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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

The Pullman Company is the latest or.
others are espset s 10 9ow G ~
about one every twenty-four hours It can't
be q great while before the undertakers. too,
VIII swing into line and then there will be
nothing left OF Texas but slckenlns thud
and a great wlnd.--Richmond Times Dis
patch. And for all this and more, Texas
is Indebted to the now heaven-bent paragrn-
pher OF the Houston Post \ tle has simply
persuaded the public. Including the corpora
tlcns, that nothing can, com pete With Texas.
OF course. monopoly Ike the pullman
Company cannot stand that.-Atlanta
Georgian.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
MERELY JOKING.

In n Minor Key.
you play something on the violn9''
AR. Henpeckke: why really, would Il,
knew how ..
Little Willie: ooh, guess YOU know
how My pop says you play second fiddle to
MRS. Henpeekke. "--Phlladelphia Record.
More Work.
little II Edna: What is leisure mana 2"
mama; It's the spare time q woman has
IN which she can do some other kind OF
work. my dear."-ch,cago Daily News.
His Education.
Yes. sir
,,a All H. you'll . be in fractions or decimals
No, sir; I'll be In beadwork and per.
fo'ated squares.'-Pittsburg Post
As Good as New.
Mrs. Brinde: "Now, Mary want you to
DC careful; This. is some old table-linen--
beer IN the family for over two hundred
Mary: "Ah! sure. ma'am. you needn'.
good as new, Observation-Disclosures In.
Quirer.
The Mission of Letters.
so you are writing stories said the
friend.
Not exactly" answered the cynical lit
tie. atuer; Il am merely furnishing Ger.
tain amount OF text to keep the illustrations
from running into one Misunderstanding
ton Star.
Eetribution.
corret Is ILL.,"
Green: DO you think he will recover?"
Jones: II am afraid not. Tho doctor who
is attending him lives next door."-Tit Bits.
How to Earn a Living in China.
Senator Morgan once threw down mag
azine with sneer. Another nature fake!'
he exclaimed. why, these things are as
absurd as-as absurd as, And then he
laughed and said that 1t reminded him OF
an address that no once heard an absent
minded missionary maze. I'm China. dear
friends said the missionary. human life Is
REGARDED s,s1 as s., OF but slight value Indeed u
he can easily hire another to die for him!
and believe many poor fellows get their
gonaut. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
HOW 70 CALL rlMEs.pIspATcE.

Persons wishing to communicate with The
rrl,ne.. Dispatch by telephone Will ask CEN
,ral for .'4o41y" and on icing answered from
the office switchboard. Will indicate the de-
partner, or person with whom they wish
10 speak.
When calling between a. NJ. and 8
A NJ. cali to central Office direct for 4oil,
composing. room; 4o4?. business oftiee' AVIS,
fo- mailing and press-rooms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

been suggested that the city buy up
enough land to make q park around
the Davis Monument The suggestion
is well worth considering.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

unquestionably Lillian Russeli's
kindly feeling toward the divorce courts
is due to the length of time they have
carried her on their books and to the.
neatness and dispatch with which they
have always filed her mail orders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Wonderful Washington, Miraculous
Manhattan. Hoodlum Houston etc, may
be all right In their way, but they
all lie down on the back seat when
Ripsnorting Richmond comes ripping
along
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Jove mods sometimes "a man who
carries a baby is-a good fellow says
Mr.. Roosevelt. What he meant Of
course, was "a man who carries seven
babies" However, it was no doubt
Loeb's fault.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

The Richmond Times Dispatch prints a
bank statistics OF the South and confesses
that Texas is first with $50 national banks.
whose combined capital Is s40000,O00. Vir-
sinie is third with 100 banks with 2.000,-
o0n capital Texas has more than a. third
of the national banks OF the Southern States
and nearly third of the national bank
ly o Justice court precInct.-Houston Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

st. Louis appears to have been ac-
cepted by common consent as the ma.
tons balloonatic centre. For our part,
we should have voted to the bitter end
for Houston, Tex.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
No. 1910.
NO. 1910. s &
Sonnet from the Portuguese.
ny ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING,
visions for my company

