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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31

"Parsifal' were long enough to keep
It entirely apart from the mass OF
operate productions 1t was to be
treated entirely as q religious festlva,,
combined Will, art. In this work
Wagner reached the zenith OF his
glory. Ills motifs from cncl1 school
are so hnrinonzed as to make the
supper Of our Lord most ilttlnw
theme FOR sucl, glorious Uuthurst Of
sound. The ono magnificent whole is
what gives to us almostfa glimpse
OF heaven. 81 n
In the music OF Wagner there Is an
indchnnblc chnsm which distinguishes
and dlffercntintes 1t from tho music OF
other composers. This Is duo in pnrt
to his peculiar musical genius, but not
entirely. n AS already stated, ho was
l,user and he wrote musical dramas.
lie created the characters, and glve
them tho language Of both words and
music. With Wagner music was m
art, and he employed 1t US the convey
ancc OF thought and emotion. rho
Characters of his dramas sang as we'll
MS spoke their sentiments, and the
music OF both singers and orchestra
was composed to suit every variation
and variable emotion of the play.
Hence 1t is TINT much Of Wagner's
music is not nelodious. and dcsigncdly
so, for painful emotion Is not appro-
priately expressed in strains that
please the ear. Bill Nye was wiser
than he knew when he wittily said
that Wagnerian music was better than
II sounded.
Art Is nature, and nature does not
consist in beauty alone. There are
famous paintings and groups of stat
uary which are hideous and horrible
to behold; but they would not be works
OF art If they made pleasing impress
sion, for in that case they would DO
false to the artists design.
1t is so with the discordant music Of
Wagner, so-called It produces the
Impression which the artist would con-
vey by means of his art. His music
In general reveals the soul of the COM
poser to your soul, and, whether the
effect be pleasing or not, that is the
perfection of art.
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Professor Soule's Good Work.

Ed gu! Of 9r y Times lDispateh.
reeasly nf III oS e tat hsys appeared
ion OF Professor soule, OF tho Virginia
!i'olytechnic Institute, to lcnVe Virginia
+ ~ order TO tnkoan more attractive posi- :
ton In Georgia. -
with tho greatest satisfaction tho tlcvel-
opinent throughout every portion Of tho
state Of IN eyer-deepenins interest in
ana Il seo snen ~ mn nethoas q 5urmng
Sotile belongs large part at least az
the credit for having effected such a
notable i,1L. Improvement In Farming prac-
a e6SS nu or having rendered such ya
INTO the position that or rlght1it should
occupy. - - ~ ~
4, ! ! have no doubt that In the minds Of
many a. !, enst the chief value OF the SER
nave rendered and arc rendering to Vir-
GINA IS expressed by the Increased fer
n ,l,ay 81 the sol resulting II increased
my mind these things are OF relatively
little value compared with tho enrich
in farming. no = q. : = = e. !,
As long as the tllling OF tile soil was
little else than physical str7ngth. as a
pursuit In which SUCCESS depended only
on on, g y, favorable continuation OF wind and
weather, II rs not strange that those who
earned their livelihood III this way re-
Earded 1t US a rather uneven contest on
their part against natures; means OF
livelihood which was "of the earth
earthy," and hardly worthy Of pursuit
tclligencc. - z
But to such people that have long sat
IN darkness q new light has come. What
WIS vas. !. formerly looked upon as a rather
ginning to, be recognized us enc OF tho
most fascinating callings and one that
coils for as wide q range OF knowledge
as tho so.called learned professions. 4 1t
man with tho hoe, this recognition not
only Of Its value. but OF Its dignity. its
enrolment among the professions whose
problems offer worthy field for investiga-
value to tho work OF Professor soule
and his coworkers that, in nv opinion.
Is simply inestl.nable.
Inc .lamentable results that must In
inent OF tho farms and the resultant seq
regation in the cities OF rapidly-increas-
Ing numbers. was graphically described
by ex-President. Cleveland some years
ming Post, "Tho Shadow Of Great city"
and can any one doubt the value OF the
work OF those who, like Professor Soule,
are endeavoring to check the lido that
10 annually sweeping nunureQB a1rVms tho
farm and inn the cities? Can anything
be more effective in this direction than
to reveal to those, who live on farms the
possibilities Of scientific agriculture. not
but as a source OF never-ondlng pleasure
| to those who pursue itus a science, as
a profession, in which success depends.
| not on Drawn, but on brain?
1t Is the revelation OF this beautiful
| fascinating profession, tho substitution
OF science and system for ignorance and
slovenlines. the replacement OF rust and
routine by reason. that give. as 7 have
| said, d value to the work OF Professor
| Soule and others engaged In similar work
| that cannot be estimated.
therefore sincerely hope that Profcs-
| sor Soule may yet be induced to recon
slider his determination to leave Virginia
sorely in need OF such men.
Steet Rriar, Va. 3.
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POINTS FROM. PAI,AGRPHERs.

