The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-21

ana sometimes vicious In practice. we
bellows also that II Is directly and indl-'
rectly far moro expensive IN the aggre-
gate than the salary system would be.
A Hint to Good Wives.
Yesterday wo expressed sympathy with
tho Iowa farmer who wanted III wife
with the capacity and the grace to take
a joke. What lie really wanted, we trow,
was q wife who would laugh at his gjokcss
And that, ladies' Is what every man
wants. who wants wife at ALL It has
always seemed Ito us n matter OF
connubial duty for a wife to do ttiis,
no matter how hard fshe may have to
strain her rislbles. At any ratio it ~
a token OF affection which every decent
husband appreciates, Yet thcro aro good
wives who are utterly racking In con-,
sidcration, IN this direction They not only.
refuse to laugh when tho husband tells
a Joke in the bosom OF the family, but
when there is company at the table and
tho husbands eyes begin to twinkle and
he says at the proper time, '.That tre-:
minds me-" the inconsiderate wife inters;
cepts him with the contemptuous remark:
'tror pity sake, John, don't tell that old
joke again.. ~
In all seriousness, ladies'. that Is no,
Joke, and few men are amiatde enough
to take such a blow in pious submission.
and turn the other cheek. It is enough
ia ofroin "a -, liz, ra,otfo,,, ro,. :. ,,,eot, IL
is affectionate and It is wise to laugh
heartily at every Joke the dear man tells,
at all times and under all circumstances,
and when he tells 1t in company, 1t is
bunwomanly and 1t is dangerous to family
harmony to give any sign that YOU have
ever before heard It. Ladies. we arc
talking sense to you. In fact, we are
giving expert testimony.
Just a hint, In conclusion. to wives in
general. It has always seemed to us a
matter of connublal duty for a wife to
laugh at her husbands jokes. That may
be too strong statement OF tho propo-
sition. but 1t is clearly sweet token of
affection for her to do so. And above |
all things. when her lord tells the Same |
old Joke at table for the forty-second |
time, it Is unkind to, say. nothing or the
bad policy and bad manners of It, for
her to intercept 1t Will, the sardonio In
qulry, For pity sake, John, are you
going to tell that old joke again?'' In
all seriousness. ladies. let us assure YOU
that that is no JOKE and 1t is too much
to expect any husband. however amiable
he may be, to receive such a blow In
pious submission.
Figures ordinarily make dry reading,
but those printed in our columns OF yes
terday bearing on tile industrial growth
of Virginia. as shown III a recent census
are too significant to be skipped.
Through the whole State manufacturing
activity has expanded during the past
i've years IN q most gratifying way.
Capital invested in more than 5000 plants
has grown, from ss22, 90. $50 in 1900 to s147-
9ss, 142 in 1865, an increase OF 60 per cent.
The number of officials and clerks has
nearly 80 per cent, and the
total of salaries over "a per cent In this I
expansion Richmond stands easily at the
head OF Virginia Cities; Her capital in
vested in manufacturing Enterprises now
amounts to $50, 1854. This is an Increase
Of 100 per cent. since 1900. Other figures
are hardly less pleasing. The, number
Of officials, clerks. ETC.. has Increased 10
per cent, and salaries have grown II per
cent, Thlrty-elght per cent. more raw
material was used in 1905 than in 1850. and
the value of her manufactured products
has Increased Is per cent. in the same
time.
The New York Times is authority for
the following table showing the losses
occasloned by some OF the great strikes
Of recent years:
COAL STRIKES.
loss In Total
Wages. Loss.
United States. 1902 .ses 600 600 slo0, co, ooo
South Wales. 1s9S...... 100000 100000
England 19oa.....,...:. 100000 100000
Denaby Colliery. 1907. 10000 ECO coo
OTHER STRIKES.
Grmsby, 19Ol............ $6l5, 600 s2,615. cool
strike. New
York, 1905. .... 1........ 3s,sO0,00O 66,s4o,9 Co
strike, Mar
settles, 1901. ..,...,..,. 10000 900 40,OO0O0D
The convention OF the Association of
American Medical Colleges, now in ses-
sion at Pittsburg. voted for Richmond
rs the place Of convention next year. The
gathering Is made up OF some sixty or
seventy delegates. mostly deans OF lead
Ing medical schools and their choice OF |
this city is a tribute both to Richmond'sl