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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23


Answers
Value Of Coin.
Can you tell me the value OF United
States quarter of 1896? J. A. b.
1t seems to have no premium value.
Will you give me name of author of
Ships That Pass in the NIGH
Beatrice Harraden.
Worn Coins.
coins? w. !. S.
Sometimes. Write Treasury Depart
ment, Washington, d. c.
Wet or Dry.
/ should like to know whether the
largest and most prosperous cities IN
the United States are wet" OF dry
Practically. all the large cities are.
wet"
LynchburS ElectiCh'
What was the vote in tho Halsey-
Thomas primary, and what w. was g - fiie
majority w, =. r.
We cannot, find report Of vote The
majority was 1871.
Police Matter.
Has a policeman right to enter sa-
loon to stop fight without being
called by the barkeeper? w. Nj. r.
1t is his duty to do SO without being
called by anybody.
Jamaica Ginger.
Has a merchant in dry county
the right to sell Jamaica ginger
Yes. IL it Is labeled and numbered
according to the United States pure
food and drug law.
German Ocean.
ocean fsP SCHOOLGIRL.
Between northeastern coast of Eng
land and the continent. The present
map name is North Sea-"
Resident of the District of Columbia.
Cam a man who resides in the Dis
trict Of Columbia vote there, and. II
not. where can he vote! y. =,
Many men who work In the District
retain legal residence in other places,
and go home to vote. A resident OF
the District has no vote
Proprlcty of Title.
In introducing minister OF the COS
pei. Is 1t better form to refer to MN
as REV" or as Mr.? SUB.
Unless he have clerical title. as Dr.
or Bishop or Dean. etc.it is probably
| better to use Mr..
The Pcnitentinry WhitewnSi,.
VIII YOU not be good enough &c
nublIsh for me the method OF prepar-
| ing whitewash as used at the virginia 4, I.
! penitentiaryt :.
Slack half -bushel of lime with boil
ing water. covering to keep steam In
Add one peck of salt dissolved In hot
water. Let stand two days covered
Thin and use as desired,
Tote.
Is "tote" a good word. and what Il
Its derivation? y. y. r.. 4
Like most Of us, tote has Its ad'
mirers and it's detractors. 1t is sup
posed to be of African origin. and is
In the average lexicon relegated t
the South, where. many people Of first
rate Intelligence make daily use of 1t
Odd Bottle.
+ have pint bottle with a heat
and the word Washington on ONT
1 side8 and a head and the words
/ .Bridgton, New Jersey" on the other
\ Can You tell me anything of it? s.
We cannot. Perhaps some r eadel
can.
Horse Show aud State Fair.
10 whom should apply. for infor
4 nation about entries at Horse r 8 ss 3. Y
4 and Fair? ~. s. -, 2.
Richmond Horse Show Association
State Fair Association. both OF Rlch
I mond, Va. It
4 Old Coins.
4 Please tell me the value of the p !. ol'
coins listed and of the cent OF = ls w
The only coin With premium valu
lis the cent of 1906, 1T is worth anon
20 cents
n Right to Vote.
In September. 1901 shall he twenty
Il lone. How can Is4vote at neXI etec
Tue Attorney General seems e aay
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AS Times Change.
"Poverty," said the hostess. us no dis
grace" iii.
NO." answered the caller. cts only
wealth that's called upon to apologize now
atnys!"-1-Fliegende Blaettcr
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Horse Show and State Fair.
10 whom should apply for infor-
nation about entries at Horse snow
and Fair? ~ s. .
Richmond Horse Show Association
state Fair Association, both of Rich
mond, Va
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The home Of MIR. and Mrs. Duncan
Balfour Cox, OF Ashland, Va. was the
scene of a beautiful wedding on the
afternoon Of Tuesday, August 90, when
their daughter, Miss Helen Crenshaw
Cox, became the bride or Mr.. Joseph
ElllH Wnolfnlk NJ l,iicknn. Itlliisa
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The Attorney General seems to have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23

