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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
The Bald Head.

y bald head Is a less familiar (and now
adays less true) representative OF the un-
changcablo than the Ethiopian's skin or
the leopard's spots. but It was cited In
this character with impressive pathos by
Hipparchus, one Of the Seven Martyrs Of
Samosata After they had been subjected
&c severe tortures they were at last con-
fronted with seven crosses, and tho En-
peror NIaximian offered them a last chance
to rccnnt. But the aged Hlpparchus put
his hand on his bald head and cried: GAS
this, according to tho order of nature, can
not again be covered with hair, so never
will / change or conform to your wish"
MaXimian ordered a goats skin to be
rallied to llipparchus's head and then
iccrlnely claimed that the condition was
fulfilled, But Hlpnarchus remained OH
duratc and speedily died on the
CrOss.-LonCon Chronicle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Waste in the Educational System,

In his scholarly and interesting address
On Tuesday night before the graduating
class Of the Richmond Training School
fcor Kindergarten Dr. Jamea 4. RUS
seil laid emphasis upon the enormous
waste in our educational system. He
said that he longed 70 see tbs day when
/ The engine Of the public school system
would be 50 expensive that Tie govern
rlent would be compelled To drive {, nm
del high pressure all the time and not,
as under the present system, let il stand
In idIeuess for days and weeks ana months
during sthe year lie iongsd 10 seq the
tlpc when the enigma would be so ex-
pepsiye that the government could not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
extra Billy" Smith.

Richmond. which enjoys the dlstinc-
ton OF being the Monumental City Of
the South will add another statue to her
from all parts OF the State will come
hithcr on that day to do honor TO the
memory of William Smith. soldier, states
man and patriot.
Governor Smith was q native of King
George county, and was born on Scptcn-
Der 6, 1896 After being educated in the
classical schools of Virginia, he opened
n law Office In Culpepcr county In 1878,
and very early In his career took an in
,crcst In politics, lie was Il Democrat
and soon made a reputation as q stump
speaker In 1880 he was chosen State
senator and ton years later was elected
10 Congress, But IN the meantime tho
Wings had gained the ascendcncy in his
district, and lie was not reelected. lie
removed 10 Fauquicr county, and for II
timo retired from active politics,
Under the Constitution Of 1880 tho
Governor Was elected by the joint vote
VI wv lNO HuuscS VI tlt hentIhl tNSStlIi-
bly,, and in 1916, without ntimalion to
him, Mr.. Smith was elected "chief oxccu-
tive" Ile did not know of his election
until he was addressed as Governor" by
one Of his friends who had heard tho
news. They were the days when the Of
fee sought tho man He served from
January |, 1916 to January !, 1919, tho
tenure then being three instead Of four
years, as now, and in 1850 removed to
California and had the distinction of
being the president of the frst Democratic
convention held in thar State. But IA
few years later no returned to Virginia,
and was member of Congress from the
Old Domhion from 1853 to 1851
When the war broke out he joined the
Confederate army, and in June, 1871, be-
came colonel Of tho FOrty-nnth Virginia
infantry. He, was soon afterwards
chosen a member of the, Confederate
Congress. but he preferred the field, and
In 1862 resigned his seat TO return TO his
command In the same year he was pro-
noted to tic rank Of brigadier-gcncral
and was severely wounded at. the battle
of ShurpsLurg. He was forced TO rctirs
from active service. and in 1863 was
/! elected Governor BY popula, vote and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
A Boys Report ofrthe Earthquake
1901 Downcy Avenue.
T RS AupclpS Nav ! N0t

Los Angeles, May 1, lHub.
Editor of The Times Dispntch:
S;ir,-l am requested by tho Los Angeles
High School, where / 20 TO school, to
write II letter East somewhere and tell
tho condition Of Los Angeles and some
filcts about the San Francisco disaster,
My father, ". d. Woolwlne. lis from
harrisburg, Va, and so 1sathoughttrI,
would write to your papcr.4i p1r8t'+ :"
Most people don'tyrcalize that Los An
gcles is 500 miles from San Francisco7--
Il days ridc--and that Los Angeles Is tho
next largest city to San Frnnclsco-tho
largest now.
The earthquake occurred at San Fran
cisco at 5:15 A. NJ, and the shock was
Just barely noticeable here. There Is no
damage at all In Los Angeles, and all are
busy sending supplies to San Francisco.
The churches here have fitted up beds IN
the Sunday school rooms and have taken
in all tho refugees.
.os Angeles desires to have 1t known
that,It was not in the least lurttby the
disaster and that the earthquake was
lust us liable to occur in Baltimore as
in San Francisco
Your sincere fried
LOUIS NJ. WOOlWINE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Rhymes for 5o-D4y

