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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
THE FARMERS, INSTITUTES.

The fourth annual meeting Of the
Farmers Institute of Virginia will be
held in the city of Roanoke on August
18th, l4th and 18th, and promises to
be the most instructive session, the
organization has yet held. AS shown
by the program published in Sundays
Times-Dispatch many topics of interest
TO farmers will be discussed by ex-
perts In agriculture. and all farmers
who attend Will be sure to get many
practical hints. Farming Is a science,
and the farmer who applies modern
science in the conduct Of his business
viii increase his harvests, Farmers
used to laugh at book farming" as
they called 1t. They have now learned
that book farming Is scientific farm
| ing and that scientific farming is tn q
sort that pays. Scientific farming is
not theoretical, but practically and prof-
table r. o. Sandy, OF Nottoway, is a
scientific farmer, and this year he cut
| six tons OF hay from one acre Of land
! Science did It
Applied science as related to ngri.
culture viii be the general topic OF
the Roanoke meeting, Every farmer
who can do so should attend The
social features will be agreeable, and
the meeting wifi be In every wa,
profitable.
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Every man in his lifetime needs
to THINK his faults. Divinity IL
Behind our failures aud our fcllics
nlso.--EnlcrsOn.
a PUZZLE SOLVED.

The Memphis News-Scimitar has
made the interesting discovery that
the effort tc separate the South from
ita adherence to the leadership of Mr..
Bryan by attempting to launch
Southern man boom came from plan
prearranged by the interests designat-
ed as Wall Street. In the course of its
Times Dispctch
THE Richmond Times Dispatch
Launched Daniel boom, and probably
in all patriotism and sincerity. 1t be-
came more or less disgruntled when 1t
saw how Intellectual were its appeals
to sectional partisanship and has been
saying some unbecomng things. 1t
affects TO think there is an 'unwritten
law which renders a Southern man
ineligible for the honor of the prcsi-
dency."
The Times Dispatch has launched no
Daniel boom, or any other boom
Therefore our contemporary IS in error
in saying that The Times-Dispatch il
"disgruntled." But we confess TO a
feeling akin to disgust when Southern
newspa per intimates that the South
must cast its vote for William J.
Bryan because 1T has within its own
borders no man who Is worthy ant!
qualified to be President. There was a
time, says the News Scimitar VIII Ell
the South had many sons who would
have graced that position-men like
Lamar Hill, Gordon, Vance Eustis,
Hampton, Morgan, Bayard, ct ais; to-
day she has worthy sons, but none 50
markedly distinguished as those to
whom we have REFEREED The News
Scimitar's argument is that when we
had the mon, sit would not have been
right to nominate Southerner'; now
that it would be right we haven't the
man. Our. Stock III running down and
so we must turn to Nebraska. The
die is cast. Mr.. Bryan will be nem-
mated say. the Memphis prophet.
1T is possible that Mr. Carmack or
Governor Hoke Smith may be given
the second place on the ticket. Such
a ticket opposing any Republican nom
inee not enthusiastically in touch with
the times, not in step with the tenden
looks like 1903 is Bryan year, not for
his party alone, but for the country
Then We shall develop our Southern
craftsmanship TO the high limits of It's
known possibility, and as soon as the
Souths leaders are entitled, the NOM.
nations viii come this way"
There you are Southern Democrats
How do you like the picture? There
is no man III the South fit 10 be Presi-
dent: therefore the South must be con.
tent with second place We must de
Top our craftsmanship under thu
leadership of William ]. Bryan. and !,
the fulness of time, when We shall
have improved our breed, we may hop
to see the presidential nomination
come this way.
The New York Sun and others a
the North who arc puzzled may nov
understand why the South does not as
sert her leadership. she has no MAJ
worthy to fill the chair OF Roosevelt
We follow Bryan from necessity.
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POINTS FROM PHOTOGRAPHERS,


