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The Tobacco Tax.

Will you answer the following through
your valuable query column?
Has a farmer the right to buy tobacco
and rehandle 1t, and then ship 1t to
market to be sold? If not, has he a right
to buy tobacco on @ commission mer-
chants license who is N proprietor OF
a tobacco warehouse? I think the ware
house proprietor has only selling license.
and the farmer would have to have buy
Ing license. I don't mean to buy tobacco
on a warehouse floor, but Mt the farmers.
own home. A READER.
Editor Of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-Replying to inquiry of your cor
respondent, which Is herewith returned
at you request. you are advised that
farmers are permitted to sell tobacco
OF their own growth in It's original state.
hut are not permitted to buy and sell
leaf tobacco not OF their own growth
without first qualifying as q dealer in
leaf tobacco" The law on this subject
reuds: Every person must be regarded
as a dealer in leaf tobacco, whose busl-
ness 1t Is, for himself or on commission.
to sell, or offer for sale, or consign for
sale on commission, leaf tobacco
If your correspondent desires to engage
In the business Of dealer in leaf to-
bacco.' no hould make application to
this office. upon receipt Of which Form
s77 would be sent him for filling out and
signature. and upon receipt OF said form
by this office. certificate OF registry as
dealer in leaf tobacco would be issued
him. Respectfully yours,
NJ, X. LOWRY, Collector.
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OLD BATTLEFIELDs.
Trip to the Valley Of Virginia BY
An Old Confederate.
Editor of Iimcs-D Dispatch:

Editor OF 1'imcs- Dispatch:
Sir,--A line or two, giving some mol
dents of my trip to this part OF the
State. may interest some of your readers.
and especially some OF the old members
OF Company, II, Third Virginia Cavalry.
Leaving Richmond at 1880 A. M. on
the Chesapeake and Ohio. / reached,
Charlottesville at. 1880 A. NJ. Every;
mile of the way Is historic. Wei do u
remember Atlee's Station. Louisa Court
house and Travillian's. 1t was htere
that we gave Sheridan n biB drubbing,
1t was ut TravIllinn's that Colonel Will
liam Carter and Booker Foster were In
tally wounded. No drawer men ever
wore h gray. The same house Is still
standing where our company fougfSd|
on the opposite side of the yard. a rcgi-
ment Of Federal troops. It was here
that my old friend. "Slab Foster"
brushed his cars with his hand. saying
that the bullets We're like flies buzzlng
in his ears, Leaving ,rravilllan, we came
to Charlottesville. 1t was near this
town hat We went into winter quarters
for about one week, and werS, ~dlsbanded
to spend the winter at home. to recu-
pcrate both men and horses, Dalgren
soon broke In upon our dream, and we
We're called to the front to defend Rich
mond, Never will I forget the many
escapndes In and around old C,hariottes-
Vile, Tho town has grown considerably.
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A Wife's COMPLAINT

If a mar gets tired of his wife and
ceases to love her and treats her badly
and loves others because his wife Is an
invlid and helpless, II she should leave
him would the Law let her have tho
children and make said husband support
them. Wife can prove husband to he of
low character. A SUBSCRIBER.
In such a case, the court would prob
ably grant a legal separation, give the
wife custody OF the children, and compel
the husband to support her and the chill
dren.
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Greater Richmond.

Please state through your query
column of next Sundays Issue (F'ebruary
18th. the population of Greater Rich
mond"? G. e. w.
1t is impossible to give the exact
figures. The present population of Rich
mond is estimated at from 5000 to
5000. The territory which 1t is proposed
to annex. exclusive OF Manchester. Is
estimated at 1900.
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The Law OF Inheritance.

A.. dies. leaving no will. Two brothers,
two sisters (all OF age), n mother and
father survive him. Who does his estate
go to? II to tho father, does he hold 1t
In trust, or can he dispose OF 1t MS he
tlikes7
2. He leaves q farm. on which there
Is n mortgage OF $1,000. There Ia not
enogh money left to pay of the same.
Can the farm be transferred to som one
else. that party assuming all %responsi-
bilitles OF samo7
A CONSTANT READER.
I. Tho estate goes to his father. who
can dispose OF II ~ he pleases. SEQ
Virginia Code. 1901, section 164s.
. The farm cannot be transferred un-
loss the holder Of the mortgage agrees
to II.
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Dahlgreen's Raid.