~ ENATORs RAYNER. OF Maryland. is no
doubt correct In HIS statement that the
~ day OF bosses with the Democratic
party is over. There is no use for bosses
where there is nothing left to boss,-Philn-
3delphla Press.
Most Of the people who are suggesting
Jobs for Mr.. Roosevelt when he retres from
the Presidency seems to have an idea that
he ought 70 do the countrys thinking for
the rest OF his lifc.-Washington Post.
p The tariff certainly seems tho most pop
ular topic for politicians not to talk about.
Washington Herald:
So Thomas f. Ryan is to raise peanuts
on the Congo. Isn't this going back on old
Virginia Baltimore Sun.
Mrs. Bryce finds the pleasant. unosten-
}tatious ways Of the American woman con-
slant source of delight" Wait I'LL she
meets tho American woman at a remnant
ysale.-Chicago Tribune.
However. 1t will do no harm to note that
nine out OF thirteen railways reporting for
the first week In March show an increase
in gross earnings. Providence Journal.
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The Railroad Side.
[litor Time.-Dispatch:

Editor Times-Dlspatch:
S!r,-I note in recent editions
OF your excellent paper several articles
relative to dissatisfaction shown4by the
Norfolk and Richmond people withlthes
rates authorized by the passenger de-
partments OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
and Norfolk and Western Railways to +
the Jamestown Exposition. &
I would like to present a few facts
for your consideration, and to do 30 In
an absolutely fair manner. and y you
consider them pertinent request TINT
you give them publicity In your usual
spirit OF Justice to all.
The real estate men OF Norfolk arc
now holding property in tho vicinity
OF the Fair Grounds ut prices average
Ing from so to 500 per cent. greater
was a confirmed fact. large amount
OF this property has been placed on
six months lease at prices more than
double what 1t could have been pur-
Dor of all kinds commands an advance
OF from so to 100 per cent. at forfolk9
now Lodging and hotel rates Will be
Increased from so to 100 per cent. dur
the rates submitted BY the hotel men
for publication in folders and advertis-
ing matter. The leading hotel In Nor
folk submits n rate OF So each for two
in room without bath. or Sc a day
az the room is occupied by ono per-
son. and this does not include meals.
Tho merchants, the produce dealers. tho
milk dealers and. in fact. evory one In
Norfolk who has labor or material to 4
dispose of, expects to charge, and to
get, largely advanced price during
the exposition,
Now let us look at the railroad side
OF the question. Several weeks ago the 1
passenger agents OF the several rail-
roads entering Norfolk were called to-
that city to confer with representa- 4
tives Of the Exposition Company, with
reference to scale of rates TO be put
in effect during the exposition period,
and the result was the establishment
OF series Of reduced rates (not in-%
creased rates) that In most cases are
about onc-half OF the regular passen-s
gcr rate. @ In some cases tho rate is
less than half and In few little
more than half.
IT view Of all the above. It would
seen, to mn impartial Judge that tho
railroads had surely done their part
and IT there arc, any other Induces
ments or concessions to be made To-
insure attendance. 1t lies with those
who have uniformly increased their
rates to make them. The question with
those OF limited means. both inside and
outside the State. Is not going to be
how to get to Norfolk. but how to
spare the money to live there for aafew
DAYS after arrival. FAlF PLAh.
rs ROanOkc, Va, 4.+ 4}e ss33 III ~ a
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OF THE PEOPL +

