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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
A PROBLEM IN AGRICULTURE,

The city of Roanoke cares for Its
panpers on farm. The land and
buildings are valued at $4,000. ana
the average number OF inmates is III
#taen. The average cost per year OF
running the farm is s1,5o2.Ao and an
nual interest on the investment IS $500
niaking total Of s2,4o2.4o.
The average receipts per year from
farm products are SOFAS. making the
net cost s2,o4.Is2, pr=slsc5s per yeal
for each inmate. KS
BESIDES the sum expended on thu
farm during the pastthreeyears and ten
months, the city expended s5,75sla al
ditional on the inmates. while the rev.
senus from the farm during that period
amounted to only Sl.s59.ol, The eA-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
HOW TO suOP RIOT.

a street railway strike in West
chester county. N. Y, was followed by
disorder. and the sheriff telegraphed to
Governor Hughes for advice. The
Governor made tho following lacontc
reply:
Hon. Charles NJ. Lane. Sheriff Of West
chester county. White Plains, N. ":
Your telegram has been received, but
not being conversant with the facts I
do not undertake to direct the parti-
cular action you should take. 1t is
your duty with entire impartiallty to
take whatever action may be neces-
sary to maintain law and order You
have abundant authority for this pur-
pose, and you Will be held strictly re-
sponsible for your performance of this
duty. CHARLES f. HUGHES,
Governor OF New York.
Mr.. Hughes furnishes abundant evil
dence. as often as he speaks, that he
is not only an admirable Governor.
but good Democrat. Whenever there
Is local disturbance 1t Is the duty
OF the local authorities to preserve the
peace. and they must employ all the
powers at their command to do so. If
the situation gets beyond their con-
troll, or threatens to do so. they should
call upon the Governor for aid Ii
they fail to do their duty in such q
crisis, it then becomes the Governors
duty to call them to account. If that
method prevailed in every State. moi
violence would be OF rare occurrence
In nine out of ten cases brave sheriff
and his deputies can Suppress any
lawless uprising IL they will but &C,
promptly and dccisively.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
MERELY JOKING.

Costly Advertising.
couple OF thousand dollars a year more than
! can afford
, "wha. arc you talking about. you DON.
No.. but tho department stores do. and
my wife has the bargain habis."-Philadei-
The Family Doctor.
Your husband will be all right now"
said an English doctor to a woman whose
husband ..!,a was danserousy Ill.
What do you mean?" demanded the wife.
You told me he couldn't live fortnight"
wei. I'm going to cure him, after r.. ALL"
Tho woman wrinkled her brows.
puts me in bit OF an ole" she said.
rive bin an sold all his clothes to pay for
hic funeral!'-Teiegraph.
Looking Ahead.
I've engaged two maids for you to-day
We only want one"
Husbands: 'Ah, that's Just It. One is
coming tomorrow and the other In a weeks
Observation-Disclosures
More Particular.
Commercial Gent travelling In tobacco):
OF your friends"
Hotel Proprietor: "Ah. yes: I can see
mat. But the point Is, nave you GOT any
that could smoke myself?"--Punch.
Fully Attended To.
Merchant; Yes, we are in need of @
porter. Where were you employed lasts'.
| Applicant: In bank. sir
] Merchant: Ibid you clean 1t out?"
Applicant: mo, SIR The cashier did
that."-Tid-B Bits.
Ccnsiderate.
| SAY. pa. won't you buy me drum?"
NO. I'm afraid you'll disturb me with
the noise"
'No. won't. pa; I'll only drum when
you're aseep."---Life.
Evidence Enough.
"Tell me. brother. is It possible to lie,
Robert know that I am an heiress?"
Has he proposed to you?"
| "Yes."
wen, you may be sure he knows IT al.
ready."-Fliegeude Blaetter.
Mistakes This Time.
! Doctor: II diagnose all sickness from
the patients eyes; Now your right eye tell
me that your kidneys are affected"
| Patient: Excuse me. doctor, but my
right is glass eye."-Meggendorfer Blaet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
THE FALL or THE Leaf.

