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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20

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order was changed and the vest
bound train was directed to pass the
train & app hs
order should have been delivered to
The train crew at Swallow, but for
some !, reason the operator p, there neg
meantime the cast-bound train had
received its orders and expected to
meet the west-bound train at Beaver.
No other. orders INTERVIEWED to pre-.
vent the wreck
Slr-This Associated Press report OF
the cause of n recent collision OF passen-
ger trains Is much more ineligible
than the usual tclcgraphtc account OF
such happenings.
We hear good deal about legal regu-
laton OF freight rates and a compulsory
2;cent passenger raj but the safety OF
t1ayeins Public h Is OF 1ar a
nuainted with tho conventional or stand-
ard code for, the mqyement Of trains.
ways entering our city arc up to date
In matters OF safety rules and devices.
upon reading such accounts as me
block system and the middle order,??'
Now, the block system is y provision
that prohibits more than one tram 7, 1T. ,ll5
1.-THE ..middle order Is an order given
tho operator at the station where the
trains are to meet to nod Tue ilrSt Tram
arriving there until the opposing train
arrives. Suppose. then ia) that the dis
patcher should give q cross order; or (b)
that the operator fail &to deliver the Or .
der to one sofa tho trains:s or (c) that the +
order, is misunderstood or overlooked by 4
either OF tho trains--thcro would DO tlia !
double ,,uib check of the block and the nd: i
ditIonal check of the middle order"
which wise precautions reduce tile
chances @of a llslon to Sa5mninrlin. !.
Compare these modern, up-to-flatc meth-a
dds with m antiQuated dependence
for safety of life and limb to tho fnult-g
lslessness of any ono cnploSe, a or of NIL &
concerned Jointly, and the wonder Is a
THAT all railroads do not voluntarily
adopt tho safest way, or else DO cons
|spel.ed to do SO, At 5s5E s
IN Tile matter of equipment is not to be 4
sli3hted. Heavy vest ibulo coaches do
not smash up. turn over and burn up
as easily MS lightweight. Cheap-Joln
cars XII II Stii "a,
This is not written to advertise this
road II have served in tho capacity Of
dispatcher for twenty years, but I cans
not refrain from say Wing hi this connec.s
ton that tho more I see and read OF
progressive lnIlronding the stronger am
Impressed with the ! good 4 hende dness''
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio's superb
mana cement. ~ III ii5s 81 W.
w. Ms BICkEIS.
Richmond. Va, March IL 1906. X rs
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Another Sort Of Fowl.

1.-THE impotence of thai, yninG brGthelr =. o.
told me i was no ctickcn whom I married y
We'll. replied her Runsynlpathetla Illus.
band. that's truo enotlg ,3g Y OH Wereill y
Il chicken. We're YOU q &, e VI
was u goose Ca tholics Standard li!l
md 'riincs. sTafii 5 3l rs VI sS3ji
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His Vain Wish.

tWlion he gets u chance 70 stand mp.
and address All audience he seems % ne
.'Not sperfee,ty liappy.il$EIe can't u help
wishing that lo was part. i, Of tho audi
applaud himself -Gatholl a standard and
Times. & ii 5i}S4 RI siS S "A ~ l8
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Wilfully Misunderstood.

"rhcy.rc In reducd circumstances, q
course. b,ititlleir family Isl q, very old
ono and proud, even il they have lots
William tho Conqucror,' ss \, .... =,
8S5."rhc debts, aSoil mean don't count
5tiiat.--C ntholic;,Stnn md \, ines,
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.Wanted-A Wife Who Can Take
Ioke.