nj Ew Tork's night court seems rea-
IN sonable institution. Crime works
twenty-four hours a day.-Washing-
ton Star.
Wait TIL Oyster Bay hears about thai.
Michigan minister who preached against
tho Teddy hear. Down with the heretics!
Tho dispatches say that great quantities
0: war materials are being shipped to the
Philippines. One never hears Of anything
OF value being brought from the Philip
pircs-Bufalo Courier
In Chicago ave men die to every two
women. This seems to PROVE that the
sod, fountain is healthier than the saloon.
New York American.
Jersey woman whose husband was at
tackled by a bull saved him from injury by
throwing pepper in tho bulls eyes. She
also vindicated her sex and refuted the
slarder that woman cannot hit bulls
eye-Rocliester Democrat and Chronicle.
The woman who ate onions at every
meal and reached the age Of lo7 years
must have figured they would keep even
death at Observation-Disclosures Post
Seine OF them never learn until after they
get home how great is the difference be-
tween vacation and a rest--Omaha Bee.
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THREE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


Unto the world they called for ten
antry
Emerald palaces by million streams
Fashion'd of immeasurable woodland
by Him who lit the burning stars;
Acres vaster than Britain swelld to
Acadie
Called unto the world for tenantry
When pealed the hour for the startled
To wend forward thro uncharted
lands.
High and mid born, yeoman. scholar,
probe,
Wearying upon Europes cherries
fringe,
Heard the trumpet call to grid and
dare,
And to hew an empires unblazed trail
Towards sunset crowded. painting, for
the bidding shores.
Past two neighbor capes three brave
barks bore.
To pause beside an islet's mainland,
Whence pulsed soft whisper Of old
prophecies
From aisle and choir innun1erable,
Rewaking the race-sou slumbering.
With need of toll opend the teeming
way
| OF pilgrimage. westerning to far
wide sea-
Three centuries journey DER mount
| and desert plain
| OF myriad pionecrs--Saint, gleberlan
captain.
Daring the red tribes which never
shirk'd a foe
| Wild nature and her wilder sons they
tanned,
! nansaI NOT until ,vipd II, r,
trails
Which fled the New Worlds first
Saxon town,
| Made. and storied with ten thousand
triumphs,
Upon the gray and broken coast OF
gold.
Those paladins who dared the prima
! dash,
Led by their buckskn'd. ritled in.
fantry,
Have long pass'd beyond the morning
trail.
To tent upon the glistening fields.
Where lies the long bivouac of the
worn;
Still swarms a host DER the widen't
track.
unbannerd, unchieftaind constant a.
their scars
i 10 slcan IN nelds their seeding faith
ers trod.
And fdllow for the cycle arch Of cons
THE coast OF gold" the lingering
focal cry.
| Yet not for gold or other scarcer dust
But for the ore which makes the souls
long thirst.
How long. @, King, before the overlap
To burgeoning Nippon or slow Cathay,
Or to the brink Of darkling Ganges,
/ Which hymnd the birth-song of ON
II mission'd race?
How long before the bloodied world
task done
The lionaand the lamb foregather'd al
the feast
The pauper and the plutocrazed depart
r And universal as the sun brotherhood
q /. abide,
!, And tho race be trophied with the
Nazarene's return
ROBERT BURISHoLDER,
Lynchburg, Va.
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Persons Wishing to communicate with The
Times Dispatch by telephone WIFI ask cen
trail for "4o.i," and on bens answered from
the ofice switchboard. will indicate the de-
partinent or person With whom they WISH
to speak.
When calling between a. NJ and .
A. NJ, call to central office direct for 4oil,
composing room; io42. business Office; 4o4a'
for mailing and press-rooms.
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scienticus and truth-seelting divine.
However,, what the sex in question is
far more interested in at the moment
is: Can, a bathing suit become wo-
MANI"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
No strap-Hangers in London.