(selected for The Tlmes.Dispatch.)
AS the days Of tree,
are the days of My people."-Isa. Ky.
90.
The early frosts and rough blasts OF
autumn have we'll nigh swept all the
boughs bare once more. Showers of
red and golden leaves lie scattered
upon the ground around u.s.
II we would but listen to Natures
sermons. We should be very different
from what we are. The tale OF the
leaf is but the tale OF the tree more
frequently repeated.
Year by year the leaves appear. fade
and fall So they preach to you who
are now young and fair, and vigorous.
In a few years the tree itself dies,-so
1t breaches to those who are feeling
the chill of age and the sure, irressti-
Bile approach of decay. Tile preaching
Of the budding leaf is, Remember now
thy Creator in the days OF thy youth;
While the evil days come not, nor the
years draw nigh when thou shall say,
| l have no pleasure In them" The
preaching Of the tree, broken and
bleached by storm. is. 1.-THE hoary head
lis a crown of glory, ii it he found in
the way of righteousness
My brethren, the year once more is
Fastening to it's close. All is fleeting,
all is fading, al is passing away--oh
so quietly, but quickly--so silently.
hut irrecoverablyl Nothing left but
the record. of what we have been
whether.ws have lived with Christ or
forgotten Him; whether we lave lived
4 for pleasure or for Cod whether we
have been content with this world, or
lived us sojourners desiring better
icountry, that is an heavenly, looking
TO y city which hath foundations, whose
Builder and Maker lis God
Our text stands In the midst of q
crowd Of gracious promises as to the
coraing Kingdom ot Christ and tAs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Rep,lbllcan. Greel.

Senator Ellsins says that what the
country needs Is not n recession In
business but more money to carry on
business The whole trouble, he de.
clares, Is that the business OF the coun-
try has increased faster than the sup
ply Of money, You might say that
business has Increased 70 per cent.
gap Of % per cent, to be filled by credit
--or confidence, which Is credit-and
now that confidence. has been shaken
to a certain extent the gap is open.
He also gives assurance that a new
currency bin will be inisoduc,,d at
the next session of Congr,su to cure
the ills from which the financial world
| is sufl'erlng.-Times- Dispatnh,
That sounds nightly like Senator
Elkins was simply prepar!n,s the eoun-
]licans In Congress .leXt winter adopted
even Bryan's l6 to ! planls. having AZ,
ready ADOPTED as Their own al tn
tended in the past, It's coming, mark
Sycu-that or something Very similar
though maybe not as good.-Snlen
Timesr Register
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Rhymes Tor ebay.
THE Lusitania left Liverpool yester-
day. carrying 100000 In. gold des-
tined forSAmericnn banks.1

tThe Lusitania left Liverpool yester-
day. carrying 100000 In. gold des-
tined orAmerican banks
iuH ONT finger longer; Lusi-- ]
Be off--tho course IL napt!
Now hit It up, you goosey =
So spake they to the capt.
The capt he took their dosin'
t.rhey paid his wnge)-and laughed;
Then went and had the bos'n
Pipe all the sailors Oft
NOW list" said he, my heartlcs! 4
Give ear, my lads 80 bold:
We amt on pleasure parties
Spondulick's in the hold.
"g.um fuat mate down to scullion.
Fun cabln-bo to Me.
Stand by to rush this bullion
Acrost tho briny sea.
For bark sc. stalwart stokers--
(No cheerinI--Stcw your noiscl)
Them Moo York City brokers
Is waittn' on we boys! IA
"The banks Is standin. silent,
The biznis world is lost.
me stocks IL act most Yplent--
Until we git acrost.
And every nerve an organ
We got we Eotter strain
To rescyoo Perpolnt Morgan
An start the w'eels again.
Now speed ye-spced ye. double!
This ain't no spin for fun!
Heave ho--to stop that trouble
What Teddy Roosevelt doncp'
Tho sailors life is checkcred-
He's used to lively scenes:
That time they smashed the reckered
To what's called smithercens.
Two million pounds, full sterling,
Whisked safely.o'or the sea!--
Well. Wall Street sent 1t whirling
And no ono thought OF Ne.
II. s. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