According to Chicago contemporary,
a widower farmer OF sevcnty-five. has
lust arrived in Sioux City, Iowa. in quest
of a new wife. His experience with the
previous one has guided him In the for
mutation OF certain definite stipulations:
II don't care" he said to the manager
OF a matrimonial bureau. what she
looks like how old she Is. or where she
Genes from, and 1 am willing to pay a
good fee If you get her. But mind this.
| / want woman who can take joke,
and who isn't a member of a church,"
| Behind this simple expression of prefer
cnccs there Turk what hints OF tragic
past! What story OF a misnatchcd union
and married life!
Here, evidently is man OF genial hui
nor and gamboling fancy; man Of
irrcprcssibe ana overwhelming wit, OF u
mirth-lovng and jovial nature, OF a blithc
and gladstone spirit: a comical. facetlous,
joc,,se, rollicking, roaring man, with q.
laugh, We may imagine, like a pipe organ;
u tlroll man, witllal who must have his
fun.
And through, some untoW Y%,l VI, trick Of
fate he married q swotls, II 81 what a diff
ifcrent sort. Her portrait too, rises
readily 10 the imaginative mind: a dour
lady, long -visagcd. solemn and saturnine;
!. Grabbed. cranky. cantankcrous Indy,
melancholy. psalm-singing and very pos
.sibly dyspeptc; u broodlng, frowning
lady, unrcsponslvc to tho finest play %
wit. stonc-dcaf to the mcllowcst jocun-
d:ties; q serious ana earnest lady; in.
short. who could not SEQ a joke with a
lfeld-glass. ..
a crimlnally mismatchcd pair. In very
lstrutl, Will, what heart burnlngs and
soreness they came down the years to-
gether, it is. alas! too easy TO imagine.
That bittercst OF all cxpcrIcnces--to get
off a really good ono and see 1T fall alb
snlutcly iiat--was the daily portion of
1 this unhappy husband No slnlcswas the
sweet reward of Ills mild plcasantrlcs no
| scrcamt.ot laughter greeted his DETER
and snbtlcr rcpartees. Disclarging a re-
| tort or a comment tof an excellence we'll
calculated TO set a table on n roar. hn
would glance up perhaps, to meet face
Of blank vacuity or one decorated by a
sncer.
Also, we have reason to infer there
were certain troubles IN regard TO going
70 church. Tho sunday morning break
fast table was doubtless peculiarly mis-
erablc affair, But we are perfectly sure
that the good wife's insstenccs In re-
gard to a proper observance OF the Sab
bath paled into utter sisniaeance before
her inability to&take q joke,
Matrlmonally speaking. the old gep-
tlen,an has plainly kad an uncommonly
rough time OF Us and he has our sim
]: cerest wishes for better luck In his ncxt
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venture. Despite tho cnvillinxs o. tho
aelf-styled liurnorists. there are no end
OF women who can, enjoy a Jest to tlar-
Ijity, and we trust that tho b,,roau will
steer him sttrllsht to one OF them.
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Railroad Values.

1t las already been mentioned In o,tr
news columns that Japan has deter
mined to nationalize her railroads. Ac-
cordingl to the general plan the govern
mcnt is to purchase all private railways
at fixed rs,te-namely, twenty times the
average profits OF the three years pre-
ceding the war, the treasury paying ny
means Of five per cent. bonds which
tho companies will divide among the
shareholders. Tho greatest care will be
exercised to carry out the measure
slowly and prlidcntly In order to avoid af-
fccting tho markets. a special account
will be created and all net revenues from
the railways will be applied In payment
of interest and amortization charges,
whereby tho total amount OF the bonds
shall be redeemed within forty-fye years.
After the bonds have been redeemed the
annual revenue accruing to the State
will be s27,5oo,ooo.
In this connection some OF tho rail-
road experts In Washington have been
figuring 1t UP what 1t would cost the
United States to nationalize the railroads
on the plan the Japanese have adopted.
and produced staggering set of figures.
The gross earnings OF the railroads in
1909 were few millions under s, 900 eco 600
and the next year approximately 5000, !.
10000. Operating expenses and taxes
were approximately s1,4co,ooo,ooo for each
year. leaving net earnings of about $685.
100000
The statistics of the Interstate Com
mercc Commission show a capitalization
of 81, 200 Oo,OoO but that includes about
$3.50, 100000 which Is duplicated through
railroad holdings in allied or subsidiary
companies, making the actual capitaliza-
ton approximately sl0.7oo,ooooco. This
accords practically with the figures OF
Professor Henry C. Adams, the statisti-
clan Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, who has estimated the commercial
value Of tho railroads of the United
States at sl1,o4ioo0,o 900
On the basis of the net earnings the
cost to the United States Of taking over
the railroads on the Japanese plan would
be something like 1880, 100000.
1t would also cost US one of our most
cherished principles, IL not eventually
our form OF government.
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A Chicago real estate agent who
kissed lady'citizen. now has to pay her.
$4,000 damages. This, We believe, is the
highest priced OSCILLATION on record. Tho
agent would no doubt have gotten Off
far more cheaply II, instead Of waiting
to be pried loose from his cash. he had
voluntarily credited the salute on the
rent and said nothing about ii.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20