They do not have strap.hangers In the
London tram cars, 1t Is against the law to
let In more passengers than there are seats,
The London papers give an account OF the
arraignment In the police court recently OF
the conductor and a passenger who was
standing In a car, both having been run Iii
by vigllant policeman, and both were
fined Proceedings Of this kind will appear
like n Joke in this country. but they are
real nevertheless. Philadelphia Press
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

BY MAIL one stx Three One
POSTAGE PAID Year. Mos Mos. Mo-
Daily with sunday. $500 ss,oo $3.50 81
Daily wi,hou, Sunday 100 200 Loo 80
Sunday edition only. 200 90 so 20
Weekly "wednesday. 100 so rs -.
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who Ia more 1,terested In the ma
terial prosperity Of this country than
1" asks MIR RoSkefatlor, as though
That were anything to his credit, How
can q man help from being interested
In the things that belong to him?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

THE Texas drunin--s are always
happy" says the Ar-t;n Statesman.
And the Teyas papers are always
chatty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

< II Hobson. personally must have war
at any price. let him sign on as
minority leader against the Moors.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

II was at lola, Neb., that Mr.. Bryan.
Rising from the table. gave his hand
to tho waitress, thereby making Ills
first open bid for the anti-tipping So
Cicty vote.
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most l. LIMO
8GUO TAI r 4 ON
\Ss@l4;s N1A.R KS

tlI OF the most dis
tlrguisled Nirglnians
in high public lifa
to- day viii never for
get poor Ed. Mckis-
sick, famous IN his
day as proprietor and
manager OF the Bat
terry Park Hotel. III
Asheville. N. CT" SAID
Il citizen, familiar
with tho incident
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

Swear by the Connecticut" says a
headline. So Admiral Evans has boon
BY the Connecticut already, has he?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

Nor can those who aver that a soap
bubble is the thinnest ing in the
world ever have scrutinized the Hous-
ton Posts daily defense OF Texas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

a strictly reliable scientist has as
sured lis that OSCILLATION will remove
freciles. Hence this unseemly scram-
BILE for the freckle-counter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

Rockefeller, for his part, might have
preferred to reserve that money f~c
caddy-fees.
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Ulr Glntrs ss 81 la nispatrb
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Business oHiss ...-.,... als L, Main street
Washington Bareau $685. Munsas Sple'nf'.
Manchester Bureau. ,iio2 HUI street
Petersburg Burcau... 40 N Sycamore ST
Lynchburg Bureau. .........,2iS Eighth S.
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| which he proceeded to relate. MIC
kissicls was 81 newspaper reporter for
| many years. and his natural ability.
his gentle breeding ard his tact drew
| him very close to the owners Of the
hotel property, which flourshed long
| before the South was ma de fashion,
able winter resort. He was on more
intimate terms with men OF national
Importance than any other Southerner.
1t happened that our Virginan went
to Ashoville to spend his honeymoon,
and Mc1<issick killed the fatted calf
for the wedding feast The bridal suite
was bower of roses. Not willing to
trust one Of his servants, the manager
went to the station, met the Virginlan
and his bride and escorted them to the
hotel. He even led the way to tho
room. and as lie was leaving the Vir-
sinian handed him a silver dollar. Mo
Kissick Slipped 1T into his pocket,
bowed, smiled and went away. Later
In the evening there was a reception
In honor of our friend from this State,
and McKissick, Of course. was pre-
scented. The statesman eyed him GU
riously. Getting close to his ear he
whispered. Give me my dollar,--you.'
but McKissick told him. he would SEQ
him dead first. He kept the dollar as
souvenir, and the statesman there
after numbered McKissick among his
warm personal friends"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

Entered January ~, 1903. at Richmond,
Va, second-clnss matter under act oil
Congress OF March s. 1879.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

It's no time for bookworm to be
stormbound in Morocco XII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

BY Times Dispatch carrier Delivery Ser
vice in Richmond tnnd suburbs>. Manohes
ter and Petersburg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
POEMS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

your hours
with affairs
poetryProf Eliot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

II Judge lands ever takes base
bali bat to those indiscreet ones who
want him to run for the presidency. as
he threatens to do, there can be no
shadow OF doubt that Fairbanks, Knox
and the other fellows will promptly
call him out on strikes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

Can woman become An angel?"
is the problem which perplexes con-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
s1nrinr OF George.