I lived with visions for my company g8
Instead OF men and women, years ago 8af&
And found them gentle mates, thought To know
a sweeter music than they played me-
soon their trailing purple not~frce Isl
OF this worlds dust,--ther iutes did silent grow,
myself faint and blind 5s3 at$
Their vanishing eyes Then thou ddst come to be-
Beloved, what they seemed. Their shining fronts,
songs. their spendourD (bctter YET the same.
AS river-water hailowed into fontu y
In thee and from out thee oycrcane
Ms soul With satisfaction OF all wants. M
Because Gods gifts put mana -drcams to shame,
This series began in The rimss D upatcn oo, II 1901.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Contrary to the expectations OF the
hopeful, stocks did not rally at all on
the announcement that Jeems Hazen
Hyde was never coming back to
America
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Captain Amundsen, OF Norway, is far
more conservative than Walter. OF Chi
cago. The Captain announces now that
he will consistently avoid finding the
North Pole until 1910.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Personally, we do not feel that Chi.
caso has q right to demand the Demo-
cratic national convention merely be-
cause the Cubs licked the Tigers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Florida being the State that sends
poets TO jail, it seems little unfor-
tunate that George NJ. Conan resides
in New York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

The Cubans called Mr.. TAFT Jolly
Possibly the Secretary sometimes ap.
plies the same word to that boom Of his
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

However, sending that Florida poet
to the cooler doubtless only increased
his conviction that the ''pen" is might
Ter than the sword.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

George Washington may, OF course.
have tax-dodged, but he never caught
hold of the cost of living and batted
II three miles out of sight,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Your average American heiress
doesn't need to be knocked down ir
order to take the count.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

The alienist who asserts that so pc.
cent. of all women are perfectly sane is
we cynicaliy assume. a bachelor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

At Murphy's last night were II. j..
Arlington, Of Claremont: c. A. slaugh-
wife. of Buckner:C. Booker and wife
Of Norfolk; G. p Allen. OF Roanoke:
r. n. Bryant. OF Petersburg; Mrs. S. c.
Graham, OF Tazewell; Colonel r. B.
y,1-e1l OF culpeper
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Among those who wish that the
President would stay at home and de-
vote his time to the tariff may be
mentioned also the bold. bad bears of
Looziana.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

After while 1t may turn out that
Cortelyous boom was merely wearing
rubber heels.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

"The Knox boom has been revived in
Kentucky" declares the Birmingham,
News" Well. It's only fair to say that
thing.-Richmond Times. Dispatch. Yet
there was that cocktail tncident.-Albany
Journal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Here is Kansas City man applying for
permit to carry i revolver on the ground
that his mother-in-law is about to visit him.
Incidents OF this sort are unheard OF here
abtu ts. old Virginia being universally con.
coded to produce the kindest, sweetest and
most self-obl!teratng mother-in-law in the
u,ents and that's our experience.-Salem
T.ues-Resster.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
r. L. Patterson. OF Rockbridge. Il
registered at tile Lexington.

!, Judge "A. A.. Phlegar, OF Bristol, and
Mr.. George w. st. Clair. OF Tazeweli,
are are n TIE city on legal business sir and
tlemen. though strong Democrats. are
sla lawyers rather then politiGians, and
shortly, after Colonel Slemp's death,
and had, therefore, heard but little dis.
cusslon concerning the congressional
s $ y. lon, They were OF opinion, how
fight for the vacant seat whenever
the special election shall be ordered a
close friend OF former Governor Tyler,
who resides here, Is authority for the
statement that the Pulaski leader viii
not be candidate, and taking all the
ordinations and suggestions which
nave been made up to this time il
looks az though the Democratic nom
nee Will be former State Senator j.
Cloyd Byars, OF Bristol.
Bascom .slemp will In all probability
taEe the Republican nomination. as he
Is Is IN complete control of the situation.
There Is recent precedent for long de-
lay IN the matter OF filling congress
sional vacancies in Virginia, and IL
ma mas been seriously sugE ssted that the
matter may go over until the regular
election In 1908.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
nhr aln,rs :lze Diypatrb
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

1,r.fnA.. t,Hjee els E. Main Street.
washington Bureau..3se-7 Munsey Bu'io'hs'
Manchester Bureau .......1io2 HUH street
Petersburg bureau ......4o n. sycamore s''
1,ynehburs Bureau ?is Eighth ST.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
POEMS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

Whatever
your poetryProf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
Roosevelt's killing time anyway.

