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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23

eoos that had no connection with
~ subject matter Colonel l.. s. MarEo'
Mr. q F. Compton and myself, tosethef
with a corps of proof-readers and STEM
eranhers were engaged for nearly Twelve
months y, preparing The first draft LOT
srhn,ission 10 the Committee on Print
ing. It was some time before me com
1nittee could consider the matter. nu'
when It did. 1t announced through 10
chairman. that the frst drait was ~
satisfactory; that 1t was too volum'nous'
and that It would be necessary To re-
1uce Il to at least two-thrds OF us
present proportions
When the work OF revision had again
been completed, there was unaVoiohple
delay in securing a meeting OF the cum
mittoe and, later, In securing satiS-
factory contract for printing nlnu'ls'
etc. IJp to this time. no delay had oc'
CURED which could have REASONABLY peel
avoided. But since closing the cohtrh..
with the Fiji Printing COMPANY NOV
tho ucrmItage Press, several causes
have contributed to the postponemens
~ the work and to the Impotence OF
the nublic. among them being the cary
nractice OF sending out proofs to t.e
individual members and their deihy u,
returning same. my own lnap'litS, az
times. to read the revised PROOF pron'P,-
w, and the printers strike III k'oh'non''
which later caused complete cessa-
ton of the work for over six months
At present the Hermitage Press is
doing all within It's power to hurry me
work to completion The first volume
will be ready for delivery carry IN June.
and tbe second volume. mt the earliest
possible date thereafter
Since have not received dollar for
,eorlv two wears, and since half the
amount due the Hermitage Press mas
been withheld, 1t cannot be claimed that
either has profited by the delay
~ Very sincerely,
]. r. LINSAY,
charlottesville, Va, May q.
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moved that the league use Its best en-
deavor to keep the grass green IN the
Capitol Square and that the City Council
be requested to have the street Depart
lnent keep it watered.
No city has more beautiful park
naturally, than the Capitol Square OF
Richmond. 1t is absolutely ideal. 1t Is
situated In the heart of the city, 1t IS
approached from four sides and 10 de-
llghtful resort for all. Richmond mas
this park without Investment and "lth-
out expense. She could well AFFORD 10
cooperate with the state authorities IN
keeping 1t in prime condition. The state
has made an appropriation to Improve the
walks and benltfy the grounds, Tut there
Is no appropriation for watering me
grass The cost to the city OF dong tn's
would be triflng and the grounds "ould
be vastly improved and beautified, II the
grass should be kept green through 'he
hot season. we heartily approve MI
Massie's suggestion. Nature has done 'ler
part BY the Capitol Square, the state is
doing Its part; Richmond must not lag
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23

to southern territory for trade, Richmond
. is much nearer to the field. The Times
Dispatch agrees with Mr.. Freeman that
this and ali other advantages which Rich-
mond enjoys should be extensively ad-
yertIsed 1t also agrees with hin In urg-
ing thnt one of Richmond's needs now Is a
ship channel. IT can be had by eXpendihs
a comparatively small sum OF money IN
James River Improvement With deep
water transportation, Richmond would
have All advantage enjoyed by few cities
in the United states.
Mr.. John r. Branch Is a man OF rev
words, but he always speaks 10 the
point, and he impressed his hearers with
the Importance of public hea..h clean
streets, larger building for the y. M
c.. A., and manufacturing dnd"stresA
His suggestion and plea for better
health is directly In line will, the course
that The Times-Dispatch has been u's-
,nr upon the people of Richmond.
Mayor McCarthy's address was very
entertaining, but we do not agree WIN
him in his statement that the general
attitude of tho people toward the Counc'1
and the city government Is that OF un-
friendly criticism. we think the Counc'l
has done ali that could reasonably pc
expected from any body Of business men
who we're hampercd with the cumorous
mechanism of our present system OF city
administration.
The addresses were all full OF nope en-
enlargement ana good cheer, -S7d the
occasion was tribute to the enterprise,
good fellowship, hospitality and patriot
ism Of Richmond. But let us not discuss
II as q sentimental occasion. Let us give
It a practical turn and put the Chamber
of Commerce on a solid financial tounda-
ton. ...taH eu.-.4
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"Evervbody Else's."