Z ! i
with Mr.. Davis. The writer has not
been able to discover them else
where, even In the formof q para
phrase.
The Southern arms had achieved
signal victory at Manassas, on the
a1st day of July, 1851. The news
of the victory was spreading over
the South like wildfire. and there
was much cSultntion and insistent
demands that the contcderates push
on to Washington, take the Fed
eral capital, and put an end to the
war by compelling a recognition of
Southern independence,
Immediately after >the battle of
Manassas, President Davis visited
the Battlefield. He received the
most enthusiastic welcome from the
troops, who saw III him tho em-
bodIment of the idea that had AMI
..Neyer be naughty to the hum
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Famous Words Of Famous Men.
"Never Be Naughty to the Humble, nor Humble to the
neutrality-suspicious. DAVIS
(An Rights Reserved.

+ d s &
mated them to perform wonders on
the field.
President Davis returned to Rich
mond on Tuesday, July I23d. He ar
rived late in the evening, but
great crowd was at the railway sta
ton to greet him. The crowd es-
corted his carriage to the old Spots
wood Hotel, where tho President had
suite of rooms. The throng did
not dispense when Mr.. Davis en-
tered the hotel. but clamored for
speech.
President Davis went upstairs and
spoke from a window of the second
story, according to those who heard
him. There is no full report OF the
speech eXtant, as stenographers
We're not SO common they as now,
The speaker described the battle
which had been won, discussed the
victory. and said the people of tho
South might we'll feel encouraged
to hope that their Independence
would be achieved,
But he warned against too great
confidence. He dwelt upon tho
greatly superior wealth and re-
sources of the North. and the de-
termination of that section that, the
South should not establish another
. republic In Nortl, America. Mr.
|. Davis also urged the people Of tho
South not to eNult too greatly over
their, victory at Manassas, AMI, 1t
was While pursuing this line tltA he
uttered the words:
e. nor humble to the naughty" M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Bishop Hail Criticized.

Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
sir.-Aeesording to The Times;Dia-
OF Vermont. expressed views on the
Christ Church. Raleigh which are
calculated to discourage those Chris
striving to suppress the liquor traffic.
The bishops objection to prohibition
Is that It does not prohibit in New
England. by which suppose he means
not completely prevent the snle OF
liquor. That a law, or system of
any kind, does not accomplish perfect
ly the object for which 1t was de-
signed, ia no objection to Its use, pro-
vided it accomplishes reasonably good
It was never any objection to q
law prohibiting crime that it. would
law OF God prohibiting sin and CRIME
has not abolished sin or crime from
the earth and probably never will; yet
no one has ever pronounced the pro-
a useless Or unwise act; nor. .notwith-
standing the work Of converting men
to God goes on slowly and feebly,
would Bishop Hall consent to close the
his once. Every law q human enact
ment is an. experiment. No one can
predict aught else concerning II than
that. II ~ ts violated. the one VINO 10
breaks 1t VIII be punished. am
mindful Of the distinction between the
gospel principle of temperance and
total abstinence; but you must convert
a drinking man. his will assentings be
fore you can make him a temperate
drinker, not to say teetotaller; YOU
nel the unconverted drinker to an
stain H by taking liquor away from him
This prohibition Is designed to do and
probably will accomplish in large
II m excess OF zeal5is exhibited by
Temperance peonle At is better so than
| to see tho cold indifference Of those
Who stand by giving neither did nor
sympathy. Inordlnate zeal may pe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Thirty, Not Ten.

Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Slr,-Wnl you allow a lawyer 90
grant a writ OF error{to your reply III
lion Of Tenant" as to the notice re-
5unired in the case OF monthly ten,
ancy? The answer does not depend
upon custom or the common law. as
you suggest. Section 1855 Of the Gode
OF. Virginia is in Its material portions
= 20" - a tenancy from month to
month may be terminated by. either
party giving thirty days notice In writ
his Intention to terminate the same.
This section shall not apply
where by special agreement, no no.
5tice Is to be given, nor, shall notice DO
necessary from or to q tenant whose
term is to expire at certain time"
49, 49, ~ -. Il.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

(From the Houston Post.l
TT HE Richmond Times Dispatch Is claim.
Ing the pie belt championship for Vir-
= glnla. Editor Imboden's piebelt Will
go round any Virginia pie-eater three times
and lap.
Dispatch Ia Boosting of q Virginia sweet
potato weighing little under five pounds /"
We are here to say that fye-pound sweet
pc totoes are not regarded as large In Texas.
There are thousands and thousands OF BUSH
els Of Texas potatoes Weighing from twelve
to twenty pounds each. Don't talk to Us
about the little pee-wee potatoes Of poor old
Vilgnia.
When We visit Nashville, Birmingham.
Mo ntgomery, Marvellous Manhattan and Mil
much poetry and other evidences OF nffec-
Charleston Richmond and washington.
On this beautiful Sabbath morning when
the Good Lord aud all His angels are 30
jnurning In Houston when the air OF the
we earnestly beseech Richmond. Washing
ton. Charleston and Manhattan to turn from
theii evil ways and embrace the righteous
ness which exalts Houston above all tho
at is unfortunate. we think, that it has
been impossible to try to reform some OF the
natives OF this country by starting them on
'possum and taters-not the little sincwy
and stringy Alabama 'possums that the
Montgomery Advertiser raves about-but the
N ajestic lard producing Texas 'possumH. II
We could ever assemble the epicpres Of ths
New York Mail. Milwaukee Sentinel, Cleve.
land Leader, washington Herald, Charleston
News and Courier. Richmond Times Dis
patch and Boston Globe around table
burdened with pair of Texas 'possums
duly dressed and baked, garnished with
taters, and accompanied by Texas celery
tonatocs cracking bread. cold butterrnil,
and punkin pie, they would understand tn.
l,raptures OF Mr.. Roosevelt and would scarce,
| IL ever boast about their little speclalis
He uston for Thanksgiving dinner, we prom,
| isc to furnish the ylttles."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

THESE words.
uttered by
Jefferson Davis,
the only Presi-
dent OF the Con-
Rederate States
of America, were
spoken at q time
when they We're
peculiarly nppro-
oriate, 1t is not
enow n whether
hey We're en-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

blessed state OF the New Jerusalem.
None shall labor in vain, nor bring
forth trouble. No care, no sorrow, no
disappointment therel "Beforo they
call" saith the Lord, II will answer;
while they are yet speaking, will
hear" "As the days OF tree, are the
days OF My people: and mine elect shnl'
long enjoy the work of1their hands"
"A tree" Ayl but what tree? Many
able scholars hold to the opinion that
tho true rendering or this passage is,
"As the days of the trce'-that Is, the
tree OK life" The Tree OF Life In
Eden, that first of sacrafnents, was de-
signed to sustain and reflect, the life
infused into man at his creation. TO
us. however, there Is another Tree of
Llfe--even the Cross OF Christ. The
Body broken and the Blood shed upon
that Tree nre to US the means OF
Resurrection and Immortality.
There is yot another treo to Which
he can Gas YETI look only in faith
that tree standing beside the river
which issues from beneath the throne
OF God and the Lamb-its twelvefold
fruit, borne twelve times each year,
and It's leaves for the healing of the
nations.
"As tho days OF q tree, are the
days Of My people," This is the privt-
leEe of the true children of God. To
them the Cross OF Christ is the seed
OF life; and planted in the likeness of
His death. they shall also be in the
likeness OF His Resurrection. Their
destiny Is to feed on the Tree Of Life
in the midst OF the Paradise OF God;
and as the days OF that tree are never
ending, never fading. never darlten-
ing. SO shall the days Of Gods people
be.
On that tree. with the eyes Of living,
loving faith, let us fix our hearts and
hopes.
Soon, very soon, the years which
intervene shall disappear, and then
1.-THE morning shall awaken,
The shadows flee away,
And each true-hearted servant
Shall shine as doth the day:
For God, our King and Portion,
In fulness OF Els grace.
We then shall see forever
And worship face to face"
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DIR uiu,es Digputrb
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
Blues Armory.

