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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Mortgae Tax in Mississippi.

The Mississippi Senate has passed a
bill cxempting real estate mortgages
from taxation, and the bill i:as been
favorably, reported by the House Com
mittec on Ways and Means, with every
prospect ofRbecoming law.
Il The history$of this measure IS outlined
in a recent Issue IF :ha vlcksburE Herald.
Our contemporary tells ms tnat twenty
five years aga Mississippi was practically
without banks or capital and it was the
policy of the State not to tax foreign
capital invested in mortgage loans. These
loans were made principally from New
orleans, Memphis and Mobile, nj. outside
of the S:a.e, and the non-taxablity of
foreign money caused many loan COM
panias. Noihcrn and foecign, to enter
the State ana compete for business. The
Herald says that this inflow o; foreign
money was then most beneficial, for. be-
sides Developing the resources of the
State It reduced the interest .a.e. but
the state then began TO produce a crop
of mccoy lenders on .n,....snse loans
which restil.ad lin. sbrics,,,; the interest
rate down, fron, sSfto per cent.
"outs3of this .situation,..'s proceeds the
Herald, here. arose the appeals for ex-
cmntings s per cent. loans, which, as
stated above, swercfna to the successive
Legislatures. At the lowered interest
rate there was no margin Of protls for
taxpayer lenders. Their appeals have
always been met by the rery Of class
Legislation. But the argument was never
carried to shc logical conclusion OF TIN
ing foreign loans. The aprars,nt con-
tradicton is explained blythe Imperative
need of capital, and the knowledge that
taxation would run 1t from the state.
Butt the discrimination was commonly
held to be unfair ana incduita5l,. Thus
the. custom8o of evading the law by with
holding loans from the assessment lists
obtained: and had the tolerance of local
sentiment and authority.
But tax-dodging sooner or later will
be detected. and tax-dodgers will II
possible be brought to book. So it turned
out in mississippi and a back tax bill
was passed. 1t was first applied 10 the
railroads, and then to HE mortgage loans
of. home money. The richest iilauls says
the Herald, were mutually In The cities
and towns. and the sffect has been to
drive the home lenders generally out of
the field, leaving the loan business to
the banks and foreign capital. With COM
petition Withdrawn, the nteres, rate was
marked up, and 1T has seemed to The
members of the Legislature that the only
means OF aftording relief Is 10 exempt
home money investors in real estate loans
from taxation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

wv. q. wolff, OF tho Berryvilic High
School. Tho Bcrryvllle High School
building is about six years old and coil-
tsins Six class rooms, together with an
assembly hall. Something moro than q
yearor so after the present principal took
charge OF the school movement was
started by the teachers to establish a
library. On February o. 1905. public
reception was held to which Invitations
were Issued, requesting the recipients to
tc present and each to bring n book. Over
two hundred and fifty books were re-
ceivcd and n library association was then
and there formed, to which any pupil
may belong BY paying one cent q MONTH.
and any outsider by paying five cents q
month. Will, money thus raised and
additional contributions the number OF
volumes was Increased to three hundred
by the end OF the year.
A subscription fund was then raised to
furnish the hall and on February go, 1905,
I 1t was formally dedicated. Is
This little sketch is worth a dollar a
word to the public school interest Of vir-
GINA. 1t is just the kind of articles we
love to print on Our Educational Page.
It is n ways and means article and
that Is the thing that counts Every
practical suggestion. no matter how
atrifllng It may seem, is worth while. for
II may be OF benefit to somebody. Those
who love to do good have n rare oppor-
tunity through this medium OF helping
along the cause. Our Educational Page
is becoming more and more popular and
all who are Interested in popular educa-
ton are reading 1t. closely. Therefore,,
dear reader. when you SOW practical
thought in this field tits sure to take root
and yield a crop in season.
Other articles nrc High School Develop
n,cnt at Cnancock on the Eastern Shore,
by Superintendent G. G. Joyncs, OF Ac-
ccmac, with illustrauon; Doing Good
Work in Stafford County, by James
sAsliby; Progress In Cumberland, by c..
w. iDickinson; Work. an Address to
Teachers, by DIR. i. w. Nichols. professor
of mathematics, Virginia Military Insti-7
ftute.
Our Educational Page has already be-
come an institution andswe cannot for
bear to express our profound gratitude
to those sincere and earnest men and
women who have so promptly responded
end so generously contributed to this de-
paitmcnt of the paper. It is the contrib
lutors who are making the page, and they
arc doing well.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
SUNDAY, MARCH IS. 1905.
State Sovereignty.

