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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
MARTIAL HONORS
ARE PAID TO LEE
Brilliant Military Pageant is Fol
lowed by Decoration Of
Monument.
ARTILLERY DOOMED SALUTE
Battalions OF Seventeen Regi-
ment and Blues, Veterans and
Ladies in Parade.

The military pageant in honor of tire
centenary of the birth OF General re.
@Ao the ceremonies at the. uorIlrf,..-7t
were q feature OF the DAYS commence
ration The brilliant uniforms the
lnSrtis4 tread. the inspiring music and
ne SURFING tAfco OF drums. followed
pY tAe oeep-toned roar and rctcrb.ra-
Con or the Howitzers' gun all come
feature.
The unfavorable conditions FOR such
march cetracted much from tile
beauty and the pleasure 0r the o.ra-
sion. but the bright sunshine which
oanisAed tko murky clouds that b.t
AGns over tnr city. Improved cOntf-
tons somewhat Throuss % ueorle
along Franklin street viewed the. -ua--
lnE parade, and from every window or
residences along the rout. fair faces
peercd at the passing procession and
FEMININE Feet beat time 10 the lively
march music
Formation Of Parade.
The procession was formed on Grace
street az sixth. the veterans o. Lee and
Pickett Camps taking station on sixth.
north ~ Grace. headed by The Covcn-
anters Drum and Fife corps This
juvenile Organization consisted ~ twenty
lads in white uniforms. with blue oapes
and blue caps. and they made d De-
clded impression.
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Battalion. commanded by Major r. w
Bowles. formed on Grace street. be-
tween Fifth and Sixth Streets. while the
First Battalion OF the Seventeen Regl-
meut, consisting OF Companies A. j. -
and F. commanded by Major G. Gray
Bossieux. the ranking military officer.
formed on Grace. between Sixth and
Seventh Streets, headed by Iardella 8
Band
AdJUtant- General Charles J. Anderson.
chief marshal with about dozen
aids including Major W Nick. Evans.
Colonel +. NJ. Boykin. Captain Joseph I.o
Masurier. NIessrs. EgDert G.. Leigh. Jr..
Boiling W. r Meredith. DIT. r. r STRAIT
ton. Colonel ". o. SHELTON and others. d.
rected the formation and movement OF
the parade.
The First Battalion % the Seventeen
Regiment preceded by the band. marched
past the Blues Battalion. the men OF The
latter being at present arms" and took
the head OF the procession. the Blues
wheeling into line just behind them. while
following them came the Covenanters in
their striking uniforms heading the uni-
formed veterans Of Lee and Pickett
Camps. commanded by their respective
commanders.
In rear Of all were the carriages. only
two or three. containing Miss Leo.
Captain r. r. Lee. Jr.. and Colonel r.
z. Lee. third, and ladies representing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

situation. Leaving Arlington and the Old
life. Lee comes 10 Richmond and enlists
for the war. giving his services 10 his
native state.
"Tho idea IS prevalent to-day IN many
quarters that We should not bring be
fore our young men the military heroism
OF our great men.
some OF the greatest Christians OF
the world have been soldiers. The same
faith and the same communion is found
I'm either army, though separated by
war conditions Armies are at war
not individuals Personality OF the sol
der is lost. while spiritually they may
be at one with each other. Nations are
part Of the system Of tho world as
God made IT, The church recognizes
war as necessary. AZ a war Of conquest
is wrong. then It must necessarily fol-
low that n war of defense must be
right. Councils Of arbitration may be
OF use: but in the last resort nations
viii reserve the right 20 appeal TO
arms.
The ideal OF Christianity is peace, but
that is given as a vision, and the time
Is not yet. There are scriptural prophe-
cies which portray a distant future Of
wars and rumOrs OF wars, and the end
is not vet. Christianity limits the sut-
fering Of wars. the area OF wars, the bru-
tality OF wars. but it does not condemn
the soldier.
TT you have read. as your children will
read far more than we have. that book
Of Dr. Joness, you will remember the let
ters OF Lee. in which he refers feelingly
to the wounded, and to the prisoners.
Or Joness Life OF Lee entirely refutes
tho charges that have been made IN
this connection and show the pre-eminent
humanity OF the man.
IAN army IS an aggregate Of force
which a general works with his brain,
and In the thick OF the fight ne cannot
stop to think OF the Individual. even II
that Individual be his own son.
Did Not Lose HOPE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

Character Of Lee.
After the 1rced. na.-. Was repeated 10
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

About 90 600 people live in the crater
OF an extinct volcano I'm Japan. They
dwell coutendedly in this pitlike town
surrounded by a Vertical wall so feet
high rarely making "A journey into tho
outer world, and practically forming
a little conamunitvf hy thamGalyoS-
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02
VERMoNT's oUARRIEs.