NOETs say that winter llngers
In the lap Of spring = ii
- But I think such quips OF singers
Don't describe the thing,
When a poets writing fingers
Freeze. and he can't-slng.
There be nothing nice or vernal
In such days as these,
When the hoar-frost sprouts nocturnal,
Meath the leafy trees,
And the breezes blow informal.
Z Der ones light.clnd knees,
Hasty changes eer were silly,
Men were fools Of old:
Summers garb protects us lily,
'Gninst q wave of cold
When the northwind PUSHES chilly,
y Down the moss prankt wold
As for summer clothes, don't mango then
In n fits OF bile /. /, Il N
liz the wardrobe Just, arrange them,
In the sneatcst style f5,
My advice issnot to change them,5.f
For a*llttlotswhile.
II. S, II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
"A DIFFERENCE. =
~. IN LUNGS.

In the Edinburgh Uni.
versity three human l,',ngs,lie
side BY side. One Is Of an
Eskimo and is snow white.
In life, this would be ruddy
With rich; blood. Another IS
that Of q coal.rninsr and is
black. The other IS Of a town
dweller and is a dirty slate
gray, a. aro the lungs Of most.
city residents. That's Why
consumption thrives in cities.
One reason why Scott's
Emulsion does 50 much to
keep down consumption is
because It helps to keep the
lungs clean and supplies
them with rich, red blood 1T
makes the lungs germ-re-
sisting. II the body is run
down and health is at a low
ebb SCOTS Emulsion will
build it up quickly and per.
manently.
SCOTT . BOVINE. ~ Pearl s.,.... Ne. YaL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Dream Led to False Husband.
ISnnrinl IN ,rhc ,rimeS- DISpatCn.l

LAFAYETTE. IND, May "a year
ngo Frederick Johnson, OF Indianapolis.
left his wife and fourleen-ycar- son,
telling them lie was going TO California
ana would send FOR them later. AS no
word ever came. Mrs, Johnson thought
him dead until three nights ago. she
dreamed a dead sister appeared and told
her lie was alive and living with another
woman Investigation revealed that, in'
stead OF going TO California, Johnson
had gone to Crawfordsvillc, estaplishcd
himself in the contracting business, and
married Miss Mary Fink, a wealthy
young woman S
To-day Johnson faced two angry women
at police headquarters here. lie cons
fesscd he was n bIgam!st. and. half an
hour later, was before Judge DE Hart
who committed him to prison under an
,indctcrminatc sentence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Marry and Live Long.

Marriage is an Institution highly con-
duc,e to the health Of both husband and
wne.
Statisics provo that among married
men over twenty years Of age and women
over forty, the mortality rate Is far less
than among those who remain single,
Among the widowed and divorced the
mortality is exceptionally great, Suicides
among the unmarried are much more
numerous than among the married.
The matrimonial state promotes tenn
pernnce IN every form. Furthermore. the
probable duration of life of u married
man Of thirty exceeds that of his unmar-
ried brother by five years, and the VIE
may expect to live ono year longer lilah
a single woman of the same age.-+Amegl'
can Medicine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Merely Joking.

p o. II aaH ~ Va = .asaFnH
ThrIft.77--t%By,. George. but I've got a
jewel of{{as5gjr1. proposed by wire and
well rs iAnf'd the fiAgal E.littlc\ thing
waited until 6 r. M.Ss$and got might
rates Houston Chronicle.
A Dlfference.-Kind Lady: Poor man!
Wouldn't you like q nice chop?" Tho
Man (s,,spiciously}: What kind Of Il
chop, lady--lamb or wood ?"-Lllustrate
Bits. FAX t}{%#
An UtJazcIent,lRs ..sspraRatfbn.EsS
ss2ss 39 ?s WYNN sPs ~ ''s
with Tia weary air, toavoid offending a
friend, washing ton Star.
Surprises .--Homcr: Il have bad news
for YOU. old man. Your friend Watkins.
has elopcd with your wifc.te Peckcm;
you don't say! I'm surprised at Wat,
kins; Thought he knew my wife better
than that. Chicago Daily News,
4 Another VIctlm.--The passenger who
was crossing tho styx on the fcrryboat
was complaining OF the heat. "l'm
sorry" apologizcd Charon, F'"but 1t can't
be helped. The icing charges here are
absolutely prohibitve.'-Ch icago Tr-7
bunc.
study This cIoseIy."l was dlsap-
pointed in that Chicago girl" said tho
Boston damsel, why SOP can she
could discuss was Emerson and Browning.
Didn't know "a thing about the price OF
lard. ~ Louisville Courlcr-Journnl @
ReaIIsn1.-"I understand you are turn
ing out great article Of artificial but
tor" You can't toll It from the real
thing" responded the manufactures.
proudly. Eve furnish a beautiful golden
hair with every half-pound. "-Lousville
Courier Journal. 8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Cleaning Should Begin at Home.

