doubtless not wanting. Our. correspondent
regards this as an unsaemly develop
nent--well calculated TO flll atrankers
with surprise ana dismay. Not only this.
IIs foreseeA the danger that the little four
footed lnnocents intoxicated with tho sud-
dom del lghta Of tho weed. VIII now be led
3recklessly on TO tho use Of snuff, cigars,
and--heayen only knows !--cigarettes.
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principle u this law, bit witt iii eye
single to It's fundamental article 81 te-
siief, that the " fite PEOPLE o. the South
neither sytnrhti,ixe with, ner suhderstatid,
nor aid the blatk man In his struggle Tor
better ti,ihssi tile Evening Post find . In
solir# ar tlclo III meaning that va as foreign
sas ! was strained What Tile Times
Dispatch reail said \ was. ss 81 81
Strange as IL mas seem tile practical
working of The N jim Grow law ilius been
more annoying to- the M ltte people tlinti
sto the colpredl Il There have beon more
white people ordered around md tlnde
toS chHnge their sthts, sometimes Without
any apparent reason. than there have
beef, colored people .,his opinion IS not
only the result % inquiry but exnerist,ce y.
ltnond, and, WITH fui, sknowieiE of tile res
.quirenerts OF n he 4 la " took Ills seat go
as MT 70 ~ iolate Ii ns he supposed Tho
car was not at All crowded Il ut tho outside
there were not over OF, d or two colored
people OF, a 1t, sntidS tie sSh Id passenger
appeared Il to tic n snf d ,Yit thin the legal
limits. 3 He. lad boeiis 81 ttihg In moment
when tile young coiid lot tot touched him
l,ive t. move en- was With some
.sonse9 81 Indignation that. he got up and
moved to- seat iii I'D vance, s3
Commenting OH .hs the Evening ~ Post q -.
sHys Y, s n iSi ss sil
.rinies. Dispat tel! iz care fll add
.thatiit sti, believes "a yy.Sto W! proper
ana and tln.lss MT
BE is largely due, TO tn tpex paIr!ences
conductors But tic fact 10 81 that the
whites are crowded ywhiles hois seats for
tile others nre generally hearly empty
ns the bulk of the neg roes ore steadily
tic car line yls teanwhile tho
colored people 70 emf wing the disconl-
fort Of The whites,s 3ustsa.a " they are
laughing at IN Senator a III Imam g being
forced by eolored X H man TO leave an
miles. il W. u hitest,,S
III the 1ysnii Post real desires cor
rect flfortila Ions: i pon % lcf n Is u form
its opinion. would wei Is note the
stat smert that III heS assign
ment 81 special seats sfor the Whit and
colored peSpis ar,$ TIE n trreyot oars has
given entire sat abstraction TO boil races \;
that the neg roes i are not boy cottng tho
street cars on this account; that the law
hns Einada for peace and good order; that
no city or State where the negroes are
in large nun bers would ever t III for
an ms tantsof going OK to the 6ld metl,-
DDS after 5thisfone has been put tntu se.
L So fars irons the .Jln Grow Y law being
aneyil, which. 81, the words sof Ale Planet
quoted ~, the Evening r ost. 4 lh returning
to plague It's Inventors, It is 70 provision
Of recognized wisdom which Is accepted
and followed with perfect good Will and
complete accord by the respectable and
well behaved members Of both races.
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raven cfoak amid The cooling ~ the sdoyeas
rhe story I'll TOO sad to contettir, late,
I'm forced Into poetry +i

raven cfoak amid the Ok the doyes
fhs story lie too sad 10 contettir llaalttsees
lin forced Into poetry i$s ssS
LET Milton, shakespeare, Byron, Moore.
,E9 Lie silent IN the sunless foti1b;
Chuck Vergil, Homer, HIND the door,
And give the normal sctoolhtarli, 4. oirl.
Il Just ii few words about the kindargnrtcn8
and Il close. Here's III atform:I "
4 no parents new cohBulte It as u q
III coming Into the world therefore they
have no fright to question III or ,llcsats
3toN III. II; has d mind kof Its own, and
should be allowed to SLOW its bent. II
Knows what 4 II wants. Y NJ 55S NJ
Il Since kihdergartcns md mothers cltibi
have beenitraislng CHILDREN on that pint
form yp,i can hardly find house room
for them III amy boarding house Or flat q.
inEatiy, city ln the land. spend az5;Gs "
confined With d bunch Of kln1erEartst,
KIDS and X you doh Y commit SUI eide oS
murder, yotl'll 20 straight 70 f1eaven I
without dyiflg. 81 al iS9l i s e.
Respectfu ", 8 III w. N. Iced. i
Long Glade, IN Va. y 81 Il q s5s *
b In behalf of the farming and school
interests 1.-THE Shenandoah v ley. Vi B.
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The Death Sentence for Stoessel.