tlearly subscrlptlons payable IN advanee..
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his money for furniture, etc., instead
OF for whiskey, but / am afraid if
you deprive the laborer of his drink
he will go where he can get it, and
you are deprived of his labor and
also of his money.
IhlS is neither an agricultural, min
Ing or manufacturing county, and the
money made here must De spent here
II you force people to leave here, you
require no local option, as you have
none to restrict Our city requires
more freedom than an inland town as
1t is composed partially of foreigners,
and the principle business emanateS
from foreign countries.
Another point-Woatd 1t be just to
force barroom out of business? PEG.
pie who have lived here for years,
helping to make the city grow, have
settled down to remain, and now,
without sufficient warning, are forced
out to sacrifice all they possess. In
parliamentary ruling, not resolution
can be introduced without lapse OF
time. They must pass three read
ings, and afterwards, be signed by
higher authorities who have the veto
power
L, merely quote this point to show
THAT Justice is intended and prac-
uced, but in the liquor question, one
fourth of the voters order lie cleo
ton, and, If carried, the merchant
Is forced to the wall. Bear in mind,
that the law is not against a simple
barroom, which can be run with a
small stock of liquor, but it is also
against those who carry big stocks
for wholesale trade.
Where is the justice if such laws
must be passed for the benefit of the
majority? Give them at least one year
or two to decrease their stock, and
give them an opportunity to get out
of the business without serious op-
preston. There are many people,
even ladies, many who are nursing
babies, who are greatly benefited Ly
a glass of beer, malt extract, or other
such stimulants. Now, some will say
if it was pure, etc, such remarks are
valueless. They are all pure and
wholesome, as the pure food law pro-
tects 1T. and it is therefore not JUS
tifiable to argue On this point.
This letter to the public is not in.
tended to criticise others, to preju-
dice their votes, or in any otner way
to influence them, but merely to eau
ton them to act with prudence and
abide by the old proverb, ITO look
before you leap Should your prop
erty values decrease, your population
diminish, your school funds dwindle
down, and your taxes increase, then
blame yourself. 1t is quite easy for
Blue Ribbon advocate to assert that
everything will improve, but il you
first have to eat that pudding before
you can prove it $3.50
l remember well when this place
was in les infancy and >disregarding
the sale of liquor, it vastly improved
the old adage saying IF well, let well
enough aloN."
OTTO GOLDSTUKER.
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SUGGESTION FOR
A GEORGIA SOCIETY.
Pensacola, Aug. "a, 1907.

Pensacola, Aug. "a, 1907.
Editor, Pensacola Journal:
If you will grant the space Of a few
Ines l will present a subject for the
consideration of those who may be in
terested, and thereby get an express
sion from some of the many Georgians
now in Pensacola.
Having mentioned it TO a few, find
it so far favorable. New York city
has a Georgia Society," They have
an annual meeting, at other times
called meetings and social gatherings.
and look after those who are sick or
in need, as well as see that visitors
enjoy their visit. see the city and are
not isolated strangers. If those Geor-
CLANS who live in Pensacola would liko
to see such a society started here.
would be glad If they would express
their views through your paper
If all who have ever lived in Geor-
gia or have such feeling of friend
ship as to aid in instituting the same,
would ask that they send their
names and addresses to me, care of
the Journal Office, that list of suffi-
eient size may be obtained to have
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COMPOUND COMPLAINT
BY AN EAST KILLER,

. Pensacola, Fla, Aug. "a, 1907.
Editor Pensacola Journal
There has been some mistake, Mr..
Leadley. There have been one or two
days lately that there has been. no
box car on the East Hill line. This
will not do, MT. Leadley The people
of East Hill are used to having a box
car on their line, and they will expect
to see it every day. They would pos
sibly not object to two box cars. But
then there are other cars we must
have. There is the car with the fiat
wheel. The people of East Hill are
used to having one of these. Some
times We have more than one, for
which, of course, We are dufy thank
full. But if you will keep one with
wheels that are sure enough fat, say
something that will shake your house
when they go by, We will try to be
content with one.
But, Mr.. Leadley, there are other
cars. There is the car that waves
around while you ride and the top
seems inclined to go off in the woods
when you turn a curve. The people
of East Hill are used to this kind of
car, too; so you must try to keep
one of these in service. Then there
is the car with the windows broken
out, and with the leaky roof Don't
fail to keep at least one of these on
the line. In rainy weather, you
know, the people of East Hill could
not get along without one or two of
these.
And, above all, Mr.. Leadley, do not
let one of the new cars get out on
the East Hill line. 1t would not do
If you were to put new cars on the
line, the people would all want to
ride. and. Mr.. Leadley. you could NOT
haul them. You can't hardy haul
them as it is. and if you had new
cars on this line you would have to
add another car to accommodate the
people, SO don't do it, Mr.. Leadley.
Leave well enough alone. One box.
one fiat wheel, one wobbly- jointed
fellow. and one with leaky roof and
at least part of the windows broken.
H. H. BOYER.
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Ru Associated Press.