When the Philippine Islands are sold
they won't be the only thing that is.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

The Richmond Times Dispatch alludes to
the majestic punkn pies OF Texas as pIettes
Why. man. the editor of the Austin States
man wouldn't sit In front of a pie that
wasn't half as large as Henrico county. and
he eats seventeen OF them q day-Houston
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
How to Earn Living in China.
TOPPING AWAY AT r1MEs.D1srArcu

eIT has cost us $500. 100000 to acquir.
and hold the Philippines says the
Richmond Times Dispatch. We never
pstch ever had half that mach money. You
mover can tell. though, what newspaper
has stored away for an emergency.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Some OF the yirginians stopping at
liam a. Rinehart and Miss Marion Lee
Cobbs, Of Covfngton: Charles F. Tru-
man and wife, of Chincoteague: Mr..
Hedges. of Charlottasville; As. Hig.
gins. Of Dendron; T. V. Elson o.
Lynchburg; W. P. Wash, OF Newport
News: Charles King, wife and daueh-
ter. Of Alexandria.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

BY NAIL, One SIX Ihree one
POSTAGE PAID. Year. Mos. Mos. Mo.
Daily with Sunday. 5000 $500 $3.50 100
Daily without Sunday 400 200 100 80
Sunday edition only. 400 100 so 40
Weekly "wednesday. LOO 30 .2' -
By TIme..p Dispatch Carrier Delivery ser.
vice in Richmond tand suourbs,, Manches'
ter and Petersburg
One Week. One Year.
Daily with Sunday ....it cents S'sV
Daily without sunday..io cents w
Sunday only ........... cents -''N
yearly subscr,ptions payable in advanee)
Entered January 81, 1908. at Riehrhona.
Va. as sscond-class matter uhaes act Y.
Congress OF March g. 1879.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

tTo Be Continued .To-morrow.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

You may state 1t as nv deliberate
Judgment" said Mr.. Lewis c. Watkins,
prominent lawyer and Democratic
nIaht 81 Halifax. at Murphy's last
WIN win for the Senate in our county
at the November election"
-, Mr. Watkins says he has observed
tne contest between Major 44lmondson
ana senator kerns very carefully. and
he firmly believes the former win be
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17


Mr.. Charles F. Button. Of Appomat-
h i9S, "a, prominent farmer and cattle
Button. Is at Murphy's on his way
nome Z, from a visit to the Jamestown
7, IS q great show and l enjoyed
PENS bshing greeted by old friends in the
Il was down on the occasion OF the
opening, and the improvements since
then are absolutely wonderful"
Mr.. Button and his brother. the Col
onel, are partners In the ownership
and operation Of a fine cattle farm
s s1 as Laurel Hill" on the James
ditton to breeding short horns. they
scale.
t,n Though n,,r hive we were rather late in get,
M n Button In discussing agricultural
matters. they are all that we could
exceptionally fine one
Mr.; Button had with him photo
graphs of some of his tobacco and
cornfields, and they showed splendid
crops OF both. He win leave to-day
for his home In Appomattoy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Little Edna: what is re,sure. nora7.
Mama: It's the spare time woma n has
IN which she can do some other kind OF
work, my dear."-Ch!cago Daily News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

As Good as New.
Mrs. Brindle: "Sow, Mary want you to
be careful. This. is some old table-linen--
bsen in the family for over two hundred
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

/ Mary: "Ah! sure, ma'am. you needn'.
4 worry. I won't tell soul. and 1t looks as
good as new. anyway."-Ph!ladeph!a In.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Perhaps better not mention the
name. Mademoiselle.''
II didn't mean to. / leave that to
This is the work
OF the man whose love is more cruel
than hate ! thought. While won
dered what possible use the police
could make of my letters. was shak-
ing with terror lest they should come
upon them and they should somehow
fall into-a certain man hands. Then.
at last, they did find the case, just
as I'd begun to hope 1t was safe.
begged the Cornmissary of Police not
~ tin W. in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
Ills Education.

