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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
For Peace.

am never for an offensive war, and
If war can come only through our in
itiative it will not begin. Fire must
be kindled by someone before it can
burn, ad we will not kindle it. Neither
the consciousness of our strength, = nor
the trust in our alliances will prevent
us from continuing with our accus-
toned zeal our accustomed efforts to
keep the. peace. We will not. allow
ourselves to be led by bad temper;
we will not yield to sprejudice.-Bis-
marck. Nv, .' sttz ss7i ~" <*
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despite the he nearly 80 of
OF raising hand the head thinks
difficult
Harrach, movement
with the
b up he
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

The questions raised as to whether
newspaper paragraphers can go to
heaven are wholly unnecessary. II is
a matter OF common knowledge that
the railways have curtailed press priv.
ileges to an extent that leaves heaven
and one or two other places the on,v
points to which paragrapher can 60
without inconvenience.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

The worlds best timekeeper is said
to be the electric clock in the base-
ment of the Berlin observatory, which
Was installed by Prof. Forster in 1866.
It is inclosed in an air-tight glass CYL
tnder and has frequently run for pert
eds of two or three months with an
average deviation Of only ffteen-thou-
sandths of q second.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
A Juvenile Nature Faker.

IF have ever nature-faked," said
the Rev. William J. Long, the gifted
nature writer, in Stamford, II have
done SO unconsciously. Ny knowl-
edge, not my veracity, has been at
fault.
"You know resumed Mr.. Long,
smiling, anyone may nature-fake
through ignorance. Thus: -, ... !
"One day was addressing some
Stamford schoolboys on the subject Of
bees, and turning to q bright-looking
little chap, I said: '.'s> j. ':' !.
"'With what part Of its body does
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
MISS MOORE CAPTURES
AN ITALIAN NEAR DUKE

burg, through whom he obtained the
German title of baron He establish
ed a bank and had the farming out of
the business monopoly.
The genealogists appear to agree
that the family is by no means an
cient, but rose rapidly in the last CEN
tury. One genealogist gives the name
of the founder of the family as Ales-
sandro. His descendants made money
by farming and banking.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
Not a Question Of Fish Only.

"The older bachelors grow, the
more conceited they become" said
Ada Lewis, of Fascinating Flora -
II was talking to one recently, and l
asked him why he did not marry. He
evaded the question by describing a
series Of young women he had known
and finding some fault with each one.
But all of them, it seemed, had mar
ried.
"You are in danger Of getting left
l said to him. You had better hurry
up before it is too late.'
"'Oh,' said the bachelor, there are
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
Vanity.

Vanity.
Apropos of Vanity, Secretary Root
told at Yale about politician who,
the day before he was to make a GER
tain speech, sent 41-page report of
1t to all the papers. On page 20 ap-
peared this paragraph:
But the hour grows late, and I
must close. (No, no! Go on! Go
on!D"'.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

King Edwards taste in jewelry is
extremely quiet. A horseshoe or single
pearl pin and plain gold ring on his
little finger are all that he ever wears
with the simplest possible links and
studs.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

A parachute aeronaut dropped from
balloon into river at Middletown.
N. Y, and was married a few minutes
after she had been got ashore, accord
ing to the advertised program. First
she got a wetting, and then she had a
wedding.
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webb and will have to work paid
tuition after in
ne pacced law Columbia without
Rno"edge his his friends
peace IN 1884 they him
Nashville American editor of h
Nemphs commercial He
1897 for the Tenth
hard struggle
house and bitterly contested the election.
Mr. Carmacks
sutted
tesant He asserted his rights
Carmack
acquisition OF the Philippines the
Hom the
Ve IN
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

founded the first
He
and he took the with
the process to onexh by his improved methods
excited the admiration of engineers
1898 ne
steel works. genera
with
chief executive of the Carnegie
Dnkey the brother
brotherinlaw in his methods handling men
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Hagon studied closely
the
in in
world escaped his attention.
Is an
graduated the head of his
of
could mobilize
men to any country
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
FOE TO HAT TIPPING

Count Johann Harrach, one Of the greatest
mobiles in Austria, is heading a movement to
abolish hatraising as form of salutation, and to
substitute the military salute. The supporters of
the movement declare that this exposure of the
head induces colds, influenza and other ailments
and even badness. 1t might also be added that
it causes hats to become worn out much more
rapidly than they would otherwise be-
Austrian etiquette requires a man to raise his
hat to all his acquaintances, male and female
alike, as we'll to his social interiors such as
cabmen end servants. Hence anybody with a
tolerably large bowling acquaintance is continually
lifting his hat he goes along the streets Count
Harrach says this may be all very we'll in a mod
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
Nothinu Else to Do.

