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How to win at Daccarnt.

How to win safely at baccnrat has
been discovered by Sylvan Crollet and
his friend. Nine, Noel, The mathemati-
cal formula is * equals g divided by 3
plus p. X Is thought the amount
to be won. Unfortunately, we cannot
determine P or G. However. a second
lady was satisfied. and gave Sylvan
f24o to which to apply the formula.
The latter was such:a success that Syl-
vain was able to pay the lady Fla a
month interest. She Immediately In
trusted to him $500 more, but this time
the equation seems to have failed He
paid her flo the first month, f16 more
two or three months later, then MOTH
ing at all. In court Sylvan. prosecuted
by the lady, explained that his equa-
ton should have succeeded, but bad
luck pursued him. Ills mathematical
calculations had not foreseen the ele-
ment of chance. Ostend baccarat ia
bles had completely upset his theorem
Anyhow, he had been unfortunate, not
dishonest But the COURT thought diff
ferently. SYLVAN has got a year and
Nine. Noel SIX months, while both are
Jointly sentenced to refund 1850 to the
deluded lady plus EGO damages
don Telegraph,
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any alliances or Affiliations with any
public service corporations, street rail-
ways or othcrs;" that the settlement
OF the franchise question which has
jagltated the city so long shall be left
entirely to him and his Republican
Council IL elected
MIR. Johnson's proposition Is. let the
people decide the question. Mr.. Bur-
ton lis an able, astute, cold-blooded. oal-
culattng politician. Thoroughly honest in
his personal life and as thoroughly sell
fish, He did not bask in the full
pleasure of the great Republican boss
OF Ohio, the late Senator Hanna, and
on one occasion in u public way af-
fronted him. Tho Hanna people re-
scented this. and during the Senator'S
life MIR. Burton had no voice In the
distribution Of the patronage or Ohio,
and at his death 80 strong was the
sentiment Of tho Hanna people that
Mr.. Burton could not control a single
vote in the Legislature, not even one
from the Cleveland delegation, al
though he asked for 1t, and was easily
defeated by Senator Dick.
These are tho two mon and these
are the conditions under which the
fight will be waged that will attract
national attention.
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Negro sIaYe-oMnera.
Iitor Of The Times-pispatch:

tpltOr or Inc Tlmes-Dlspatch:
Eir-1n your paper of the 18th In
slant Mr.. Thomas D. Jeffress, OF Chase
CITY. Va, In the following paragraph
oop1ns up a subject ,fraught with much
"hf torical INTEREST,"
= question Of historical interest has
rcchtly been discussed in the news
papEs In and out of Virginia. Did
freelnegroes before the Civil War ever
|ownl slaves? Some have denied and
othes affirmed It,"
you'd say: At my home In Will
liam5urg, Va. when was boy. sixty
yearssago, lived a very respectable col-
owned a number OF negroes, he'd wag-
the Pitt family. One of the negro
men. famed Hal Scott, who recently
died there, was one of the Newsome
slaves, lwho was at all times polite
and courteous.
The 4ewsomo family We're kind and
gentle p their servants, and in return
the sel3ants We're obedient and re-
spectfulI to their owners. The ,recip-
derstood and mutually recognized.
These affections carry me back in
,magina1on to. the days Of earlier
times, aid my old colored "mamnly,'
with a bve and veneration for her
who tnuAht my early footsteps. un-
known tothe generation OF later times
For this 4dical, upturned social condi-
I"hushwhakers" anterior to 1851, whose
idle brainl became the workshops OF
the devil, which resulted in new Is
sues for f,fther turmoil, which we are
now enduring, II. H. LIVELY.
Aberdeenl Washington.
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y: Voice Of the People y:

tee <or state official should exceed the
poses, but in this instance, while q
lump. sum was designated for the work,
Still IT waa the Wish and intention Of
tho General Assembly that tho lob
should be- completed.
rms work Is supervised by reliable
ana competent men, and II 1t Is found
that IL cannot be completed within the
appropriation, but that 1t becomes nec-
essnry to spend reasonable amount
Of money beyond that, 1T may be SAFE
~ assumed that the next Legislature
VIII not caYll ut a further appropriate
t ti@n e I9te meet the requirements Of tho
Another need seems to be more Of
ilce room for the several State Depart
ments at Richmond.
THIS matter should command the at
tehtlon of the Legislature, because
these departments should have every
convenience for tho dispatch Of import
ant work.
Is not the Library Building suscep-
tible OF enlargement whereby ten or
fifteen. additional Offices might be
erected for the purpose? Some enter
prising architect might take time by
the forelock" and prepare drawings
that could be presented to the proper
session is short
This subject will be certain to como
up In shape of "a BILL" and as tho
state revenues arc increasing she can
afford to make her officials comforta-
bic as to Office room anywhere.
Hastily yours,
VETERAN.
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SELFISH WOMEN.