AS 10 New Yorli's prestige In the SEN
ate, It is hard 70 say whether 1t Is be-.
ing furnished most by Mr.. Depcw, who
is absent. or Mr.. rlatt. who Isn't.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20
When ia was Absorbe

800s"He's the most dcyput man ~ clluEth.
/ never saw any ono Who could be so
absorbed lnapr,ly en- Y. 81 ss q sf
Indeed z mover not iced "a {. slsS
N: Probably not 1 don' I, & y pnnse; you
ever took I'M the collections. holio
STANDARD and Times, a; ss4 y
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Considering tho fact that there is as
yet no Panama Canal Is a little re-
,narkablc that I SO. mar ambitions get
swnnpcd III 1t.
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Coal goes up because Of real or threat
encd strikes; Ice because OF a mild vim
ter. Keeping cool in summer and warm
in winter thus becomes an increasingly
costly occupation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20

AS "a token or approaching spring,
however. a bird In The bush is worth two
in tho magazine poem, sS.f a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20

Present prospects are that before any,
thing In the way Of rate-law gets on
the books the railroads will have made
enough money from the present scale to
retire. N
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Richmond. va. Ma
a New Word,

Mrs Mccall: Ks You haven't got that
,pnnpous but ler any. more
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to sui u.s. ~ Catholic Y
Standard and Times,
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Some cong ress,ncn affcct, to regard q
certain hill3as p,,ro footl is!incss. But sthcn
they have had head-colds.
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It Is curious how men reasoning on
the same state OF facts and the same
conditions come to such entirely con-
trary conclusions. Our heighbor. the
Dispatch, In an editorial yester-
day morning on the subject of Tho
People and the Corporation" reaches
the conclusion that hostile legislation
against railroads Is not so popular as
It used to be.
We have frequently been struck with
the originality of The Times Dispatch.
but We confess We were Just little
surprised at this discovery for 1t had
appeared to- us that just the reverse
was the case.-Richmond Evening
Journal
Why didn't you tell the whole story?
Our contention was that as the number
of persons owning stock in railroad COR
poratons had greatly increased within
the past several years. there were, in
consequence, more citizens who were OPP
posed to legislation designed to cripple
the railroads in their operation. Is there
anything startlingly Original in that
deduction? There are many, to be sure,
who are still "agin the railroads" and they
are noisier than ever. The conserva-
tives do not make SO much fuss, but
they are in evidence and the number is
growing. The politicians Will find ii out
If they will only put their ear to the
ground.
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Those: (: Girls.

Anne ireeke III. Ciasscr8 Is such IN in.l
steresling tn lker! AlWays say e III sone-
thing one else.
Ing to you. too 2--E uck. III 5
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Safety of Travelling Public the
Paramount Railroad Que tion.t
Editor OF trle Illness Dlspatcll:
q 'SS.srhe Utah and Cal forniaA cSpress.s
/ sWest.bounf, loft Pueblo an hour and
n, huff late with lorlers to moct
Il the Colorado and New IeAico e,x-s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20

Grover Cleveland Is gradual Is approach
ing the grand old nan stage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-20

Men who marry for money; arc vcyy
likely to get Il run for r.. 3sl \, X
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Does Your bak powder
contain alslfn |? Lock upon
the label. Use only a powder
whose label shows it to be
made with cream of tartar,
NOTE. Safety lies II Buying
only the Royal Baking Powder,
witch IS the best cream 81 tartar
sbakine powder that can be had.
BRIEFITEMS FROM EIVERYWHERE

ST. HOUSEWIVES Eads Howe. n phi
lanthropst, who refused to,acccpt nn In
herltancc because, lie said. no had no
right to money he had not earned. and
who is spending his life IN practical works
OF philanthropy, now plans to establish
a santnrlun for inebrintcs ana victims
of drug and cigarette habits.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31
WINNING OF THE WEST

The Northwest territory. out of
which were carved the states of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis
consin, became the quick and steady
goal of immigration from New Eng
land, and that New England stream
into the west has been so constant
and so great that there has long been
vastly more of New England west of
the Hudson river than east of it.
To-day we are indeed seeing strong
counter currents. AS there are New
England societies in many western
cities, made up of men whose men,
ories turn back fondly to the old home
and whose steps also turn thither
more and more in Old Home week. so
now associations of men of western
birth are multiplying in our eastern
cities. New York has a large Ohio
society and we hear of the annual
Iowa dinner and Illinois dinner in the
metropolis, and Boston now has her
own western society. organized last
year, with already 100 members.
The old town of Rutland, Mass. has
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31
KOREA LAND OF SORROW