At the conference in Chattanooga last
November to consider the question OF
quarantine against yellow fever, it was
decided that the national government
should be asked to take exclusive con-
troll of the Inaratime part of the proDicm
and that the government should cooper
ate with the States toward supplying
what action might be necessary at inter-
State lines. AS a result the Mallory bill
was introduced and has now been ap-
proved by the Senate Committee on Pub
lie Health and National Quarantine. II
provides authority for the surgeon Scner-
al to establish on og of the Dry Tor
t,iEas islands quarantine station and
anchorage of refuge for infected vc3-
necessary. other similar stations and all
chorases. These stations are TO be fur-
nishcd with all the desirable means for
3 disinfecting vessels ard carSoes. for treat
Ing yellow fever patients and for sel'ar--
atinS these from passengers and crows
In good health.
In commenting OIL this bill the Bostos,
Transcript remarks that 1T IS u case OF
the irony Of history that this proposal
for deliberate assumption OF new du-
ties by the national government should
come from section which once looked
upon state sovereignty as the corner
stone OF our republican edincc."
There is no irony about IT,, The
Southern people believe as nilcll as
ever in the principle of State sovereign
ty But they recognize TINT the states
OF the Union now form a concrete nation
and that by reason of the telegraph and
the railroads they are necessarily brought
into closer relationship than ever. While
still believing in the principle of State
sovereignty and while still resisting any
attempt ON tho part of the Federal
government 10 interfere With the pre-
Z negatives of:thc State, the Southern
people recognize that there are some
functions chsony the national govern
nent can successfully perform. and that
these functions have necessarily enlarged
under the new conditions already noted.
The Southern people have their scnti-
ments and are true to the traditions,
but they have also the giftaof common
sense.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Our Attitude to China.

The policy OF the administration in
serdng reserve troops to the Philippines
against a possible uprising in China, gem
orally condemned by the newspaper press
as an Unwarrantablc diplomatic affront,
", not without its able defenders. Tho
Louisville, Couricr-Journal maintains that
the fai!,.re to provide adequate protec-
tion for our citizens abroad would be
criminal. and adds that the presence OF
ollr soIIiors SO close at hand may we'll
H"havcaa lettering influence on the re-
calcitrant Chinese" The indianapolis
News, Which quotes this with approval,
argues also, somewhat cur!ously: eve
lave right to send as many soldiers to
the Philippines as VIC please; and II
\ China chooses to conclude that they may
lie sent into her terrltoty she practically
admits that some reason exists for send
ing them there
This, We think, is scarcely a fall. pre-
sentation. 'Wc have not left 10 China
the. privilege Of Choosing 10 conclude,
! The administration ass let II be known.
ms publicly as It was possible to do so,
1 that these troops We're meant for China.
Washington. dipatchcs have stated the
fact antliorltRtlytly That probably, IL
how9,the editors OF the country have
! known Of It. The fact Itself IL The basis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Chickens Paw.

IA. & Z.
Mrs Ice w. Morton. OF Eureka Mills,
has l25 syoung chickens. half of which are
nearly fcathcrcd. She sold frying-sized
chickens on the sth of February. She has
realized 'front.' The sale Of her poultry this
year considerably more than 500. II IS
stated Iii connection witliAthe above that
no nctibntors were used, no breeders.
that the fowls were common breeds. and
were only given a little extra atten-
ton.
The above statement shows what can
be accomplished by q prudent housewife
in an important department OF the farm.
There are some essential convenienccs
for the successful rearing OF poultry, but
When hens are allowed to forage In a
newly sown field a farmer Is apt 10 re-.
gard them as moro OF n failure than
profit.-Charlottc Gazette.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Rhymes for e Day.
Driving Overtime.