Referring to the phrase everybody
else's salary" the Hon John Wesley
Csaines's Tuse Of which was recently
champioiled in these columns, cores
pondent inquiries whether 1t would not
have been better to say 1.-THE salary OF
EVERYONE else The Times-Dispatch re-
plies that It would not. THE salary Of
EVERYONE else'' Is, of course, excellent
English, but it Is no more excellent than
Everybody else's salary and mas
much as the circumlocutlon is not al
ways convenient. It Is just as wei! to get
the handler expression straight once for
all.
Tho same correspondent also criticizes
The TImes-Dis tch's use of that in
the clause zone of the greatest authors
ties that ever lived" He asks whether the
relative pronoun who" would not have
been better than the demonstrative adjec-
tive that" The answer TO this is OBJ
yious "That' as used here Is not a
demonstrativc adjective. 1t is relative
pronoun, and hence Is quito properly
associated with an antecedent. After a
isuperlative, indeed that" Is probably
ra ther moro common than "who."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
The Constitutional Debates.

pd,tor Of The Times Dispatch
sir.-There have been some cT'tic'si'is =
,..contly in one or two newspapers On
Ia stare over the delay IN printing tn'
6n,,ntes OF the last CONSTITUTIONS Con-
vnntion, md as these rM.rlsms seem
tn ulaca The whole responsibility for de-
nv lron the Fill Printing Company tnoW
w, hermitage Press), ! am unwilllng' by
nv silence, to shir1 any measure OIL
sucl, responsibility as attaches to ne
either as member OF the conltitiae,
continued by the convention, and charged
with tho duty Of editing and printing the
debates, or as the individual selected by
the committee to eNimmediate charge
OF the work
When 1t is considered that the see-
sions OF the convention covered period
of thirteen months, some little Idea MAJ
be formed of the time required simply TO
read the proceedings. and to verify the
copy by the stenographic report. After
this was done it was no easy task TO
decide what part Of the debates shonla
be omitted In order to reduce the whole
to proper proportions. and to conrpars
the portions selected with that discarded,
so as to prevent. as far as possible, re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
Merely Joking.

The Golf Glrl--"John seems no, 20 n n,ta
fooled in making love to me. INC Au. :,
c,Irl-"Well. something's gone wrong VIII
nv sparlker. too.."-Judge' ~ ~
correst.-''Now. johnny asked tne
teacher, what do we see IN the a,, COUNT y
besides grass, trees and nowers?v
"Patent medicine sgns! = houston
Chronicle. t,t.rt. Ill Ill. - ~ " ~, il
he fond OF lthe latest songs. Yes. IheS
don't appear to care FOR any that are
sung earlier than 10 P. M'-Washlns-
ton Star
Nuleigh wedde--l tell YOU old man,
have wife that can't be beat.
Henry Peck--so have IL tried 1t once
cleveland Leader.
Poet want you to know, sir that
this poem cost me 4 weeks hard labor.
Editor-The Judge certainly tempered
Justice with mcrcy.-st Louis Post Dis
patch.
Johnnle-Yes, always go to bed at
night with gloves on to keep my hands
soft. @
Peggy--And do you wear your hat, too?
Pick e-Up,
Getting AIong.--'And Grayce Is going to
marry man of seventy! Another case
OF May and December
"Say rather. August and December.
It's been long time since Grayce owned
up to twenty five. Louisville Courier
Journal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
R4y,m,es for. GoY ny
Me and Three in the Hesperides.
IN hree maids found In tho golden

Me and Three in the Hesperides.
IN hree maids found in tho golden
west
4 Drink decp to the three maids
toastD
And one was the one | love the pe'''
And one love the most;
And tie third, in troth, 'pon q poets
oath.
,nve her more than both.
All, wonderful ladies o dreams were
"Trip light to my harp's glad stra,nso
All. each was glowing ana rao'a'''
fay,
OF blood and beauty and brains -.
And we trnmped the heather 'or e'so
~, MT very sure as to that.
And I ana the ono that love the best
And the one that love the most,
Az ~ onaTI had found in tho golden
west
Fled far down the sunlit coast;
Ave, we fed, If can remember arisht'
TO the haunts OF the troglodyte'
And three of the Three love so much!
Gill up for the beauteous Sne.J !.
And sang OF my ioSo -
Dutch.
Eyetalian and Portugee;
And sure as live, each glorious "encn
sang her love for me into Danish ana
French.
And chivalrlc old Chinee
And some may say that my ballad IS rot
(sing, hey for my riotous nlooup
And some may deem It a polSslot
And name 1t the name OF nnuu'
nj Lrow what know in the sunset
West.
And know the three maids that love
the best 49,,
the Blest,
From the Golden Apples bud!
ioA' e'' III. s. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
A Return to First Principles.