There are brass men, and wooden
men, and cowhide men, in all lands
and among all nations, so also in Ko-
rea; but taken one by one and as
whole, there is no race where there
exists a more sensitive nature or a
keener appreciation of the feelings of
others" says a writer in the Seoul
Press Weekly. 'As for theaters, there
are none, and Korea has no pit or
dress circle, but yet every man plays
to the galleries for all that he is
worth and the manner in which he
succeeds in his part is to him every
thing. We, from the west, are rude
and careless in comparison. We move
about without ceremony and think
even to hold our heads up when our
trousers are puffed at the knees and
our shoes lack blacking. but not so
the Korean. He falls frequently into
state of dilapidation, and the burden
of it is full of misery and bears heav-
lily down upon him. If a sudden wind
fall comes his way he blossoms out
Immediately.
His is a life of ceremony and his
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31
IN -SHA WGKATS MIXED COURT

Last December's riots in Shanghai
called the attention of the world to
that unique institution, the Shanghai
mixed court. The following is from
the pen of the Shanghai Times police
reporter, written few days after the
riots: Magistrate Kwan and Mr.. ].
H. Arnold, the American assessor,
presided at the mixed court yester-
day. Mr.. King was not present, it be
ing understood that an important
mission coupled with the failure of
the laundryman to return certain nee.
essary garments in time, prevented
him from attending the sitting. The
court wore its usual calm, quiet and
dignified aspect reminiscent of pre-.
riotous times, and no armed guard
was present. The various members
of the force, having found that large,
heavy service revolvers bulge the
pockets and spoil the set of their
smart, natty uniforms, had come I'M
armed, evidently intending to rely
upon their good right hands and the
justice of their cause in case of re-
currence of unpleasantness.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31

well been called "the cradle of Ohio"
High on the Worcester county hills,
so salubrious that it was chosen by
common consent as the best place for
our state sanitarium for consumptives,
the central town of the state. Rutland,
was the home of Gen. Rufus Putnam,
and from there he went out to found
the state of Ohio.
A second prominent cradle" was
Danvers and the region roundabout
the immediate sphere of the influence
of Rev. Manasseh Cutler, Putnams CO.
worker, but it is right to give the
home of Putnam the pre-eminent
place in our celebrations of the begin
ming of the movement of New Eng
land into the west Putnam's old
house in Rutland still stands, well pre-
served, secured as memorial a few
years ago through the efforts OF
Speaker Hoar and other enthusiasts,
and with its rooms admirably restored
and filled with an interesting histori-
cal collection, it is visited each year
by hundreds of people from the west
and east alike.-Boston Transcript.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31
CONTRAST IN TWO LIVES

An American father had two daugh-
ters, and when he died he left each
of them a large fortune. One of them
said to herself, l like society, like
titles, and as there are no titles in
America l will cast my lot in foreign
lands. AS she was rich and attract
i've, it wes not long before titled
gentleman from France offered her
his hand in marriage. She accepted,
the marriage ceremony was per-
formed, and she went with her titled
husband to Paris, opened palace,
and went in for all the enjoyments
IF French society.
We shall not speak of the many
troubles which befell her and the dis
tress which her titled husband
brought upon herself and members of
her family in America. But the up
shot of it is that the count has spent
up to this time something like SS,000,
900 of her estate, and besides has so
outraged her feelings by his atten-
tions to another woman that sne has
brought suit for divorce.
che other daughter said, love the
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31
THE PEOPLES SUNDAY ALLIANCE.