The day was fair. sublime tho air,
& Tho road was cool and shady,
The good horse strove and on we, drove.
Tho writer and lady.
I will admit she had a Wit II.
Both comical and snappy,
And yct-ah. yes! I will confess
WAS not feeling happy.
Mile after mile. n long. long while,
We drove; It seemed forever.
When ! inquired: You getting tired?"
She answered: MIKE! Never
You must not let me. dear. forget
Said ]. and ovcrdo IT."
Quoth she: Go home? oh. no sir! No.uli
skidoo the thought! skidoo it,.
All. she Is nice! And yet twice,
Aye, twenty times, impiored her
To let me turn, but she--oh. dern.
My coaxing merely bored her.
I'd meant to stay an hour. say:
We stayed for nearly seven:
To many men, those would have been
so many hours in heaven.
But not TO mel took no Eies
talk or air or flower.
The ris drovc-unhappy cove!
Was hired by the hour.
II. S. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Merely Joking.

Still Observation-Disclosures was $50
years old that day. II s'pose you're
bout ready to go? said n jocular$ friend.
( We'll. no, = answered the cid man, mildly
sold poem to a monthly magazine
when I was about twenty-five. I'd kinder
like to hang on to see the durn thing
In print. - Exchange.
sss The Society Mother.-'.l suppose your
maid frequently takes your poodle out for
an airing Z" Trust Fiji to servant?
Never! Besides. tho children occupy her
T time. IL ouisvllles Courier Journal.
When They Buy g Congress Is full OF
traitors" declared tho pessimistic clti-
zen. Trnters. is tip responded the Hi
bernian citizen. Yes. but they only trata
around election times. I'll Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal. ss y
Fine wv cary One a(iovially): Fine
morning Judge. The judge (genially):
Yes. indeed 4 ten and costs. 20 Cleveland
Leader.
a KNOCK. -. Look plea sant, please, |" said
the photographer to his tmore or lcss>
fair sitter Click! It's nj over, mn M.
YOU may resume your natural express
storl.,'- Cleveland Leader
Cultured III ak MI rs. Grooming: And
what does this statue represent MIS-:
Browning !: That Is Psyche, executed IN
terra Gotta. Mrs 6 reening ~" Poor thing!
but they are so sbarba rols an those South "
American countries Cleveland No
Inbred -. You say she Is a habitual8
bargain hunter??,' & ab itaal! f.SNVhy, say.
that woman would get up a r. g clock * 70
attend a remnant sale Of eggs. -lndia ' n
apolis STIR.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
The People and the CORPORATIONS.

Fly Il recent decision of the Supreme
Court franchises belonging TO the Union
Traction Company, of Chicago. valued
from sGo,odO.oo0 to 100000, were wiped
out. In referring tosthe matter a CORE
spondent of the New York Herald says
that the company's stock of S is owned
by two THOUSAND. stockholders, few of
them holding as higgh rs one hundred
shares each. The interest in the story
for us is that there are so many stock
holders in a company of this size. but
we do not think thatit is an exceptional
case. Many persons seem to have the
Idea that corporations OF tho land are
owned exclusively by a handful of rich
men. In point Of fact the corporations
are owned by the people, by thousands
and tens of thousands OF, men and wo-
men. most OF them persons OF moderate
means. The mllionaires may hold q
controlling interest, but the stock Of all
corporations, railroads and industrials, is
scattered broadcast and is In large part
In the hands Of the public. We think
of the Steel Trust as being the PROPERTY
of j. +. Morgan and his immediate as;
soca'es: but If any reader will take
the trouble to inquire he will find that
Il great many persons in this community
o~n stock IN that corporation. we have
fcaid u great deal about the Fertilizer
Trust. otherwise known as the Virginia.
Carolina Chemical Company, anu there
MAS once DOnillar INN AZ, .I,,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
STRANGE FACTS

