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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Book News
And r eviews

We are inclined to think that Mr. Bur-
ton u, Stevenson. author OF Tho 1Iolla-
day Case" md "Thc Marathon Mystery"
would do we'll to stick to tho detective
fiction OF which those stories arc good
examples. "The Girl With the Blue
Sailor" has just made n profound lin.
precision OH us. Tho title. which is
scarcely good one, involves also Il curl
ously slpshod Enlightenment OF fact. Tho
sailor wns not blue, but white; both
author and artist assure us OF this. Tho
story tells tho love affair OF q yo;ing
man who Is possibly not 80 interesting
TO the reader as 10 his creator, during
Il wcok at Il Catski Inn AS an illus
tration of tho way III which the author
inlsconceives tho situation. this young
man Is described In one place as q wo-
mnn-hntcr. In point of fact, he is the
softest kind OF mark for anything In pet
ticoats. 1Io meets two girls during his
stay at tho inn and falls in love with
both. OF action and incident there is
none. Tho conversation is tho cvery-dny
conversation OF commonplace people. sot
down IN print II may fairly DO described
as tho apotheosls Of tho trite. How.
ever, there arc some pretty pictures and
tinted decQrntlons and wo have no doubt
that people who admire Mr. George Barr
productions Of similar sort
will regard this rs quito u lovely story.
Dodd. Mead and Company, New York;
Bell Book nnd Stationery Company, Rich
mond)
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The author OF Nancy stair" has writ
ten pleasant enough little story, OF no
great consequence. ono way or another
in .'All For the Love Of q Lady pub
lishcd by D. Appleton & Co. The time
is a century or two nGje thus giving Mrs.
Lane full scope for the picturesque
style in which she Is adept. The story
Is slight, involving u true love affair
which went astray. and two high-spirited
.ttle lads who helped to make all right
again. Tho Applctons have given It q
dainty dress.
From tho American Book Company, OF
New York, Cincinnati and Chicago. We
hnvo received extcllent school editions
OF the following French and German
texts. oil equipped with notes. vocabu-
larry, and introductionnry matter:
Schlller's Wilhelm Tell.-Editcd by r. c.
Roedder. PIP. s52
Jules yernes Les Dnfants du Capitalize
Grant.-Edlted by z. Healy Pp. 1I.
Hugos Hernani.-Edited by James D.
Bruner. PIP. 2d4.
Labicho OF Martins la Poudre aux
Genx.-Edited by V. T.. Francois. PIP. Ill.
Storms I'm sonnenschein.-Euited by q.
L. Swigget. PIP. IS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
An Ecclesiastical Hat.

a millner who works in q lprge city
says that ono day woman came into
the store very much excited, and wanted
the trimming on her new hat changed.
She said that It had been trimmed on
the wrong sdo, relates the YOUTHS Cons
pGnion.
"l3ut," said tho saleswoman, "tlie trim
ming Is on tho left side. That Is where
1t ought to be-"
1T doesn't make any difference whether
It ought to be IN front or back, or right
or left, It's got to DO on the church Side"
Church side!' gasped tho uatonlshed
girl,
Eyes. church side, ] sit right next tho
wall in church, and I'm not golng to
have all trimming next the wall, I want
It on the other side. so tho whole con-
greguton can SEQ It..
The trimming was promptly placed on
the Church side" OF the hat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
A Great Victory.

The action OF the Council Committee
on Health and the special Investigating
Committee last night is capable of being
made one Of tho greatest blessings that
ever befell this city. For month or
more The Times Dispatch has been earn
estly supporting the report II the spe-
cial sub committee, because it was clear
TO any unbiased mind that existing con-
ditions in our health administration were
gricvously and avoidnbly affecting the
reputation OF the city and the lives OF
tho citizens.
The triumph Of that report last night
in its essential features Is the direct out
come Of the publicity given Its reveln-
lions and the popular demand which
was thereby created for better conditions.
From the outset there were difficult
ties In the way, which We're sufficiently
strong to hinder and delay the change
SO urgently desired
Without rchcursing those difficulties Or
catulogulng those forces It is enough
to know to-day that those forces are dis
pcrsed and those difficulties dissolved
and that the action Of the joint commit
tee assures tho passage by tho Council
OF this~most important measure.
Public necessity and plain reason have
united all opposing motives into one har-
nonious effort for Rlchmond's better
ment. Our health problem is intrinsi-
cally very simple, and our possibilities
as u salubrous and even celebrated place
of residence are very large. BY far the
longest step has been taken towards
solving that problem ana achieving those
possibilities in adopting This health or
dlnance.
The difficulties are known; tho remedy
is plain; the power has been given. and
elect the very best possible health board
in order that the remedy may be applied
in the best possible way,
There was never any proprety or need
in dragging into this discussion personal
| feelings and personal antIpathes, Even
The Times Dispatch was accused OF de-
siring some special persons appointed.
| 1t hardly seems worth while denying so
prepos.croua charge, but in order TO
lay at rest any will imaginings we would
say that throughout this whole con,ro-
veTsy our sole object has been the wei
fare Of the city ana not the feelings or
| advancement OF inlyiduals
Perhaps at some later date politics ana
personalities may creep in, III, for the
sake Of Richmond the Council should
start impersonally ana with an eye slnso
10 effective administration Of tl!s yagtly
important department.
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ASYLUM Fare.