Out of the massive marble hills of
Vermont has been wrought by labor
and skill, part Of the nations
wealth. Some years ago, it was a
common statement that as much
money had been lost in the marble
business as had been made in it,
but this is no longer the case; for,
although the testing and developing
Of quarry is heavy expense, the
business is now on a stable basis.
Hundreds Of thousands of dollars
have been sunk in efforts to obtain
marble quarry, and the chief ex-
pense is still labor. A quarry diff
fers from a gold mine in that, how
ever good the product may be, it
merely offers an opportunity to pro-
duce stone on a paying basis, and
on a relatively small margin of
profit. In some quarries a royalty
of five cents per cubic foot is paid
to the owner of the land for the mer-
chantable marble that is taken
away.-National Magazine.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02
NO RULES FOR SUCCESS.

There is no such thing as a single,
particular proposition in business,
says a writer in Everybody's. No
doubt this was always true in a
measure; but it becomes more in
clusively, more vitality, true every
day with the increasing coordina-
ton of business. The whole busi-
ness web knits ever closer, and each
particular concern is bound moro
tightly in it. What other people
do reacts more quickly than former
ly upon your own affairs. A mar.
tial blast sounded in Buenos AyreS
blew some very peaceful Boston
gentlemen out of Union Pacific,
Stockholders in Kansas banks got
better dividends because some Rus
sian grand dukes wanted war with
Japan. The peculiar operations Of
the ducal brain cells made wheat
higher. Who will pretend that he
can reason out what a grand duks
is going to doP
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

Tue resolution Of the Missouri
house Of representatives this week to
submit a constitutional amendment
giving county courts Discretionary
power to levy a tax not to exceed so
cents on the 500 valuation for the
construction OF permanent roads aud
bridges is by far the most important
act Of this body to date. Tne matter
II good roads for Missouri is becoming
urgent. The different counties under
the provisions OF this amendment
could adopt different policies accord
iDD to circumstances OF each in the
matter Of debt and local taxes. But
it is believed that the counties would
rapidly fall In with the good roads
movement and make permanent roads
as rapidly as funds could be provided
for their construction
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02
IN The FAR FUTURE.

A male professor Of physical cul-
ture has been telling how women
should dress in order to secure per-
feet freedom in limbs and lungs,
which is the secret Of health. She
should never be conscious that she
has any clothes on, he says, and he
condemns all garments, under or
outer, which may be described as
two-pieced. In short, he says in
plain terms that women should not
wear more than certainly not
more than three garments, each Of
which should be in one piece. 1t can
scarcely be imagined what the effect
Of toilettes made after this fashion
would be, but it is hardly to be ex-
pected that there viii be move.
! nent in favor Of the sack costume.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

The Fiftee nth Century at the time
OF the brief struggle between the
fantastic Moslem tribes led by the
warlike Sulan, Mohommed, against
the Greeks Of Eastern Europe under
Byzantine, Emperor Constantine,
gives opportunity for study and war.
ike episodes, the elimination being
the attack upon and the fall Of
Constantinople, then the Christian
capitol Of Greece, a scene vividly de.
pictly the awful carnage Of that
memorable battle, showing as it does
the terrible conflict between the op.
posing armies, with their mailed and
armored hordes, armed with lances,
spears, scImitars, shields and other
warlike implements OF offence and
defence peculiar to the time. This
remarkable scnee utilities the service
of an enormous number Of people,
aud is beyond question the apex OF all
animated stage pictures. There are
twelve other magnificent scenic views
in nThe Prince Of India", the most
marked being the Princess Irene':
Palace at Therapia; the Audience
Chamber of the Emperor Constantine
the remarkable moving panorama 0
the storm-rldden Bosporus and th,
massive golden domed interior OF th,
Church Of Sonota sophin.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02
HOUSE BUILT By sLlNO MEN.
Worked on Pitch Dark Nights as Well
as by Daylight.

