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So was Rarkis. Mr.. Bryan.
yccdcd I,,elt. East and west.


t.itor of The Timcs-Dispstth
Sir,-Refefriiig to your piece in this
mornings Taper as to m nc lights for
THIS city instead Of police. beg to say
t.-at l, for one, am strongly In favor
OF this.
Lights are needed, especially in the
far East and West Ends. II the city
:.hould put these lights up which
trust they will decide to do at once. II
is hoped by all living within the l4oo
and 1900 squares of Beverly Street
that light will be put in the middle
of this double square. a light at the
cornerNo of Randolph and Beverly Streets
and one at the corner. of Washington
and Beverly Streets gives no light at
oil in the middle Of this double square.
l sincerely hope that this will not
fsti. to meet the eyes, OF some of the
city officiHls who have the lighting
Of the streets to see to. I. NJ.
November I 4, 1907
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l 4 Z . 7 4
! 1t provides that,tlcre shall not be NOR
than i5O saloons In the city, exncts
tax or $780, against $3.50, ny at pres
cnt, and prohibits the operation d
saloons In the residential sections
| That, we bellcve.}is about ns far as TIL,
ever, 1t should 40 that far.
| With two ordinances before Council
with filibusterlng, snarllng and fight.
ing ana the usual tactics which retard
good and wholesome Legislation. there
Is more than possibility that withou,
a COMPROMISE nothing will be done to
reduce the number of bars by the time
the new license law becomes effective
In that event we viii have accom-
plshed nothing, no limit will be placed
on the number of saloons. and they
will continue to exist in the residential
districts. to the worry. annoyance and
positive discomfort of the citizens.
The move then will be an election
tion by vote Mt the polls If It is
true MS officers of the Anti Saloon
League say. that they could not carry
an election next week or the week
after. and IL 1t IS true again that 5000
saloon people have qualified to vote
by the payment of poll tax. 1t would
seem that the present aim of the saloon
Keepers is to defeat both the Umlauf
and the Dnbney ordinances, feeling
confident of their ability to defeat pro-
hibition a few months hence.
In view of this, it is the duty OF
Council to give some relief from en-
listing conditions, which are intolerable
and against which the people rebel.
Let 1t pass the Dabney ordinance, and
then. In the event of bar-room VIC
tory over prohibition, we will still
have confined the liquor establishments
to The business districts and will have
reduced the number by 100. But to
permit the saloon element to defeat the
passage of any restrictive law by Coun-
Gil would be a disgrace and an ever
lasting reproach upon tire members Of
that body.
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TIE nAs1s or NNEALTH.

The Times-D Dispatch devotes much OF
its space to the discussion OF farm
topics because 1T believes that success
full agriculture is the basis of our
national wealth aud prosperity.
ut is absolutely imperative,' says
financial writer in loading news
paper at tho North. that every acre of
ground in America produce next year
absolutely as much as 1t can be forced
TO produce by the most careful Gull
tivation. The Immediate future lies
not with the bankers, but with the
farmers
Within the past several years the
gold product has greatly increased, AMI
other conditions have been favorable
to prosperltyi but II the crops had
failed. we should have had bankruptcy
Instead of prosperity. I3ountitul crops
not only afford the farmers tho means
of purchasing supplies, but the ship
ment of farm products supplies the rail-
farm products increase our trade bal
ance abroad and turn tho tide OF gold
in this direction. The nnanciers are
even now exertIng themselves to make
provision for moving the crops. know
Ing that the marketing Of farm pro-
ducts at home and abroad furnishes the
surest means of relieving the money
stringency.
Jonathan Swift long ago said thut
whoever could make two ears OF corn
or two blades OF grass to grow upon
q spot of ground where only one grew
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The "Hiehbrow' and the Active Duzz