The Death Sentence tor Stoessel.
The Russian commission appointed to
Investigate the surrender 4 Of Port Arthur
has turned in Its findn gs. 81 They Include
q Recommendation. TINT stoessel be dis:
missed from the army ant shot. It will
SoccurTtt to the reader. tina t. the first part
OF this sentence Is somewha superiluous
All the stigma that attaches to dishon-
orable dismissal appears to be fully COM
pretended In the greater punishment OF
.dishonorable DEATH IA Il Is A. Gi IN *
% General Stoessel was in charge OF the
defense OF Port Arthur. &. and ne sur ~
rendered 1t. st was not a movement like
" to maxi him 20 pular a1nong HIS GO UNI
|atrymen. The fall Sof the fortress was a
heavy blow to Russian arms 81 neither
1t could have been held on Indefinitely
is question for the military expre 70
decide. Doubtless anot her man might
have held It q little longer. Mere In
.capacity4is not enough, hoWeyer, to war
rant the death sentence. CoWardice or
jtreachcry must BIO proved, A and Z, ttf does
not appear that stoessel has been proven
guilty OF these. TO execute him without
duo evidence to this end would be to re-
peat tie tragedy OF Admiral Byng.
Byng, 1t will be emembered was in
command OF a little squad ron of wretch
eddy equipped British ships lying lin the
Mediterranean, In 175o. The French made
a descent upon Mlnorca, one OF the group
OF Baloarlo Islands now owned by SPAIN
and ,Byng endeavored to repulse them.
He failed to do 80. The next morning
lie called a council Of var ana IT was
decided ( to DO useless to renew the Mt
tack. 3yng's feet returned to- Gibraltar
|. and Minorca passed into the hands. Of the
French. A storm Of Indignation arose in
England that had to be appeased ,5S The
government were naturally anxious to
avert Nil responsibility from themselves
a court-martial fully acquitted Byng
Of co wardlce or treachery. but found some
criticism Of his conduc during the en-
gagement. Popular esentnent emanded
some form OF expression, and the unfor-
tunato ADMIRAL was aoco rdingly shot.
AS In, Byng 3 case SO IN stoessel' 2, pun
ishment & OF some sortais mo 4 doubt tho
due reward Of duty improperly done. But
death is, perhaps al unjust q penalty forl
one commander as for another In btoes-
sells case, certainly. there Is the iproml-
nent feature Of an administration which
needs tho fullest cover for Its own In
capncities and SHORTCOMINGS. What de-
feated Russia In her late trial OF strength
was not the capital offens'es OF lndi-
yiduals. II was q fighting force honey
combed 4 hronkh5 and through with thu
rottenness OF bureaucratic methods. lle.
| slnews of war. thoroughly dohilitated, FAR
ADLER and brayor generals could not hayr
achieved victory for her, Governments
need scapegoats from time to time, how
ever. and, so far as the fall OF Por'
Arthur goes. General stoesscl is the Ire,
Hest one In sight ,t5.,f X. II n 3t5 II r. 4
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- Dirge q the Grass w dover.
~ n y wi 70 Is b at he seas horA &,
f|\/ And II I'M In the town " n. III !!
alXyy Though once q week, to be1sure
-3}g manage to run down!