Nothing Else to Do.
A Boston minister tells of little
girl friend of his who one day proud
ly displayed for his admiration, a
candy cat.
Are you going to eat it," the min
lister asked.
mo, sir; it's too pretty to eat. I'm
going to keep it" the little girl re-
piled, as she stroked it with moist
little hand. =
Several days later the minister saw
her again, and inquired about the cat.
A regretful look came into her eyes.
ITS gone," she sighed. You see, I
saved it and saved it, till it got, so
soiled that I just had to eat it,
Harper's Magazine.
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a bee buzz, jacob
Jacob answered confidently but ig.
no~antly, launching a tremendous ma.
tu1e fake. .,.... p .,,.
Its buzzum, SIR he said"
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Just as good fish left in the sea-
IL know that said, but the bait
isn't there danger of the bait be-
coming stale? ?'"-Young's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
LEADING SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT
Edward Ward Carmack ~>of> n

Edward Ward Carmack;;~ of Tennessee, who
has come to the end of his term in the United
States senate, to which he was elected in 1900,
Is being urged by his friends in his home state to
run Tor governor. And there are those who
would have him seek still greater honors In fact
ne has been frequently mentioned as a Democratic
presidential possibility.
Mr. Carmack is of Scottish descent, though
American for four generations, nearly six feet
tall, straight full-chested, and of powerful grip
as behttlng one who has lived much out of DOORS
Left fatherless at an early age, young Car
mack nevertheless determined to become law
yer. 10 that end he went to the celebrated Cul
leoka school in Maury county
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FIRST SOLDIER OF FRANCE

Gen. Hagron, "the first soldier of France
who recently resigned as chief of the army as
protest against the new law requiring conscrpts
to serve only two years in the army, is an inde-
fatigable student of war. He holds that it is
wrong for the Socialist majority in the chamber
of deputies to sacrifice the interests of national
defense for political capital.
For years Gen. Hagron has felt the growing
danger to France from her old-time enemy Ger
many, whose population is constantly increasing.
while France Is standing still
He la regarded in Europe as the best military
expert ON firearms and ordnance. Besides, he is
brilliant strategist and tactician. He is 4
master ot the lessons taught by the great battles
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
MAY SUCCEED COREY

Alva G. Dinkey, who, it is reported several
times, will before long succeed William Ellis
Corey as president of the steel trust is another of
the Carnegie millionaires. He has been presi-
dent of the Carnegie Steel company for number
of years at salary which exceeds that Of the
president of the United States. And this young
man, not yet 40, has risen to his present position
entirely through his own efforts
While young Dinkey was at school he studied
telegraphy, and at 16 got position on the Balti-
more Ohio railroad. Six months later he went
to Carnegie as operator, but he soon gave that
up to learn the machinists' trade It was with
the metals he liked to deal.
In the early 80s he gathered about him
MN or ttcb,
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A well wisher is all right in his wav
but as a rule well digger will accom-.
plish more.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

to have improved perceptfbiy durfn 9
the centuries which have ensued since
those days OF pagan Rome.
AT Mines Is also the most perfectly
preserved Roman temple in existence
It is a lovely little Corinthian edifice
now known as the Maison Carree and
dates from the year 4 A.. d. This
soan.iful little temple, which is now
museum for antiquities.
sci, some extent as a model for
the great church of the Madeleine in
Paris. t
in Mines are the Gateway of Augustus
Caesar. the beautiful Temple of Diana
and the Baths OF Diana. which have
been excavated, after having been
buried for over 1900 years. The Roman
name of Mines was Nemausus. and the
Emperor .Hadrian. who did much to
beautify the city. at one time contem-
plated making it his capital.
The Pont du Gard
;. About fifteen miles from Mines near
the picturesque little Provencal VIII
lage of Remoulins, may be seen one
of the most impressive OF all the
Roman structures. 1t is the wonderful
aquedust across the river Gard. con-
ssructed in the year 81 3. C. by Marcus
Axrippa. the great general and SON
in-law of Augustus Caesar, and, known
as the Pont du Gard.
There. is perhaps no ancient struc-
ture In all Rome that brings us so
closely in touch with the engineers
OF thai age or the empire as does this
splendid old bridge which still towers
across TIE valley Of the Gard, among
the lonely hills of Southern France.
1t spans two hflltops nearly 1000 feet
apart and carries an aqueduct upon
three superimposed tiers OF massive
stone arches at a height OF lSo feet
above the river. !.
This marvellous structure combines
gigantic strength with perfect beauty;
and words are poweriess to describe
the Overwhelming impression produced
by those vast arches. row above row.
cutting the deep blue sky.
The bridge Is in such perfect con-
dition that the lower tier OF arches Is
still used as a bridge for the modern
wagon road which crosses the river at
this point: but the wafer channel above
the topmost~-tiers OF arches is now
empty and is sufficiently large for one
to enter il and walk from end to- end.
The purpose for which this aqueduct
was constructed was to carry the
water of the Fontaine d'Eure across
the valley and the river Gard and
then through a tunnel cut in the
mountain and on down the mountain
10 Mines, where 1t supplied the splen-
did public baths of Diana; and 1t Is
safe to say that there Is not better
constructed bridge than this 1s00-year-
old one in all France today Perhaps
the most wonderful thing about the
Pont du Gard IL that It was con-
structed entirely without the use Of
mortar. In the same manner that the
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