o4SoA'AAE 49, . .7f.-t0
The agitation in regard to the pubic
health of Richmond has at least had the
effect TO arouse the people TO sense OF
The Importance Of the subject, and there
is a popular demand for Improvement IN
our system Of public sanitation
But while considering this question
from a public point of view, let us not
forget that there is a work for each and
every householder to do: work which
each and every householder must do for
himself, in Eromotisg the health Of the
community, or It will not be done at all.
There is filth on the streets, and the
municipality is responsible for IT. but,
taken altogether there is far more Nth
ON the premises of individual citizens
Each and every citizen must keep his
premises in condition. Fllth accumulates
at an alarming rate uslcss the back yard
Ms as carefully watched ms the drawing
room Some householders who are very
careful to sweep the house and keep It
free from dust, 10 look over the plumb
ing and see that all the sanitary ar
Z fdNEctntnlS Insult dit III l'''Stt 'hl''''
ton, pay little or no attention TO the
back yard. That is. only halfway clean
illness.
The hot season draws nigh, and 1t Ia
none too soon TO prepare for It. II might
be well for the Mayor to proclaim n
municipal cleaning day, by way of call
ing especial attention TO the subject.
Whether 20 or not, each and every house
| holder should begin at once to clean up
sand disinfect, The cost will be small,
and al such work is far cheaper than
Il doctors blls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
A Good Word for Richmond.

"A GOOQ w ora IOI NASlIAAAOAAo'
Tho Birmingham Age.Hcrald prints the
following:
IT lived in Richmond. Va, nearly
twenty-five years, and during that pc.
riod the number of homicides there diti
not average moro than six q year sa''1
well known citizen of Birmingham.
"sincc coming to Birmingham ! have
counted as many as fifty murders III
Jefferson county i'll ono year. rms dis-
trict is getting bnd reputation ana INC
pistol toting habit Is undoubtedly at 1lle
bottom Of 1t. Richmond rs cvorSbody
knows, is " typical southern city. but
the men there who carry concealed
weapons arc few, indeed. 1t never oc-
ours to an ordinary citizen of Richmond
to carry Il gun Public sentiment. TO
say nothing of tho law, docs not tolerate
pistol toting / think the time has como
when public sentiment in Birmingham
should make it next to impossible for
renutahe men to go about the streets
armed"
Richmond is proud to have such
I,rng that we say that II is reputation
wi.l deserved We doubt It there is
niore orderly city Of It's size in the United
States than Richmond. This Is true of
no particular elias, but of all classes and
Of both races. 1t Is the fashion in this
community to obey the law.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Fire in Fairfax.

FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE. VA, May
0.-The residence of ". II, Graham was
partially destroyed by fro to-day. IN
distinguishing tho flames copsidcrnble
cnrnots. Heroic efforts soon put out the
flames and prevented the. destruction OF
adjacent houses. The origin OF the IRE -
not known,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Snow and Ice.

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.)
e LURAY, VA. May 9.--Snow fell III this
county last night, tho Blue Ridge at
Skyland Park. Il noted summer resort i've
miles cast Of Luray. being covered. Snow
has alSo fallen at various other places In
the county to-day, Ice also formed last
night md fruit and garden vegetation has
doubtless been damaged,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
SNOW .FALLs.ALL DAY
IN THE Till SOUTHWEST
The Temperature Around the
Freezing Point in Noun
tains.

z BRISTOL. tVA,J May p.7Thef mountains
In Southwest Virginia were covered With
snow to-day due to IL heavy snowfall last.
night. Snow and slcet fell here this az
.ternoon and the mercury Is nearing the
freezing point.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10

If this kind of thing keeps up, our
councilmen are likely TO form union
and strike for an cight-hour night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Great Churches of the World.

