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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-31

with the dead their isno rivalry
NcCau|ey.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-31

oHope0 was the name Of am At-
kansas town and yet the tornado came
and swept tout Of existence. "" i"' b
in a nance by any other name i'
might have suffered like fate
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-31

1t is said that within the past ten
years two of the leading banks Of
New York have lost SlO0,OO0,0 900 Of de
posits 1t is comforting TO know that
the money hasn't been "lost, strayed
OF stolen, but has been placed in the
smaller working institutions of the
country which are now dotting the
nation over. Tbs is a good sign Of
healthful progress along financial lines.
Relieve the unnatural congestion which
has so long been the cause of abnor-
NAL condition in the financial system.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-31
John B. StetsOn
Hats for Men

2'l&Qigg 2 GIag1'S
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-31

Sonic one remarks that "thiS must
have been the May that was married
to December
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-31

There Us State Commissioners Of
Banking boo West Virginia, and why
NOT one for Virginia
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-31

Tomorrow Judge r. e. Prentiss
viii take the place of Judge Crump ON
the Corporation Commission. May
lhe future bring uo breath of suspicion
against this body which is charged
aith duties of such import 10 the
people
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

ing, winch Is according to regular
rules. and to my mind, very much
slNnplcr III consequences 1t seems to
me that our language is losing in thus
using the adjective past" for tho verb
passed; and almost any reform based
only upon phonetic reasoning would be
inadvisable. Our language IL moi a
phonetic language. our alphabet la not
phonetic alphabet, and We cannot
have phonetic spelling. 1t IL simply
Impossible. The advocates of spelling.
reform themselves admit this, and !,
little thought and study on tho part
OF any ono interested will demon
strate the truth of this fact.
feel that II IS n hardship for mo
ia be required by some ono else to
use a spelling which Is unauthorized,
and which is distasteful to mo. Even
President Roosevelt secs now that he
tho government: and i believe II this
question u brought up and properly
aired, 1t will do good. not only to
those who arc fighting the ugly i'm
provcmcnts," but the would-be reforms
crs. also.
have read what Professor Matthews
says; also what Or. Chauler Thomas
says on the subject. and they are both
worry reasonable. The unreasonable ones
are those who upon superficial cS-
animation auopt tHe TeiorHlcu spell
ing and insist upon having 1t used
by every one over whom they can
assert authority. They haven't tha
right, but clerks. -stenographers and
salar!ed people are not In posi-
ton to argue with their employers on
the subject
shall certainly appreciate your TAX
ing up this matter. and throwing a
better light on IL. and II am wrong,
i am willing to be convinced buy {
should certainly like to be convinced
and not compelled.
Please withhold my name, as l real
ze that 1t Is not polite for me even
to write this. If you see tit, however.
you are welcome to publish the let
ter without my name. READER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
MONDAY, MAY c. 1907.
II you wish a clear mind, strong
muscles, quiet nerves. and on9 ltte,
avoid all drinks but Water.-Sliliman.
Hints to the Milkmen.

Richmond will have pure milk IL the
diligence of the Board of Health can
secure it.
Investigation shows, however, that
rigid regulation and eternal Vigilance
are necessary. Some OF the dairy
farms arc far from the ideal which the
Board of Health has in mind On one
oe these farms it was found that ten
cows We're stabbed in rude building
whose dimensions were 1G by is. and
the roof in the rear was so low that a.
man at average height could not stand
erect under it. The conditions within,
where the cows Were MIXED, were too
filthy to be described.
In another instance COW was found
with diseased udder. Che milkman's
explanation was that he did not milk
that udder" But he MIXED the others,
and supplied the milk from that bag
to his customers.
One of these men argued that the
milk from his cows was fed regularly
to twelve babies all of whom were
healthy. Think of it. Milk from such
establishments being fed to babiesa
How long will the little ones continue
to be healthy if fed on such food?
The milkmen say that COW barn
cannot be kept like q parior. But it
can be kept sufficiently clean TO insure
clean and pure milk. And that is what
tle Board of Health will require. Cir
culars have been sent to the men who
plain, Rules have been adopted, and
they Will be enforced to the letter
There is no disposition to be hard on
the milkmen, nor to enforce harsh ana;
unreasonable regulations. But the
health OF the public is no trlfling mat
ter. Milk is a prolific source of dis
case, and many have been poisoned by
ii, and without sufficient reason. Mil,
is healthful if pure, and Richmond in.
sists that her supply must be pure
Some seem TO think that ihe crusade
against impure milk is fad The
quicker they disabuse their minds OF
such an impression, the better. 1t Is
the same SOFT Of fad" as the crusade
against = tuberculosis, typhoid fever
smallpox. and all other diseases. 1t is
crusade that is world wide. Impure
milk is a terrible menace to health ant
lie Richmond is going to carry or
Ter crusade against it until she is sure
tnat her milk supply is pure. All per.
sons concerned should take note Of tn,
fact and govern themselves according
Is. Those who wish to sell their mn,
mere must pay strict attention to gu,
rules and obey them TO the letter,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
Simple Spelling in the Office,