Two totally blind men have built
a house for themselves at Berkeley,
CAL, doing all the carpenter work
themselves without any assistance
whatever.
1t is a coincidence that both these
men are named Joseph-Joseph
Brown and Joseph Martinez. The
house, according to Popular Me-
chanics, is of the popular bungalow
type, one and a half stories high and
constructed entirely of wood. 1t is
IS feet wide by % feet long.
As the builders are sightless the
work necessarily progressed slowly,
From early morning until frequent
ly long after sunset the two men
toiled patiently at their task. The
shades of night did not hinder the
work, for MONDAY and midnight are
equally dark to them and out of the
blaclness came the song of the saw
and the blows Of the hammer to
passersby, who heard but saw no
workmen.
From day to day the work has
been curiously watched by crowds,
including many carpenters. The
general work is pronounced as good
as that performed by many builders
who are blessed with perfect eye
sight.
Brown and Martinez were not
blind from their birth, but we're de-
prived Of their sight many years
ago. They were loor to door ped
dlers for many years and managed
in the course Of time to accumulate
snug sums of money that were wise
ly deposited in bark. At the time
Of the great fire in San Francisco
these men lost everything save their
little bank accounts.
Recently they pooled their hold
ings, purchased small lot in Berke-
ley and some lumber They then
set to work resolutely and have built
| themselves a house.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

The INTELLIeENcER is IN receipt
OF several pamphlets on the Missouri
game law, which the present legis
lature may repeal One of these
pamphlets is entitled "Missouri Game
Law Not Radical. /" another, 1.-THE
Farmer and Game Protection. 1t is
10 evidence OF what strained logic Is
satisfactory to an enthusiast that any
man should connect a game law
argument with the interests OF d
farmer. There are few farmers VIII
have not sustaioed in single year
greater losses to other $40 from E
carelessness OF hunters than all the
game they ever killed in their lives
was worth.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02
nRNERAL la


The addresses made all over the
United States on the occasion Of the
one hupdredth anniversary Of the
birth of General Robert E. Lee, the
letters written aud the newspaper
comments INDUCED in upon the same
occasion, indicate a profound change
OF sentiment In this country In regard
to the military leader of the South.
Time was when half OF the people Of
this country always spoke Of Lee as a
traitor Now in every section Of the
country men recognize Lee not only
as the greatest soldier the Western
world has produced but as one OF its
greatest men, greatest in moral vision
aud finest 10 moral fiber. There have
been two periods in the history Of
this country prolific of great men
the period OF the Revolution and the
period Of the War between The States.
In the list Of the first period emtrac.
Ing Washington, Jefferson, Franklin,
Adams, Madison, Hamilton and
Others, by general consent pre-
eminence is given to Washington. 1t
IS believed that the time is at hand
when with equal unauimlty the same
prominence in the second period will
be accorded and ungrudgingly accorded
to Lee
In evidence of the dawning appre-
ciaton OF Lees moral greatness the
letter of President Roosevelt to the
Arrangements Committee having in
Charge the memorial celebration in
Washington City, may be cited The
president never penned nobler words
than the following, words which
contained a sounder moral impulse or
reflected higher credit up n their
author:
II hope that you will take advan
tage of the one hundredth anniversary
Of General Lees birth by appealing to
all our people 10 every section of this
country to commemorate his life and
deeds by establishing at some great
representative educational institution
of the South of permanent memoir
ial, that will serve the youths Of the
coming years as he in the closing
years OF his life served those who so
sorely needed VIII t he so freely gave "
The people of the United States
ought to take this INJUNCTION GO heart;
and no more fitting place could be
chosen than the seat OF the university
which bears the name Of the Two
great Virginia patriots-Wa Washington
aud Lee University. This Institution
was founded by Washington with
funds which his state insisted on
giving him in compensation for
services and which he was unwilling
to receive for his own use and benefit.
And this institution received the
inspiration Of its new lie from Lee,
who here gave what Was left OF his
mind and heart aud strength after
the struggle which his own splendid
achievements glorlfed,
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