e< hundred similar amphttheaters,
built upon the same general plan and
designed for the same san culinary pur-
poses. located throughout the length
and breadth Of that domain over which
the Roman eagles proclaimed the SOW
ereisnty OF the Caesars. Spain, Africa,
Greece. England, France, Sicily, Italy
and Asia Minor all had their amphi-
theaters and their gladiatorfaI com
bats as bloody and terrible as those
OF the Imperial city Although greatly
surpassfng in size any Of the other
amphitheaters. the Colosseum is far
inferior in point of preservation to at
least three other structures of.its kind
which still exist-at Mines and Aries
in Southern France. and at Verona in
Italy.
The amphitheater at Mines, France.
IL among the most perfectly preserved
of all the structures-the crypts, the
dens for wild beasts. the subterranean
dungeons. the. massive arches and
superstrrctures and the great circular
tiers Of stone seats. are so perfectly
preserved that the French population
of the present day gathers here every
Sunday afternoon during the season
to gloat over the bloody spectacle Of
. bull night in the same arena where.
eighteen hundred years ago. gladfators
and Christian martyrs were ''butchered
to make Roman holiday"
Verify. human nature does not seem
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eCUP Cfg5'hATTEREDS ROfNN
AT BAAI,BEC
MOUNTAINS OF LEBANCh
M THE SbACkdRO OUfJD


Hail or Postonies n ~ ssty 81 Aas
birth; but the most Hamflsar Of an
these monumentspre the bsst
known ancient structure in al the
worlds the Colosseum. Built by
the forced labor Of 10000 captive
Jews; Dedicated by TITUS with the un-
paralleled slaughter of 5000 wild
boasts; capable of holding an audience
Of 100000 spectators. the Colosseum
vas, IN Its day, alike the scene OF
pageants Of. splendor and of gladia-
toriai combats OF. unspeakable fe-
1scity
a Roman Holiday"
One of the most vivid pictures Of
ancient Rome is that Of the long line
Of doomed gladiators emerging from
the dark archway ct the end OF the
amphitheater. pacing in single flle
around the sandsd arena until the I'm
perial box was reached. and then.
with raised swords. shouting:
Hail. Caesar! Those about to die
salute theei'
Nero Commodus and Caracalla them
selves fought in the arena. though
It may be surmised that the combats
In which they engaged were always
one sided affairs. commodus boaste 1
that he had killed 1900 men for thu
entertainment OF Rome, and It Il said
that during the reign OF AuEustpv
10000 gladtators perished.
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ROMAN .AMPITTEAT'RE-
AT NNEd9 FRANCE
NV n DULL EKG %

in the gslds1 age Of Augustus Caesar.
it is said. five million people dwelt.
Under the Popes the city resumed
much of its former, importance. and,
with the foundation of the present
Italian kingdom in 1871, the city of the
Caesars became once more the capital
of Italy. ~-r
The present population of Rome is
about. 100000, and. although it is a
fine city. it is, in most aspects, dis
tressingly modern; with electric lighted
streets, strung with the usual network
of telegraph and telephone wires,
American trolley cars, big department
stores. advertising signs, billboards and
other familiar evidences of a pro
gressive" age. helping to destroy what
little of the picturesque side of Rome
the desolating hands of Alaric the Goth.
Geneseric the vandal and other spoilers
OF more recent times have left
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10
By H. C. Ostrander

''whi1e stands the Colosseum, Rome shall stand;
When falls the Colosseum. Rome shall fall;
And when Rome fslls-the worldl"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-10

ONE, the Eternal City. is in it
self the most fascinating and
at the same time the most dis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-07
A GROWING SENTIMENT,