The demand for free seed for the
honest voters Is by no means in an I'M
nreEnable poslton. The hunting OF graft,
like the discovery Of witches, Is becoming
q popular pursuit for politicians recently
purified by affllction.. and IT the United
states Senate has It's way the time
honored perquisitc of free seeds will FOL-
low the bigger gratis into temporary
eclipse. @ t8 VA
Who would have imagined two years
ago. in the riot Of high, finance. that the
people would so soon and SO actively
wake up to the destructive influence OF
graft in all its phases? But that darkest
hour was Just before dawn, and before
the night comes again there will be a
rehabilitation of some badly used up
moral principles The action Of the Senate
Committee on Agriculture on the free
seed bill Is very significant In this con-
nection. The special correspondent or
The Times Dispatch in washington an
nounces that the Senate will amend the
bill carrying the appropriation FOR the
Department Of Agriculture by providing
that the sum set apart for free seeds
and plants shall be used only for pro-
curing rare specimens, or such ms are
not usually grown in the United States.
It Is further provided by the amendment
that the distribution shall be made by
the Department of Agriculture and not
by the senator's or representatives.
The same article says that Captain
John Lamb, Of the Sixth District, has
mapped out plans which will insure the
defeat of the Senate amendment should
it be added in the latter body
If he does succeed, he will prevent an
important step in the right direction. The
limits Dispatch has no objection to the
distribution of rare and valuable plants
and seeds by the government. But such
distribution should be made for the bene-
fit of general agricultural and not of
local political interests.
Even tho Senate committee sees the
paternalsm, the wastefulness and the "
ter perversion from its original intention
of this free seed distribution. 1t was
undertaken for the uphulldlng Of agri-
culture, and 1t has become mere rs
sistant to the political campaigner
Captain Lamb may satisfy his own con-
science on this point, but the public
knows that free seeds under present
methods serves little purpose&save the
making of friends and holding OF votes
for their distribution.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
The City's Trees.

COMPLAINTS reach this office from time
to time that the city's shade trees are
being cut down In alarming and appa-
rently unnecessary numbers. The dis
position has not been lacking indeed
to say that the city engineer puts TOO
light estimate on the value of these trees
and has axed them over-freely for insuf-
ncient reasons. The fact seems rather
to be, however, that our trees nave been
sadly neglected In the past, and nave
frequently gotten into such conditloh
that cutting is necessity.
Trees are an Important and valuable
mart Of a ctys assets. TO cut down one
that might have stood on to the city's
pleasure and comfort Is an offense not
ensy to condone. But It appears that our
younger trees were planted without
proper allowance Of earth space about
them. and have suffered and died as a
result from, lack of nourishment Also,
they have been afflicted by the San
lose scale and other observation-disclosures
hard TO prevent and very hard to cure
So far as the future is concerned the
Mills ordinance Is calculated to do some
good. This bill provides that the city
shall furnish free. upon q householders
application, slips from It's nursery ana
boxes to enclose them. The householder,
on his part, engages to plant the young
tree on his sidewalk and to allow 1t at
least three feet square of unpaved
ground. This ordinance, II Its provisions
are impressed upon property owners and
followed out, ought to prove valuable IN
furthering this aspect Of civic improve
ment 1t would appear, however, that
a clause providing for the systematic
watering of trees so supplied might we'll
be inserted in 1t.
Meantime. the servioeable trees that
we already have should be ensured every
care. Not one Of them should be al
lowed to fall while there is any way Of
preserving It.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
Church News.