We extract the following paragr
from the Evening Post:
1T is carefully explained from the
yersing Of the engines is to go much
further than mere words. The Presi.
dent is to throw himself with all his
energy into tile work Of restoring cons
tidence." iss
Pausing for a moment to rehuke the
PoNt for Its lapse into tlonalism
in printing g statement so alarming,
minded Of tho highly Intelligent gen !.
tleman who. manirtsting an unen-
lightened interest in an active buzz
saw, thoughtfully. regarded his hand
HOW on earth did It happen?" said
the Mortified foreman. Why said the
perplexc ID victim, IT only Just did that"
illustrating the words with an appro-
pirate gesture. land" 1t was sutft-
ctent; the three remaining fingers
ioined thair fellows---New Ynrk .S'',.-
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introduced his motion for the aboli-
ton of the slave trade. Tho meas
ure met with great opposition. and
Its mover was severely denounced
on 'all sides.
IT shall expect to read In the
newspapers" said one friend, IN
writing Mr.. Wilberforce, "of your
being carbonadoed by West Indian
planters. barbecued by African mer-
chants and eaten by Guinea cap-
tains. But do not be daunted-for I
will write your epitaph.''
The bill was finally passed in
1907. Wilberforce was the hero Of
the hour, and some of his parlia-
mentary contemporaries favornbly
contrasted his achievement with tho
triumphs of Napoleon. who was then
at the zenith of his power. SUISSE
quently this able and persistent
champion In the cause OF human
freedom sought the abolition Of
slavery itself in all of the colonies
of Great Britain. But declining
health compelled the philanthropist
to retire from Parliament and from
public life in 1925.
Since 1912 he had sat as Il men,
Der for Bramber, and his parlIn-
montnry career covered the long PEE
"Llboravi amman meam."
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SOUTHERN uospIrAlIry..

Was that time hospitality" which
people In this part OF the world have
liked to think of as especially charnc-
teristic of Themselves really nothing
but an economic condition. due to the
fact that the South had plenty Of SER
wants? There energies II tendency to
view 1T in that way. Not long ago the
Charleston News and Courier printed
IA "servant-problem'' letter from a
South Carolina matron, recounting her
recent difficulties In entertaining guests
lat juncturc when "thc cook had
characteristically quit" and conclud-
ing that Southern hospitality possibly
had It's root in negro slavery, and that
maybe the Yankees were not mean
and stlnEy," but merely scrvantless.
This lady's letter caught the eye OF
the New York Times. which promptly
came in with the verdict that her eek
PLANTATION deprives Southern hospital
ity" of a large part OF the special
merits generally claimed for it" zone
would like to think this con-
temporary adds, that hospitality
everywhere has some better source than
ennui and curiosity, and that 1t could
endure even after the entertainment
of guests means the doing of extra
work by ones self instead of by a
convenient darkoy."
The Times comments were referred
to the lady, and her answer. In part.
Is printed in the News and Courier Of
Tuesday. Here are few sentences
from it:
'Wc do not look on our friends as
gourmands-tfat they have only come
to eat. Our meaning of hospitaiit. is
to give our guests our time and hire
some one else to do the work. After
reading the Northern newspaper urti-
Gle. have gone back to my original
opinion--the Yankees are narrow and
mean"
Many things ought to be superior 10
fact, but few things are. Splr;r is one
OF these few things. but the expression
OF that spirit is not Miss Helen Gould
is not u great philanthropist because
she is magnanimous. but because she
is IHdS lldIlIIluuS ana TlCU. 1.ntertdlu-
mont. hospitality on II l,trGe scale. are
not possible where finance Is pinched
and cooks quit. That is a hard fact
Like many another hard fact, it has no
spiritual significance whatever. Hos
pitality, as we knew it in the South
before the war, was not an institution
1t was a spirit. 1t was not founded on
negro slavery. 1t was founded on the
heart. That spirit and that heart are
ir the South now, as then. 1t is only
that the means OF expressing them
have in part gone away from US. 1t
Isn't question of the housewives
willingness to stand at the Kitchen
range. "our meaning of hospitality"
as this lady admirably says lis to give
our guests our time and hire some one
else to do the work"
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Famous Words Of Famous Men.
"Liberavi Amman Mean have freed my souD
WILLIAM WHEREFORE, House Of Commons,
tAll Rights ReservedD
June Is, 1924,