Editor of Tho Times-Dispatch:
Sir-I used to get mad as a hornet
to sec q man keep his seat on a street
car or railroad train when lady had
to stand. but I don't get mad as a
hornet any more-not after what hap
pened the other day.
was coming to Richmond on the
Chesapeake and Ohio local last Tues
day afternoon and the train was
crowded with people coming homo from
the different summer places and at one
station three ladies got on, and as
was near the door and every seat
seemed taken. i and young
man. who was on the seat with
me got up and gave our seat
to two OF the ladies. and the other
lady stood to Richmond, although near
by We're two ladies with one small child,
each In different seats. Neither OF these
children were two small to pay faro,
and these two nice ladies let this help
less young lady stand for twenty miles.
Mad. Why a hornet was not in 1t. I
am cooled off now and hope will never
SEQ 1t again. and IL do I will write
you letter that all selfish women
who chance to read 1T Will never for
get.
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OUR MAKEUP PARTY.
The Board of Agriculture has gi
out the following statement:

The Board Of Agriculture has given
out the following statement:
1.-The board has learned with pleas
ure that the commissioner has given
the assurance. through the medium of
the editorial columns of Richmond
paper. that he will in future cordially
cooperate with that body In its en-
deavor to promote the best interests of
the department and the farmers by con-
quoting the work in accordance with
the provisions OF the plan of reorgani-
z6tion reoeI.Lf 1dopted. The board
now desiren rs 1t has always, that
only the moei cordial relations shall
exist between that body and the COM
missioner. and 1t receives with much
qualification Mr.. Koiner's expression
and will meet him in the same spirit"
It was through an editorial in The
that the Board of Agri-
culture was given assurance that Com.
missioner Koiner would cooperate. and
we also expressed the belief that the
members of the board would meet hin
in the same spirit.
We are pleased to know that gu,
confidence was not misplaced. and
gratified that The Times Dispatch hac
the honor to act as peacemaker. 1t l.
always more agreeable task than tt
make strife.
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JUDGE BLAcIssroNE,s nuDENEss

JUDGE BLACI<sTONE's RUDENEss.
We are at a loss to know why Judge
j. w. &. Blackstone should have spoken
in such rude terms Of Governor Swan
son because the latter saw fit to send
troops to Onancock to protect the
whites from negro rioters. The Gov
ernor Of the State Is sworn to see tbat
the laws are upheld and to prevent
riot. In obedience to that oath Gov
ernor Swanson could not In duty have
pursued different course in the
Onancock crisis. and he is to be com
mended and not rebuked for his
prompt action.
Judge Blackstone's characterization
OF the Governor under any olrcum-
stances would have been in bad form
from q man in his position; in the
present instance it was a gratuitous
affront, which all good citizens con-
denim. sG,irsfL fe
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TILE rn1nIAnY INDICATED.

The result of the election in Henrioo
county is complete vindication OF the
primary. and we invite the attention of
Democrats throughout the state to the
fact. 1t IS alleged that there was n
strong political machine at the court
house. but the people had no difficulty
in smashing it. Under the primary
plan. this was easy; under the conven-
5 ton plan 1t would have been difficult
IF not impossible.
The sensible remedy for machine
methods. by which the will of the peo'
pie is often defeated. IS the primary
BY an independent movement. the PEG
pie may whip the machine. but al
such movements are destructive OF par
ty Organization, and nothing short o
revolution will avail against well
Disciplined organization, Every politi
cal party which desires TO preserve II
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Borrowed Jingles.
IN rEMpoRE sENEcrurrs.


Wien am old
And sadly steal apart
Into the dark and cold
Friend OF my heart
Remember. II you can.
MOI him who fingers. but that ether man,
Who loved and sang. and had beating
'dF heart
Whom nm odl
When am old,
And all Loves ancient Are
BE tremulous and cold,
My Houl's desire
Rcccmber. lie you may,
Nothing but YOU and mo and yesterday,
When heart on henri we bid .he years con-
spiro
TO make us old.
When I am old.
And every star above
Be pitiless and cold,
My llfe's ono love!
Forbid mo not to go:
Remember naught OF us but long ago,
And not at last, how love and pity strove,
When grew old.
ERNEST Dowson. in New York Mali.
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rho Two indian Prince,.c..