II want to thank YOU" says promi-
letter to the managing editor Of The
Times-Dispatch. for the service you are
rendering in giving such prompt and cor
rect news Of the proceedings of our
General Conference in Birmingham.
am sure hundreds and perhaps. thou
sunds of interested Methodists in this
State and elsewhere are grateful to you
for the enterprise you have shown in en-
ploying a competent hand TO make daily
reports and to Brother Cooper for
OF what is going on"
The Times Dispatch Is pleased to have
this acknowledgements. We have spared
no pains or expense to give full and
accurate reports of the proceedings Of the
Methodist General Conference, the South
crn BAPTIST Convention and of the Pres
byterian Assembly. The Times Dispatch
is newspaper. and recognizes that ia
many OF its readers no news Is more in
tercsting or important than religious
news. NOt only church members, hut
large numbers OF men and women out
SIDE of the church, are interested in the
proceedings Of religious bodies, in all
sorts of information relating to the
growth and progress OF church work, the
| evolution Of church creeds and so on
1t Is an interesting fact to us that the
| church papers themselves are now In the
| strict sense Of the word newspapers OF
! course they discuss religious topics !r
| their editorial columns and they devote
a goodty portion of their space to mat
| ters of a purely spiritual nature, but theil
columns are largely filled with news per
tanning to church work and development
Indeed, several years ago, one of the Vlr
J glna denominatIonal papers was EXCLUDED
from the penltentiary on the grounds tina
1t was newspaper This merely EN-
phasizes the fact that there is, a larg
demand for religious news, and ever.
I've secular paper endeayors 10 supply II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
Book Mems
8 5 And r epieus

rENw1cK's CAREER. ny. Mr..
Harper & Brothers. New York. Bell
Book and Stationery Company, Rlci'
lnond. -,
perceptibly to a name already honored by
association with some Of the greatest
novels Of Il quarter OF u century. IT lncks
the depth, breadth. inspiration anI 9 cAea,
and EHus George tn m Tressady V What they
we're The habit which the author IN.
augurated In Lady .Foscs Daughter,
and at least partly followed III mWlliia en-
her men and things upon the page OF his
tory rather than upon her own imaglnfn-
tion-nppears to be by way of becoming
settled one. It Is a pity An AUTHORS 80
triumph when her characters are not IN, the
creatures Of her own brain and pen. But
we could forgive Tenwick and the rest OF
them for not being wholly 2 ,a Il 'n ng
''t Gorge K Rom W the North Country
artist who left his wife for thirty years ears
and made love to Lady Hamilton, IS IS
Fenwiclt's prototype. Fenwick went 70
London for year and stayed twelve.
His little wife. In a ut of frantic jealousy,
no longer anything to take him back TO
Wcstmoreland. renwlGks IS pat rom, ROM m
a FAR dinercnt sort o. Ivy IL hrii-
ney's. Madame &c Iostu, ,,ont ,,1 ynnd
liant, ctfarning srhc'ousi sw aal,y "' ircn.
Also she IS rhtner vasuie'S rea airnin ~ be-
WICK allows her aha a., ne' o'' % largely
iieve MN url, "a a,'u ~, ,o ,,h 3.ns
taken uP. - uu ~ 1 1os. w. nrd n m, nful
poIhd 10 come ou. ~ ,ie ~ Vie ~. dccait ia
EPISODE, the unent .ntnE =, '. nnd ,,ost ~
1or hnsslf anu ms ,.t,, ~ E,rnnch
az LOT me N'''u's l"'s w" 80
name. 1,,,,,,s ,,,;1,,r
we nave tihpl,eu t,,tt, g,, GnInenfet as
ansel Is ny co' .,,iaS -, IKE cr,tis
we n1asni nuye ,. ~'s,u. nii lace ~. torca n
oIs.i. uspt's' W. w ~ 49, ~ nr,i.t hi,r
l, as ol ,5ie psop,G lu. o,n,,ah hut he
ssIi s'Ailua out s',.u ias az s,.,,,,t ~, nor
uruws neitner Inc , rtaua iIn ia a cnn.
WY stsutS MS LIZ, us. t,,o ,,aisor,a
ceteu teI.uw, o.'a.I t' ~, gu" trI,ii,,r,nn
not purtcutariy mt.IuceVt . M n. ..thnr
w nus. .aNe ~, su's -. shedouv
~ so''lses ale soiit y. y .,at AZ ,,,o
erG are ny 'namS ol an an A.. Mrs Ward
hele - ny we Ia, ~ w t,iat .tis' e,ant
mas 81 oshsm useu VII, ", a., 'u'l I ao ,.a =, -:
I In, me siotv, !or u' - !pl's seh,a . ~
auration, Is narrpw e,.ous H., ~ mptt tar
utmost eplSou!G. hut Any a. sFea I'LL
WEAKNESS - tI III, npss'i ~, ~ o,,"o tai,
t " - s,i $500 e :. r,'th y - ,,,ai,as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
The Auditorium,
rho Tin,es.Disnatch!

