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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Daniels Protest.

II Is pleasing sign of the times that
the speech OF Senator Daniel protesting
against tho policy OF the administration
making appointments to Office has been
heartily approved by the New York Com
mcrcia "Scnator Daniels protest. says
that paper, was timely based on a truth
that Is deeply significant, but too often
ignored, albeit not always purposcly or
deliberately and the Senate WAS OBJ
viously impressed by his suggestion
ana argument for It acquiesccd promptly
In 10th, unconsciously, for tho most
part, We north OF Tho line often display
more of the old 'after-thc-war' spirit
than do our fellow-countrymen whose lot
has been cast south of II. The issues
that made the politics of the late sixties
are all buried and long since decayed,
and down IN Dixie one rarely hears any
thing of them. The Southrons arc far
too bnsy with developing and expanding
tho vast resources of their region, with
making money snd history, TO give much
thought TO day that Ia dead But the
party that has only twice lost control
Of tho Federal government In tho past
forty-slx years IS far too apt to let the
political spirit dominate all It's policies
and acts-is' too prone sometimes to for
I get that the war Is over rs 1t not
time" asked the Virginia senator, that
we Should recognize the fact that the
things upon which we suffer in politics
constitute only Il small percentage or
American affairs
The partisan United states Senate SAY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Printing the News.
kirdlotii

1t ID understood tint tho purchasers
OF tho above (tlc old BiJo,) property
intend the erection OF large four steAy
hotel. with II thcntre which VIII haze
seating capacity for 5000 rho hotel
Wilt DO one OF the most up-to- date III tho
south, and will be thoroughly, equipped
Will, 1on1nn ind Turkish l,nts. News
Leader, April 9Th.
The identity OF the purchaser OF We
old HiIou Theatre property at Eighth
AMI Broad Streets WIS revealed lust iiiEh e
when Mfr. Joseph Bryan Admitted thnt It
had passed Into his hands Mr. Bryan
dcnied that he had any intention OF pllilu :
Ing Il theatre or hotel OH the site. lle
Will build q modern store aud office build
Ing. and Tho T'imcs-loispn tch newspaper,
which has outErown It's present quarters
will probably DO moved into tho ncw
building. III that event tho building VII
be known rs rho Times Dispatch build-
ing.--News Leader. April Ttln
In order to escape suspicion, and 70
avoid tho very appearance OF evil, we
hasten to assure our erroneous but cs-
tccmcd contemporary that Tho Times
Dispatch did not purchase this property
between publications, in order to IN
ttlge n Chronic" craving for discrcdit-
Ing the news Of the News Leader.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

Stie force Of the rctr,kc instantly and had
too much sense TO take uiitOrage ut 1t.
The whole country will appreciate 1t. And
tho incident ought to oulcken the pub
lie conscience III a matter That never was
md never can be trivial.
There Is nu question about the South,s
loyalty to the nation, but SHE has not
received mucll ENCOURAGEMENT from The
Federal administration. The Northern
pe ople sem to think II strange that tho
Southern people are clanilsli and thot
they do not rejoice as much ms the i,eo.
pie OF other sections IN the glory and
greatness OF the nation. But the fact IS
that Southerners have been treated ns
though they were aliens and they chi.
not but feel that they have not the same
part inatle nation that the people OF the
Nortl, and the people OF tho West have.
Is It not bad policy for any section Of
the country to be treated In this wnvr
Would It not be good policy for tho ad-
mlnistration to employ all available
means to give the South n kcener interest
Iii tho nations affairs? Would not tho
public service tse improved, IL more South-
crn talent were employed? Nvc commend
these questions to the powers that be.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
S A. I. Should Stay in Virginia.

