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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
were Installed /
Chesterfield Schools Shown e.
Be in a Very Good
Condition. S
Condition.
;peelal to The Times . p,lspa.t.ch.2

Especial to The Tmcs-D spatch)
@ CFESTI0RF1ELD.V VA. August 6.---The8
County School Board to-day held q well
attended meeting here. during which tie (
past years transactions camo under res i
view. ana plans for the future wero dis
cussed. Two now trustees were installed -
namely, z. A. swlneford. to succeed =.
IA, Brown, In Dale District, ana w. ".
Markham. to succeed ]. "A. Sale, In Glover.
Jill District, VS. ss
The annual report OF Superintendent
William A, Blankenship showed that ffty-
eight white and thirty colored schools
had been maintained during the past ses-
sion at a total cost In tenclers' salaries
OF $le.760 the average pay Of the white White
teachers being $50, and of colored s2d
ne month, The average lengtll OF white
school terms was z, 4 months, and OF COLI
orad % months "A daily average OF
8 ,252 white and 756 colored children was
recorded, about two-chirds Of Wnom were
girls, tho average a tendance pelng apoat
aiphtv.e eight teachers, only four are mem
two white and two colored, The aggre-
srnta county school expense was n littld 4
less than $4,000, a. ba lance OF ~ 1874. 81 res
maining III the treasury at the close 81
the school term, 5li 81 3 I, 3
The supervisors at their last meeting
ilaid their usual levy OF ten cents for
district and ten cents for county school
funds on each hundred dollars of props
serty5 taxed. IA
nrised OF the designation by tho Governor
4 Of Judge William /. Clopton to hold the
september term OF, court here.
John Sterling, O white man, was to-
day committed to jail to await trial on
the charge OF ihousebreakng and stealing
copper wire from the Richmond and
Petersburg Elec.Sc Railway sheds.
bThe administrator Of the late Thaddeus j
MI Woody qualified before the clerk Of
court last week under bond for $4,000, VI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
Men Indus ri,e:',ss;
Virginia. il.

lcxandrin, "a T. oal and n leo * COM
nan IN /: IanineES < Coal and loo: Company
has been ncorporatcds with 5000 author
lied capital stock w liam 7. 1Scrfoott Is
president; r. a. Killing ce-presidellt,
both OF washington, D.. CT and Murray fray
Sands, OF Mt. Rainier. Nd. secretary
treasurer. s5 s. iss !.
q Buena Vlste. leghany Ore 4 and tlltltl
Iron Company Is reported as probably to
blow In Its Gem Iron furnace by sep
TENDER 18TH; capacit yS sc, 900 tons annually.
Its Allegheny md BuenaS Vls s furnaces
are now In operation. &lst3a w
@ Danvlle, ya.-Woo dWorking I2lantrTT,J;
VI r. NOEL Manufacturing Company, lna1l-
ufacturers OF tables. desks, boxes, 4 cases,
etc.. and the r. I. Anderson Company,
dealers In wood and coal, have console
dated and organized the ,Noell-Andcrson
Manufacturing Company with S76, 900 cap
ital stock. Arrangements will be made Q t
once for the erection OF concrete or brick
building. John r. Swanson liz president;
N, Al Fitzgerald, Yice-president, and
George T. NOEL. treasurer,
FostorIa. ya.--Land $Inprovement.---
Chartered: Virginia Improvement Corpo-
ration with s25, 900 authorized Nj capital y
stock. w s. IIoge IS esident; Iio wa r.
L. Wilkins. vice -presid lent. and Harry Il,
Russell, secretary aall OF washington on
DC, t5t iSs Il. s3 5 N All
IIonakcr, va.-Planing Mil. Chartercd:
O'Keeta Flaming Mill CanAany with w.
y. Newenham, Of 3lueneld, W. Va, prcs'-
dent; q. D. Fletcher,Eof Honnker, vice
president and general manager, and -.
i. Soble, OF Philadelphia, Pa,. secretary
treasurer.
Ivanhoe Furnace, Va,-1ron F'urnac CO. ~ ~
iIvanhoe Furnace Company Is reported as as
making steady pro ress WI the repairs
at its furnace. nnd 4 Is to ploW IN no
plant by August 18th. y
Norfolk Woodworking Mac hlncry,-'
Norfolk Woodworking Machinery Com.
.Tany has been Incorporated with $50, 0D
authorized capital stock. f.. 20 l1 ,t1i,
is president; S. Miner Price, v,lcce-preeslI--
dent. Il sS681 VI 81 81 t Ei
Richmond, aVn.-Iron and Lumber Com
son Iron and Lumber Com
pany has been incorporated with an au-
ithorizcd capital stock Of 100000, John
M. Bley Narbeth, Pm. Is presidents sam
ucl /, Miller. syice-presidcnt, and Harry
T. Achenbach. secretary treasurer, Epoth
OF Philadelphia. Pm.
Roanoke, Va-Carl1age Factory, n = cor
porated: Virginia Carriage Factory. with
Harvey 4. Hall, presld enti5t ~. u, Man
ming. yice-presldent and genera man
agor. ana c.. a., stutsrnal, secretary ~
treasurer; authorized capital stock $25,-
observation-disclosures Record, q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
h Good Roads for Henrlco.a