Editor Of The Times-D ispatch'
sir,-Referring to the editorial IN Sous
issue of the 18th instant IN regard
,Tt,nhmonds proposed auditorium, you
ask what the public has to say ! Tee.
sure that there are few, any, OF o"a
citizens who do not believe thar W.
should have large auditorium ana ''as
we should have 1t at once. .,.
mink az the numerous cities through
out " our country including the south
which are not near as large as Richmona,,
but which have auditorinms, .on cons laa.
according to modern ar 1,1a,'ssun "'
Think also of the many conventions
which meet in all of the principal cities
o m the South except Richmond beinf
forced to turn their backs on u.s. owing
TO lack of proper facilities TOR accom-
The The Southern Baptist Convention has
not met IN this city for some eighteen
years, At that time this was only q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
Chain the Dog.

Editor of The Times -Dispa tch:
sir.-Whe you are calling the atten.
ton Of our City Fathers to the need OF
orally, and not specially, would be a
great blessing; while YOU are trying to
protect US against germs, and microbes
for which we all should be thankful
allow me to call your att EFT y, to "a a
child In the city. an eYl. which IN fire.
qucncy OF occurrence, Is increasing
namely, allowing ferocious bulldogs to
be kept within the city limits.
going to work, was chased and badly
bitten; on yesterday child was Bitten
and few weeks ago woman and child
were horribly bitten, and one Of the dogs
killed before he would reinauish his hold
of tho flesh.
There is hardly a week passes that
some child Is not bitten In this city; yet
nothing is done to protect us against
We have passed laws banishing COWS.
goats and hogs, which are a menace to
our health, from our city,. but our wise
CITY Fathers overlook entirely tho bull
Now, Mr., Editor look into this matter
and see If you cannot help protect the
people. and especially the children. Take
TINS question home to Yourself and ask
II one OF your little ones was brought in
torn, bleeding and dlsngured for llfe
ana IN addition you have to pass through
the terrible mental strain Of expecting
once XIII the dog. and If necessary, the
owner, for the law would justify me in
proteGtlng my child, but what good would
t ms 40; Would 1t not be better to re-
and stringent laws passed In order TO
project our children. FATHER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23

small body, however; 1t now requires
a building with a seating capacity OF
about four thousand to accommodate
this convention They want to meet
here next year. Shall we provide for this
large number OF visitors from NIL over
the Southland, or shall we close our gates
to them?
This, OF course. Is only one OF many
large gatherings, which we are prevent
Ing being held in our city. by falling 20
provide proper accommodations.
We have the hotel facilitieA and We
must have the auditorium. and have u
now. PATRIOTIC Cili1E.>'
Richmond. Va.
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The Disease Called Graft.

The laws dela~~and tho technicalties
of the lay have not saved Senator Joseph
r. burton, of Kansas. He was sentenced
to six months imprisonment In jail and
required to pay fine Of $1,000 for ac-
cepting fee OF $500 a month for five
months from the Rialto Grain and Sc
curties Company, OF st. Louis, for SER
vices rendered the company in an eff
fort to prevent the issuance Of an order
by the Postof11ce Department. prohibiting
the use of the malls by the company, In
other language. Senator Burton was n
CRATER,
Graft is a new word. hut II is not 1
new crime. Achan, the son OF Cnrm, the
son Of Zabdi. the son of Zerah. took
OF the accursed thing and the anger Of
the Lord was kintlled against the chill
dren of Israel" Gehazi, the servant of
Elisha. the prophet In disobedence. TOOK
graft from Naaman, the leper; land the
leprosy OF Naaman Gave lu!der him and
he went out from the presence of the
Prophet leper as white a snow"
Graft Is a disease as bad as leprosy,
but 1t Is a preventable disease and the
honest people OF these United States have
determined tina, IT shall be exterminated