Editor of the Times-Dispatch:
slr.-John Rolfe. an English gentle
man, and Princess Pocahontas, OF AL
sonquin stock, We're married with
the English (EpiscopaD Church a..
Jamestown by Rev. Richard Buck
April 5, 1914. Pocahontas had been
tile. lowering angel OF the colony OF
ways and means for their success and
comfort. Roife was man of import
ance and far-seelns abinty. There
never was peace between the colony
and the Indians until the matri m MA
ter (Pocah6rtas) OF King Powhatan.
1 make the following DEPRESSION to
say: Lewis and Clarke, OF the Norm III
appointed BY President Thomas JEFF
ferson to explore tho country TO the
Pacific. On this occasion they We're
fortunate to have fallen in with SAGA
jamea. the shoshone princess, among i1,g
in 1S04-5. She had been stolen from
her tribe-the Shoshones-in the
Rockies. and was sold in the, East TO
Touisant Charboneau. a French tracer,
who had become her husband. At the
ago OF seventeen she became a. mother.
February II, 1906. She and her nus,
band were employed as guides and
Interpreters They set out from OF OF
Mandan April TN .i rol.ow sna clarke ahe
through the Oregon country TO As AS
toria on the Pacific. She died in 1884,
aged ninety five years. Her son; zap
tiste," was q student at st. Louis, Mo-,
urder the care of Governor Clarke.
Tho mother of this most excellent son
was to Lewis and Clarke what Poca-
hontas. the Indian princess. was TO
john Smith and the English colony at
Jamestown.
Pocahontas is buried at Gravesend,
England. Sacajamen is buried IN
Wyoming, Fort Bridges. near the
Episcopal Mission garry u. Wads-
worth, Shoshone atent there. a monu-
mcnt to her memory stands on the
Lewis and Clarke Exposition Grounds
at Portland and Is a proper tribute
under the circumstances. A series or
monuments have been recently erect
ed to Pocahontas In The hearts OF the
Virginia people. as we'll as at James
faithful husband, from whose loins
have sprung some or the best and
foremost people of the Old Dominion.
The history OF these two important
Indian personages and their associates
were never before brought together
and placed in juxtaposltion for the
ready information OF the student OK
Governor Brooks, of Wyoming,
recommends that out of the balance
nppropriated~ by his State for the
Lewis and Clarke Exposition n monu-
mer1t be erected Mt Fort Bridges IN ms
Slate to the memory OF the lndlan
princess, Sacajamea. This is patrlotlc
and comnendable. e. II. LIVELY.
Aberdeen, Washington.
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Great Seal of Confederncy.

Editor of The Times-Dispatch'
Sir,-I observed the article In the
last Sundays edition of your paper IN
regard to the great seal Of the Con-
federacy, and, as possibly throwing
some light on the subject. or Suggest
a channel through which Information
can be had inclose you herewith a
brief description of what have always
understood was an impression, or rae
smile, Of the great seal OF the Con
federacy. This facsimile was pres scented
by General Albert Pike. OF Washlng-
ton. TO lie late William NJ. BurWell
~ BEDFORD county, and, was informed
wes one of three which General Pike
Ind had made. If it is a scopy OF the
original. / have no information as tc
how he had access to said original. II
NAV be that 1t was an impression from
some ether seal and not from the sea
as to which your inquiry was directed
This seal Is impressed. on some
metal and apparently gold washed, as
it remains perfectly bright The sea
is Enclosed In oblong velvet-llned case
Of ebony, with raised figures, etc.. the
central portion being. think. rep
resentation Of the washington Statue
in the Capitol Square. Richmond, Va.
have this seal In my possession
and will be glad to answer any inquiry
In regard thereto.
Yours very truly,
j. LAWRENCE CAMPBELL, =
Bedford City, Sept. 8, 1907;
Editorial Note.--A copy Of the great
seal Of the Confcderaoy will be found
In "our Confederate Column" In to-
days Issue.
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THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

& AAAAH SSAaoOh
The superintendent of Schools for
Danville receives $1,000 q year from
the city and s575 from theSState. Some
members of the Board Of Aldermen
think that this salary is too large
They are wrong. Tho present SUPER
intendent may not be worth SO much.
We do not know as to that. But We
do know that II salary Of two thousand
dollars for first-rate city superin-
tendent Is none too large and we dc
not believe that such man can be
employed for less.
IT Is great mistake for any city OF
county to ecoDomizo In that direction
II is more foolish than for manu-.
tauturer to put In set of expensive
machinery and then employ cheaY
jacklog to run It. Tho superintendent
Is the llfe and Inspiration OF the
schools The schools cannot be NOR,
efficient than the man who directs
their energies and operation. IT 1.
economy and good sense. II As essentin
| 70 q progressive public school system,
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POINTS FROM pARAGnAp1rERs.