: enregentative Q. W. Throckmor't'o!ln1s8
.v,,, confer an incnlculablc benefit on the
citizens OF Henrico If he succeeds N
having his plan for good ROADS a &C op1eu
by the voters. For years this course e'lfa'
rms been urged by The Times Dllspatch' I
s3 o,,,,d while the act of Legislature under
0which MIR. Throckmorton IS pr ceed ctENl
vas introduced by Senator y hom ~ Y g
1ynchburg, 1t Is prpctica lly the the sai ~
,55,ii which had been prepared py Mr. MI !.
Brhrocknlorton in collaborslt with VIZ.
n q Cary and others and had been e'7ta1
s endorsed by this paper long before t ore
The adoption OF q good road To- ana
+he appropriation Of sufficient FUNDS 70
1 Build and maintain nacnda,n ROADS 2''l VII ~
4 enhance the value OF farm lands more nor =
than anything else. #
In Henrico county alone, under the
present system Of patching and plddlihe
al,out s25,OOo is spend annually on the
roads. Thirteen thousand five hundred
I 81 this would be enough to pay the u IN In
/ tsrest on $500. oN bonds and even zen the i.
Il 500 would DO left to repair or pulla
new roads.
The value OF systematic ana con-
tnuous plan in road building Is strik-
tngly shown b%the unusually good roads
In Tuckahoee DISTRICT. What Is true o
& that district would be true Of the whole
countyiif the same system were applied cd.
TO obtain the best results there should
be one Official. an engineer to whom l'l tho
direction Of the whole matter should
be entrusted The county would then
gain the advantage Of a omprehon 1'A
Man instead OF the inconscquenttal meth
dds Of construction that have heretofore u, J.
existed. . n
According to Mr.. Throckmorton, the To-
bncco growers alono pay q mud TAX
~ Is cents per ton per mile--and on this
hssIs the tobacco-growers OF Virginia
nre annually expanding s1,5oo,oo0 In au ilny-.
necessary hire or purchase OF wagons
4 draft animals and harness and IN loss
X OF time. is,
j5i Prospects for wealth and prosperity
have not been rs good for Virginia IN
Aftv wears as to-day, and good roads VIII
make those prospects realities. Now ~
:. chance for every one to get out and
help a movement that makes for wealth
a md happiness and civilization
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
Prohibition in Maine.