Editor Timea-Dispatch.
Sri was greatly Interested in the
occount of Dahlgren's raid by DR..
John Pollard, published in last Sun
days paper. but / was surprised at the
slight mention he made of the repulse OF
the enemy by Henly's Battalion at the
Green farm, only three miles from Rich
mond. The fact is that our battalion
was all that prevented the capture Of
tho city and It's probable destruction.
JOHN w. ANDERSON.
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The Richest President.

Will you kindly tell me through your
query. column who was the wealthiest
President the United States has had?
f.. II.
George Washington. who was. in his
day. one Of the richest men in the
United States. That may Jolt the Popu-
lists, but It Is true.
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yet. after the lapse OF forty-two years.
/ aiil1 rnnnnnIna tin nlnce. JohVInS

yet, after the lapse OF forty-two years.
1 still recognize tho place. leaving
charlottesville came to stauntofi"
Well do 7 remember tho fight at Way1es-
boro, ana through tho streets OF stann-
ton. ! shall always remember ca'nplns
about six miles OF staut,tor one nlghu
IN snow knce-deep md the tnerihoIne.er
Dick Ingram, "spooned' mo thal ..
I lost my boots there In thaW,ins my
frozen feet. About 4 o'clock IN taln
morning the bugle sounded "sadu,e Wy.
Meredith Watson made the weik't' rA's
with his song.
"Lincoln and his hireling crew,
Can whip the South,
Shout! Shout the joyful news OF ICY
DOM"
Mica1ah Oliver sang:
AT TredsrloksburE. the Yankees ea''
TO whip tho southern Rebel.
But Lee and Iongstrcet turned the joke,
And Whipped, them like the devil.
ut was then burnside rode up the Inc,
And stood i'm in his saddle,
And waved his sword ana gave COM
mnnd:
Boys. right nbout, %skiddadlc.
who can ever forget 'Cajah Oliver?
He always wore n smile. and when ne
laughed, he opened his mouth VIDE. anu
hence was known all over the brigade as
"Bull-Bat." A better man, n Drawer sol
der, n truor friend never lived than dear
old "Rull-Bat." May God bless and spare
his life for years to come.
It Is useless for me to tell OF my Visit
fO Iya rrtooph,ry priiuowntpr md OthNr
points. The houses and barns DESTROYED
by Sheridan have been replaced. n the
Valley OF Virginia has put on new glory.
A Grow flying across the Valley need
not now carry her %rations. Some now
towns have sprung up. and the older ones
have generally grown. No wonder Gen
ernl jackson so loved the Valley. with its
beautiful Shenandoah River winding us
way north, on whose banks grow the
finest grass, wheat and corn. with her
fertile fields and hillocks crowned with
fat cattle. sheep and horses, to the east
md west, the eternal mountains pointing
heavenwnrd; It Ia indeed n place Of
beauty and plcturesuueness. 1t has been
called the Garden Spot of Virginia"
believe. however, as much money can be
made In Eastern Virginia by raising to-
bacco and peanuts. My trip was filled
with sad. yet pleasant memories. I
.housnt VI tne Sreut Fooe't i,.e, nhe
invtncible Jackson, OF Stuart and Fitz-
hugh Lee. I thought of Archer Booth
and the gallant Tucker. Of Mecklenburg
county, Tom Vaughn. Archer. Freeman
and Bouncer Fitzgerald. and many Others
who have passed away. I felt lonely and
sad, missing the faces OF my old COM
rades. I looked back upon the path of
life that I have walked, 7 see Its sun
shine and Its rain. and am admonished
that a new generation has come. The
very youngest Confederate soldier will
soon have to Gross over the river" and
God grant that We may all meet. at last.
like Jackson, "under the shade OF the
trees" Very truly yours.
G. T. CRALLE.
Valley of Virginia. January o. 1906.
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Porto Rico.

Will you kindly publish In your Sundays
paper come facts about San Juan, Porto
Rico. and Ponce? Also give name OF the
Porto Rican minister.
A READER.
San Juan Is a walled city. containing
about 10000 population. The houses are
closely built. the better class occupying
the second floors, while in the rooms
on the ground floors the masses are
crowded together. The city stands on an
island. being connected win, the main
land by a bridge. 1t has the usual public
buildings, including postoffoce, and there
is a system of public schools. 1t has a
fine harbor.
Ponce is a city of about 1900 inhab,-
tants. and conditions are much the same
as those in San Juan.
The governor of Porto Rico is Berkman
Winthrop.
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Ohio Convicts.