ii seems strange that sonnet times your
stomach or bowels won't digest your
food, no matter what you cat.
aIt may be the weather, or It may DC
lust the state OF your general health,
but in any case, there Is only one Ger
tain, safe and positive method y Of cure.
and that IS the proper.nse o. q, that Mni.
trouble or digestive weakness whether
stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets. ~,
let's. to be taken a few times day. may
!, lie such wondronss potentia possibilities:
that by their use the course of q mans
whole .life-yes. OF the world-lnay be
Yet. Who would not appreciate the
fact that IL Napoleon had not been, suf-
ferIng from Cancer OF the Stomach he
would have won instead Of lost--at
And stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets would
have cured his Stomach Trouble had
they then been inyentetl.a as they have
cured thousands OF others IN the past
ten years, who have suffered Just as
\ apoleOns did .55esF = \. Ss 4 .sS a 4 8
, So you can reatily appreeiatc that to-
asy BY uSB tsese naep q Set ss
worlds work done. by people who would
do worse work II they were sick, 90 they
must. he having a great Influence, In
They may, therefore. be classcd as one
lOffthe trumphs of science. amongst other
discoveries. III medicine, mechanics, trans
| portntion. etc.
Let this, them remain in Your men,
DRY. a fact upon which to act when occa-
| sion rcGuires:---s 3a
| When4any organ In your vast digestive
| machinery gets out Of order. you have
\ at your command one OF the great In
ventions nf 5the3afc.s In Stnart's Dyspe psIa
| Tablets 70 nut Your machinery In order
| again. Al .f3 #
1 ny so doing YOU Will save much useless
4 friction. add 10 the energy and working
4 possibilities az your bodily machine. and
relieve yourself from suffering disease.
| weakness. premature old age and death.
4 the most modern teachings Of the best
scientific schools OF .heaith, hygiene and
medicine, and II win Vie 10 your ndval,-
/ tagc today these faGls ia heart.s 5aaf
i Don't hesitate. Try STUART Dygpl>-
] sla Tablets N. day. }ss ~ y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
V,',.ie,vs# Of the
Virginia Editors.
Forsaking the Farms.

We are not surprised that the negroes
in Halifax should quit the farms and so
to work on tho Underwater Railroad when
4 is now being constructed In the adjoining
counties OF Campbell and Charlotte. The
daily pay is mich higher than my farmer
could AFFORD 70 pay for ordinary farm
hands. The negro desires to get more
money for Ills LABOR; who can blame
him? We are. however, nstonished TO
learn that many good and successful
white farmers have quit their farms
and taken their teams to work on the
new railroad. II does seem to us to be
IA mistaken idea to give up successful
farming at this season OF the year 10
work for only n temporary period on
the railroad. there was any permanently
about the Job thy matter might be dit
fcrent. Better stick to your farms II
You have been making noney-Iialifax
Gazette.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
BeautifY the Court-houscs. h

Il = ~ -
we are informed by our Bowling Green
correspondent that the supervisors of
Caroline have appointed a committee to
make repairs to tho courthouse, to have
shade trees SGT out in the square, and to
enclose the square with q chain fence.
For several years The Times-Di Dispatch,
has been urging the people IN the sew
Scral counties to pay more attention to
the appearance of their public buildings.
Since these articles were begun many.
OF the Virginia counties have made in,-
provements In that direction; and 1t is
becoming the fashion to make the court
house and courthouse square as attrac-i
tive as possible. It is a much needed
reform and commcndablc 1t adds TO
tho dignity Of the court system and to:
the reverence of the people to lave an
Imposing, wcll-kept courthouse and every
such courthouse sets an example in tidi-
ness and ornalnentatlon, which is sure
to exert an influence upon the Inhabitants
of the county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
The Public Library and the
MAYORS Initiative.
lie I'Imes-Dispatcl1:

Vi Ed itor# of The Times-Dispa tcll
Il Sir,-I think Richmond can Ill afford
not to accept Mr.. Carnegie's library offer.
The advantages Of such an institution
are too obvious to8require discussion It
would be an Sunwholesome admission To
plead inability to get a $4,000 annual
appropriation for such an object lin a.
two million dollar budget. very much
trust that tho Just consideration Of the
subject wil3not be hampered by the sen
8timental objection that sit will be an,
additional burden on the tax-payers for
the benefit LOT the non tax pa wing eli izen-
Ship and, I on the other hand, " s Just am
I'VE arc q Homogeneous people, and tax
paying is not confined to the we'll o-do
by any means. The producing classes
and who pay their rents arc good tax
payers. l53s' Il js3 III
Fl Among other a Yantages Of 8puhlc
library, a stommodlou public la could
Isbe provided In the building and utilized
which would DO ent ertaining and inst true
tive and, divert, In 4 large measure, tho
|sminds OF our young folk from tlo round
of 81 lcasurc-seelling that Is so largely
devoid Of practical uplift. ".
| s In this connection I will X! sta cs my:
opinion that, our Mayor has tho right
idea ins assembling tho people for 4;
talk to- them OIL their musicipnl affairs.
[sThis will stimulate public Interest in
local matte and tho ideas car be cx-
tended to- further! limits q G useful
Public lectures Il re proving of-great lbcnc-
Eflt, and In the new Y q wa ken ms n q the
I8fmportanceSof nop,,lnr educa ton, this
means Of disseminating lSllo yYled &c may
prove n great fac tor. \ hope the Mayor
Will notsinfrequently III yorS,,ls 18th these
lsaddresses, and tla a Il Sel items will Vie
with Scnch other In tle.# npbuilding OF
this beautiful Srlty, which may become
5(anl Swly$snot n Soneaof the leading cities
of our SliYincly 4 favored land, II sls5
fe .S..,S NJ. sB lClk 2 RS. 4
s5s Richmond, Va arch l6, 1906. N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Educational Hints.

sgs On our education page To-day there is
considerable talk on the subject Of pub.
lie libraries. The leading article is BY
Professor. J, g. Metcalt,s.of Richmond
COLLEGE. in which he shows the relation.
ship between public library and public
school.
Tia lli1,straiad article Is BY I,rolssso,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

a bill in the Senate Mt Washington
carries an appropriation for researches
..to determine the quantity OF the So
called halnmer-biow centrifugal lift and
tangental throw Of the counterbalance III
locomotive driving-wheels.. New York
World.
We are. indeed. pleased that this poin.
is going TO be settled at last. In past
years it has worried us some.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

Clever counterfeits OF $1,000 bills are
going the rounds. Old subscribers are
warned against allowing bills OF this
determination to accumulate ,7lduly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

Food OF the genuine comstocls triple
pure brand is being exhibited here daily.
We wish Doctor Wiley could drop In
some time for pure square neal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

The absence Of G. NJ. Dcpcw from tic
L. S. Senate has the effectSof decidedly
improving New York's representation in
that body.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

walked upright, and the arldn,ar ls writes
his epitaph as "a faithful business man.
a loyal fr!ond,j n gallant soldier and 9,
snoble-hcnrted gentleman" 15s Il
It Is an. .llonor to the Virginia press and
attribute to Virginia chivalry that q li1..5'
tingulshed Virginia newspaper should
thus do honor to a citizen who sessnyed
not to Der eminent or even prominent
but who was none The less one OF natures
noblcmen.S !. IKE sSsg.l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

Rockefeller. ST.. still remaining con-
sesalcd in the tall timber, we trust that
Rockefeller, Jr.. will not miss the cnanc.
10 sing at to-day's Sabbath school class
that stirring anthem beginning
.Woodnlan. spare that tree
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

But the ma ghetto Pole was discovered
long before. BY the way. be sure 10
pronounce him with the "f'-Padc-ref SKI.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18

Il FASHION NOTE: Stripes pror:se to
be very popular ii, insurance circles for
spring and summer. Wsnr.