a Roman journal gives Il list Of tho
great churches OF the world. The cstl-
matc allows four persons to every square
yard OF space, available. Milan Cathedral
stands at tho head, with capacity, for
$1,000; st. Peters hold $1,000; st. Paul's,
800 Tho capacity of San Potronio, 3D.
lognn, the Florence Cathedral and tho
Antwerp Cathedral is about $4,000 apiece;
that OF ST. Sophia, Constantinope, is
23,oOo; that oftSt. John l.ateran, Rome,
about tho same (2a,9GO); THAT of. Notro
Dame, Paris. ol,0OO, These are the nino
great churches Of the world.
Tho Pisa Cathedral comes tenth with
a capacity of 1900, Tho Cathedral OF the
City of Mexico and that Of Notre Danc
IN Montreal are the two largest churches
In North America, though they belong
20 the second class with st, stephen,
Vienna Q2,40O), and st. Dominic, Bologna
az oCG ~ Eyerybody's Magazine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10

Professional etiquette among the doc
tors occasionally wears so thin as ia look
remarkably like senatorial courtesy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10

we wish tina, the simplnGd Language
Board would put In a few hours In
translating the rate bill
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10

Vcsuv,ls's cruptions have become so
general that we seem Justified IN de-
scribing them as u severe spring rash.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
An All-Day Snow.

Especial to The Tlnes-n ispa!ch)
( TAZEIWELL. VA, May 0.-SnoW has
been falling here continually all day,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10

Ex-Mayor Phclun improved the occa-
sion to throw II crimper into those who
insinuatcd that san Francisco no longer
needed the money.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Thou. art not alone, II thou have
faith. Carlyle.
Health Methods, Not Men.

Or. Oppcnhmcr may with perfect pro-
priety, personally entertain any IDEAS no
chooses on tn value of 'rclcasc cultures"
.-but when Or. Oppcnhimcr, as the chief
health officer of a city plays n practical
jooke on the city meteorological and there
by attempts to discredt the work of Tint
i department. lie is trining with very Sc
~ rious matters.
The public, however. should not allow
y H., attention to be diverted from the real
issue by this incident, though the conse-
q,le,lces on the efficiency Of the service,
II such Jokes are repeated, must be
plain to every one. The issue Is not be-
tween DR.. Oppcnhimer and Doctor Levy.
nor yet between Dr. Williams and Doctor
3 Gurcin. The real and fundamental QucE-
ton Is between the citizens Of Richmond
and the Common Council. Some eighteen
months ago, when the first agitation for
expansion was begun, The Timcs-Dispatch
wns but little informed as to the real
health conditions In Richmond lnvcs-
!. tisation showed these conditions to be
Merry bad. And thercupon The Times
Dispatch printed he facts rs we found
them despite camorous objections from
all sourts of sources. To-day those con-
4 tillons are known and acknowledged, and
as a consequence the report Of the special
committee was asked for, prepared and
presented.
1t is not the fault Of the public tlAt
til. present health board did not long
ago investigate, report upon, and ask
for authority to meet these conditions in
u modern way.
That board may have thought the pres
4 ent methods good enough. If so, thcr
opinion is not that of the others, who
\ have had to deal with similar problems.
Il. is true that the health board did
rot have much money and frequently
asked for more, but what the city needed
was information how and with what
that efficiency money ought to be spent.
Bcth of these requisites have sbeen sup-
Illcd by the report of the special COM
!. lr;ltee, 55 witch has, especially a. dealt
/. with the question Of organization of the
health board for the future.
Who shall be tho chief health officer
sa o. cicih " "l"' iio'--tt"o W } i'''''S' ~
do with the solution OF our present prob
lem.
p What Richmond must decide Isl Shall
wc organize our health department along
modern ana metropolitan lines, or'shall
We continue to administer that situation
like small village?
The methods in use AT present may have
been all that was necessary for Rich
mend eighteen or twenty years ago,
bu, to-day they are obviously, dcmon-
slratably and totally Inadequate.
This is not Il question of the quallilca-
tions of this or that set OF doctors-t Is
a question between two opposing ana radi-
cally different uscshods Of adminislr"-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Silve'|:'.:rWare.