respondent, and from actual sales in 1,oa
tersburg of identlcally the same grades
of tobacco sold through tho nssoca.
ton for much higher prites and bought
prices than he ever before paid tile
farmers for tho same grade Of tobacco.
for which the association Is grtltoful.
n that this purchase and others estab-
not priced too high; tint tic R,.se cores ass
pondert who bought was satisfied with
~ tno \. ,t;Gylbncco and tho price paid, and
!, - =. willing to take q million pounds at
dollnrs ut his door If this had BEEN
80 before, VIC would never have had
nr s. OF a tobacco association me
per hundred for Its sand Jugs, and pros
percd while doing 50, and yet they cost
your correspondent not less than $3.50 Fl
70 e, ~ net FOR tho actual tobacco to
open slds soften this tobacco for work.
ing az he docs. II tho renl Idea or
your CORRESPONDENT is liberality to the
tarme +. who a, grows tho tobacco for him
to make e, big profits from as he has as
ne not pny the farmers what the priced
topacco actually costs him? s
IN instance of this comes to tho
writer, who d few years back offered
your correspondent some Tugs OF splen-t q!
did character, nnd only received q price
on them here OF s1.T5 and 81 per 100
pounds pour Declining this, he priced these
shipped to Richmond and sold on tho
market for $3.50 per 100 pounds round.
THESE hogshends were bought by tho
iate l. N. Vaughan. for Your corre-
and 81 for them, and shipped back To
him and received as perfectly salts
factory, at q cost In Richmond OF $500
"A commission to Mr.. Vaughan OF SO
cents per hundred pounds. the warc-
house charge OF outage, tho drayage OF
freight back to this point (tho dray-
age opening and softening here). cost
100 pounds. Again, ! ask why not pay
and this is the question tho tobacco as
ISOLATION was formed to answer, and
| tanning for his tobacco since the asso-i
| citation has been formed. And Will The
Times:-Dispntch deny to the farmer
this right to 2 fair price for his labor
vents him from getting 1t.
10 DO brief, Will get ut once to the
ngures OF actual sales made by the as
ISOLATION for It's members. from the
] prizcry In this county, OF which I am
| the chairman and bonded treasurer,
/, and have the books to prove to any
body what have paid to the farmers.
for their r., tobacco and With whiShl
tions) they have been excellently !,
pleascd--and the money went into I1nea
pockets OF many OF them, and Of the
rest 1t went Into tho pockets OF their
| accommodating under the system that al
i lowed others to price their tobacco, too
often without reference to Its cost or.
quality, and not infrcquently receiving
| less for the better grades than they
| got for the worst. I have selected the
i following parties because they either
/ had their tobacco priced here by your
| correspondent or they sold in Peters,;
\ afterwards
same grades Of tobacco in the associa-s
4 ton,
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structures OF rntiocinatior--nild again
borrow from Bacon--are like the OK Of
Proniethc,is, e. sleek, well-shaped hide,
stuffed with rubbish, goodly TO look at,
but containing nothing 10 eat y
The constitutionalty OF the act will
eventually DO passed upon by tho SUI
prone Court and until then discreet lay
men will hold their pence. But this lay
man does not relish tho fippnnt, not t.
say contcmptuous, manner In which Judge
specr refers to tho reserved rights OF
consequence than the regulation OF rail-
roads Et
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
The Farmer and His Tobacco.

The Farmer and His Tobacco.
Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,--Your letter returning Mss. sent
you a month ago, In reply to an article
you published from this place on tho
farmer and his tobacco, comes to mo
With regret and surprise. Admitting
as you, that the article Is good, yet
rejecting It on account OF Its length.
After reading it over carefully, feel
there. Is much yet that could and should
he said on SO important a subject not
only to the tobacco farmer, but to every
member of our system of society, who
arc all deeply interested III better
prices for their jlabors. and with q
prosperous farming community, every
branch Of business prospers with 1t.
The State executive committee Of tho
Tobacco Association has decided to
have the article printed. and The
ETlmes-Dispatch was asked to quote ii
price for printing 1t, but did not do so.
Why not? Is this work Of obtaining
better prices for farm products of no
interest to The Times d Ispatch?sIt
claims to be the friend OF Virginia: and
&Yirginia's farmers constitute too large
lected and turned Gown In this way, hy
The Times-Dispatch. The. article print
ed by The Tnnes-Dispntch called In
question tho statements published
about the sales OF tobacco by the as
ISOLATION. The article sent you gave
the associations figures and facts to
sprove tho truth of3Sits position from
actual offers for tobacco by your cor,
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The average price paid for automobiles
used In Now York City is SO 500.
There is birthtin New York City each
five minutes In the day and death each
seven minutes.
Nankln. China, is to hive an electric light
system of the most modern kind also q new
lwnter-works
Glass mirrors were known IN =. p. 2s, but
recovered until 1900, in Venice.
Prince Wnldemar, of Denmark, Is a capt.
tai boxer and is ever ready to put on the
gloves
Dolphin NJ. Dclmas has accepted the In
vtaton OF tho Kent Club, OF the Yale Law
School, to address 1t as soon as tho Thaw
trial ends.
Miss Rose T.. Doonan. president OF tho
wellesley College Rowing Assoeiaton is
American female colleges.
George w. Rnuch. the Democrat who sue
ceeds Fred Lands as representative in Con-
gress from the Eleventh Indiana District,
Is only thirty years old,
states, Tho output was os4.2ss.252 pounds,
against 239,s4s,0oo pounds In 1905.
Samuel r. priggera, until recently a resi-.
cighty:eight years. has startSA life anew
on homestead In South Dakotn. west OF
Pierre.
During the month Of February l125,173
bushels Of potatoes were shipped from Aroo-
stock county, Me-, making a total crop for
1905 and up to February %. 1907, OF 1875
873 bushels
Sir John TennieL tho famous Punch car
birthday tho other day, Is still n fine milf
tary-loolsing man. Will. oil his faculties. In
tact and ms keen mind ms when he drew
Ills first cartoon.
Belgium is land Of low wages. IN
Client tho minimum pay an hour for prin-
tors. roofers, glazlers, painters and boiler
makers Is seven cents--seYenty cents for ten
hours worN---and of blacksmiths, locksmlths
carpenters, masons plumbers and electri-
clans eight cents.
In Brazil there is n large ant which is re-
garded by the natives as good TO eat, when
roased-7-n delIcaey ns choice, indeed, as
nnuIls are rated by tho French. Sometimes
they dress the tiny creatures IN like little
dolls, and put them In boxes to sell to tour
lists MS a x Brazilian curlosity
The native of 1'ornco prays to. a pig or
ali important occasions, II he fears enc,
mics, lii luck. or sickness isaeomns; the /. pig
together A lighted brand Is applied tc
scorch It slightly, then the nis is asked
about tho matter which the natives wish te
know. 5Fs5g 415
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Steel Ties,