Tho action Of President Leigh. OF thc
r.n,,,u,er of C,ommcrcc, In seeking 10
arouse the public interest OF inc cues
of Virginia TO keep the Seapoaro ~
Line general Offices within TINS statc
cannot be too heartily commenced. my
Times D lspatcll earnestly desires 10 see
thnse offlccs located in Richmond, but
Richmond will combine With any other
ritvy,o keep tho board Air Line oi1lccs
in any other city In Virginia rather than
see them go beyond our borders.
Railroads receive Nlcr charters from
the state not because they are expected
to earn dividends for their stockholders
Int rather because thcy are public service
corpora lions This TACT is only too often
lost sight Of by those f,rtive and
rrasnins stockholders VINO desire noth
ing but tho increase of divi-
dends and care little what opportuni-
ties are lost for helping, or actual harm
done to, the communities from winch
they draw their support. Tho true test
for guiding the policy or railroad
should never be sought from the wishes
of the uniformed stakeholder The best
rerson capable OF judging is Il disinter-
osted manager, or rathev manager
who primarily has the ultimate welfare
Of his road at heart. Short-sighted sell
fishncss may often dictate policy that
would ultimately prove suicidal and ex-
perience, as we'll as theory. shows that
those railroads prosper best which are
guided By men who feel their public
duty ana have an eye to the development
OF the future.
There arc obligations on the Seaboard
which ought not to be disrcgarded, IN
that I. Is a state corporation and owes
its development to the brains and energy
or a Virginiln IT also should be rcmem-
hercd tina, The good will Of Il community
Is n valuable asset. and there is
10 doubt that the Scaboard Air. Line will
gain far more competitive freight by
Keeping its domicie in Vrginin, even If
it did not come to Richmond, than 1t
would acquire by moving it to another
State.
The example of the Atlantic Coast Line,
which keeps its general Offices in VIII
nngton, n. c., and the Southern Rail
way, which maintains It's Offices IN Wash
ington, in spite Of the great benefits
of Virginia, should be an Important fac
tor in deciding the ultimate choice OF
the Scaboard Air Line for Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

Ia 17ss, before an immense and wildly Wildly
excited crowd, to II height OF 1,Soo fcet'
A year later, In 17ss, one Pilatre des no
scrs, with one companion, actually went ven
IN Ii, a Montgoncr balloon and remained
IN the air some twenty-five minutes, ira
yorsing The Seine and considerable part
Of Pnris. In the same year Charies ana
Robert made successful ascent II, y
hydrogen balloon which was. II, oil I'M
portant respects, complete aerial ma
chine.
Tile early professionals pushed the de-
velopmcnt still further. blanchard With
tho American Dr.. Jeffries, crossed inc
English Channel In 17ss, aud dnrflefih'
twelve years afterwards, made the hrst
descent by a parachute. knowledge OIL
air-sallng gradually increased, and t''ghts
grew longer Until, IN 1889, we flnd TWO
Americans, Wise and 1.aMountain, Tying
the astonishing distance OF 1,lo0 ln'les OH
a projected trip from st. Louis 70 sc"
York The time for this flight was less
thnn twenty hours Later In the same
year In Mountain made n 30O-n1ilc trip IN
four hours Aerial navigation by dirfig,-
Bio bnllooning, began witt, Gifford's light
steam machine III 1862. Gifford's speed, m
dependent Of wind. was less than seven
miles an hour Later experlmenters with
motor-power-D de Zone, 1&nnard
ana krebs, Zeppelin, Santos Dumont--
brought the principles more nearly under
control. Tho lnttcrs fight around tho
Iiffel Tower In 1901 probably stands MS
the highest achievement of ncronn,'t'cs. +
Tho idea Of flying through the air pos
scsscs peculiar fascination WHICH. for
the adventurous. no amount OF attendant
danger can possibly dull. me terrible
death of Platro DIES Rosters, the first
ncronaut, proved no deterrent to other
cxpermentcrs. and neither will the death
of Nosuuct. the latest. So much progress
has already been made that 1t IS dlhcult
to believe that the problem is to remain main
rtcrnn1ly insolnbe.
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The 9Exceptional Man.