riod OF forty.nne years. Ills last
parliamentary frank was used on
letter to two of his sons.
when Charles IT, said Mr.. VIII
berforce in this letter, was on the
very point of exchanging. as trust.
temporal fora eternal crown. he
was forced to be short. So he said
but enc word. And now I have but
a moment In which to use my pen,
and, therefore, will adopt his lan-
guago and add as he did, Remem-
ber.' You can fill up the chasm."
He died on July 90. 1888.
Three days before the end the
news reached him of the passage
of the bill to abolish slavery In the
British colonies.
81 thank God" exclaimed the
grateful man, that should have
lived to witness day on which
England is willing to pay 20.00O,00O
sterling for the abolition OF slave
ry."
II never saw one" said Sir James
Macintosh. "who touched life at so
many PORTS"
Wilberforce made his last speech
in the House OF Commons on Juno
Is. 1924. The topic was his ono
consistent SUBJECTIVE abolition OF
slavery--and the wearied worker In
great mission had begun to tire
of halfway measures. He saw the
only real hope for the negro slaves
was the passage of direct act Of
abolition by the British Parliament.
THE West Indians" said Mr.. Will.
berforce, "abhor alike the end we
have in view and the means we have
to reach 1t. 1t is with reluctance
and pain that / como forward, But
! esteem It my bounden duty to pro-
test against the policy In which we
are now acting" Then followed his
farewell utterance in Parliament.
q have freed my souls
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Satan was ever at his best when
reproving sin. Here Is the Houston
Post. the leatllern-lungcd champion OF
Grand Old Texas, knocking an Ok
lahoma paper for speaking OF dear
Old Oklahoma" This from the spokes-
man of u parvenu tract which was a
Mexican half-breed heaven just seven
~ years ago, and which could not
qualify for the Union until kindly
sam Houston, OF Virginia, went down
there anu yanlscd 1t into line by the
ears.
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before would deserve better OF man.
kind and do more essential service to
his country, than the whole race of
politicians together This saying has
often becn5nuoted as u figure OF speech,
but 1t now has II practical bearing
which the entire business world CON-
plctely recognizes. Time has given
proof that 1t IL a literal fact,
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.sroo Marry scholnra II, uermany.'
snyst an Indianapolis News headline.
Germany should lose no time In as-
tablishiiig reciprocity relations with
lpittsburg, PA.
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Richmond is the only city not of
metropolitan size which received gold
shipments direct from London during
the recent monetary stress. Tho in
telligcnt and exclusive Brltishers are
proud to have their currency associate
on equal terms with the superb dol
lars of Royal Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

AT his trial for causing the failure
Of the Chicago National Bank, en-
President John r. Walsh broke down
and sobbed. In this demonstration, Mr..
Walsh is some months behind the ma
jority. of his depositors.
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1t begins to look US II that recent
appearance OF the Japanese wrestler
at The Wliitebouscy might revolutlonize
the press agent industry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

''All pie Is good" says the Washing.
ton Herald, charitable contemporary,
which has obviously never stood face
toifhce with tho dangerous Texas ar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

That new fad for thlnness cannot
be stretched. however. to cover the
case or the Boston Globes defense OF
the notorious Boston pie.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

Richmond also had more General
Fred p. Grants in her midst on We'd
ncsday last thnn all other cities In the
world combined.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

However the worst snlash-up ever
seen OH thtn earth is Likely to- be
pulled off on the day when Santa Claus
collides with the cost OF living.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

Here in little old. solid old Richmond
we handle only the hard coin, and use
clearing certificates to light our
pure Havnnas with.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

There are two women undertakers
in Oakland. Cali, which unquestionnbly
makes that perfectly lovely town to
be found dead in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16
MERELY JOKING.
borrowed Great

borrowed Greatness.
III styolling through the garden whiio
waiting for his hostess to appear n newly
arrived visitor came upon Bob. who vas
building fort of the gravel OF the walk.
And who are you. little MANI" asked
the visitor
Tn baby's brother" said Bob proudly
Youths Companion.
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No man is to be praised for not being
n thief. and yet we cannot forbear to
express our pleasure that Albert Rddd,
a colored citizen of Prince Edward.
has proven his honesty. BY accident
he gained possession Of lady's travel
Ing bag, containing, jewels worth
$1,000, but as soon as he discovered the
mistake he turned the property over
to the president of Hampden- Sidney
College for safekceping. and was
greatly relieved when an officer came
for the precious package and gave as
surance that it would be restored to
its owner.
We venture that Albert Redd enjoys
the respect Of the citizens OF Prince
Edward. and that he has never been
a factor in the negro problem"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