William S. Taylor, former governor
of Kentucky, whose extradirion has
been sought by the authorities OF that
state since the assassination OF Gov
ernor Goebel seven years ago, mas
given out a signed statement, which
he SAYS is the first public statement
he has made since leaving his native
state. He first dissects the promise
OF immunity said to have been Of
fered him recently should he testify
in the Caleb Powers case, and then
makes a proposition to the Kentucky
authorities to return 10 his home
state and attend trial on the charge
..eairst himself If granted certain
guara ntees.
The statement says: For more
than seven years / have borne in ST.
ienco the ISLANDERS and prosecutions of
those who robbed me of what heaven
Knows vas my own, and who, to con-
zeal that crime against liberty and for
no other reason. indicted and drove
me into exile l trust an indulgent
public will permit me now to break
that silence.
FranklIn's Offer.
Commonwealth Attorney Franklin
Of Kentucky knows that | have fully
testified in the Powers case by depo-
sition. This testimony is a part III
the record of the case, and Is aces
sibie TO him. He knows, too, that he
had a right to cross-examine NE at
me time | gave it and did not do so.
He Knows that neither he nor a1y
ether ofTicer or combination of Off
GERS in Kentucky has the legal right
tn grant such immunity. and thai
we're | to return under such promise
O. immunity l would at once be al
-ested. denied bail and, like Mr.. Pow
crs. he subjected TO nothing less than
Il mock trial by partisan court, be-
fore a packed partisan jury and with
a s1OO. 900 corruption fund as a pow
etfi,l incentive to conviction.
immunity.
The law is clear that Mr.. Franklin
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or any other officer has no power TO
promise immunity. But inasmuch as
Mr.. Franklin abounds in propositions
and promises, and seems enamored Of
the idea that he can do things, / will
say this: If he will in some way pro-
vide an absolute guaranty-nOt merely
a pcomise-a guaranty that will in
spire confidence among sensible, level
headed, lOnest men; guaranty the
spirit Of which may not be Violat ID
though the letter be observed, that
will be given a fair and impartial
trial, I will gladly return to Ken.
tIcky and submit to trial.
Judge and Jury.
in other words, if Mr.. Franklin will
cause what remains of the 100000
corruption fund to be returned to the
treasury of Kentucky, no part of it TO
be used in these prosecutions; vii;
guarantee that all trial juries in my
case shall be composed of six upright
Democrats and a like number of up
right Republicans; will guarantee
that bail will be granted me within
tie limits of $4,000; will dismiss
the indictments against all parties
used as prosecuting witnesses except
and last, will in advance, by
mutual agreement, select an impartial
judge to try my case, | will without
any promise of immunity, voluntarily
return to Kentucky, not only to tes..-
fly in the Powers case, but submit my
self to trial.
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IN ONE JAG
FORTY YEARS
Wife's Allegation Against
a Wealthy Resident
of Pittsburg.
BY Associated Press.

Pittsburg, Aug. PA genuine SEN
sation was sprung here when Mrs.
Catherine McDermott, wife of Thomas
McDermott, a very wealthy citizen,
filed papers in court asking that her
husband be declared an habitual
drunkard and that his immense estate
be turned over to her for handling.
McDermott is 81 years of age and is
supposed to be worth $1,000, 600
His wife alleges in her bill that he
has not drawn one sober breath in
the thirty-nine years she has known
him, and of late he has become child
ish and extravagant. She specifles
that he is building a modern Coney
Island and a Luna park for his own
individual enjoyment on the back part
of his immense estate; also an i'm
mense pavilion covering several acres
and that he threatened to shoot her
some time ago when she laughed at
his ideas on outdoor sports.
II Is alleged McDermott has spent
s35, 900 on his private park.
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PLEA FOR THE
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Pensacola, Fla, Aug. "a.