THE political prophets who are saying
that Tafts election next year is GER
tain. and that hc Will carry the solid
North and West. are overlooking one impor-
tant possibity.--Roosevclt renominat ton
New York World
Evidence s accommodating that tho Presi-
dent Is getting tired of rcsting-omaha
Bee.
The Atlanta Constitution finds that tho
world is drying up" 1t should not mis-
Toxic Georgia for tho whole worId--Wash-
lngton Herald.
Since Mr.. Rockefeller has begun dunning
for his $685. witness fee we are hearing
no moro assertions to the effect that he
lacks tho collective sense.''--washingt on
Post.
God gives us tho faoe of Infancy, but the
face OF adult and old age we make our
selves by our lives--Houston Chronicle.
A will has been probnted in Newark. NJ
j., that contains Just thirteen words. This
Is unlucisy for the lawyers as thcre is no
room for any dispute ms to tho meaning
And woman wrote it!-Bnltmore News
The British arc now planning a 10000
ton battleship to Guido tho Dreadnought
They VIII DO putting n couple OF smoke
stacks on the island next and trying to sail
her -Philadelph!a Telegraphs
The New Haven road has ordered .1e,ooo.-
600 worth of new rolling stock--122 loco
motives. 1900 freight cars and 40 passen-
ger cars. Evidently the managers OF this
Rockefelfer's prediction of coming financial
chnos.--Philadelpha Record.
II is said that snipe have almost disap-
pcared from the marshes OF Maryland vir-
ginin and the District OF Columbia. and tina,
tho sportsmen OF that region will be able to
find no substitute for them. IL It Is mere.
" matter of something to shoot at. CUB
stitute might be found by crossing the Pc.
tomnc reed bird with the Washington mos.
quito.---Hous:on Post.
That Atlanta policeman who saw white
snake with blue tail and red whiskcrs tied
under his chain isn't In II with tho louis.
Vile policeman who swore that while sstting
IN a crap game pink snake with biied
shirt on him crawled onto the table and
tba,ked a. the assemblies e.-Cincinna.i Com
smerc!ai Tribune
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FARMER.
Naming the strect,.

Editor OF the TImes-pispatch:
Sir,-Your article in regard to the
streets not being marked is Just what
is needed in Richmond, and I hope, as
a citizen OF Richmond, that your
paper will keep 1T up. My business
Keeps ma out on the streets half Of
my time, and find difficulty In find
often to direct them on their way.
which am often unable to do. espe-
cially out in the West End. I be-
came lost the other day and asked my
way OF one OF the men who clean the
streets and he failed to know what
street he was CLEANING. "A CITIZEN.
Richmond. Va.
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Personal AND GENERAL.

The cultivation OF flowers Is one o. the
pleasures OF E. II. Green. of Texas. aon Of
Iietty Green.
Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt Is said to pay
from s75 to 500 a hundred for tho cigars
served TO her guests.
Tho Maharajah of gann iha. a. carpet
valued ut 100000. It is heavily incrusted
with diamonds and pearls.
Belgian poultry expert says tailless hens
that fox always seizes a hen by the tail.
'. NJ. Ayers. well-known cotton broker
in New York. was formerly dentist. He
10 also an artist of ability. and expert golf
player and clog dancer. His nickname Is
Hot Aver"
General Ephraim r. Eckley. OF Carroll
tom O.. is tho oldest living cx-member OF
Congress: He was elected while nshting in
the Civil War. in which he enlisted. and
was advanced to a brigadier-g eneralship.
although so years OF age.
Six members OF tho Congress of the Con-
federacy are living. They are John Gooda
Of Virginia; Judge John v. Wright. of CO.
Nan, Tenn; Judge Roger A. Pryor. Of
Nashville; John d. G. Atkins of Paris.
Tcnn and George E. Jones. OF Florence,
Ala
The new theory advanced by Prof Milton
whitney. chief OF the Bureau of Soils of the
t.ePai tH|eHt Oh ABricultufe, 10 the enect that
the growths OF plants does not affect the
soil is held to be heresy by the older
scientists Prof. Whitney claims to have
discovered q now soil Fertilization. which
may necessitate a complete revision OF tho
science of chemistry OF soils
Amalie Materna, who, since her retire,nent
from the stage IN 1894, has been devoting
het time to giving instruction In singing.
celebrated her sixtieth birthday in Vienna
o. o., July 10th; In concentrating her. the
| "Freie Presse" quotes letters written to her
by Wagner In 1876 and 1892 In which no
Epralses rapturously her performances OF
,peaks OF her as tho "most loyal Of all tho
fyal ones"
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integrity should settle It's disputes
within the organization, and the pri-
mary affords perfect plan, II the
voters will only exercise their rights at
the polls.
The result OF the Henrico primary is
an object lesson for every county and
city in the state. II there is an ar
lrogant machine. let the people hold a
primary election and put 1t out OF bust
ness
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hair Out wi.hout orders.