Mr.. Folk may mean well BY his
suggestions to the legislature to
confer upon the executive the power
to seDd state police into the counties
TO enforce the liquor laws, to remove
sheritfs and prosecuting attorneys
when in his judgment they are not en-
forcing state laws, to hold a club over
all the saloons Of the state through
an appolntive excise commissioner, to
maintain a hrmer grip upon state
institutions Through an appolntive
board of control, and so on through q
long series Of similar suggestions
but II the governors suggestions 10
these particulars should prevail, the
Office OF governor will no longer be
the last refuge Of retiring statesmen
but the surest slepping-stone to some.
thing else. With a machine like
that governors will take what they
want next without saying thank you
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

Ifsnybody doubts the aStuteness of
President Roosevelt as a politician
his attention is respectfully called to
the appointment Of Ralph Tyler, a
negro Of Columbus, Ohio, to the
surveyorship Of the port Of Cincinnati
with a salary of $4,000 per annum
Senator Foraker has beer fighting
the president on account Of the
Brownsville Incident and Senator
Dick in addition has been pressing
his bill to limit Southern representa-
tion In congress on account Of
discrimination against negro voters
1t will be interesting now to see
whether these two senators are
enthusiastic about the confirmation Of
Tyler's appointment. And Will they
be good In the futureP
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

Representative Nelson Of Cooper
county has introduced an important
bill in the Legislature, providing for
the es ablishment OF local agricul
tural experiment station in each
county which may elect t. do SO, all
of such stations to be under the
general direction of the state agricul
tural station 1t will be remembered
that this course was urged by J J
Hill of The Great Northern railway
recently in 2 much quoted magazine
article.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

1t is thought that the Investigate
ing committee will recommend that
the stock yards charges at Kansas
City be further reduced because it
was fouud that the bales OF hay
weighed i've pounds short After
the reduction OF the charges the hay
may be found ten pounds SD Irt, auo
by and by the charges may re
abolished and no hay furnished.
The world in mad for legislation.
II the legislature will just pass Law
we will hear nothing more Of STOCK
yards graft NO for while
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02
Secretary Taft has s mt an

Secretary Taft has IS MT an urgent
message to congress to make appfo
priatlon for strongly fortifyinP
Hawaii Even II the United States
should give up the Philippines this
recommendation seems 70 be sound
one The aggressive commercialism
of the United States means wal
sooner or later. And in war the best
blows are struck before the wal
begins.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

Governor Folk stated this week,
according to press dispatch, that he
will send a special message to the
legislature urging the abolition of the
contract system in the penitentiary
and providing for the employment Of
the convcts in making clothing for
inmates of poor houses and charitable
institutions, school furniture and
material for public roads.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

If the spirit of the press were to
be judged by idiocies committed by
the Grldlron club the country would
be justified in entertaining profound
contempt for it. Department
scandals, Reed Smoot inquiries,
presidential usurpatloDs, and public
outrages generally are made subject
Of levlty and the associated press
heralds these carvings on as smart
and brilliant performances. II the
press club does not wish to appear
at It's sOberest on banquet occasions,
it might at least choose fit subjects
for merry making, 1t is a sorry
index to the morals and patrlosln Of
the Gridiron club that it deems the
occasion to give license in these
matters. iii..tmn
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

The Kansas City Mexico and
Orient railroad is one of many
examples OF great enterprises IN near
prospect Of success without munay
This road has been built so far as it
has been built-about half Of the
total distance-in detached portions
where the local need seemed greatest
rue grading through nearly be
whole distance has been Completed
and when the line is finished it will
be the shortest of the lines between
Kansas City and the Pacific ocear
and the one with the liphtest grade
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

Various legislation looking to
uniformity In text books for Missouri
has been proposed. And yet the
experience Of the state during the
past two years, since the expiration
OF the contract term, has been quite
satisfactory. No harm has come
from the freedom OF the county
boards In the selection OF books for
the purposes Of county uniformity.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