Commenting on the investigation Mt
Williamsburg, distinguished State off,
cal remarked the other day that It were
enough to run sane man crazy to DO
compelled to eat bread and molasses for
breakfast three hundred and sixty-nvc
days in the year
+. a great deal Is said about the in
creased cost OF living in this day and
generation. Tho cost has Increased, but
every householder knows that the ac-
tual cost of the stun that goes on the
table is SMALL as compared with other
expenses in the aggregate. The State
has a large plant at williamsburg, AMI
1t costs snug sum Of money to pay
expenses. But the extra cost of good
food in sufficient quantity to provide
a palatable menu, with variety. from
day to day would be comparatively tri-
fling. But, whether SO or not, the state
Of Virginia Is surely under obligation to
give the patients of her hospitals food
that is both wholesome and palatable
Molasses is good enough in its place, but
molasses as the piece do resistance of
every morning meal is rather too much
OF good thing.
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0E1I=QH

Alton of Sonnsco" BY Harold Bind
loss, is Strong man. story OF advcn
turous life IN the great Northwest, Brit
lsh Columbia being the particular back
ground against which most OF tho action
takes place. Henry Alton Is the strong
man. ic shows his strength In his strug.
gle against the forces Of nature, md In
his contest with another mnn who OPP
posed him. Tho story Is too long and
suffers from It, There IRE some excel
lent scenes III It, however, tho workman
ship, on tho whole, is good and tho pic
lures Of lifo In tho forest wilderness are
we'll dono and stirring. If this is first
novel, 1t Is distinctly q creditnble and
promising performance (Fredcrick a.
Stokes Co.. New York; Bell Book and
Stationery Co., Richmond.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Richmond on the Teens.

Or. l.. Sale, In the New York SUM-
4 homesck Southern traveller 10y gnsp.
Ing on his bed;
There was lack OF beaten biscuits, there
was dearth Of batter bread;
And a Northern comradc watched him
ere he yielded up tho ghost,
From the ravages OF oatmeal and man.
glcd whcatkand toust.
The fainting traveller groaned aloud and
wildly tore his hair.
And said: II never. more shall taste my
own, my native fare;
This cold bread diet, truly. will be my
death, 1t seems,
For was born In Richmond. in Rich
lnond on the Jeems
''Take a message and token to my
mother, dear, and tell
Her If Id taken her advice / would be
strong and we'll.
But I was e'er restless bird and thought
! knew IT all,
So needed not her warnings that ere long
this grub would pail.
Alas. l know she told me true, now that
ills nll too late,
All would that I were entering the old
familiar gate, .,., s
And could see tho smoking cornbread
that forever huunts my dreams,
AS tuey DnNc IL GOWN III ttlc!lIllOuu, III
Richmond on the Jeems,
Tell my sister not to weep for me, not
that think she will:
She'd only say: told him SO; I knew
tWOuld mako him ill':
But tell her forgavo her and twould be
Il goodly thing,
If she would hasten Northward and our
mothers cook book bring;
And when some exiled Southerner had
sought and won her hand
She then could fry his chicken as tbs
friend In Dixie land.
Thus casting DER his darkened life some
sunlike. cheering CLEANS.
Like those that shine on Richmond, fair
Richmond on the Jeems.
Last night dreamed that I was home
and smellcd, or thought did,
The grateful fragrance that arose when
cook removed the lid
From or the pot wherein there boiled m
old Virginia ham
Too soon I woke to find my dream was
but q hollow sham"
But here the recollectlons grew too strong
for him to stand.
So hastily no packed his grip and sought
that Southern land,
TO barter all his prospects and wealth
producing schemes,
For pottage a la Richmond, lp Richmond
on the JecmB.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09