Ethel4tsobbingl--"o dear, father dis
approves OF George, and I'm afraid he vii
succeed in finally driving him away"
Maud-"He isn't brutal with him. is he?'
Ethel--"No. He borrows money of him.
-Scmeryille journal.
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state Rights,

Sthte Rights.
With the railroads, as with the liquor
men. the clash has been plecipitated BY
them The people are going to the other
extreme, and unless the railroads speedily
give In. as they appear to be doing upon
sober thought and saner counsel. the pen
du!um is to swing far TO the other side
when not only would the railroads ba
crushed but our material welfare would Wit
ally sufer. Under the stand these roads
nave taken! Virginia do nothing else
tfan pitch the battle and tight it to the
shall dictate to our Legislature what 1t can
and what 1t must not do Will find no SYM
pathzer In any true man and will receive
rehuke ut the hands of probably every
state in the Union.--Virginia Citizen.
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ono Week. UHc iUHE :
Daily With Sunday. II cents $3.50
Daily without sunday 10 cents a.5o
sunday only . cents 2.3o
(Yearly subscriptions payable In adranceo
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SAM'L III. BOWMAN,

General Steamship. and Tourist Agent,
a0s East Min Street, Richmond, Va.
The only stea mship office In Virginia,
representing All Atlantic, Trnns-At-
lnntic, Pacific and Oriental stenmship
Lines.
international Mercantile Marine Co.'S.
American and United states Expresa
Co.'S. Travellers Checks and Letters OF
Credit. Cooks, Clark's and Ramona a
yvhYtcomb Tours, Accident Insurance.
Everything for the Traveller.
Before making any arrangements
"Ask MIR. Bowman.
a consultation viii cost you nothing,
and you will be pleased with results.
patrnni.a Hama IniuatrS-
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Si,.nSt1 !

Mstress-"Bridset, have you ccmenteh
the handle on tho wntcr-jng which YOU
drorped yesterday"
Bridget started to. mum. but most
unfortunately I dropped the cement bot
tle,"-Punch
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Coming or Going.

Jack-"I'm afraid 1t will be hard work
fos you to induce Miss RoXlcgh to MARI!
you. old man
Tcm-"Wel. know it Will be hard work
for me II don't"--Chicago Daily News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
MERELY JOKING.
Catching Uncle loo.

Catching Uncle Joe.
Uncle Joe--"Yes. Tommy, It is quite pos
sitle that there arc people in the MOON
Tcmny-"Wel, what becomes Of them
when there isn't any moon ?"--Answers.
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The Problem,

The Problem.
Mrs. Mcsosh--"Look here. do you know
that It's three in the morning."
Mr.. McSosh-"Coursh know itsh three
n tn mornln'. Think I'm fool? What I
wanna know Is, which mornin ?".-Cleve-
land Leader
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12

HOW TO CALL TIMES DISPATCH.
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NIn,lsNell,s Acting.

The writer has seen Mr.. Mansfield act
Otter and under the most favorable circum-
stances. and no can say, without any preju-
Dice whatever, that he has never been I'M
pressed with him as a dramatic star OF
tho first magnitude and we believe this Is
tho verdict with which the present genera
! ton will hand him down to posterity,--
| Petersburg IndeX-Appea.
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The Assessment Plan.

The cardinal trait which every office
holder should possess is that Of fairness.
tate should be the fairest of all because his
work is largely n matter Of Judgment.
Friendship, politics and hope of favor
shcu ld not enter into his work in any de-
gree for the moment that he begins to
shcw fnvors to some he acts tyrant
towards others.--Fredericksb Journal
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No. 12CO.
IVA .tt
TO a Nightingale
No. 12co.
NnrtCn.
ny WILLIAM nnuNIMoND.

Sweet bird, that sing st away the early hours
OF winters past. coming void OF
We'll pleased with delights which are.
Fair seasons budding smelling fow'rs.
TO rocks to springs, to rills from 1eavy bow'rs
Thou thy Creators goodness declare.
And what dear gifts thee He did spare.
A stain to human Iii sin that low'rs
What soul can be sick, which by songs
(Attrd In s,veetness) sweetly is driven
quite to forget earth's turmos sptes, wronts
And LIT reverend Thought to hea 80
Sweet, artless songstcr, thou my dost raise
~ To airs of spheres, yes. and to angels lays.
Times Dispatch Oct One lis published on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-12
COMMENT OF VIRGINIA EDITORS.
Demonstration Farms.