sone time ago The Times-Dispatch
.ta,ea that Governor Cobb, Of Maine lis
.n,oted as having said that the law has
never been obeyed. because the people do
not believe in It. and will not obey II
unless they are kept perpetually under
surveillance, with CLUB held over their
,,aads In proportion to population, he
ha,,.v.s there Is as much II not more,
ar,,nkenness in Maine than In some Of
,hc other States with less drastic laws,
IN the cities the Law Is notorlonsly dls-
-aeorded and violated. He believes In the
application of local option"
This statemSlt was taken from the
gayannah News, hut We have since seen
the text OF a speech delivered by Cover
nor Cobb on April 9th, IN which he says
that he has been misguided; that he be-
1Ieyes In prohibition for the state ot
Maine, that he is opposed TO local option
and license. hut better that than multi
tioatton.n From this We understand Gov
ernor Cobb to mean that, while he be
HAYES In prohibitory law rigidly en-
forced. he would rather have local optior
and license than a prohibltory law wh,cl
as tiagranrsy violated. And Governor Cob
adm.ts that IN many sections Of Maine til
law has becone almosta dead letter. III
4 SAYS; .'In certain localities under Repub
sNean control the Law was openly AM
hagrantiy nullided, In more than ON.
thirsS OF the counties OF tho state Demo
t,ss1o Shsrins haa been elected. and IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
II ro,ved ,J|'iiinglyef'.
WITH 3 Z posv II His Buttonhole.

with 4 Posy III His Buttonhol
&c liked To sec the way lie stepped MS
9Ss ftaco6,yns crossed viii, seams,
but Ssprightfyi Aas child's 1T Kept the
freshness OF It's dreams, 4, I.
or like d sngc, perhaps, he saw the way
to reconcile n. I. D VI.
HIS gentle iiving to the law, We Pray
Best When We Smile. * 34jss
WITH ID posy III, lis buttonllolc-- y, brow, 4
83ts X was bald u God bless his soul
Il hut Sf,is Estei, wng Hight nJid strong;
Ills 5aunty swnggcr seemed 70 olllcK ~
cadence Will, Ills walking stick;
III with. posy5 III Ills buttohliolo. he logged
his way along. Il III \ III s
IA watcher In Tho parks he sat. DIP think
that lie preferred NJ !. 81 y
Tho sparrow With Ills gittor-ciia1t to any
AZ ono. IN 5rnte o' inclemonclcs. who did
not choose to grcvo n gs n /.
or wear his tender tragedies upon his
FIN rusty sleeevc. y. Ss3i 81 MI
with d posy In his bt.ttonlole no pu .EG't.
4 his pipe. una IN u droll By
Young hu,,1or passed the throrg.
Whom tho gods hate tlIoy first MAKE |! g
sad but being blessed IN being eig sgi'a 1e1
XII with q posy In Ills buttonh'oe Ao jogg se'tl
his way along. III ss e{3&i
Ana some there went III broadc lott, weed e a'
and long the face they drew;
And some thero went In shabby tW Gods Is
S53 and his were none too nov nov
But when he lay with Fever pa r. y .,
ana when his light was vas spent il v I,
5Througl, the gray Gates OF Death Z nc
marched, and whistled ~ Sl 1t's went ,'t..
witt, d Il posy In his buttonho'lc-a nd
q whore ile lies tho mcrry soul,
L { hope tho blossoms say Z !. 5, 81. 3.
'"Though rate, tho Chnrlntnn 6Nbo Sv ~
lot her not cheat you OF your ,1i smile;
Ioluck d nosy for your buttorlli ole. aand
III Jog along your wnyl' ..s5 u I.
Wallace irwin, In New York Globe ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