In another column to-day we nr,,.
letter which indicates thar simpliriea
spelling is, with some of us, sim a live
issue The movement initiated by Mr..
Carnegie and his Jealous friends has
been so buffeted by the press and Tho
public that there is but little life left
In IT. yet it is still going through some
motions that may, or may not he &c
cufately described as dying gasps.
Meantime IL has contrived to attnch
some adherents, as no reform move
ment which is pushed with any yiror
at all can possibly escape doing. The
interchangeable Brander Matthews him
SELF has told US that more than l0O, 600
persons are now using his select sim
plications, thus leaving q residue of
only some eightyodd million to hold
the fort for the spelling of our sires.
One of the assault!ng minority, it APP
pears, is here in Richmond, in the per-
son of our correspondents employer
He has engaged 10 use the improved
list OF 500 for his own part, and IN
sists on the same observance from his
stenographers. Undoubtedly, he is
wholly within his privileges in doing
so. Employers have the unrestricted
right TO establish the rules of their
own Offices, and employees who do no,
like any or all of such rules have an
( equally unrestricted right to so else
whore. There is no law on the books
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
University Grammar.

We have great pleasure in publish
Eng the following letter from the edi-
tor of College Topics OF the Univcr.,
sity of Virginia:
Editor of The Timcs-D Dispatch:
sir-After printing my former letter
in today's paper. you ask OF me whcth-
er 1t is correct to say many mua.'
OF course not. The Norfolk School,
master failed utterly on this point. Eio
should not have placed 'moiasses" and
mud" in the same class as to tho
formation of their plurals Since tho
Conner already ends in "es,'' nuphony
demands that it shall retain its same
form in the plural. But in the case of
mud" there is no reason why its
plural should not be formed by adding,
- according to the usual rule. Now.
'B. Spattered" in his letter. used
many muds" correctly, provided he
meant there are many different kinds
OF 'muds' on Brook Turnpike, on tho
ethcr hand. If he intended to say sim.
ply that there is n great quantity If
mud on Brook Turnpike. he should un-
occasionally have used much mud
aliu not many muds. f.
That seems to us to be good gram.
tnar-'much" for quantity ami "many
Ger numbers, That Is the gramma,
we learned years ago. 'NIuch fish,
but many fishes" 'Much pease" buI
many peas; much water" but "man,
waters" With the university at GU,
ack. we now venture to approach an
ether subject, which we had schoolot
ourselves to regard as forbidden fruit
Would not the "much and many" rul,
apply also to grapefruit. Would no
we university say much grapefruit
referring to quantity. and many grape
lfuils' or two grapefruits.' referrlns
| to number?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
Cleaning Day.
\ correspondent gives us the r,,,,r

correspondent gives us the follow
ing hint:
Il \ have been thinking that It would
Nt . sooa Idea II The Times-Dispatch
wouiu advocate house cleaning day
aiohs IN the month of May. | am en-
closlhs you herewith clipping taken
ron, one OF the Chicago papers. 1t is
possible that great amount of oor1
could be accomplished II this was d.
in Richmond, and, as n manufactnror
would be willing to contribute a III
of service for one day with our EN-
p!oyes toward this kind OF work, which
is very essential for an unkept city, as
Richmond Is regarded by her own
population"
The Times-Dispatch has already call
ed attention to Chicagos 'c!canlnu
day and recommended that such /.
day be appointed for Richmond. MAY
9Th was the day designated In Chi
cago by proclamation of the Mayor
and the Superintendent of Streets took
four steps to carry out the Mayors
decree;
First he ordered printed 100000
cards, which viii be delivered to prop,
erty-owncgs as warning that sloven.
ly methods in caring for sidewalks
must be banished.
The second was to urge tho BOARD
of Education and the principals OF
The public schools to declare half,
holiday Monday. and organize the boy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
Borrowed Jingles.