The Roanoke Evening World says
that there is a growing sentiment In
Virginia in favor Of compulsory edu-
cation. and this sentiment grows out
Of consideration for the children Of
tho State and their protection against
tho seeming cupidity or the indiffer-
once Of many parents to the child's
best and highest interest
All tho information we get points
to that conclusion. Tho more the
rights of the child are considered, the
more the public ore disposed to recog-
nize and protect them.
1T may bo." says our Roanoke con.
Temporary, that some people oppose
the interference of the government in
domestic affairs. and claim for the
nome the supremacy of the parent, and
ms right to keep his children out OF
school, to the detriment of the child.
! Would those who take this view con-
tend that the State could not interfere
70 70 protect tho child's person against
Fisht exists In the State, why not tho
r!Eht 20 protect the mind OF the chile
AGAINST the even greater crime OF ir.
horance enforced by the parentr,
me rights OF the State arc also &c
be considered. Ignorance Is a mennct
to good government and social order
Ignorance begets crime. Ignorance /,
a bar to progress. The State which
does not educate the masses canno
compete In my way with the Stat
which does. It is upon this fundamen
tai that our public school system rests
Virginia as q whole is not yet read
for compulsory attendance but we be
lieVe that tho next Legislature wi,
enact local option law, allowing an
city or county to adopt compulsion, b
vote OF the people. We hope the Roam
oke Evening World viii line up Wit
the friends of that measure.
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
France has 1900, 900 dogs. #

France has 1900, 900 dogs.
Europe has nifty Languages, with bs7 va
riatlons. @ M
The messiah" bird OF India oxcels oil
others in It's Initiative powers, 65
The best microscopes mngn!fy about
10000 times and mako a tiny p!!e OF hour
look like pile OF stones.
The Japanese have q coin called the
''mousung," which Is worth one-two- nun
drcdth part OF an English penny.
1t lis suggested In London that all chill
dren should have nano and ADDRESS writ
ten In the lining Of their hats or caps,
More than 5000 bicycles were recently
because OF breakdown IN tho electrlc
street railway system. N
diacomo puccini has dycded to compose ,,s
the music Of an opera based on tn ne, lLe e
OF Marie AntoInette, The Mllpretlo W''' W
prepared by lllika schumann,
A Iondonor adyert,sos that he wants to
best; new VI, 4 for 'n an invalid earrlase'
This birth rate OF both ENGLAND and Cor
many y decreasing. That Of ner,nan ny !, y
Ensiund's Is twsn.y.sight q thousand.
MoT Of tho store marbles used ~ boys
are lnado In Germany. The refuse only @
the marble and agate QuarTles = gnp'o nv.
And this - treated Ia such way thu'
there " practically no waste.
Tho lion has nm enormous !: Jsw - powi s1,;
the pressure OF the Jaws Cracked 4 az AZ
! though 1t hnd~heon struck by @ steaH'
hammer. 4s4
resolved from Prince Fushimi . 1nasn'h,
cent silver- mounted Cloisonne vase as. z
sft from =, ,he Il
n,.t1n o is present y ths E1 u q
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the votes Of California, Connecticut
Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
Maryland. New Jersey, New York
West Virginia and Wisconsin. in addl-
ton to the Solid South. They also had
five votes from Michigan and one eacl,
from Ohio and North Dakota.
In 1896 the Democrats nominated
Mr.. Bryan on a free silver platform
and lost all the Northern States named,
and gained the electoral votes Of Col
orado. Idaho. Kansas, Montana, Ne
braska, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah.
Washington and Wyoming.
1t was q poor swap, and in 1900 the
party not only failed to regain the
States 1t had lost in 1896. but, of the
converts. lost Kansas. Nebraska, South
Dakota. Utah and washington.
In 1904, they lost almost everything
but the Solid South.
Mr. Bryan has now dropped free
silver and taken up government ow-
rership and the initiative and referen-
DUN. But do Democrats believe that
the party would recapture any Of the
Northern States with those issues?
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nm Z,
MERELY JOKING,
A Sense OF Qualification.