Soon after the recent wreck on tho
Pennsylvania road near Johnstown, the
management stated that tho accident
was due to the steel tics and announced
that the use of such ties would be dis
continued. This announcement caused
surprise and disappointment to the
iron and steel trade.
Mr.. j. w. II. Jones, late consulting
engineer to the department OF public
works In India, says that tho action or
the Pennsylvania Company was pre-.
mature and unwnrranted, and he docs
not believe that other railroad cor.
poratlons will follow It's example.
AS @ rule" says he, engineers arc
not so readily discouraged because Of
n single failure; on the contrary, they
are perfectly alive to the fact that
q substitute must be found for wooden
railroad ties, and that there can be no
reasonable doubt that before the lapse
of few years steel ties will entirely
supersede those OF wood" He declares
that this Is not matter Of choice, but
that 1t is inevitable. Ho is positive
that steel ties can be made as safe as
wooden ties. even safer, and says that
although the initial cost If steel will
be greater, in the long run steel ties
of such a tie is much longer, and Its
cost OF maintenance much less, than
the wooden tie.
This with him is not mere theory.
AS consulting engineer to the Dude
and Rohikund Railroad and the
public works department OF the
government OF India, he has had
ample opportunities to observe the evo-
luton of wood and cast-iron to steel
ties. In fact, he was the first to in
troduce steel ties on the India roads,
and says that about $4,000 miles Of
railroad in India alone are now
equipped with them. And not in India
only, but also in Australia, In Mexico,
and in some South American countries
mr.al ties are now being used with
perfect safety. 'The question of man
ufacturing steel ties" says he in con-
clusion, us not difficult one, and GER
tainly such a tie as I have referred to
can be produced at less cost than those
that have proved SO unfortunate to the
Pennsylvania Railroad. They can be
rolled in about 200 feet lengths, cut
to the required lengths while still hot,
and pressed into shape in the proper
machine at the rate Of four q minute.
I youchsafe this information from ac-
tual experience"
Steel is gradually supplanting wood
in constructive work. wherever prac-
ticable, especially in frame work. In
these days no railroad company thinks
! of building a wooden bridge or per-
manent trestle. Some OF the roads are
| even building their cars Of steel, and,
as Mr.. Jones says. they will inevitably
come to steel ties by and by.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
MERELY JOKING.