Tho fifteen studies embraced in Sue
,essfN Teaching Funk & Wagnnls
Company, New York;, c. the re-
suit OF selections made from a
large number OF essays submitted
In an educational contest which wo con-
ductod last year. and for which prizes
we're offered to those who submitted tho
best essay upon each subject. The sub
jccts covered arc: Tho Value OF Psychol-
ogy in Tenchlng; Tho Teaching Of Pho
nctics; Nature Studies; Tho Various
Methods OF Trcching Nature; How Best
to Gain and Keep Control of the Pupils;
The Art OF Story Telling, and Its Uses
In tho School-roon,; The Place of Blogra-
5pily In General Education; How to Teach
Children to Think; The Advantages OF
Memory Work; Tho Value OF Study
and How to Direct IT; How to Develop
the Conversational Powers OF the PupllH;
The Educational influence and Value of
Manual Training: How Best to Acqualnt
Pupils with What Is Going On IN W.
World How Best to Teach Concentra-
ton; How Best to Develop Character IN
Children; Personality us Factor ~
Tea ching. Zach essay sets forth IN clear
Language tho view of the author and
how In theory and practice certain
phase OF educational work, either OF sub
iect-mattcr, or tho underlying principles
upon which 1t Is based, maybe used by
the teacher, or practised by tho child
Ia further his progress. Tho book Is
especially adapted to teachers, reading
CIRCLES ana tho teaching profession gem
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
0EEfQ1

BY Loves Sweet I!ule" Is tho title
of Il book for girls which has Just been
published by the John G. Winston Com
pany. The author. Gabrielle Jackson has
shown sympathy and understanding OF
girl nature In the drawing OF her en-
.gaging and attractive characters. Mar
garet loses her mother when almost II
baby, and has felt the restrictions Of an
unsympathetlc aunt At last q young
woman is engaged to take the latter's
place rs housekeepcr, and 9. Transforming
ton is wrought. How she gflds the dull
ness Of Margurets life with sweetness
and brings mutual lovo and happiness
into her home form the main theme OF
the story There is romance and udven-
ture enough In the narrative to satisfy
the most exacting of girl resders.
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0fP

Red Saunders" is ono of tho most de-
llightful characters Of modern fiction, and
the moro we SEQ Of him, the moro we
like him and the pcasanter. appears the
reading OF books. Ten short stories deul-
Ing with his exploits are comprised in
Mr.. Henry Wallace PhilIips's latest book
RED Snunders's Pets and Other Crit
ters." Many Of these tales have appeared
In one or other OF the magazines. All
OF them nre good. and some Of them arc
better. To attempt to detail even one
of the plots IN this circumscribed space
would be surely TO lose tho engaging
drollery which gives Reds recituls their
zcst. So we shall not attempt It, but
shall merely advise all lovers of humor
to purchase the volume and laugh over 1t
for himself. (McClure, Phillips & Co...
New York; Bell Book and Stationery
Co., Richmond)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
SALOON MEN WILL
SUPPORT THE DRYS.
Unique Election Will Probably
be Called in Raleigh
Town.
PREACHER LEADING IN FIGHT
Raleigh Now Drinks from a Dis
pensary and is Not
Satisfied.
PREACHER LEADING IN FIGHT
,peciul 10 The Times. plspatch.l

Especial TO The TImes.Dispatch)
RALEIGH. N. c.. juno s.-kev. 8. J.
Belts. who has been working up pcti-
tons for tho calling OF an election in Raj
eigh OIL ''dispensary" or prohibition
in defiance OF tho opposition OF many OF
the citizens. and nnti-Haloon men, who
led the fight two years ago against open
saloons and In favor OF the present
dispensnry, announces that he now has
NIL the slgncrs necessary TO force tho
aldermen to Gull the election. AT his
request, Mayor Johnson this evening
made Gull for special session OF tho
aldermen Monday night to receive the
petition. This election will be unique In
that Rev. Mr.. Bctts's faction OF PROFIT
bitlonists will have the support OF saloon
men. and leading citizens, who worked
as nntl-saloon lengucrs for the present
dispensnry. will not vote az. they are
opposed to all election at this time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Like a Rich Man"

!, u feel like q rich man.. says Mr..
The statement has the Importance Of
Its llmita tions. IL Mr.. Rockefeller had
said ms a rich man ought to feel". We
should like IT, We should Sue then that
he was In the way Of letting The public
then esteem Itself rich In possessing him.
a millionaire who accepts the RESPONSE
bility Of his millions H. q. Joy forever. and
neither does he sneer 1T the law nor dodge
fear from either,
How. curiously to tho day labprcr Wit,
mistaken digestion must the fact a1penl
that Mr.. Rockefeller feels "llke rich
man" merely because for the time being
dis stomach has ceased to DO al organ
OF torture.-NeW York World
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
ENCAMPMENT AND DRILL.
A North Carolina Regiment Will
Train With Regulars.