Pensacola, Fla, Aug. "a.
EDITOR, Pensacola Journal:
To be or not to be, is the all alb
sorbinc question of the present time,
which is looked forward to with great
anxiety by all citizens of our city.
Both sides of the question have
GOOD and bad features, ana it remains
for the voters to determine which
side is the most obnoxious one.
heard some remark that the dry ele-
nent is composed of the decent peo-
pie This is certainly a great slur
upon all the rest, who feel entitled
10. or in need of, Stimulant. 1t
strikes me that only those who believe
IL the Koran instead of the Bible (as
they abstain strictly from drink could
then be ClasSed as decent, though
their prosperity by abstaining doesn't
demonstrate itself, as the majority
i've in poverty and misery, even fam
ne AT times. The Bible doesn't adj
1ocaJe or prohibit intOxicants, and the
New Testament merely advises tenn
perance, which signifies a broader
meaning than intoXication. 1t means
10 he temperate in all things. not to
lbuse.
There is no more harm in liquors
Ehen properly used than in eating
cabbage. One affects one of the hui
man organs, while the other affects
another
Schiller, the great German poet. ex-
claimed: The great benefits derived
from water and fire when in a con-
trolled state, and their extreme dan
gerousness when uncontrolled. De-
spite their great dangers. they are in
dlspensable. So it is with liquors.
beneficial when controlled, and dan
gerou5 when misuSed by drunkards.
Ilere ought TO be a law to punish
drnnkards adequately. A remedy, |
bell We, would be if the Blue Ribbon
men would ask their friends not TO
treat or be treated. They could TINS
greatly diminish this great evil. Then
the home should be made ALWAYS At
uacuVe, 10 entice men to spend more
ume at home instead of in the streets.
winch often is an incentive to drink.
Races of amuSements should he
provided. Unfortunately, small towns
nave no such places. Most all towns
IN Europe have beer gardens. where
best music is dispensed. and families
go there with their lunch baskets. and
drink beer, but drunkenness is nm
known.
A great danger turks around us when
We deprive anyone of his liberties
All Who live south of the Mason and
IlAon line had sad experience win
lass legislation, and fought desper-
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Whiskey, Morphine,
Cocaine and all Drug
AddictionS; not only
treated but permanently
cured.

Main building of New Fenwick-an
ideal Sanitarfum, Abbeville, Louis
lana. Capacity, lbs patients. Com
plete in equipment, modern thruout,
luxurious in appointment, brass bed
steads, 0stermoor mattresses, phones
thruout, etc. No Hyoscine used, no
harsh methods orpadded cells. Only
approved agents @ treatments used.
Nervous prostration INeurasthenial
successfully treated. Endorsed by the
Governor, Archbis Mayor of New
Orleans, etc. Highest references.
Write to-day.
FEN WICK SAINT ARIU M
ABBEV WILLIE, LOUISIANA
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Total
Authorizations.

The Board of Control was finally
authorized to make contracts to tho
amount of $4,000 for a dormitory al
the Female College, with $4,000
available prior to April l, 1908, and
TO expend at the Female Co ege for
the purchase of an addition TO the
campus and for necessary improve
ments at the university at Gaines
vile the sum of $4,000, of which
$1e,500 will be payable not prior to
January 1, 1908. and $500 payable
prior to October l, 1907.
Under the act of the legislature
making appropriations, the Board Of
Control has an appropriation of S4OO.-
900 for buildings. of which only $50 900
is available before october, 1908.
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HoStetter'S
Stomach BitterS

II will strengthen the stomach, open up
clogged bowels. induce refreshing sleep
and cure Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Poor Ap-
petite, Costiveness or Female MS
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IS YOUR SLEEP
RETIRE. SHINC !?

Or doy no get up feeling just about as
tired as when you went to bed? Nine
times out of ten you can blame 1t on
the stomach and bowels, but then there
is one sure remedy for all such ailments
and that is
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a first meeting at an early date.
Speak out, Goober Grabbers.
GEORGIAN.
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MAN WHO, ON FACE OF RE-
TURNS, DEFEATED GoEsEL FOR
GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY,
TELLS UNDER WHAT coNDi,
TONS HE WOULD RETURN
WITHOUT REQUIsITIoN TO BE
TRIED FOR 6oE5EL's DEATH
uNcER CONSPIRACY CHARGE.
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If you wish TO save the coal bill,
sprinkle salt literally over the coal In
bin or bod. 1t prevents clinkers. burn
ing to clear ashes. Salt viii also fresh
en- half dead fire.
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Blotting paper pressed to the wal
with a hot hatiron VIII remove greas
spots from wall paper.
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Interesting Past
Week at Capital.