I'm kept showing MI the time.
Each Sat, II leave my la bors-
fS as fllk as not In RAJ n .ssis n :s5
And midst the gazing ncighbors
nj N sprl nj to Il cat CHI & the train:g 8
I dash along to beat the band.
IA Gladstone bag In rs either hand. 81 }$
II change my cal a I nidnl ut.
e With many a. thwnrted sroro X S8 III
When rising day has hid night. 81
n 81 change a i few times more 3s2 h Sss
i Jump nlongst cars 20 like 4 q raj bit
Il 4 sadly fear I've got # the hi bit.
NY flesh grows very n weary; 55s lis
t&s' IN nearly in q . sHo on 81
When ! q rrive-asl d. cary - -
Late Sunday afternoon. NJ q, . !,
Ny w fe' s. bee e Waiting quite while;
i 3greett her with a sick Y g, smi
b snatch a. bile of dinner.
IA And don cooler suit, s3 IA "a 5 ssfi X
And then--as Tim q sinner III "a
i hear a dreadf ul toot. Fl
1T e strikes tho ARA knell: For then
II needs must start back home again:
nv 4 wife is at the sea-shore.
s7 nd Il am In the town asi it ii53f III
DO ne'er SEQ herr l3e-sure &
&T5I weakly do run down si !. u, &sl
EC,Ihe terms nre good II peca aV -
I'm so run-d own when y gel pa !4 ck: $500 p
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An#Old Crusade,

gl True to nnbreakahls traditions, the es-
/ Teamed though somewhat supercilious.
Evening Post halls. with delight q recent
s1ttorla. in The Times Dispatch as u
4 confession that the aJim Crow street
scsr law ~ not satisfactory. No one hut
Ahs Evening Pos. could have read into
Ihat editorial any complaint against the
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Savings and Ma ional Wealth,

4iS Attention has h been widely alled to
the OK traordinar nrnul ton Of veal II
III, france, which has been en-, phasiz'e g
sby the loans that count ~ has made 5 of
late to the Pennsyl Ra iroad
The wealth OF France Is estiniate ted at
forty-hve billion doliars and this eno II;
nous sum has bee n heap ed up rather by
petty and what would in this country on
DO neg,ected saving than explo ting
Eprineyal forests and vast vast
mineral stores. 7i.s}s ~ S
In Europe 81 the strug gle 4 for exist encc
and The narrow ma rgin pom Wife h8mos1t
existence must be lived haa mad }f''fi''s
gon1y and saving an art that Il is3 priced
for its own so Ike Or Is Franco tn only
European country II Will 7yealt s5is in
Screaslng. "a striking example has S5S4 Just
been! givon BY Italy. which. 9 few years tll.
ago. was regarded sns one OF a the In
Eternatlonal tnnkrupts. Italy has Just
succeeded In re funding Its 81 pc & 4 cent.
bonds OF, a 8 4 q Il per cent, basis 4. I1'
face value Of these bonds was 81, eco ooo, 900
which is the largest bond transaction,
SO 1T Is said, that ever was made, with,
the exception of that carried out in Great
Britain under the CHARACTERISTIC Of
%Goschen.f Less than twenty years ago q
large part Of the italian debt was held
abroad for tho simple reason that there
was not enough money at homo to take
care OF It. Evon ten years ago nearly
$3.50, 600, 900 OF italian bonds were held by
foreigners hut, out Of the sl,GGo 900, 600
Just refunded. only $3.50, ooo, 900 was regis:
tered outside OF italy, a large portion
of this. says the Boston Transc Int. Is
held by x Italians registered In America,
but this growtl, in wealth and prosperity
y In italy has not been accomplished with
Sout the loss OF some expensive but cher
iahed ideals. The colonial policy OF Italy
has been practically abandoned. The
army and the navy, while being kept up,
are by no means Increasing il as rapidly
as would have been the case had Italy
nourlshed Its schemes OF territorial ag-
Fgrandizement; VI consequently the wealth
or the people Is not being dissipated.
What is true of Italy Will prove to DO
true Of Spain. The Times Dispatch said
when Spain lost Its West indies colonies
that this would prove the turning point
for better things In spain's financial his
tory. Tho West India Stands and the
Philippines had been q continual drain
on the national resources. That drain
has ceased, and now tho wealth Of Spain
can lie used at home for developing It's
own mining and agricul turnl Industries,
IN America, with the; exuberance Of youth
and enormous natural wealth, we have
not yet begun to appreciate the necessity
for economy Perhaps this hard lesson on
may DO taught US by a panic. but whether
1t Ia learned In that school or IN the
school OF common sense. 1t must be laid
to heart. Even with our astounding bal
ance OF trade. wa cannot keep up the
extrayagant rate Of living that has char
acterlzed this country for the last do
cndo ,a-8SAfiS q B!8 II. .5ls{ &g{1Sg Gig M
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4! 22cSi ila'tSs Z. q I
Gods and Men.