THE SORROWS OF A SKIPPER.
II hatcs to think Of dyin," says tho skipper
to tho nlate
STARVATION. shlpwrecks. heart disease
loathes to contemplate.
hates to think OF van'ties ana oil the
crimes they lead to-
Then says the. mate,
With looks sedatc.
"Ye doesn't RELY need to-"
has clipped BY
] hates to contemplate the day I ups and
left me Mary
Then says the mate.
why contemplate,
II 1t ain't necessarily,
Suppose that this hero vessel" says the
skipper with sronn.
SHOULD lose er bearin's. run away ana
bump Upon n stonc
Suppose she'd shver and go down when
save ourselves We coudn -
The mate replies.
"Oh, blow mo eyes
Suppose, ag'ln, she shouldn't"
'7The chances is agln u.s." says the Skipper
In dlsmay,
III fate don't kill US out and out, 1t gifts
lis all sonle day.
SO many perish OF old age. the death-rato
must be fearful
Well" says tho mate.
AT any rate
We might we'll die cheerful.
II read in them statistic books" the nervous
skipper cries,
THAT every minute by the clock some
Teller ups and dies.
wonder what disease they gifts that kills
In such n hurry
The mate he winks
and saf's, II thinlss
They mostly dies Of worry
"of certain things" the skipper signs, "me
conscience won't be rid.
And all the wicked things done l sure
should not have did.
The wrinkles on Utmost soul compel me
oft to SILVER
Yer souls fust rate"
Observes tho mntc;
'"The troubles with yer liver"
Wallace Irwin, in the Century.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
COMMENT OF VIRGINIA EDITORS.
State Board Of Charities.

SSASC bOAAu VI SA3AA AeASSs
We reproduce to-day an editorial from
necessity OF a State Board OF Charities We
are In this matter in entire agreement
with The Times Dispatch.
1t Is perfectly astonishing how abuses
may spring up and flourish for years when
there is divided responsibility and no one
with an express duty In the premises
Americans are very prone to condemn tho
penal institutions and methods Of less en-
lightened communities, and yet there are in
these United States. and right here in Vir-
ginia. jails and almshouses which would
pu, the Russian penal administration to the
blush.
Folk and ChnnIer.
The Virginia Citizen suggests that the
Democratic ticket next year be Folk and
chanler-Fok. of Missouri. and chanler.
hard TO name q better combination or
stronger ticket. The former is young
man, a Southern man. has always been
strong follower Of Bryan is a Thorough re-
former as regards trusts, graft and cor
porate combinations; has the confidence OF
all sections and would prove an acceptable
party. We have no hesitancy In secondins
the nomination of our Norttside contem-
Decentralization Courier
Our Scoop.
The Times Dispatch was the only paper
President Roosevelt's visit to the Brandon
Mansion. Even the greatest news gather
ing concern In the world, the Associated
Press was ''scooped," and they made. with
other reporters of great dailics, every effort
to get a fun report of Roosevelts trip up
the James.
The trick was accomplished by the enter
prise OF our Richmond contemporary and
Emmett Dugan. their nineteen year. old
Claremont correspondent. who chartered q
launch, hired photographer and despite
secret service men. boldly Joined the presi-
dental party when they landed at th'
Brandon wharf. and got the story '-Clart
mont Herald
A Hint to Judge Mann.
Judge Mann is already making campaign
speeches This time they arc more pro-
nounced than before for prohibition. Th,
rjudge thinks he sees the weather vane, and
of course, thinks It pointing that way. Bu
he had better not get too many small towns
dry before the election, We have alwayi
noticed that just after town goss dry
prohibition candidate could not be elected
In other words the prohibition candidat
must come around while the saloons are II
| full blast. and not when they are supposed
to have been changed into places for re
| igious worship, Tho average American al
ways wants exactly the opposite conditto'
from that he enjoys unless II Is to chang
good bank nccouNt for U poor o8e,--
lStauntop Specta;AD,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
Alfred J. cammeyor, the great shoe