They Win.
How do you succeed in insurlhg so many
pcople?''
II look them over and then look doubt-
full and offer to bet them q dollar that In
their present state their application for In
surance would be d."-Houston Post.
Not a Wordy Role.
Is" IT see that n Harvard professor is at work
on n play called When Words Fall"
'l'll bet tho star part isn't played by
n woman"-Cleveand Plain Dealer
His Experience us Hamlet.
"How are you getting along?" asked a
travelling man OF an acquaintance who had
gone on tho stage.
"Oh, have met with n share Of success
I played Hamlet for the first time"
did you get through nll right?"
III Eyes, except that / happened to stumble
and fall into Ophelia's grave"
'.That must have been embarrassing.
1T was; but 4 wouldn't have minded It II
the audience hadn't seemed SO disappointed
when l got out."--London Taller.
TO an Accompaniment.
Vile now
II didn't know you could sing" AIS
II don't have to sing. I have the opening
turn while the theatre Is flling UP. All I
DO Is TO come out twice ana mako motions
with my Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Made Clear.
The police inspector of Gotham was on
the stand. 55s4s
your salary is sa.5oO?" gently inslnuated
the spokesman OF the Graft Committee.
Yes. sir"
''And out OF this you save $4,000 after
living at the rate OF $500 a month";"
That's about It."
How do you work it7'
well, there's a Dago who has stand on
my corner. and no gives mo discount on
pcanuts."-Philadelphia Ledger.
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! Renlv TO "Methodist.'

hs
Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Slr,-Snce It seems that Evangelist
Small did not have time to reply to
"Methodists' retort, you will please
give space to few remarks from his
friend and brother.
AS to crceds we shall say nothing.
save that the Bible, tho whole Bible,
and nothing but the Bible. is our creed.
Anything more than that, anything
less than that orany y fag,,S d,Iering
and is, therefore. worthless.
However, VIC observe Paul's injunc-
ton to Timothy In regard to rightly
d tt,: !, 6, the word Of truth" II limo
Hence when sinners ask what they
must do I, be saved. we refer them
to one or the other OF the many cases
6 OF conversations found IN the Book OF
Acts For instance, il they be in tho
condition OF the hcart-strickcn Pentc-
3costians we answer them In the words
uttered by Peter under direct inspira-
s tic e Of the Holy Ghost@Repent and nd
name OF JEST, Christ for the remission
of sins, and We shall receive tho gift
Of IL the Holy Ghost. Acts y. rs
and be baptlzed-was certainly used,
and used, too. for the remission OF sins.
Fort Is evident that when those peo.-
pie cried out, Men and brethren. what
shall we ido?' that they had not o btain-
ed remission of sins. They simply boz
slicycd, and had to do two other
9thngs-,."repcnt and be baptized"--in
And that same pet formula" was
used In the case OF Saul OF Tarsus. who.
though he was q penltent believer. as
evidenced by his fasting and praying.
did not receive remission Of sins prior
to baptism. For the Lords special
messenger said to him: Arise and be
BAPTIZED and wash away thy sins" Acts
And 1t can be clearly shown that the
and every case OF conversion mention
ed in the New Testament, and that
occurred after tho outpourlng OF the
Holy Ghost on the day OF Pentecost.
We subscribe most heartily to Meth
odist's" creed as lie calls his quota
tion from Romans. tenth chapter, verses
4-l2. But we must say at same time
that it does not tell a sinner what to
do to be saved. 1t does not even mention
the question, ''What must :! do to be
saved?" Yet it does not conflict In the
least with any Of the passages quoted
or referred to in this article.
Now, as to the word baptize, 1t mat
ters not whether it be n transferred
translated or an interpreted word ali
the circumstances connected with the
many lbaptsms. as well as references
well as John the Baptist.
"And Jesus, when He was baptized
M Men w s,taraightway out OF the water
Both Philip and the ,eunuch went
down into the water and camo UP out
OF the water. Acts viii. 3S- 80. And twice
Paul speaks Of 1t as n form of burial
chapter, verses 4-5, and Col. II -.
sJ; 81 KS DISCIPLE, +
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The Resurrection in Nature.

In bleak December, when fields are
brown and forests bare, when the shadow
of death seems to hang DER all the earth,
wc can sec how one whose faith Is weak
may balk at the doctrine OF the rcsur-
rectlon. But how can the coolest skep-
tic doubt at Eastertide, in tho glorious
season OF spring, when nature revives
the latent life germs, reproduces and
rcjuvenates? Life is the only thing which
can reproduce itself, and that which can
reproduce itself cannot die The resur-
rectlon In nature is self evidcnt. The
resurrection in nature is not only pos
sblc, but Inevitable. 1t is natures first
law. which changes not and cannot
change. The mated birds hatch out their
young and sing the glad tidngs. and every
cluster of hyacinths, in white and pink
and royal purple is as chime OF Easter
bells, ringing in the glorious resurrection
morn.
In this awakening and inspiring season
the poorest seed In all the earth rises
from It's grave and lives again; and shall
man, who was created in the image Of
God, and into whose soul his Maker
breathcd the breath Of immortal life, lie
dormant In the ground ana be forever
dead?
Thou fool. that which thou sowest is
not qulckened, except 1t die"