George Washington was the father
of the country. 1t is not fair to George
to try to blame the cities on him.
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Editors of Birmingham. Atlanta and
Knoxville. who. having done their
grim duty. are now ready to fit on
to pastures new. are reminded that
Royal Old Richmond is still pleasantly
dank.
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Far be it from us to suggest that any
variety of 'possum is not edible. indeed
extremely paiaiable but scrub possums
arc scrubs whether of Virginia, Kentucky
D.. Texas. and South Carolina Is to this an
iipal what Arabia or Barbary is to the
torse There are no common 'possums in
South Carolina: they are as scarce in this
region as are the common people or the
"a, erage nan"-Charleston News.
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Charles Evans Hughes is no Argus
ior' anythingaof that Sort but there GER
italnly arc lot of eyes on him,
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WILL THE COUNCIL DO IT'S DUTY,

Is Recurring to the topic of yesterday.
z In considering legislation restricting
and regulating the sale of liquor, the
I City Council should he governed by
common sense. Whatever plan is
adopted will not be satisfying to all
factions. Tho fact that Mr.. Dabneys
ordinance is opposed by the Anti
Saloon League and the saloonkeepers
alike, sh,ws that 1T was not framed
In tia interest OF the one or the other
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William wilber-

William WuDel'
force, one Of the
brightest names in
the annals of the
worlds anti-sla-
very crusade in
the nineteenth
century. entered
Parliament as a
member for York
county in 1884.
He was then but
twenty five.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

Says the New York Americana: '.The
farner-poet who left an estate OF
S43o,000 accumulated the money, of
course. in the capacity of farmer" We
don't follow. There is no possible way
in which farmer-poet could have
Accumulated $4,000 except by legacy
or burglary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

Virginia girl found diamond In the
sore OF an apple she was eating, which, OF
course. almost put her even on the price
she paid for it--Indinnapolis News
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Rhymes for To-Day.
THE GODS, CRUZ, Or, AalBRosIA
NOWHERE.

TVII1EN am overworked and
NV weary,
w And mclnncholia clamps to me,
When all the purview stacks up dreary
And life's as glum as xlum can be.
When my horizon looks so sable,
I turn away with means and cries
All, then. hike me to the table.
And eat some Old Virginia pies.
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Not Gcnernlixing.

Not Genernlizing
Mind YOU" said the man witt, tho
bulS!ns brow. II don't say that every
woman who wears ear ornaments will crowd
In front of you when you are standing in
line at tho box Office OF theatre. waiting
for chance to buy your tickets but I d.
say tina. every woman who has ever tried
to crowd in front of me at a box otrice
wore ornaments in her ears."-Chicag go
tribune.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

Thomas Nelson Page has gone Into thu
mule raising business in Virginia. Perhaps
Mr. Page is planning to have some of the
crd- Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

A wild deer was caught on the
streets Of Richmond day before yes
terday. As rule. 1t Is comparatively
easy to keep Wild beasts out of our
city. the main trouble of our official
sentinels being with would-ba I'M
migrants from Norfolk. Raleigh and
points South.
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"1N COP WE Il.usT..