Demonstration Farms
We reproduce elsewhere an article frbn,
tn: Richmond Times Dispatch upon "De-
monstra ton Farms" In which some OF the
wori now being done along this line is
shcwn NO doubt can be felt that this
work VIII prove of great advantage to the
farmers OF this section and OF the country
as whole. All recognize the changed con
ditions that are fast bringing about a
change In the methods OF farming. It is
a necessity TINT is forcing farmers TO these
changes, necessity brought about By the
scar city and high price of farm labor
Blackstone Courier
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Nvhinkey md C.iEnrs.

d u
u do not care to advertise a trade
which many regard as sinful, II not
unlawful but 1t Is a fact" remarked
city official, that Richmond sells a
better grade OF whiskey for the price
than can be found In any other city
Of the South. l have not tasted It
In any form for fourteen years, al
though the nature OF my work con-
Vinces me that the statement is cor
rect. The same is true of cigars. The
hve-cent article sold here Is far above
the average, and you will find by
consulting dealers that the good
liver. going away. will lay in a sup
ply before leaving, whether he is
bound for New York or the mountains.
l am not trying to advertise any
body, especially the liquor people, but
II people are determined to drink in
toSicants 1t is worth knowing that
they get a quality which will not
ruin the system as quickly "a the
wild connections handed over the coun-
tiers in 50 many cities and towns"
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SOCIAL and
PERSONAL

- r. AND MRS. Charles Robert
IN IN Smith gave their two j. .ie
INH daughters a very delightful
" entertainment Friday even
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Misses Katherine and Ella Doyle, Of
Bath. Md. and Misses Mary and Julia
turned, after very pleasant stay with
Richmond friends. They were accom-
panied TO Jamestown BY Mrs. W. L.
Bunmghe, Mrs. Thomas Muldowney and
MISS Beatrice Gamma
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young crow and cut the slender
thread under his tongue he VIII pick
up the language, and use 1t more flu
entity than the imported bird. But he
will steal. He viii take bright nrti-
cles, such as scarf pins and jewels of
all kinds. and I have known Of cases
where direct suspicion pointed at good
people when the black crow was the
thief. One Sunday afternoon / was
called into the country and was Sit
ting on the porch when a trained crow
Topped down near the head of the
house and tossed tho seven of, spades
In his lap. He fluttered. chlrped and
then flew away. Pretty soon the old
mans son walked out. Haven't you
been playing cards? asked his father.
"The boy turned red. stammered, and
started to enter a denial. Then he
admitted that it was only a game OF
solitaire. I thought as much said
the father when the crow brought
me seven spot, this being tho sew
enth day The next day. SO / heard
later, there wasn't any crow"
Sermon by Convict
The reporter was talking the other
afternoon with a we'll known Judge
Ibid you ever have any cling in your
bosom that, you dare not contlde In
| your most Intimate friend? asked the
jurist well. you are not on the wit
ness stand. Some years ago defend
| ed a very smart crook. He was the
sharpest man had ever known. bu,
| his ability was directed along the
wrong line. After he was convicted
yes, ! defended him was talking
with him In the jail. He put the same
question to me, and 1t struck ME just
about as 1t did you. The prisoner told
me that he had secrets that he could
not unfold to priest. Then he pro
ceeded to moralize OH the loneliness
of sin. He sat there behind the steel
bars, and preached q sermon That was
grand, dealing with theme not otter
heard yet ! have often thought OF
the power that could be thrown into
that text. The Loneliness of SIN II
| is theme that Will appeal TO nine
people out Of ten, and whether 1t Is ar
unlawful act, an indscretion there Il
something on the mind of every one
almost. that he hasn't the courage tc
whisper to those closest to HIM
have heard many good sermons IN my
day, but none that was quite equal tc
that preached by thief IN CONVEYS
| Earb."
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Miss Mia. White. OF Wythevlle, Va,
who has been Visiting Miss ,Iottie
Faulkner on west Clay street has
returned home
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