Alfred ], cammeyer, the great shoe
merchant OF New York City, has sent
sample lines of boots and shoes to this
CITY. which will be exhibited by his rep
resentatlve at tho Jefferson Hotel on
Nav Sd and 4th, to which exhibition the
public is cordially Invited. Here VIII
be found n full sample stock OF Cam
meyer's up-to- date boots and shoes for
men. women and children. Tho best
footwear that is mado anywhere In the
world. All the latest fashions and new
est New York styles, Boots and shoes
for everybody, aid for every purpose.
Cammeyer guarantees everything he sells.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

1t is generally agreed that the Music
Festival of 1907 was the triumph OF
all 1t was In all respects delightful
and inspiring, and Its sweet strains
Will echo down the corridors Of time
The Wednesday Club has added to it.
fame. and has put the public under
further obligation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

HOW 70 CALI. TIMES DISPATCH.
Persons wishing to communicate with The
Times Dispatch by telephone Will ask con-
trail for "4o4l." and on being answered.
from the office switchboard. will indicate
the department person with whom they
wish to speak.
When calling between a. NJ and y
"A. NJ. cali to central office direct for 4o4l,
composing room: 4otc, business office; 4o4s.
for mailing and press rooms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
Proof.

AS Tommy was about to climb into
his chair at the dinner table, his moth
or said:
"Arc your hands clean. dear?"
Course they are" replied Tommy,
virtuously, IF you don't believe it look
at the towel.'~-Chicago News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
The Presidents Tender Mercies.

The Presidents Tender Mercles'
There is no "maudlin sentiment IN
this strong appeal from Missouri ana
elsewhere for the pardon OF Willlnm
r.n,arv. who has proved that he is
d.cent citizen, in spite Of his FORMER
term in the penitentiary. Fourtccn
ycors ago he was convicted III the Fed-
.eraI court of robbing post-oiilce. he
hid served all but eight months OF his
I'VE years sentence when he took ad-
vantage of the opportunities given MN
as n model prisoner to escape. Moving
r. Kansas City under new name, no
found employment, saved MS earnings
acquired u restaurant property, was
married to good woman, and pros
pered, not forgetting in the meantime
his strong determination to become a
uood citizen. One day an e%-conVict
recognized him, and for the standing
reward of $50 procured his arrest To-
day January is serving the rest of his
term. although President Roosevelt has
indicated q desire to set him free.
The fact that sympathy" sometimes
runs into craze is manifested in Pc
titions for executive clemency in behalf
or common murderers. We had evil
dence of that in the effort Of American
women to save notorious Bluebcard
from the death chair in Illinois. But
i. is different with this citizen-convict
OF Missouri Ills conduct after his
oecapc demonstrated clearly that the
aw had served its purpose in combining
him, and he came forth, however
s,ealthily, with the one purpose of
heart and mind to atone for his sins
By proving himself worthy TO minglo
with those who had never been brand
cd by a jury.
He atoned for his crime Ly serving
Ia long term in prison. and afterwards
3y leading an honest and useful life
the verdict of the American press Is
that his atonement is sufficient, and
that he should be pardoncd. and the
verdict is just. Further punishment
Of this man would be in the nature OF
vengeance, and would defeat its own
cad.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
Complicated SYMPTOMS.

well, Patrick, asked the doctor show
do you feel ro-dnyY"
Och, docthor, dear, enjoy very poor
health, intirely. The rheumatics arc very
distressin indade; when ! go to Shape
lay awake all night, an my toes is swelled
as big MS a goose hens egg; SO whan i
stand up fall down lmmajlt,"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

tho popularity Of n Roosevelt wns ut
terly unable to provide II with boom.
People ignored, or Mt tho most they
smiled. Language Is n growth--not an
orderly, reasonable, logical growth,
perhaps, but still a growth, and n per-
fectly natural one. It cannot be forced
in tho dollhouse Of nationality. 1t can
not be created by even n well-fnanced
fiat. 1t must develop of itself through
the spontaneous selection Of what we
know as good usage.
Some of the words in the list Of 300
are, as our correspondent points out,
already quite generally accepted.
The others will be in good time, IL
the natural movement of our speech SO
willis 1T. If not. 1t Is reasonably Ger
tain that thoy never will be, though
the plea for their use is backed by n
string of incontrovertibe arguments as
long as ones arm. And as for the list
of further and less easy simplitications
which the Spelling Board is understood
to have ready up it's sleeve, we trust
tbn, tho day may never come when they
will, feel in possession of sufficient en-
co,rnrement to warrant them even IN
springing 1T.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

Says the Charleston News and
Courier: -Four dairymen have been ar
rested in Frankfort, KY, because live
minnows were found in the milk they
sold" Dairymen must be careful to
Kill the minnows in their milk before
selling.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
MERELY JOKING.