(Spcoinl to Tho Times Dispn tch.)
X RALEIGH, n. c., June Sin cons
ference to-day between Adjutant General
r. r. Robertson and Governor Glenn. It,
was decided TO send the Third Regiment,
North Carolina National Guard, to Chick
nmnugua for cncumpment and drill with
regular troops. August 10th to 10Th. In
elusive.
ond Regiments and Battery a, OF Char
lotte. at the permanent encalnpment OF
the guards at A1orehcad City. Is to begin
August It'll, the duration being not yet
determined upon. ..,s.
The orders for the cncampment and
for sending the Third Regiment to Chicks
amagua will be Issued within til. next
few days,
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be more or less embarrassing, but Editor
Wntterson is u law unto himself, cru-
sader who forgets those things which
nre behind, and reaches forth unto those
things which are before and presses
toward the mark for the prize OF hts
high calling. What arc newspaper files,
or records of whatever character, to SO
bold knight Several years ago Colonel
Watterson held out the olive branch Of
peace to his late opponents in the Demo
cratic ranks. The article was generous
overture, as sweet and conciliatory as
b Newsletter Of the forgive-and-forg
kiss~ind-make-up variety, but containing
III conclusion this saving clause:
And IL in the heat of argument We
have said that any man is son OF gur,
be sure that he was and Is son Of a
gun"
Yet oil the sons Of guns were appensed
and reconciled, and there was Il great
cain. 1t is the gallant fighter who knows
how to be n gallant pence-lnaker. But
be It remembered that our Sir Launcelot
is no monk. If he makes peace with
former foes, 1t Is only that hc may make
common cause with them against other
foes. When there is lighting to be done,
our knight Is always in tho saddle, on
this side or on that and Drawer knight
ne'er drew lance. Brave and chivnlrous
and brilliant, Mr.. Bryan may we'll be
proud Of his convert.
There is fun nllcad Tho campaign of
zoos is already an assured SUCCESS; and
ms the Courler-Journal llns nominated
William j. Bryan for the presidency, Tho
has great pleasure in
Colonel Henry Wnttorson Us
his running mute.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Legislation as is LEGISLATION

When the Hooscyelts, Bryans, IIearsts
and o,her insignificant apostles or hum
drum statesmanship have strutted their.
little hour upon the stage ana been nnpl-
Is showed out Of the llme!sh, The Times
dispatch proposes to insist thar due rec.
sognition be at last given TO 4 statesman
of qulnf u different calibre, whose mod.
esty alone has keh him from the prece-
dehcc 80 plainly his. His name Is T.
spence Smith. he honors the town Of
Rmides. La. with his residence, and
he coronates the legislature OF that state
ny consenting to act as ils beacon and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Missionary Society.

iSpecinl to The Times Dispatch.)
CHARLOTTE. N. c., June S.--The Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society OF the
Western North Carolina Conference con-
vened this morning in Tryon Street
Church. In annual session. Mrs. L. IL.
Robertson. OF Greensboro. the president
called the meeting to order. The report
OF the corresponding secretary shows that
the society has u membership OF S,G05.
an, increase OF 202 over last year, and
that 1t has contributed nearly ten thou
sand dollars during the year TO foreign
missions. There are over two hundred
delegates in attendance on the convcn-
tIon, which will be In session through
next Tuesday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Merely Joking.