Continued from First Pase.)
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N0n-Current.
Appropriations not enumerated as
current expenses:
Governors mansion :. -. 100000
Uniform system of public
schools :. :. -. =. 100000
State aid for public schools 60,000 90
Further aid to public schools 100000
Appropriations for schools
under chapter 1881, acts
of 1905, nearly ready for
distribution =. =. =. -. 10000. 90
Shlekamauga monument. 100000
Florida state midwinter fair 100000
West Florida Fair Associa-
ton :. :. =. . :. 1000. 90
Relief Of j. Fitzgerald ct
al, DeFuniak =. e. =. 100000
Lock at Lake Hickpochee 25.O00.G0
Board of Control, buildings 100000. 90
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S476,650.00
Disbursements.

disbursements.
Outstanding warrants, Au-
gust 1, 1907 :. IS 554S716
General appropriation bill 5S1, $50. 90
Commission to investigate
l. |. fund. n ...... >. 10000. 90
Auditing Indian war claims 100000
Teachers summer training
schools =. -. -. :. 100000
Travelling expenses, teach
ers attending summer
training schools :. :. 90. 5000
Geological survey -. =. 10000
Examination of banks .. 10000
Salary, assistant state audi
tor =. :. -. 100000
Travelling expenses, auditor
and assistant . . 1,4OO. 90
Board of Control, current
expenses =. :. =. .. :. S5,o55.5O
Total .. =. =. .. ..S753, 975.6 6
bdIdnce.. .122,6I434
Non-CUrrant
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sitions not for current expenses of
the government payable out of the
general revenue fund. Even those in
forced to admire the manner in which
Mr. Groom met the assaults On his
position. "A still strong man in a
blatant land" describes him we'll
Under a resolution of the Board of
State Institutions the comptroller sub
mitted the following statement of es-
timated receipts and disbursements
from the general revenue fund from
August /, 1907, to July 81, 1908.
Receipts.
Taxes, 1907, mills on
valuation of s245. 1000, 900. $3.50 10000
General license tax =. 300, 100000
Insurance companies Ii
cense, tax =. :. -. :. 26,5OO.OO
Insurance agents license
tax. :. =. =. go. =. 100000
MUM tax :. =. :. :. :. 100000
MUM tax. -. -. 71,000.-
Southern Express Company
license :. -. $4,000
License tax on railroads :. 1,0OJ. 90
Telegraph company license. 10000
Telephone license =. :. =. 100000
Sleeping car tax and license 10000
Tax certificate. proceeds
from comptroller. E. E. 100000
Expense of tax sale certifi-
CdCeS 9,OUO.OU
Interest on tax certificates. 100000
Corporation charter tax :. 10000. 90
Tax on commissions . 10000
Sale of fertilizer stamps -. 100000
Sale of feedstuff, stamps :. 100000
Automobile tax, etc =. =. :. 100000
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-22
LandIordism Curbed.

The village of Rhinebeck, N. r., near Poughkeepsie, has drawn attention to a certain tendency toward landlordism on the part of the wealthy idle class in America by taking action to limit the private estate of John Jacob Astor. As- tors estate, which already comprises 2,500 acres and touches the village boun- diary on two sides, was about to be ex- tended by the purchase of another large farm, when a wealthy resident of the town bought the farm, with the avowed purpose of checking the further extension of Astor's property. The purchaser has formed a home building syndicate, with the intention of placing the contested tract of 3G0 acres at the disposal of small homeseekers, part of it to be reserved for public use. In the last few years Mir. Astor has destroyed at least twenty-five dwelling houses, has exterminated one village, and disposed of several public in stitutions, in order to create an exten- sive private park, or hunting ground. The property is known as Ferncliff, and Astor's intention is to extend it to 10000 acres. Much of the land bought up now ,lies unused, awaiting the perfection of the larger scheme, thus tending to restrict the increase of taxable land values.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-08-22
Highway of the Future.

The future American highway" ac- cording to an inventor whose pamph- let Is reviewed in Engineering News. will be a paved roadway 120 feet in total width, divided by longitudinal curbs into eight separate roadways, four for passage in each direction. He provides two 16-foot roadways for ani- nal traction vehicles and a 4-foot walk at each side for the stray pe- destrians who may still indulge in the anticipated method of locomotion that nature furnished. The rest of the width is devoted to automobile roads. As the cost of this remarkable high way would amount up to between s1OO,OOO and s2OO.OO0 per mile, the in- yentor does we'll to call 1t highway of the future"