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. says that one OF
his reasons for founding and cndowing
|ythc institution In Washington, which
bears lis name, is that "thc exceptional
man. may be discovered and developed.
There arc plenty Of ordinary men, and
they lave their uses but as the. mines
| which contain numherlcss gems every
now and then give UP one OF extra fine
ness and brlllancy, ono that stands out
conspicuous In q collection OF ten thou
sand. so every now and then In tho
human ri,co may be found an exceptional
| man who Is possessed Of some extra
ordinary talent or trait, which conf
pletcly diTcrcntlates him from the run
of tho mine" He may be man OF
! science. like Edison; he may DO roll
gious rcformcr, like Luther; ho may be a
military genius. like Napoleon; he may be
n great lawyer, like Marshall; or, to
come down to later limos, he may be n
political roformcr, like Folk, Of Missouri.
| II will not do to say that all such men
will assert themselves whether or not
"Ful many gem Of pnrcst ray serene,
| The dark unfathomcd caves of ocean
bear;
Irull many flower is born to blush un-
/ seen.
And waste It's sweetness on tho desert
air.
Wc doubt not that many an obscure
| genius has failed to do the world such
| i,o,, I,o-
cause society failed to discover him at
tho right moment and train him and give
him tho opportunity to "nnd himself
ana develop. Any ana every institution,
| whose purpose Is to discover ana develop
"thc exceptional mon" Is an institution
with Il noble mission, and II 1t discovers
only ono such man In generation IT
will not have wrought In vain. 1t Is not
merely that "the exceptional man" does
n great work himself. but no incitcs 9TH
crs to action. Think OF the number of
electricians Thomas A. Edison las made.
Edison was their inspirations and they
made Investigations and discoveries and
inventions, which, without such insnlra-
ton and suggestion they had never un-
dcrtaken.
Folk did Missouri a great scrvics In
| running the boodlcrs down, bringing
them to Justice and ovnrthrowlns the
regime which had nc,lishcd for so many
years in that state. But the work Of
| this man Vas by no manner Of means
confined to his own state, lie aroused
a spirit Of Investigation In every State
In The Union, lie aroused the people,
he aroused Tho officials and many an
investigation elsewhere was the out
growth OF Folks initiative. Nay, more
! the spirit Of Investigation which has
gecentlx swept oyes the whole eoua'
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As Usual
The Ethics Of Lobbying.

Is lobbying an immoral or improper act :
is 1t not IL necessary part Of OUR leEisla-
two nlec}lirery? 1t seems to 1ls that IT
5is necessary. 4 is not to be presumed
that members OF the Legislature nre thor
olghly informed on nll subjects. If only
college professors and lawyers went to
the Legislature there would still be many
subjects coming up for legislation on
which only q few OF them would have
Intimate knowledge. They would have,
very likely MS most OF us have, pre-
conceived notions on these various sub
jccts which might DO very erroneous. =
people outside the Legislature were 70
,tnke no notice Of the measures brought
before Nlc Legislature affecting their In
terests bills would often pass and become
.lawp that would seriously injure leEiti-
mate industry. To prevent this those who
are Interested appear before committees
of the Legislature either in person or
through employed agents, to present tier
sdc Of the MISREPRESENTATION Dispatch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
A Hint to Henrico.

In speaking Of the shortage III thu
accounts OF the treasurer OF Hcnricc
county. the Mcssrs. Boudar say:
1--WE made no effort to ascertain wher
or for what purpose this large amount Of
SoS,354.39 was used by the treasurer fot
other than legitimate purposes, and the
manner Of deposting and the withdrawal
OF funds is We think such rs to render
any effort in this direction OF no avail. :
But why should this be the case? Why
should It be possible for the treasurer to
handle the county's money In such n way
as that an expert cannot ascertain whn.
became Of It? 1t IS due to the lack OF
system. and tho Henrico authorities
should reform It altogether. rhe treas
urcr receives the money as though it were
his own and handles IT to suit himself.
He may deposit 1t in bank, or keep 1t IN
tho vault, or lend It out to his friends, or
spend 1t in "riotous living. When
warrant Is drawn on him, he pays II
over the counter in cash or draws
check for 1t, according to his convenience.
Under such system (?) Is It surprising
that there have been irregularities IN the
treasurer's office for many years? It
would have been surprising It the case
had been otherwise.
Tho treasurer of Richmond Is required
to deposit in bank day by day all pubic
funds which Gorge into his hands, and
he cannot check cent of the money out
by his individual act. When money is to
be drawn from bank.sa warrant is issued
by the city auditor. Tie warrant states
for what purpose 1t is drawn. ana on
the reverse side Is q blank check. When
the treasurer receives the warrant, he Ills
out the check on the back for the amount
named therein and stamps upon|lt the
name of the bank from which tho money
IS to be drawn. as there are several city
depositarcs. Both warrant and check
orc countcrlgned, and there is Il daily
settlement between the auditors Office
and the, treasurer's Office If there Is
the slightest discrepancy. It is corrected
at the end Of the days transactions and
never allowed to go over. In addition TO
these precautions, there Is an expert &C
countant who inspects the books OF the
auditor and treasurer as often as ne
deems necessary. These inspections are
almost Of daily occurrence.
WHY may not IIenrico adopt such a
systen? Itmight cost a, little more. but
It Is better to increase the cost than 70
have scandalSin every administration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
/. a Loyal Contemporary. ].