FIT" Fifth grade next year. Johnnys'
,,. "Ah; you'll be In fractions or deeimals
No sir; I'll be In beadwork and mar.
fo'ated squares."--Pittsburs Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17
Isetribution.

Jones; That young man who plays the
corret Is H."
Green: DO you think he Will recover?"
Jones: II am afraid not Tho doctor who
is attending him lives next door."-Tit Bits.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

Not exactly" answered the cynical lit
te:atuer: II am merIy furnishing Ger.
tain amount OF text to keep the illustrations
from running into one MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-17

This series began IN The Tmso- lnpatcn octlL 1904
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04

A tailor who had received an order
for suit Of clothes was asked by the
customers wife for an interview.
II want to ask You as special ia
voe," she said, mot to put any pockets
IN my husbands clothes"
''Why notT asked the astonished
tailor.
because they are responsible for
Ais looking % shabby 20 much Of the
time" she explained. HE wears his
clothes for weeks without pressing be-
cause he says it IL too much trouble to
change the things in his pockets to an
ether suit. He says that half the men
WAo 90 around In seedy clothes do SO
Tor the same reason. If that is 30. just
leave out the pockets. and they will
have NO excuse for shabbiness."
That 10 a new point Of view," said
~ tailor. II will see about Il"
But when the suit came home it had
tAe usual number Of pockets. - New
Yoek Sun.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04
I
How to Enjoy the xsrcus.

There amt Touoh pleasure in this lin
Fer, men a~-"d as me>--.'.s+->is, q -<f...'
thinks they amt when he is sixty
three. O. course he likes to smoke his
pipe an set around am gas an argue
with the boys to git his leisure time to
pass. A man who's gettin' long in
years--too weak to hoe OF rlow, fer
pleasure of the good old kind-has
small chance anyhow. But there's one
thing like to do-one thing sure en-
5oy-it's goin' to circus with some
poor. big eyed small boy. l always
like to have it be the first show he's
been to. I like to watch those big
eyes snap. Oh. snap they always do.
I like to see him smile an clap an
crane his neck around an see him eat
in peanuts, throwin' shells down on
the ground. 1t don't seem very long
ago that wus eight or nine, nor long
since the first show I saw seemed sim
ply grand-divine. member how
set up there jest In fit Of joy. You
zee, I know the feelin' that comes to
the big eyed boy. l don't care much
for circuses like once I used to care.
But, friend, get my pleasure takin'
little fellers there. An while set en-
joyin' it, mean that kids real JOY
almost cry to think that l can't be
once more boy.-Denver Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04

xho Arst effect Of cold on the skin Is
. contract the tiny vessels that connect
arteries and veins. Arteries are YES
0ols that take blood from the heart
Veins are those that bring blood bach
- tho heart, and the connecting yes
0o1D are called capillaries. While these
0ttle vessels are contracting the Skin
oeDoaf becomes tenser. In 4 few mo
0ontD q minutes the effects change
TAe tlny nerves whose stimulation
caused contraction Of the capillariea
ase more or less paralysed. and the yes
sels dilate 20 the skin gets red. Soor
~ veins Are dilated, and the skin be
eDoss blush. Then the nutrient duid
In The skin (the lymph - coagulated
and he stretched skin ruptures OF
seAAps." If the cold II more severe its
action is deeper, and the blood Itself
nay b eoagulated. This is frostbite.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04
Ant baths.