A Sense Of Qualification. s,5
II am proud Of this country's prosperity
said Mr.. Dustin Stax.
"Of course, as patriot you must be-"
mot only as patriot. but as a business
man. 1t takes prosperity to enable the pub
lie to pay the Increased prices that we
financial leaders are demanding ashing-
ton Star.
More Than Full. /
Aunt Betty was gazing in horror at the
photograph her niece in the city had sent
rs that what you call full dress r. she
calculated. 59'f4 st'55s53i " Ssss
.Yes7, I'd call 1t full, Ill right replied
Uncle Hexektnh.a@!.' looks to me like It's
runnin' over OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES City
Times.
Like Mshomet and the Mountain.
"Are you going away for the summer p
II guess ri have TO. Summer doesn't
show any signs OF coming to me."-Detroit
Free Press.
He Was Ono
Mrs Henpeck-You acted like q fool
when you proposed to mo.
Henpeck-That wasn't acting, my dear.
Punch.
| Slim Ratlons.
Knicker-Does Jones' diet
| Bocker-Yes. his doctor only allows him
| to eat things he can pronounce on q French
bill Of fare.-New York Sun.
Avoids Badness.
20 you think that music is of any prac.
well, !" replied the cynic. "judging from
the photographs Of eminent violinists It
| must keep the hair from falling OUT
Exchange.
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A room SWAP.

When In Richmond Mr.. w. J. Bryan
remarked that there arc moro Demo-
Gratis IN the Republican statos OF tho
North than there arc In the Solo
South.
very true. but the Democratic votes
IN tho Northern Republican States dc
a9t count In the electoral college. /,
vas not always so. In 1892 the Demo,
c.ats carried into the electoral GO Leg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-07

students during tho past session. They
have as their guest Miss Elizabeth
swinney. also Of the college.
Misses Lillian Harris, Mary Lou
T q ri arc visiting friends
Miss Bessie Marsden has returned to
Mr.. and Mrs, James Perley and Mrs.
j. u. Gleason have returned to Char
lottesville after attending thoSreunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter vrcndenburgh.
whose marriage occurred in Winchcs-
ter on June ist arc spending part
burgh3 country home; near. Freehold,
n. j.. They will return to Winchester
and later In the summer Will sail for
automobile Mrs. Vrendenburgi, wns
tho beautiful Miss Virginia Cabell
Baker.
AR. and Mrs. Everett Compton have
returned to Fredericksburg, after
visit to Richmond.
Mr.. Charles Gee. OF this city. was
recently re- en- registered at the Kavanaugh,
Miss Lillian Beard, Of Memorial Hos
pital, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. r. i.
sublett' in Vlnton' Va
Mrs D.. c., Bell. OF Norfolk, has is-
sued invitations to the marriage OF
her daughter, Amelia Elizabeth. to Mr..
Fra Frank y. Parker. Ct Portsmouth. Tho
June 18th. at 5:a0 o'clock, from the
residence Of the bride. No. 33s Boush
Street, Norfolk.
Mrs Harry g. Parker and Mrs. Arr
thur Phillips have returned to their
home In Hampton after weeks visit
to Richmond
Mrs. Lena Weller. of Danville. is
visiting friends here.
Miss Ida Lane is the guest of Miss
Urith Greene In Norfolk.
h1r. and Mrs. William wholey have
returned to staunton after attending
the reunion here.
Mrs. Lettic r. Goodwin, who hns boon
spending some time with relatives here.
has gone to Wytheville to spend tho
summer s8
Mrs: James L. Shelton has left for
New York.
Mr.. John, S, Hoshour and son, Of
3, Harrisonburg, are the guests Of the
formers daughter, Mrs Cecil Holtz-
man, in this city.
Mr.. r. Johnson Nelly and Mrs. Eliza
beth Nelly, OF Portsmouth, are In the
lefty,
Mrs. Harry Dnrnnll has returned to
Newport News. after visiting here.
Miss Jemimnh Hurt, OF Salem. II
visiting friends here.
Mr.. and MRS w. IT. Williams aud
Mrs Gattis. OF Norfolk. maid u hriN
visit to Richmond this wceK'
President Dnvs's Conclimnn,
| Tho old negro man who was seen on tho
box OF Mrs Inycs's carriage In the process
Mn Davis was for years Eeforc and nftor
| tho war conchman for tho Davis family.
tho Inc old man attended the funeral Of Mr..
Davis, and came. down from iron washington to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-07

persons wishing to communicate with inc
r,,nos- Dlspa,ch by telephone will ask eA'-
trol for .4o4l.' and on beng answered ron
the Office switchboard, Will Indicate .'e
denar,ment or person with whom they w'sn
to speak. .a a
when calling between A. NJ ana
AZ call to central office direct for 4eal'
.o,,, nosinr room; 4o42, business Office; 4o4a,
for mailing and press. rooms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-07

DR.. Wiley has evidently failed to no.
tcc the prevailing prices OF beefsteak
and groceries. He says there Is no
reason why any man shouldn't live
to ba 100 years old.
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what the parties stand for is the
subject Of an editorial in the Balti-
more Sun. 1t is pretty generally sus-
pected nowadays that the Democratic
party Will stand for most anything.