Nay, nay, friend Of rheiTlmes- Dispatch
we didn't flare up at all, II, dis
GUESSING your views anent the matter
Of 1,ynchburgs nnttcrlng showing IN Tho
personally assessment column Of Vtr-
ginla cities. we were merely resisting
tho exploitation of a surinise, when all
swcrlng our Richmond contemporary. and
insisting that reliance be had upon hard,
cord-perhaps cruel--facts and lsurcs And
wo did 80 III that split Of serene ninia-
bllity born OF a flno need Of civic pride
mud absolute confidence In tho correct-
ness Of Lynchburg's impressive showing
Of material prosperity ns reflected IN the
personally assessment returns. Our con-
tempornrys ideas upon this subject are
based upon tho totally untenablc lypothc-
sis that the proportion Of personally to
realty in closely confined and compnctly
built city should be approximately tho
same rs In n community distributed loose
~ aid at Intervals over n wide stretch OF
territory. This hypothesis Is confutcd BY
tho physical conditions. surprising. other
things to be no moro thnn cqual.--Iynch-
burg News
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The Business Of Going to School.

= 49, .
On our education page to-day. Mr., NJ
Il. Carter. Of Crewe, discusses the cues
ton of compulsory education. bringing
"out some interesting facts. II know q
good many educated parents" says lie,
"who are careless about sending their
children, to school regularly" That Is
one reason why The Tmes-Dispatch IA
vors compulsory educa ton within proper
limits If there Is q liog-kiliins on the
farm, Il relatives from distance pa!
visit. IL anything unusual occurs, It
too often happens that the children are
kept at home Parents seem to think that
It makes little difference whether or not
tic children attend school with regular
ity. But It makes all the difference. First
OF nll children should be taught the
important system Of punctuallty, Of at
tention to duty, OF doing ones duty
for duty's sake. One Of the most dis-
tnsuishcd teachers In Virginia once said
to the writer that school attendance
was worth while even though It amount
ed 10 nothing more than bringing the
children to school regularly day by day,
at a certain hour, and requiring them
to be punctunl In their attendance ana
to submit to school discipline.
He was right, for education Is designed
to make character and claraoterls butt
,lpon obedience. 1t Is Indispensable in the
moral education of children that they be
required to attend school regularly and
that the Importance OF y regular and
punctual attendance be impressed upon
them. How can the children think that
school is very important when parents
allow them to remain away for trifllng
causes? The child should be made to
understand that it's business Is to at
tcnd school whenever the school house
is open, and that It's business must not
be neglected.
But besides all this It is utterly de-
structlve OF school discipline and It
greatly interferes with the general work
of the schools for pupils to be irregular
in their attendance. We hope that patrons
of the schools will take these suggestions
to heart and out of consideration Of
both teacher and pupil, see TO It that
their children do not Mss school, cX-
ccpt for good and sufficient reasons.
Our education page contains also al
illustrated article on the life Of Samuel
Miller, who founded the famous Miller
School at Crozct. There Is another pi,-
ture showing the science hall at William
and Mary.
Professor r, II. Hudnall, OF the Y. p.
T., makes an earnest plea for Arbor
Day.
Mr. j. Luther KIbley, OF Stuart Instl-
tu,c, comments on articles which have
appeared hitherto on our education page.
Mr. G. W. Drake, Of Ifollins Institute.
contributes an admirable paper on the
noble example of Madame Cur!o's life.
There Is interesting news from the
Normal School at Farmville, and miscel-
laneous matter relating to the subject
of education.
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Merely Joking.

Tells Everybody Wig: Can your
wife always tell whom you've been drink
ing?" NVagg: ''she not only can, but
shn does. "philadcphia Record
True In This Case.--lTirst Kid; "Whcn
pa gives mo lIclein' K always hurts
him worso'n.it hurts me-" Second Kid:
"Aw! They inst say TINT" First Kid:
But my pas got tho rlleumatlsm.'---
indianapolis Star
He Didn't erstand--"Whcrc did
Columbus first lnnd?" asked tho teacher
Il don't know, num-" was the response
OF little Jimmy textbook. II didn't SOC
do accounts OF dc mlll.'-Loulsvilc
Courler-Journal,
His Ambltlon,--"Alovin' to Squash Cor
ners? Shllcks. man! There ain't but
seventeen people lyin' there" well,
wantcr lve sommcrs whore ] kin ba
mentioned on II prominent citizen onct
in awhile. "--EXcllangc
Equally Important, man must
know Il great deal to bo Of much value
to your corporation yes" answered
Mr., Dustin StnX, 'and on the other hand
he must sometimes forget great deal
Washing ton STAR
For Testing Purposes,--'rhn magazine
nsiator died aud went to heaven "likro's
your gold CROWN said st, Peter. "And
say!" "ump?t grunted the unsraolous
magazine agitator, HYou'll find the nitric.
acid in yonder closet.'-I [ouston Chron-
icle,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Profitable Truth.