Can you tell me, through your column
in next Sundays Times-Dispatch. how
can get n list of the convicts In the peni-
Tertiary of the State of Ohio? Thanking
you In advance for your Information, II
am, A CONSTANT RE,A
Write to the warden of the pcniten-
tiary. Columbus. O. But we doubt IL 1t
viii be possible for you to obtain the
list.
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Distances.

Please tell me In your next Sunday
queries what the distance is In miles
from Old Point to Norfolk by water; also
from Old Point to Baltimore, NJ. %.
A CONSTANT READER.
The distance from Norfolk to Old Point
is about fifteen miles; from Old Point
to Baltimore about 175 miles.
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The License Tax.

Does 1t require a license for a man to
distribute advertising matter in the city 2
A CONSTANT READER.
The city Of Richmond may impose
license for distributing advertising mat
ter, but even when license Is granted
police regulations must be observed by
distributors. We do not know of any
State law imposing license.
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New Yorks Mayor.

Please answer the following question
in Sundays Times-Dlspatch and greatly
oblIgc me:
What is the yearly salary Of the Mayor
OF New York city, M. @. G.
/, His salary is $4,000 a e
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EdItor Tlmes-Dispatch.

Editor Times-Dispatch.
sir.-I must think that Old Confede-
rate Veteran is mistaken as to the Bril-
gade and Army Corps.
The 18th Virginia Infantry was COM
manded by the gallant John B. Strange
until killed at Boonsboroi South Noun
tain in Maryland the 14th OF September,
1862. This 10Th Regiment was in 1862
in Pickett's Brigade dhe Bird Brigade
of General James Longstreet's Division).
During the Maryland campaign General
Richard B. Garrett until killed at
Gettsburg. July 8. 1868. After this
General Eppa Hunton commanded the
Brigade until the 9th OF April. 1855.
The 10Th Regiment was always In Cen
eral Longstreet's command.
Respectfully,
80 w. "a CLARK.
Formerly of the beth Va. Infantry.
Hunton Brigade. Pickett's Div,
Longstreet's LIST Army Corps.
Chase City, Va, January soth.
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The Father Of Cluverius.

Please state In your next weeks paper
in the query column whether the father
OF Thomas j. Cluverius Is really dead.
and did he confess on his death-bed that
he himself killed Fannie Lillian Madison?
Vera. Va. A SUBSCRIBER.
The father is dead. and II he made
any such confession we never heard OF It.
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Barbed Wire Cuts.

Please publish in query column next
week.. what will euro barb-wire cuts on
horse, that has ben cut about six weeks.
and what will take the swelling away.
A. DAVID a.
Your query is 80 vague that it is i'm
possible to answer 1t In an intelligent
manner. Please state on what part OF
tho body the wound exists? Write again
and, give full particulars.
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Sine Reduction.

Then the doctor didn't succeed in
reducing your weicht?'
why, not very much. but he left ms
with quite an attenuated pocketlook."
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The Clansrnan.

Will you please tell me what real
historical character ''Stoneman," in "The
Clansman,'' Is supposed to represent.
MISS w. s..
Thad Stevens.
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Magazine Articles.

In submitting manuscripts to magazines
should the manuscript BIO sent Nat or
IN, . course. they should not be
Oiled? Can envelopes, 8 X 10 inches. the
Size OF paper usually used for manuscript,
be had? ! n V been unable to find them.
Please answer In next Sundays Times
Dispatch, and obllge.
a CONSTANT READER.
It is moro convenient to handle IL sent
nat. You ought to DO able to get the
envelopes you seek at any nrst-class store
carrying stationery.
A Prisoners Mail.
Has a sheriff the right to take a mans
mail from the postotice and destroy It,
when the man is in jail serving a short
sentence?
CONSTANT READER.
Relatiys to the delivery of mail ad-
dressed to prisoners, section 8s4 OF the
Postal Laws n Regulation has only
this to say:
1.-THE delivery OF mail matter should
be to the person addressed, or according
to his written order, Such order may
be implied In some cases. as where the
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addressed Is in tho habit OF sending for
or receiving his mai through his clerk,
servant, agent. or some member OF hts
family, and recognizing or acquiescing in
such delivery"
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Kindly publish In next sundays paper,
for the interest Of many OF your read
ers, the number OF automobiles licensed
In Richmond. r. b. s..
40,
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I saw in you paper that several veter-
ans had received crosses of honor, pre-
sented by the ladies of Richmond. VIII
you be so kind as to answer me. through
your paper. telling me just how those
veterans received he crosses. who are
entitled to them; II one why not all?
I am an old soldier with an honorable
discharge from the army of Northern
Virginia, Company a. Nineteenth Yir-
ginia Infantry Crutchfeld Brigade,
Jackson's old army corps. 5 9ast
OLD CONFEDERATE VETERAN.
Times-Dispatch. January 18th. Il
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Will you plense give mo the %pronuncia-
tion Of Roosevelt through your query
column? READER.
Ro-ze-yelt.
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Bald Horses.