u
food of allSkinds IL now Including beef.
md the dnytis Iii sight wheil mighty i!'''
people south Of Mason and 1oixon's line !,
iIi Rave to ask for d government certif T. !.
cate before they venture to e q az tlle|r
dinner Ss{ G n " jtys Il Isl Wa !.
U vlrnItlans have not Vet fully Realised
tho possibilities OF tl,eir soil. but they they
nro walking up. 4, q, I, y siss si3
stock-raisihg IL a growing Industry, una lii[l
tic horse shows and tho scandals from IN
packinytown have givon Il an Impetus,
But lot us DO suro that nll Virginia l
meats are pure ard wholesome. y ' 7 ct
sort 81 d reputation Wit add still further
to their valuo, and make tho d ttr'tl1
for thorn greater. Stanton has taken Ken
tho Initiative In that direction. The Dis
patch says that the city physician, has
undertaken to inspect tho slaughter ter
houses Of the city. and Il, 80 doing 8 lit'
performing public service. VS. ;as I, II
.Tha inspection shys our contclnpo--
lrnry, e ought to be made, and It ought
totbe thorough, ending with o. detailed 4
report 10 the Council, showing how ting a!n
Strengthening Is done, whether N q thor l't,
oughly sanitary manner and where inc y,
water 8it, eact cuse comes from that} is =
used Tor washing; whether II is pure, ,n u !,
how tho meat y handled /, after !, \. /, j. u, y
Sbutchcrcd- e. whether It ls thrown !, =
around. or lies around, on filthy floors;
whether It IS handled 81 filthy ], WAGONS :.
etc. Such Information it conditions ~ are re-
FOUND satisfactory VIII % roassuring t.
tho III bic, ana beneficial to tho meat ,g
trade II conditions are not found salts.
factory tho information will prove useful OF
to tie Council as basls + for pnr. ono ~ e.
moro ordinances designed to ENFORCE S snt,
tnry rules IN tho Strengthening and h 1iltl-
ling Of meat. # VI it3,s
That sort Of inspection should DO MADE MADE
in every city Of tho state where there iar f.
slaughter-hou ana all Virginia cntt tie
should be rlgldly inspected, to SEQ that
they IRE FREQ from dlsease. The demand
Of tho age is for pure food, and there
sino better sign Of our progress N evil
ization, III 81 j#l 4; 4 III. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
n Our Railways,

miles q msn ene
T propa1{y & Inc psf
p ~ m much as the total value OF all the
pprroo p the country IN 1880 the year az
81 Llneolns election Their inc moons nsa ~
gonr f times the annual revenue Of the
tInt States government. The number
a. men on their rolls is 1900, 900 army
as great as the combined forces . th ~
nsl tha time line Of the peace Of Portsmouth
The III railroads are vast interest, An y :
th,inr Which would hamper them IN the ~,
legitimate activities would dea. !, g 4, ha aia
blow to every. Important inaussfs ~ s ~
slie's Weekly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
BILL AT CASINO,
Typical Summer Show Given at
the Summer PLAYHOUSE.

"a warm Match" At the Casino, IS a
typical summer park show, There IS
nothing startling or sensational about "
and some people may not no inc per-
formancc as5. Il
II it were not for crlmnllns and Cord
and Harry McAyy there would be little
to it, But these three, togel with 9
pretty bupcl. of chorus girls. make tho
show attractive, a. NJ. .ts, i
x There are few good musical and
specially turns that so to make 4. OF tile
production a. performance worm sne
while, but those who go out 70 the S ,'l' !.
!slno expecting to SEQ something out g
the common Will be dlsappolnted..
If All week, with Wednesday ana, s'a l We
day matinees, 81, sjs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
MAN OF Fam ll-Y SHOT DOWN b
WHILE LEADING FOR LIFE
fspeclal 10 rho r,mes-p ispatcl.,

17H 1SDecln( q 70 ZIG IIlncS- IJIspHtcII1 1',
tSYINS ALIEN N. CT, <Allsust Co.
Frost Tlnmons wns shot and killed yes
1 tcrday at Cnmbstown, near Flat Rock,
Surrey county. by Irving Tettreff. Ihe
i two mon had some trouble Saturday
night. ana early Sunday morning Tet-l
treff secured shotgun and went after
sTimmons. U. q :, e,,oa.{
Il Tho latter begged Tettreff not to shoot
hin. but his $pleadings were IN vain.
Tinlmons was shot down and died y! IN g
few minutes, ea.tx a,,,,,t
The murdered man was forty-elgnt
years old md leaves wife ana seye'1
tchildren & sggs Z it3. I'll & ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
s Glade Spring Driblets.