d n t. y y. . . j. Z
How I envy such luck,
With a moan and a sigh
big money to Gluck,
II he only don't lie!
Yet whore is his glory?
] don't SEQ It'll!
Who. who'd tell a story,
At thousands per lie?
Not a man In Duluth.
{ Or cen Brooklyn. n. y,
Who would not tell the truth,
If 1t cost more to lie,
That's the fact, ms said 1t
Ny feeling lies deep
That there's darn little credit
In trutll-that comes cheap.
Who'd not shun the lie
For n fat purses sake?
Clean truth from our eye,
With fortune at stake?
Aye. praise Is mere patter,
For truth, T avow-
When truth Is n matter
OF q thou.
AS for me, II men think
THAT ! can't tell the truth,
Let them call with the chInk,
And I'll show them In sooth!
! would be wholly ruthless
TO make It quite clear,
could keep quite untruthless,
For so much u year,
IT. S,
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Views Of the
Virginia Editors
A Cowardly I1abit.

We have always deprecated bhc habit
OF carrying concealed woapons. It is
In fact II cowni.tlly habit, aside from the
rowdylsm Of 1t. What excuse for II i
many people thnt we believe incarcorn-
ton ID the only punishment that Will cx-
tlrpato lt.--LeXlhEton Gazette
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
No Reference.

He was obviously anxious and she seemed
almost willing. y8 ,.
becoming blush, before sflnE You q Anal an an
swer" s.,,,,, ,,,h
ou, any reference" said he magnanlmously'--
Evening Standard SEA ta
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
RAymes Tor 5o~De !.

professor Chuck, OF Chicago, has
wa gered $4,000 that he will tell the truth
for a year-NeWs Item.)
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a. Lucky Miss.

4 The muss grows out of what was too
prevalent with this recent Legislature.
TOO many persons were seeking to have
new places made into which they were
to drop. Not all of them succeeded, but
some did. But had all succeeded wc would
now have thcsmost remarkable batch OF
officers foistcd on the State known TO
modern history.stauntcn Spectator.
As Usual.
rho hue and cry from all sections Of
the State Is for better roads. Tho lat
ter half Of March was the wet season,
and thet~ were many warm days WHICH
enabled all the farmers to strip the rem
}nant%of the tobacco crop and to market
itswhile no work could be dono In tho
fields. AS q result the roads were much
used, and IN some places ,nvcrc impossible
for Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
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Stock Exchange Seat, $84 900,

@17 (By AssOrInteH FTfSs,I
Stnrl, eSrl,angs memebership was ar
ranged. ranged yesterday, the consideration be-
ing $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

try, and which eliminated III tho lf tt
INSURANCE disclosures may be traced Ill
srcoty to tho work of Folk. of Missouri.
Behold, how great n nnt,,c u little fire
kindloth, tts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

IT is now perceived that Tennysons
stirring lines Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left Of them. Cannon in front
OF them" probably intended n prophetic
reference to conditions In our House Of
Representatives.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

Now 1t Is said that Son-in-Tnw Long
worth may lose his seat III Congress.
But possibly he would rather be an am
bassador, anyway.
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by an odd coincidence, Richmond ap-
pears 10 DO precisely tho sort OF place the
s. a. T., Is looking for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
The tCoquctte,

II she had only SMILED al me
Much hope, would have idhea 4
Her eyes alone-Ithey laughed AT NJ
That's why my faith was shaken, -.
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| hundred millions right away. ms though
| there were anything unique IN that.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

Mr.. Hepburn and his rate bill are fast
getting In n condition where they are
scarcely on speaking terms,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08

!lan. gcnteol springs
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EAr a;n,s Dispatrh

4 DA1t.Y KLY--suNDAY.
,s,..,n... Office (. sis b. Main Street.
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ala you get In the swim yesterday?