Please give me a remedy, through,
Weekly Times-Dispatch Query and An
swer Column that will make the hair
grow back on horses sides that hns
been rubbed off by rusty traces. I
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a radical character as to make rnarrinr
undesirable, 1t would be sensiblos to dis
aolvc the tie. But all such questions
should be settled we'll In advance OF the
engagement. Indeed. all questions involy.
ing their happiness should bo threshed OUT
In advance, aud tho engagement should
never DO formed until they IRE entircly
aure OF themselves. Couples who pursue
that course would no moro think Of break.
Ing an engagement than they would think
of dissolving the tic after marriage, and
II this rulo were followed tho divorce
courts would go out of business. The
mistake which 80 many couples make is
that In their counting days they nre on
their good behavior, shove only their best
traits, and conceal their faults. But afte{
marriage the faults will crop out. and
differences before than after marriage,
I'M there should be. az far. as possible,
n complete adjustment In advance.
The Torrens System.
Please answer the following uuestiona
In your Sunday issue as to the effect Of
the proposed "Massie-Torrens' act In
the following case:
A.. owns q piece of land. which hs
registers Under said act. On said land
is a deed of trust unknown. to A. Said
deed OF trust is overlooked by tho ofYi.
clni whose duty It is to issue tho TOR.
rens'' certificate OF title, and he issues
A.. n clean certificate. A. thon sells tina
land to y. on the strength Of this certln.
cate. subsequently tho beneficiary In
the deed OF trust seeks to get his money.
% Can he get II out OF the lnnd7
II 80. what is the use of tho Torrens act
at all7
t) Can no get it Of the Commonwealth
of Virginia? II go. then she will hava
gone into the title guarantee business.
which is inadyisable.
(0 Does he lose his lien on the Land
and get nothing In return? That Is
unjust. QUERIST.
b. would hold the land on the strength
OF his certificate. free from the Hen Of
the deed of trust, and the beneficiary
In tho deed Of trust would nave recourse
against tho assurance fund for thu
amount OF his lien. This assurance fund
ia created by n small tax OF onc-tcnth
OF one per cent. on the value of every
tract of registered nnd at the time 1t is
offered for original registration. There
is no liability on the Commonwealth. nor
does the Commonwealth 20 into the
guarantee business" Tho titles ARE
guaranteed by the law under the Torrens
system. and the Commonwealth simply
permits the law TO take It's course. and
provides for the accumulation OF an as
surance fund under It's operation. The
experience of other countries has been
that demands >are rarely. II ever. made
against the ASSURANCE fund. and it has
always been more than ample to meet
every claim. Th practical operation of
the Torrens acts is so satisfactory that
there has not been a single claim as
serted against any assurance fund in
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Cold Storage.

Can o give me any information how
to build a cold-storage and how to manage
1t n n other way OF keeping eggs
through the summer time.
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We know Of nc medicinal agent that
will restore the hair on parts constantly
rubbed by traces. and has been so for any
length of time.
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Drewrv,s Bluff

!. There has been quite a discussion in
regard to what I read in tho society
notes about a third nurse being APP
pointed to the Soldiers Home Hospital
Richrnond). Will you please state in
your query column the date?
2. Also why the station between Pc
tersburg and Richmond got Its namc,
Drewry's Bun? and oblige a constant
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MISS N. M. sTRATToN

No. 80 High Street. Petersburg, Va.
I. Mrs. N. ". Randolph, of No. Gil East
Franklin Street. Gun furnish Information
as to the appointment OF the nurse of
Soldiers Home.
2. The name ''Drewry's Blun.' n point
on James River, below the city, was
taken from the Drcwry family
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Write to Colonel George William Hill,
CHIEF OF Division OF Publication. WASH
ington. D. c.. for bulletin on cold
storage.
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Automobiles in Richmond.