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
sir,-Did I read Alright? think
did; hut surely It must have been q
misprint.
Is Richmond going. to build an armory
over markethouse: II 80. those ad-
voeating same are years and years be-
hind time. An arnlory over market
house. where any one occupying stall.
either IN times of peace or war, can
carry in bomb and let 1t off at amy
definite time. An armory over a mar
ket-house. where In times of riots or
even war, it would take all the police
force and most of the State troops to
guard 1t. Why. even old Baltimore
twice gave up this idea Ave years ago
when they moved their crack Fifth
Regiment from over old Richmond Mar
ket on Howard Street. and constructed
modern. up-to-date armoTy, all on
the ground floor. Advise the hackers
of this to stop and think before build
Ing death trap, which 1t will be In
times of trouble. CITIZEN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

Hard coal, VIC are told, costs only
SO a ton at the mines, but you can
safely rely on the mines to be not
less t'an 81 worth off.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

According to passing paragraph
the Japs never ent butter. The ensu-
ing saving has made them world
power In ten years ,r0
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

It>now seems high time for Mr.. John
Burroughs to investigate the habits
of the gas-plant.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

The city OF Birmingham and the
State OF Georgia promise TO furnish
ma gnificent fields for the makers OF
near-liquor just-as-goods.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

The Germans are using SKINNED
milk to make linen" collars. Over
here when we are prosperous, we give
it to our babies.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

Some one ought to present Mr.. Jerome.
who came to this country to find some
rev Jokes, to the Dawes Darkhorse
boom. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

Some day the Gotham Weekly
Gazette will also go back on Big BIZ
Taft, and then will come the oosequies
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

Nor will the remarks of the stock
ticker make, much of go with the
bill collector.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

Instead of marrying that new
princely spendthrift, Nine. Gould might
hdve slmplified matters by merely re-
marrying Bonl d time or two.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

The farmers of Old Virginia au-
thorizc US to say that they are pre-
pared to extend every courtesy to the
deputation of Texas sweet-potato
students who are coming on next week
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

Cannon smiled upon hearing his
boom mentioned. thus making 1t unani-
nous.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

The Pekin Gazette has Just died at
the age OF $50, and no wonder. Lots
of Us younger fellows have to hustle
to make O living these days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

,pia the editor approve Of your
\ well. while 4 read 1t to him he nod
sAnd what did lie say when you had
20! he was pretty sound by that
time"-Catholic Standard and Times,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

The deuce OF It is. If you are bank
depositor in New York, that you not
infrequently have to go around and
give the bank man a run for your
money.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

Secretary Metcalf thinks that around
sl25,031 .3s9.sO will hold the navy for
the next fiscal year. We trust that
the Secretary Is right, warmly con-
graduating the country meanwhile
that Metcalf has that portfolio, rather
than Richmond F. Hobson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03

That a balloon has reached height
OF 1850 feet and there recorded q
temperature of III degrees below zero
Fair was one of the statements made
in the. course of an address at the last
days sessions of the Aeronautical Con-
gress in New York by Professor A.
Lawrence Rotch, OF the Blue Hill OBJ
servatory. Boston.
1t strikes us as rather.a curious cir
cumstance that the highest tempcra-
ture should be the lowest, But science
is always Swinging some sort Of sur
prise upon u.s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
uN1EOnnl TAxATION.

We have a letter from commits
sioner OF the revenue. In which he
expresses desire to see a discussion
in the public press on the subject OF
cqualizing the tax assessments. He
suggests that a meeting of'all the
commissioners In tho State be held,
that some uniform system may be
devised and agreed to. This subject
has been discussed, and The Times
Dispatch has many time shown from
the report OF the public auditor that
the system is about as bad as could
be. Each and every commissioner is n
law unto himself, and such thing
as a Uniform rule Is unknown. And
yet. the Constitution provides in plain
terms that all assessments OF real es-
tate and tangible personal property
shall be at their fair market value.
II the authorities would only see
that the Constitution is enforced, tax
alton will be uniform throughout the
State.