y t1'hs gods were q. some pains 70 conss.us -
g . TonHsf, Veil worth our WHILE ao.h thsy
.because Il VIII work nt Y , ue ylnovo
r ran ana al last accomplish truly sreas
thinga Y, Y. y n is23
!.VVhat a pify that such power should 20 go.hhs s
"a waste, they exclaimed, and harnes - ,ne
r1art. and made r. drudge 81 =.
their Srnila.-Puck.,
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4, Dr. dou tless feels, 4 that y e
\ has been lshang haied, (. = 55
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$E Mr.. Thnw says tina + he Is not insane.
and his mother says tina. he / is. Doubt
less the lad y knows best. $s
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IA dico conservative. seems TO be a
flikely55 desi gnatton for those who can't
quite decide etWeen. VI "a 3ll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-22

News lis very scarce these days. In
short, the time seems ripe Tor somebody
Eto start the annual discussion as to what
becomes OF all the pins. ~
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Plttsburg society appears Il 70 ache for.
the muck-ra AXE. $-5
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II 81 Distressing 10 read that N they are IS
su Expressing the newspapers II, st Peters q
burg, the particularly sad feature being
that none .of the Hearst pa pers are over yer
there. @ # N rs s3l }jt II is
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& ! Il III. winston Churchill should 4 y,
:defented FOR the \ q oxernorshlp OF y New
Hampshire. N he WIN Doubt be Il pre-
pared to admit that truth Is $unquestlon-.
ably stranger than fiction. Also, not 20
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81 Mr.. Gourdain Is doing his level best TO.
get Into jail. and Mr.. Th tl is I, ditto to,
get out There's no eontentment any
where. III i, \, ]. !, i,,5 n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-22

Govern mont employees must work only
eight hours horea fter Fortunately this
doesn't snpply to- Mr. II Roosevelt ~ would IL
xiii hin In about un hour and al hnlf
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rs Mr.. nockoteler,.s being himself literary
and d prospective uuthor. Will doubtless
take a. friendly interest II the literary y.
work Of Governor Harris. Of Chic. COY 70 7, !.
ernor5 Harris ii shortly 70 cg!n, swritiirls
FOR, the papers-+t II VI OK trad ion papers.
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Is "a Il, ons those who viii 4 be waiting 70
greet M. Rooxefsiler it the pier III be
shorin Groves q Ohio. dfoY es feels ''
that the Oh Man u stili Il iced q; 4, OF
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II Local germs need not III try to play
'possum on tho new Health DEPARTING emit
On the contrary they have got to look @
alive. sst 5ssS ia IA sa$
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-30
Uphold the Board.

A Newfane correspondent, in let
ter published elsewhere, questions the
authority of the state board of health
10 Law down rules for the labelling of
bottled or canned goods and to infliet
penalties for their non.observance.
We think the word "food'' used in
the pure food laws of 1904, unquestion'
ably covers all canned and bottled
products for human consumption. 1t
certainly should do so Tor the protee'
ton of the public, since il is among
such goods that the worst abuses are
practised. We see no reasonable
foundation for our correspondent s
complaint.
The good citizen should not be seek.
ing for technical grounds on which to
combat the efforts of the health Off.
GERS when they are earnestly trying to
protect the public from serious evils.
He should give them the widest range
possible in all reasonable means EN-
ployed for the furtherance of the diff
cult task assigned them. He should
nut no obstacles in their way unless
he sees that positive injustice is threat
ened or done.
ANY maple sugar maker ought to be
willing to put his address ON the prod
net he sends out and to label it hon
estly. If he is not, is it not either be-
cause he is too selfish TO take the trou-
BILE to cooperate in measures for the
general good, or because he is ashamed
of his product If he is ashamed of
his product, ought it to be thrust in
cognito upon consumers who want first
class sugarl Is it not also likely
enough to be adopted as general rule,
that man who will cheat in his labels
will also cheat in his product
The maple sugar makers of Vermont
would better uphold than to worry and
criticise the state board of health in
its dealings with their business. 1t is
best for the business that they should
c made to toe the mark of honesty,
both in goods and labels. If they rec
ognize this fact and conform to re-
quirements, even at little personal
annoyance and inconvenience, they will
reap richly by-and-by, in better
standard of state product, a better
reputation, better markets and better
prices. Try it.