1T is motto which 1t lis indeed wei
to have inscribed on our great national
monuments in our temples OF Justice
In our Legislative halls. and in build
lngs such as those at West Point and
Annapolis; In short where 1t will tend
Ia arouse and inspire lofty emotion In
those who look thereon. But 1t seems
eminently iinwise to cheaper stlch n
motto by use on coins."--7resdent
Roosevelt.
Precisely. Money Is base and debns-
ing. Coins often fall into the hands
Of predatory malefactors and form a
part OF swollen fortunes. Coins some
times become tainted. Coins have all
manner OF evil associations. ana arc
handled by sacrilegious men and wo-
men. who trust in nothing but money.
Coins should never be the circulating
medium of religious precepts. The
President Is determined to stamp out
not tn--every form of money deviiment.
The reform of our irreverent gold coins
is part of his policy" There is no
sacrilege in trusting in Roosevelt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

che IL through with Roosevelt" Not
without cause has the American lexl-
con opened to receive the phrase
Roosevelt luck"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

There are 100000 miles OF cables IN
the world. not counting George w.
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s1nEsw1rEs AT OLD VIRGINIA.

@tEH in Virginia ,hc other day a man
J wns given his choice of thirty days in
- Richmond or leave the State. He lives
III ,rnxaa uoM-Eashyille Tennesseean.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16

Apparently. after the first OF January thu
traveller from the North will take his last
drink at Danvillc. Va, before reaching the
precincts of New 0rleans--Atanta journal
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HOW TO CALL T1MEs-p1sPArcH.

HOW TO CALL TIMES-D1SPATIH.
Persons wishing to communicate with The
Times. Dispatch by telephone will ask cen
trn, for '4o41.'' and on being answered from
ITO office switchboard, will indicate the de-
part,ncnt or person with whom they wish
to speak
when calling between G A. NJ and .
A. NJ. call to central office direct for ao4l'
co,nposing-room; io42. business office; 1913.
for mailing and press-rooms
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What would his boom weigh on the
Fairbanks scales2
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shso imrs Digpatrt
pAlny-wEEKLr--suNbAy.

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vice in Richmond tand suburbs,, Manchcs-
ter and Petersburg
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Entered January "a 1908. Mt Richmond.
Va, as seeond-class matter. under act OF
Congress OF March 8. 1879.
Il L
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sclf.Interest

Self. Interest.
The real estate firm Of Solomon & o'sul-
llyan had lots for snle in new suburban
| cddftion. O'Sullivan young, enthusiastic
end 1rlsh-was writing the advertisement.
the national eloquence flowing from his
pen. He urged impending purchasers 20
seize the passing moment
cheated IT,
! tisGmsnt slowly and carefully. This fell
! low Napoleon" he said-.'what's the use
OF advertising him with our money?"-
November Lippincotts.
Puzzle for Children
man has two hobbies. On one he spends
$4,000 annually and the other costs him
5000 each year. One Is air cooled and tho
other is naturally cool. He takes one out
nights and the other goes out alone. Ons
has but one sparker and, the other has sew
eral. He eranks ono and the other is self
cranky Both are inconsistent and exceed.
iLgly unreliable. Which of the two hob
bles IS the mans wife and which is his au-
tomobie Puck
His Literal Wife.
Every family should keep an account
OF Its expenditures"
I'VE tried that scheme, but 1t failed to
give satisfaction
ooh. my wife was too literal. Things I
wanted charged as sundres she insisted on
charging as booze. "-Kansas City Journal
Tie Main Thing.
Mrs scrRpleigh: .They say. my doar.
that the new rubber plant. the flcus pnndu-
rata. Is extremely beautiful. IT has a glossy
Mr.. Scrnplesh (who has strained his back
lugging the house plants around) y don't
care anything about Its glossy veinsd
leaves-what does the dunn thing weigh?"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
~ Schemer,
"Thls play is too rank for me. I'm go.
Ing to demand my money back"
''Wait until after the next act. Bill.
Sixteen years elapse between acts L. ana
H.. and you demand interest on your
rloney for that, length Of time."--Wash.
irgton Herald.
No Danger. f89
.Are you sure this horse will not run
away" asked the man who was getting
into the buggy.
Yep" replied the livery stable keeper.
there amt the least danger that he'll
run away. but he may trot some comm
back" --chcago Record Herald.
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When payday comes but one Time
weekly
And still the butchers prices soar.
When creditors regard ME bleakly.
And bill collectors buck my door.
When Sol himself shines desperation.
And sorrow trickles from the skies
But one thing then watts consolation:
To Wit, dear Old Virginia pies.
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Carrie Nation hotly declares that