"When Spring unlocks the
flowers."-lIehcr
y. spring is here and tho sea-
son OF weddings, Tho latter.
il tho newspapers may be be-
llcvod. are this year to be more
numerous than over,
Months ago designers and
craftsmen began to prepare for
this very occasion by the pro-
ductlon, Of an infinity Of suit
able articles, ranging from
those, Of artistic and effective
trflcs to tho most elaborate
pieces.
We will be pleased to have
you inspect our stock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10

In a case now before an English court
the vital point Is whether a goose can
drown. Ono expert for the negative tcs-
lined I that lie had "a goose which always
went to roost on pond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10

Those Russian officials who have lived
for months in momcntary danger of as
sassinalion can form some sympathy
with the lot of the American baseball
umpire,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Old Virginia on the Move.

The National Good Roads Convention
recently closed a profitable convention at
Tazewel, and rs soon as the convention
ISOLATION was formed and that orgilllza-
ton will tako steps at once to improve
the roads OF the country
The National Good Roads Association
l,cld n convention during the same week
at Radrord, as n, result of which the
Radrord Good Roads Association was
foln,cd.
roads association and before this crusade
il ended good roads sentiment will pre-
vail throughout the Southwest
The Old Dominion is on the move, Viz.
Elnans are wake, and We shall
be In prime condition next year to have
Il national exposition.
------
We respectfully call attention OF friends
and fellow -cltizcns in the State OF Mas
sachusctts to the fact that "the finest
negro church In the world was dcdl-
Gated in the city of Norfolk on Sunday
last, The church is within Il stones
throw of the sito Of the jamestown EN-
position 1t has Il seating capacity OF
o.50o, and cost $4,000. 1t would seem
from this that the .colorcd people of Vlr-
ginia are not SO sorcly oppressed as
some colorcd citizens OF Mlsapc husctts
would have 1t appear.
---------------------------------
Those Russian officials who have lived
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
VIRGINIA 10
TRAIN WRITER'S
CONTINUED from First Page.)

among othors, as stated by MIR. Pngc, are
prescn tcd Filt thf8
]: Guessing the profession OF writing, which
would embrace the editors OF ncwspapcrs,
magazines, books and the writer's OF sush
magazines and books. and others cons
nectediln n8llterary capacity with such
publications. III. II group which would en-
brace tho professions OF law. medicine.
teaching and writing, in point OF number
and perhaps IN point Of income, tho pro-
fcsslon OF writing Is II close fourth.
There is no institution iii existence In
the United States for training men to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-08
DAVIDSON LEADS WITH
MAJORITY OF 10000
Republicans Perform Customary Caper in
the Badger State
Babcock Defeated But Gives Murphy a
Mighty Close Shave
.Connor Runs Somewhat Behind Head OF
Ticket--McGovern Wins

Milwaukee, Nov THE republican
state ticket, headed by Governor Da.
wilson, swept the state yesterday by
an estimated plurality of ut least
40 600 At 10 o'clock last night the
returns showed the election of nine
republican and one democratic con
gresham, and one district, the third
is still in doubt, Congressman Bah
cock, republican, is being given a
hard race in the third aud Incomplete
returns gave him about 500 votes the
lead over James w. Murphy OF Platte.
willie the democratic candidate.
w. d. Common appears 10 have run
somewhat behind Governor Davidson.
Both houses of the legislature win
be republican, but with increased
democratic representation, notable
example being the Sank Columbia
senatorial district. where Foley, re.
publican, was defeated by Pearson,
a farmer republican. Another nota
bic democratic gain was in the cap.
itol city district, where Il, T. Elver,
democrat, defeated A. G. Kroncke, re
publican, and w. j. Mckay, independ
ent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-08
Hughes Carries Kings.

New York, Nov THE Brooklyn
Eagle which supported Hughes an.
nounces that their candidate carried
Kings county by 5000 plurality.
At SIS the New York Times, which
supported Hughes, says the indica.
lions are that Hughes is elected by
10000 but that the democrats possibly
elected the the balance of their tick.
ct.
The Herald says that the democrat
ic state headquarters comedies the
election of Hughes by a small major
ity, The World says the indications
at s o'clock are that Hearst will have
about $4,000 in greater New York and
that Hughes will come down to the
Bronx with 10000.
$50 p. m,-The indications are that
Hughes plurality win be over 10000
in this state
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-11-08
REPUBLICANS
HOLD CONGRESS

New York, Nov. CONGRESSMAN
Sherman, New York, chairman of the
republican congressional committee,
wired Speaker Cannon this morn
ing: There's no question about the
next house being republican by over
so majority, outside of twenty dis.
tricts which | have classed as doubt
full"
Congressman Wadsworth for many
years chairman of the house commit
tee on agriculture, was defeated in
the 34th New York district.