The Peoples Sunday Alliance is
the most popular organization in
the West and is constantly grow
ing in esteem of the public.
The reason for this is the time
of meeting, Sunday afternoon)
everybody is at leisure and the
fine programs that are given to its
patrons.
The speaker last Sunday being
especially attractive as evidenced
by the massive audience that
crowded the hall and literally hung
upon every word uttered
The subject was THE Power of
Thought" and the speaker was
Rev. Mona l.. Brooks disciple of
the Higher Thought school.
This new cult is making many
disciples in Denver. 1t is faci-
mating and instructive study cap
able of enlargiug ones range of OBJ
servations and investigation des-
tined to change many erroneous
views and doctrines which now
holds many willing and ambitious
souls in bondage, A hearty invi-
tation could well be extended Miss
Brooks or any member of her
school to come again and throw
new light on many old problems.
The Alliance is not afraid of the
power revealed by the New
Thought Doctrine.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31

simple life best, and I will consecrate
myself, my talents, my mind, my
womanhood and my fortune to the
good of humanity. From that day
she has found her pleasures in doing
good. She has never been ostenta.
tious; she has never paraded herself
before the public; she has found no
time for the frivolities of society, for
she has been too busy in good works
for such diversions. If she had any
desire for a title, save that which
belongs to every true American wom-
an, the public at least had no evil
dence of it, and yet she has a title.
She is known throughout the length
and breadth of the land as our un-
crowned American queen, and that
title, which has been voluntarily be-
slowed upon her by the American
public, is a title of honor more rich
and worthy than any which has been
gained by inheritance or by marriage.
Which of these two titled women
do our American girls most admire?
And which has had the happier lre?
-Richmond Times Dispatch
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31
REGISTRATION.

This paper called at the outset
the attention of every voter to the
necessity of registration. The
time of registration begins today
Saturday and the duty lies before
each voter not to wait until the
last moment or submit to the per-
suasion of some steering committee
to get you to register but put your
name at the head of the list of
qualified voters and thus taking
time by the forelock vote the ticket
that means most for the interest
of the city and youself.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31

Remittances should be made by EN-
press Money Order Postotfice Money
order, Registered Letter or Bank
Draft. Postage stamps Will be re-
ceiVed the same as cash for the frac-
tional part of a dollar. only 1-Cent
and 2-cent stamps taken.
Reading notices, ten lines or less, 10
cents per line. Each additional line
over ten lines. cents per line.
Display advertising rates, % cents per
square. A square contains ten agate
lines. No discounts allowed on less
than three months contract. Cash
must accompany all orders from par
ties unknown to us. Further partic-
ulars on application.
1t occasionally happens that papers
sent to subscribers are lost or stolen.
In case you do not receive any num-
Der when due inform us by postal
card and we will cheerfully forward
a duplicate of the missing number.
Communications to receive attention
must be newsy, upon important sub
jects, plainly written only upon one
side of the paper; must reach us
Tuesdays If possible, anyway not
later than Wednesdays, and bear the
signature of the author. No manu-
script returned, unless stamps are
sent for postage.
All communications of a personating
nature that are not complimentary
will be withheld from the columns of
this paper.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31

words are full of delicate shades of
compliment and good opinion. By a
turn of the verb or choice of the noun
he can lift his hearer up among the
gods and crown him with no end of
distinction. Again by the same power
of the tongue and same words used
he can put you down into the depths
and leave you weltering. Through the
medium of this language of his he
can tell you to go about your busi-
ness and never come back again in a
way that will leave you highly elated.
Korean life and language are based
on the understanding that this human
frame of ours is capable of appreciat-
ing all the slightest degrees of frown
and favor.
"At this time when their land has
publicly passed under the protecto-
rate, how keenly they feel it. 1t is
no mere show of tears these days, but
real sorrow that wells forth from the
broken fountain of the soul. The wis.,
est have seen that it must come and
that their own misrule would end
thus ultimately, but that makes it
none $he less hard to bear"
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-31

woo Sab Tsuh, single gentle
man, member of the most worshipful
company of Larcenites and an unli-
censed cutter and wounder, was
charged with being concerned, to-
gether with another already SEN
fenced, with stealing a box of jewelry
and valuable correspondence, valued
at $500. Also with being in unlawful
possession of two cotton jackets, a
pair of ineXpressibles and sundry ar
ticles of cotton clothing. Further
more, with cutting and wounding Mr..
Tseh All WI with & Knife, hurting
his dignity and ventilating his gar
ments, on the Seward road on the I'd
inst. Charge proven. Woo goes up
for six months treatment at the mu-
nicipal hydro.
"Tsung All Sung. married coolie,
was charged with stealing five tons of
red paint, valued at $40, from No. 261.
262 Broadway the property of Mr..
Using Ching Che. Tsung goes into
retirement for one month. all his So
cial fixtures being scratched in conse.
quence."