Special to Tho Tines- Dlspatch.)
~ GLADE SPRING A., August en- n = =
j a G. Hammer. who jumped from his en-
gine several days so ana WAS seriously
Injured, while firing a. Norfolk and west ,t:
ern locomotive, II is thought VIII recover.
Mr. b. Hunter Morrlss has reslgf' 60 ~, ,his
position with tho Mntthewsona Alkali
Works. at snltville, Va, to accept q
,position as clerk In the First Natlonal
Rank OF Bristol, Va. I'll .ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
"A Verse. Affair,

The sub lsdtor.-Thpt fellow seslnpl y, !.
sent mo a poem this morning en tl1leN' !
NWhyA DO IAye2 ~, 49,
X The tISditor--What did tyoa do with W. !,
II irhe Subj Returned It with an ene ae, y
slip; Becauso you posted THIS syeaa ~,
bringing It personal y,p-Ally e'opsFs Z
s1Ialt II llday, rs III X -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

jpany with their sister, Miss Maggie 1fird.
they we're driving to the church to at
tend service. and when near the place.
their horse ran away, throwing them out
ana bruIsing them bndl III /
ii Tho buggy came In contact with q tree,
and Miss Maggie was also thrown I; out,
receiving slight injuries.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
Anecdote Of Julius Caesar,

n once more thcI Senate pTeSsed 4 u DO T
CAESAR eg oiferins E6lnl the crown. and once
'"9rs vs BE tnFHnii ha aWAsi nailed
violently, !, IL ,,a,I vo,,
ought to DO willing TO reign q Y 5 !. about
~, rh 4so Was sb s9ms e the ey
ibo Joke was deemed ton anclena, 8. Gym ~
then, e 30 spread upon the olIlc'as fn1' "
.NteS.--1'uCk, t5l h 81 AZ M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

Messrs. Lamb and Bullock are running
for the same office In Tennessee There's
a ,lne chance for meat inspection,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
Runaway Accident,

sgss|IH41R s. Fho Yl@ AuEuat Spayla
and Ada Efird, children of Mr., DANIEL
Sfird. Of this city. were seriously liurt
at church yesterday morning. In com,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
A Hint to the Counties.
10 Mineral Mirror says:

81 Tho Mineral Mirror says 352 X.
.'Thc Virginia state Fair this fall will
naturally the attention Of exhibii-
tors In tho agricultural and took depart
incnts, and more urgently does the
Jamestown exhibition appeal to our IN
forest and pride for a crcditable display
Of all the resources OF. our county 4; ,,9
that Is aBYalaable hint All counties niles
which propose to haze nr exhibit ats the
Jamestown Expoeit! lon III 1907 \ would do do
well to get tho collection together In time
Z to place it on exhibition at the State
Fair in 1905. That would be Ike killing q
two birds with one stone.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

The American INVASION has reached
English pulpi,s London being supplied
Sunday with preachers from America,
who We're using, canned sermons.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

',noot rides on cow-catcher," but he
never rode cow-plncber branded N.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

In France IN agricultural labor union
has Just won q series Of strikes. Cow
herds. carriers, shepherds and farm labor
5ors al secured advances This story
sounds good enough for San francisco.
Who says that old Europe Is slow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

"Loye thy country says nrbane John
d, That's all right for John, but how
about those whose country belongs to
some ono else? X
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
MOUNT No, INT De SALES

ACADEMY oFs1'IE I, yis "
D I,stnbllshed 1862 3 Buildings and grounda *.
tensi W nrd attractive; situation healthlul;
beautiful view OF Baltlmore-hills, TIVE e nna
Work In English, science, music art and Ian
guaEcu. Illustrated catalogues on apPilca tio!''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

"Tliis is a muok-rake story" says the
New York World, and then It describes
tho bakeries Of New York iii away that
makes tho packing house exposures read
like fairy stories. II this sort Of thing
keeps up New York win have a famine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

Lord Rothschild Is said to be RESPONSE
BILE for stopping the Odessa lnassacres.
The world used to BIO ruled by the hand
that rocks the cradle, but now It Is the
hand that holds the pursestrings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

The Albemarle school board has adopt
cd n resolution requesting the board OF
supervisors to increase the county levy
for public schools from 10 tolls cents
on the hundred. Educational progress In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

.Eor those IN perils on ths sea-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07