a native paper states that the magr
istrates at An-Hyun has arrested a
great number of people belonging to
the II Chin Hoi society and having
charged them with cutting their han
without any order from the govern
ment had them severely logged, The
synpathlzers OF the society and ne
members have held crowded meetings
and violent speeches have. been made
denouncing til unwarrantd action Of
the officialCorean Daily News.
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y IAWRENcH 81 CAMPBELL.
work on Capitol square,

Ndltor of The MINES Dispatch
HIr,-In your columns recently Y
was lntimated that the COMMITTEE 70
might defer completion OF the work
upon the grounds, also on the Interior
Of dome. until the next Legislature
made further appropriation. .,s
at is to be, hoped the work VIII be
carried to comple tion> without delay
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that the people employ the best SUI
pcrintendent they are able to pny for.
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| Il
aMusT HEw
| tselected Tor rhe Times Dispatch)
And when Jesus came to the place.
ie looked ZIP, and saw him, and said
unto him, Zaccheus, make haste and
come down; for to-day l must abide
at thy liouse."--Luke xix. s.
Our Saviour for the first time invited
HIMSELF to mans house. We may
feel ourselves quite as unlikely to en-
terrain our Lord as zaccheus seemed
to be; and yet perhaps at this hour.
He presses Himself upon US. VIII we
receive Him?
zaccheus was man In despised
calling, a publican. n tax-gatherer for
tho Romans, over their PROSTATE
people, tho Jews He was In bad odor
with all respectable folk. Flo was rich,
with the grave suspicion Of getting
his wealth by dishonest means. He
was determined and eccentric, otherwise
he would hardly have climbed a tree
to carry out his purpose. But Il there
was no other way to carry out his de-
sire. he would even do that; for see
Jesus he would. lie was not the
choice Of any class OF society. in any
respect.
He will como to us. IL we as earnestly
desire to see him.
There was necessity which pressed
upon tho Saviour, and which led Him
IN oil, AZ ~ ~,
Looking at his heart. the Lord saw n
sinner who needed Him, and who would
gladly accept his mercy, a person who
would illustrate the sovereignty OF His
choice. a character whose renewal
would magnify His grace and spread
abroad much good. q host who would
entertain Him with hearty hospitality.
1t was a case which would be widely
known and greatly publish abroad tho
gospel. Jesus said unto him, This
day Is salvation como to this house,
forsomuch as he also Is a son of
Abraham, for the Son Of Man is come
to seek and to save that which was
lost"
There was necessity of love in the
|Redeemer's gracious heart. There was
also a necessity for blessing to flow
to others through zaccheus.
Does such q necessity exist for us?
VIII we receive Him this day? Fac
cheus made haste" Will we receive
Him heartily, zaccheus received Him
joyfully.." VIII we receive Him what
ever others may say? They all MUIR
mured.' viii we receive Him as Lord?
Zaccheus said, Behold, Lord" Will we
receive Him so as to place our sub
stance under the control~ot Jesus and
His laws? Zaccheus said. THE half Of
my goods I give to tho poor. and IL I
have taken anything from any man by
false accusation. I restore him four
fold.'' sa
If these things DO so, Jesus will
abide with us. He cannot fall to come
where he will have such welcome.
Why shohid, we not to-day receive
our Lord? There is no reason against
1t. and there is every reason why we
should; and many reasons why we
must do so at once.
Lord. issue, thine own mandate and
say, 1T must" 75s
And let us make haste to receive
Him joyfully."
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