Persons who are troubled with rheu.
natism In Russia take ant baths % q
cure. It IL done In this way BY the
peasants near Aoscow. Finding IN
ants nest. he pu1s into . linen bag the
ants. their eggs and necessarily consid-
Geable dirt. Returning to the home, he
Dlunges into the hot water Of the bath
his bag Of ants. which he has previous
y fastened tightly At the mouth. After
several minutes the water gives on q
veey strong penetrating odor Of formic
acid. The bath 10 now ready. and the
invalid b put into It. Such Z bath has
very active irr1tant action on the
skin. being. In fact, counter irritation
that causes the rheumatic pains to die.
aDpoaf.-Strand Magazine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04
suouLD m nsvnsr1aAnw


n11ne q, - uraereNr,1.d - Hr,,.t r,eNh.
srS~' a. 49, ,,~4hc1. -srv Aaei~..
~. ,,e:n drivan ont - ~ hnsinas.. I.
q hsin~ - nniicv 81 ~ orrsnis sation
-. ~ - to-r Ms.v nrosnes*iss -
S~slers havo hesr ~ x.osn oninc n.
- ~ oei6. ~ nricsc 49, not oniv
Ssea nsintainnd. I'M savs hssn II.
ss~eesS = = 81 ,esr mn Ahev have
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04

when the Venezuelan cowboy wishes
. catch bull or COW for branding Of
fsr any purpose, hs rides alongside II
and. with horse and bovine on the
dad run, stoops from bic saddle.
srasps the creaturs's tail and with, .
sAarp. peculiar twist sends the animal
1olling on 1ts back. From the force
With which II falls the creatures
Assns almost invariably pin its head
= tAs ground. giving the vaquero time
- Alsmount and cit on IT. head, hold
1Ag ths animal helpless to rise. while .
oQ0paniou ties its legs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04
FRIDAY JANUARY 4. 1907.

NJ II Now
II you have : friend worth loving,
Love hi n--yes, and let him know
Thst you love him. ere LIES evening
Tinge his brow with sunset glow.
Why should good words mere be said
OF friend It'll he is doad?
Il you hear 3 song that thrills yop,
Sung BY any child Of song,
Praiee Is. Do not let the singer
Walt deserved praises long.
Why should one who thrills your heart
Isack the Joy you may impart?
You hear prayer that moves, you
BY ite humble, pleading tone,
Join Il. Do not let the seeker
Bow before his God alone.
Why should not your brother share
Tho strength Of 1.-TWO or threen in
ppayerP
II you see the hot tears falling
From weeping brothers eyes,
Share them. Yes and by the sharing,
Own your kiuship with the -slkies.
Why should anyone be glad
When brothers heartis SAD?
II silvery laugh is rippling
Through the sunhine on bis face,
Share Il. IT'S the wise mans saying,
For both grief and Joy . place."
There 10 goodness In the tmirth
In which IN honest laugh has birth.
II your work 10 made more easy
BY : friendly, helping hand,
Say 20 Speak out brave and truly
EFe tho darkness veil the land.
Should : brother workman dear
Ya1tee Tor : word Of .cheerP
eoaA1sr then your seeds Of kindness,
All enriching - YOU 70;
Lave them. Trust the HArveat
Ctvor;
Ho will moko each sGed 70 grow.
30 until It. happy end
You shall never lack q friend.
amnryrn NJ rvsnzmao,ru Au,ur
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04

N1a give me credit for genius. An
- Dsafns have lies Just In, this:
When / have Z subject In hand
study Il profoundly. Day and night
& = befoee me. explore L In all IT.
bearings. Ny mind becomes pervaded
with r. TAen the effort which I make
~ peopls ars pleased TO call the fruit
60 Seniua II II the fruit " labor and
1houGht-AlexAnder Hamilton.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04

May W have the pleasure Of youl
company this evening. eolonslf' shl
o0kod.
1Ae colonel drew himself up hauGhti
L and replied. with every svjdehee oi
oDboded dignity:
Madam. command . regiment"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04

= nlxturr Of tour parts Of alcohol.
80 par< hpussho1d emnenla. win clean
oonlokln Eof dry clsansS." sift pow
A9od fn11eres earth thlek1y into the
Anrt q ~ far. leave Il a Tor three
n1U - brush oat. - aleohol uplx-
a = ssferable = beln6 - roubIs-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-04

Daggar-Can you help poor man
~ Pedsstrian-l think you have
touchod ne bsfore. Dsggar- Possibly.
-. possibly. You 80 Tn . stranded
DAstoUaphsF. and the "a habit o. ~
1o0chlAo clings, slr.