Appropriate Return.
Uncle silns: what would bee willin,
ter do fer nice dish O. prc-d!gested oatsl -
"Weli, I'd BIO wliln' ter tackle a pre-saw-
cd an pre-. split wood pile"--Judse.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

All the hammer!ng In the world,
however, could not knock that James.
town affair into Johnsmithereens.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

Ambassador Bryce is courteously ad
vised that the curse of America Is rot
that she has too few poets, but that
she has too many like Alfred Austin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

Cleveland has new Bean Trust. and
as far as we personally are concerned.
she is welcome to it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
m.p dluss Jill Digpatrh
observation-disclosures,

BUSINESS Ofricc ....9i6 Il. Main Street
Washington Bureau. 1921 Munsey Building
Manchester Bureau. .....1lo2 HUI street
Petersburg Bureau.....to N. Sycamore st
Lynchburg Bureau. ........ a15 Eighth 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

What is whiskey?" asks Frederic j.
llaskins. Respectfully referred to Tho
Governors eff the Carolinas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06
SOMETHING NEW.
PULLMAN pARLOR CARS DETWECN
nICUMONH AMI NOREOLK

Beginning May lst, and thereafter.
the Norfolk and Western Railway VIII
operate Pullman Parlor Cars on the
"Richmond and Norfolk Limited" and
Ball" trains between Richmond and
Norfolk This is the only line ope-
rating pullman 'arlor Car Service be-
tween the two cities.
O. H. BosLIlY,
District Passenger Agent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

BY MAIL. One Six Three one
POSTAGE PAID. Year. Mos, Mos. Mo.
Daily with Sunday. $500 saco 11bo .65
Daily without Sunday 400 400 100 .ss
Sunday edition only. 200 100 80 90
Weekly "wednesday 100 Il 40 ...
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

Entered. January 81. 1908. at Richmond.
Va. as sccond-cas matter. under act of
Congress OF March 8. 1879.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

pupils into cleaning bands, whose work
Will be to destroy tho rubbish left
from moving day.
The third was to call upon the pack
ers To warn their drivers against nj
lowing litter from wagons to blow
about the thoroughfares.
Finally, tho street car companies
were told to restrain their conductors
from sweeping out cars in the pubic
highways.
But some may say, what's the sonse
of having the formallties Of procla-
nation and special orders and all that?
We answer, Yankee fashion, WHAT'S
the use OF special day of Thanks
giving and a formal proclamation? It
brings the subject to the attention
of the people and imprcsses upon them
the Importance of It. II Richmond
took this subject more seriously. 1t
would be much cleaner city than 1t
is. Tho trouble is that so many citi-
zens seem to think that public clennli-
ness Is n sort of fnd and OF no se-
rious consequence. We shall never
have clean and dustless city until
public sentiment takes different view.
Let us follow Chicngo's example and
have Mt least one day in the year
devoted to cleaner Richmond"
We publish a communication else.
where in this issue from DR.. 7.
Taylor. in which he shows that oul
present system of assessing real estate
is most ununform and unjust. Fol
instance, Mecklenburg county has NOR
,aud by $4,000 acres than Brunswick
yet the real estate OF Brunswick !!
assessed at over one million dollar.
more than that of Mecllenburg, ant
for every dollar the taxpayers OF
Mechlenburg pay into the State treas
ury. the Taxpayers Of this county pa
nearly two This statement refers t
country real estate. and does not in
Guide the property of the towns
Brunswick Gazette.
1t is that sort of injustice in ou
tax system that makes dodgers
When men know that they arc bearing
more than their share OF tho publ,
burden they become rebelious, and
come of them believe they are justi
fed in hiding away some OF their good
from the assessor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-06

BY Times-Dispntch Carrier Delivery Ser
vice In Richmond tand euburbs). Manches-
ter. and PetershurE-