Ro-ze-vclt.
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Our lives creep slowly on, Lucille,
The grass Is on the lawn again;
Tho trees arc budding out, Lucille.
And frost Is conquered by tho spring,
We, looking back when we were young,
And read the fearful might have been,
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Which is Right

Valley of Virginia. January o. 1906.
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The Pesident's Name.

Thad Stevens.
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"Llncoln and his hireling crew.
Can never whip the South. .,a
Shout! Shout the joyful news OF free'
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At last I feel you know. Lucille.
That the world to me Is dead:
And live in the past with thee, Lucille,
With naught in the future to dread.
Your voice I hear In silent night.
And by day midst the city's roar;
Your face 1 SEQ In any light,
For It's stamped on my soul to the core
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But now you know too late. Lucille,
The shock that I then was given;
AND that your loss to me, Lucille.
Was the loss OF an earthly heaven.
For years ! tried to learn to say.
That the earth must still have charms;
But my heart would say, by night and
day,
What are they, to her clinging arms?
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Remember when our hearts were one
Before fate frowncd 30 dark between,
Four hundred months have passed. III.

I loved o then. my lost Lucille,
with all the power OF my soul;
The very thought of thee, Lucille,
Would vice to virtue mould.
It seemed that our lives III that love
Commingled In n world unknown;
Saw only in the land above
The land where angels have their hon
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But then ills past, you know. Lucille,
Death round us both hath often strayed:
And soon our time must come, Lucille,
When in the silent ground we're laid.
Then all thnt's mortal there may rest.
But In that far-off land above
I'll clasp thy spirit to my breast.
And claim thee for eternal love.
Svenska monitoren., 1906-08-24

jog DCBidilSd llih pidntik
uteslutande till sjukdomar /
mans backorgan. Derest jag
forsokte att bota ALA menni-
skans siukdomar, som manga
doktorer CORA. skulle jag utan
tvifvel hafva Stamina resultat
som de - ofta ~forodmjukande
for lakaren och farliga for patti
enten. Inseende att menni-
skans sjukdomar are for manga
och kamplicerade for en- man
att mastra, gat jag upp Diet O.
mojliga for lange sedan. Jag
borjade da att bereda mig for
speciell demanding. i hvilken
jag foresatte mig att blifva
mastare. Huru val jag har lyc-
kats, kunna manga at nina oo-
tade patienter, bland dem hera
at de basta borgarne i denna
stad och omneJd med glade in
tyga, derest nj will lata mig
hsnvisa till dem. Da jag gor
delta p~astaende i all uppriktig-
het for att bevisa Diet, ligger
Diet | edert i~ntresse att under
soka dess sanning. Ar ej eder
helsa och kommande lycka
ward eder It'd och besvar att
undersoka systemet at en- be-
handling, som botat fall, hvilka
emotstatt manga andra dokto-
rer och lakemedel? Med nina
tjenster till edert f6rfogande
Dor nj Ell, derest nj ar EFT offer
for manssjukdomar j backenor-
ganen, fortfarande Ida.
Svenska monitoren., 1906-08-24
HAIR OCH DER.
scandinavian - American

scandinavian - American
linens angare c. F. Tietgen an
lande den 20 dennes till Chri-
stiansand. ALT val ombord. Sam
ma angare afgar anyo fran Chri.
stiansand den september och
vanths till New York den 10.
Program har nu blifvit upp
gjordt for Iowa State Fairen. som
halles i Des Moines Aug. 26-3G.
Sondagen den 20 ar musikens
dag, mandager den Fl Des Moines
dag, tisdagen den 20 de gamla
soldaternas och barnens dag,
onsdagen den 20 toreningare och
bankirers dag, torsdagen den 80
gamla settlares dag, iredagen den
81 Iowas dag. En- mangd forlu
s~telser komma att fnnas pa fairen
sasom kopplopningar. musk. fyr
verkerier, uppstigningar med styr,
bsra bal!onger och mycket an,
nat.
Tiarpapp och takspaa at bast,
qvalitet hos Spalding