The Texas legislative investigation
committee which is looking into the
record Of Senator Bailey is not able
to have Il Clay Pierce appear before
it owidg to the fact that Pierce is
under Indictment iD that state and
does not dare to go there. The
committee must be very suspicious OF
Bailey indeed to want the testimony
Of an outlaw like Pierce against him
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

In spite of ali the fun that has
been made Of congressional free seed
distribution, the usual appropriation
for this purpose has been made, and
soon all the mails will be loaded with
little yellow packages Of radish seed
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

The aggregate capital and surplus
OF the banks of the United States Is
in round numbers sixteen billions Of
dollars; that Of all the rest Of the
world is twenty two billion.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

The president has applied to the
interstate commerce commission to
make an estimate Of the value Of all
the railroads of the United States
doing an interstate business. He
believes that such valuation will go
far toward solvi7g the vexed question
of reasonable rates.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

President Roosevelt has sent to
congress special message urging the
passage OF the ship subsidy bill
recently introduced II the protec
tive tariff is to be maintained there is
no other way of supporting mer-
chant marine.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

The investigation Of the game
warden's Office seems to indicate that
at least once the state warden dined
on venison during the closed season
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

Senator Stone has given out au
interview in Washington In which he
expresses his preference for Towne
as BrYan's running MAZE in 1908 He
mentions Governor Folk as 0, e of the
possibilities often spoken Of, but
suggests the objection that two
Western men Oh the ticket might not
be popular 10 the East 1t will be
remembered that Towne came very
hear being the choice Of the Kansas
City convention 10 1900.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

The city Of Mexico, Missouri, has
raised its saloon license to SO, 600 per
annumi
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

Maybe the reason why Wallace was
landed on so vigorously by the
president when be resigned he
craftsmanship of the canal commission
to accept better JOB while Shonts
was patted on the back when he did
the same thing, is because Wallace
lived on the isthnus and actually
superintended the work while Shouts
stayed in Washington aud fell in
with all the presidents suggestions
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

A few days ago resolution was
introduced in the senate of North
Carolina 10 confer a pension OF 800
per month upon the widow OF
"Stonewall" Jackson, who lives 10
Raleigh. Mrs. Jackson promptly
wrote to the senate requesting that
the resolution be Withdrawn and
saying that she would not accept the
pension under any condition. 1t is
encouraging to know that one
pension Las beer declined
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

Governor Folk suggests the build
ing Of a new capitol out of fund 10
be created by an increase OF 800 10
state SALON license fee
The Lexington intelligencer., 1907-02-02

Born-ReCently to the wife Of
Charles Sloan at Napoleon. a boy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-06-14

buttons, but IL is adapted both TO the
separate wrap and to the costume
and consequently is suited to every
fashionable material, not alone to
the suitings, but also TO the silks and
light weight cloths that make such
satisfactory Jackets for general wear
The jacket is made with fronts,
side fronts. back and side backs, and
with the circular and pleated peplum
portions that are Joined to II beneath
the trimming. There is a choice al
lowed OF elbow or full length sleeves
and the elbow sleeves are finished
with roll over cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and an
eighth yards twenty-seven, two yards
forty-four or one and five-eighth
yards ffty-two inches wide with
three and half yards Of banding.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-06-14
A New Use for M. DIS.

Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian,
who is now on starring tour through
the West, was recently invited as the
guest of honor to the Country Club,
about five miles outside of San Fran
cisco, after the performance. AS Mr..
Hitchcock knew from previous ex-
perience that a cabman would ask a
fortune to carry him out to the club.
he looked up the address of a physl-
clan near the theatre, and after the
close of the show he went around and
rang the bell The doctor opened the
door personally, and Hitchcock said:
Doctor, you're wanted Immediately
out near the Country Club. Can you
come right away?"
Certainly, sir. Just step inside a
moment while ! phone for my auto
Wen be there in "A jiffy."
1t was a good five miles TO the
Country Club. Just beyond stood a
cluster Of suburban homes.
The yellow house on the left there"
said Hitchcock, as he got out OF the
machine. "By the way, ! forgot To
ask you the amount OF your fee"
-Four dollars" said the doctor
The comedian peeled off four one
dollar bills and passed them TO the
doctor.
That will be all, thank you, doctor.
None Of these pirate hackmen would
have taken me out here for less than
fifteen.-Harper's Weekly.