4 u Nothing would seem less ] likely to any
pea ceable citizen than that he. Of all the
millions in New York City, should 2 be-
stabbed to death by a mailman crazed5
with hunger. i Yet this is Just what hap
pened in New York on Saturday. Said
SDemosthenes, Though. a man hide him
self In a dovecote, he cannot escape
DEATH" and In the often l,yseerical + rusl,
TO avoid microbes, or bacteria or any
supposable cause Of death, 1t Is well to-
remember that the given fact itself may
not Nbe escaped by any road or by any;
one. al
All signs fail in dry weather. but II
ever. II. r. weu1ens on that third term
proposition, the signs OF his nomination
will become q deluge, Even n Lord
Rothsclild thinks Roosevelt will # be
elected" though lie does not know how
either Roosevelt or Bryan stand towards
capital II his lordship has any .Amcrl-
can investments he had better find out
President Gompers and the American
Federation OF Labor invited a dose Of
their own medicine by boycotting q nunl7
Der OF congressional candidates. Appa-;
irently they aro going to get It from an
organization Of citizens who don't Ike
boycotts, and therefore arc going to, start
one OF their own.
In France an agricultural labor union
has Just won q series Of strikes. Cow
herds, carriers. shepherds and farm labor
ors MI secured advances. This Il story
sounds good enough for San Francisco
Who says that old Europe Is slow
XII. -tfts- s---=--=--5i
''This is a muck-rake story snys the
New York World, and then 1t describes
tho bakeries Of New York iii nswdy that
makes tho packing house exposures read
like fairy stories. II this sort Of thing
keeps up New York will have q famine.
Z The Albemarla school board has adopt.
z cd Il resolution requesting the board OF
supervisors to increase the county levy
for public schools from 10 to-yl5 cents
on the hundred. Educational progress In
Virginia Is Keeping stop to the music,
E---=------------------
Lord Rothschild Is said to be RESPONSE
BILE for stopping the Odessa massacres.
The world used to be ruled by the hand
that rocks the cradle, but now It Is the
hand that holds the pursestrings.
&at -------------------------
"Loye thy country, says urbane John;
D. That's nll right for John, hut how
about those whose country belongs to
some ono else? 8
The American INVASION has reached
English pulpi,s, London being supplied
Sunday with preachers from America,
who were using canned sermons
ig3 -.---------------=------- III NFt
Il Messrs, Lamb and Bullock are running
for the same office In Tennessee, There's
a fine chance for meat inspection,
---..---------=-=---=------------- Nm T
X IA. H. n.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-07
Me- ii great places are thrice SER !! q .
xants-servants SCI OF the sovereign 4
state, servants o. fame and servants y e. 't
$of business. Nj 55 I'M "a ~ aso' i5
No Building Inspector Yet.

l...
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10
nrontnigne and Marriage.

Montague went toward marriage
with the quality Of cheerful alacrity
which would have inspired a journey
to the whipping post. Might 1 have
had my own WILL he tells us, Il would
not have married Wisdom herself, if
she would have had me-" No quainter
piece Of polite literature can be found
than the letter which our philosopher
addressed to his wife as kind of nee
essary compliment on the occasion Of
the death of an only daughter. And
the alacrity with which he relegates to
Plutarch the task of consoling her in
her affection testifies to the entire con-
sistency of his habitual claim that the
dignity of marriage is best subserved
when a husband refrains from becom-
ing too fond of his wife. Even in view
of this consideration, however, such a
brief and refrigerated epistle suggests
an amazing degree Of reticence in a
writer who needs only the turning of
a faucet to enable him to pour forth
a quenchless stream of ideas on any
and every subject from thumbs to i'm
mortality Martha Baker Dunn in At
lantic
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-09-10

In order TO test a Chinese witness
qualification for taking the oath an
English magistrate asked him the other
day where he expected to 60 when be
died. He replied, Picking" and was
disqualified.
One in another English court, a little
girl, in answer to that question said.
Il don't know" The Mortified counsel
called the judges attention to the an
swer. "Oh, don't know. either" said
the Judge Swear the witness"