True.--vicar's wife: Now, Gun any OF
Bright Child: "Ark, the lGrald Angels
Sing!"-Punch.
In Observation-Disclosures, you! Stop
maxim potted chicken out o that calf"
We'll, wot'l mako them" Make
pottcd lanl."--IIouston Post.
lnopp oatune.-suburbnn Patient: "Doc-
tor nin sorry you had to como 80 far
from your regular pructice." Doctor:
tient In tho neighborhood 80 can kill
two birds with one ne."-Judge
a Business lncldental.-"Thnt senator
belongs to your Yes How'd you
come to buy him?, II didn't buy him.
road and took lin in trade. "-Houston
Post.
a Rlsk.----"Why don't you tell your
views :" Pm afraid to-" answered Sen
ator Sorghum. whenever tell my
views on any subject l run the risk OF
stirring up an unansworablo argument
on the other sde"-Wnshingto Star.
Give and Take.-"Gracious, my DEAR"
said the first society belle, spitcfully,
II do hope you're not III. You look SO
much older Tonight" I'm quite we'll.
thank you. denr," replied the other. And
yolIhow wonderfully improved you are.
You look positively young Philadelphia
Ledger.
Went With the SuIt.-Muggsy: where
did yer get do watch?" CATER: Got -
wild q suit o. clo'cs.'' Muggsy: Jaw,
g'on! De clothin men amt givin' away
no witches like that wild suits O. clo'es'
Gaffer: well, dis was u secondhand
suit what belonged to u gent what was
In swimmin'. "-Philadelph Press.
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guide, In support OF what might other
wise seem somewhat extreme phrase
ology to those of carpng or cantankerou!
! nature, The Times-Dispatch confldentl!
cites the latest bill framed by tho subjec
! OF this poor but honest tribute. And i
Is 10 be understood that this bill is ii
/ no sense an unusual or extraordinary
| achievement, hit Is n fair sample of the
| regular routine and everyday goods de.
| livcrcd by the cerebellum of Hon. II
| Spence Smith.
The 7. Spence Smith bill provides:
II shall he unlawful for any young
man to attempt TO court any young wo-
man before he is twenty-four years of
age. Before making such attempt he
shall inform the parents or guardian
OF the woman he proposes to court of his
intention to do so.
"EIe shnll also make affidavit before n
Justice Of the peace that his courtship
will be in good faith. and for the pur-
pose of trying to convince the young wo-
man that 1t will be profitable for her
to marry him.
ut shall lie unlawful for widowers over
the age OF forty to attempt to court
any woman under the age of eighteen
beyond the confines of the parish Of their
residence
As wise a bill as was ever framed, 1t
is submitted as practical and ns salutnry.
One thing only seems to Gull for elucidn-
tion-the precise meaning of the term
ito court
Among host Of diverse meanings the
dictionary gives this, which is evidently
what we are after:
COuRT.-v. t. To seek tho love Of;
pay addresses to: WOO: solicit in mar
liage.
Even the attempt to do these things is
forbidden Louisiana youth by the Spence
Smith bill Tho Times Dispatch fore
sees trouble here. What constitutes an
attempt to seek tho love OFF, Opinions
vary. Mrs. Bardcll construed remark
OF Mr.. Pckwick's ancnt SO prosaic a
subject rs chops and tomato sauce into
such an attempt If anyone indeed, had
the lartl!hood to criticise so perfect
product of so noble mind, 1t would
merely he to express the wish, very
hunbly, that Hon. r. Spence Smith could
have found the time to be little moro
explicit.
otherwise, the bill is without flaw or
blemish, The advance notice to the fe-
males parent or guardian Of intention
TIC attempt to court the affidavit before
q Justice Of the good faith of both at
tempt and courtship, and tho provision
utolshing the old-man's -bTlde feature
from the married life of Louisiana, all
these are the typic offshoots of q mind
as sane as It is original. The conclud-
Ing clause, though u detail In It's way,
is yet well worthy Of notice here 1t
provides that "all children born to legal
~ married people In this State shall be
raised and educated at the public eX-
pense," and calls for an appropriation
Of s17otD,0lO for this purpose.
Stingy-mnded persons abound In
every State, and some Of the meanest
Of them in Louisiana VIII doubtless OPP
pose the IT. Spence Smith bill through
a mistaken desire TO save a few misera-
BILE dollars More philosophical persons.
however, will agree with The Times
Dispatch that the blessings guaranteed
by this bill would be dirt cheap at
any price.
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The Grand Lodge to Meet.

Especial TO The TImes-Dlspntch,)
RALEIGH. N, c.. June estate Deputy
Grand Chancellor ]. y, Mutt, or VIII
mington. wns In the city this morning
from Ellington whore he just organized
lodge of knights OF Pythlas' The
grand lodge meets In Greensboro next
Tuesday, and the reports will show four
teen new lodges organized. during the
year and more than ono thousand new
members. w. w. Wilson, of Raleigh.
now deputy grand chancellor, will be
made grand chancellor whom the grand
lodge meets In Greensboro, so Mr.. Mutt
says.
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A Mistrial Ordered.

Especial to Tho Times-Dspatch
( GREENSBORO. n. c.. June Sin tho
Federal Court here. called especially to
conclude tho trial OF the proceedings IN
bankruptcy Instituted by Simmons Hard
ware Company and other creditors
against II. N. Hardin, A. Il. Combs and
L. y. Davis, merchants OF Wilkesboro, tho
Jury failed to agree OIL Il verdict. ana
Judge Boyd ordered mistrlal. The case
has occupied ten days and involves tho
possession OF twenty thousand dollars
worth OF goods alleged to have been
fraudcntly obtained.