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checked by sentiment than n flowing
stream can be damned by buiruslics.
The shopping district in Richmond
has been crowding the residential did,
trict for years and will continue to
do so. There Is no help for 1t. AS the
city grows, Its trade expands: and as
the shopping district extends, the resi-.
Dental district must give way and
move back. Grace street Is a beauti-
ful and desirable residence street, but
IL the lower portion of 1t, like the
lower portion of Franklin. Is good bus
mess property, 1t will be converted
into business property; and Its value
Will be enhanced accordingly. Resi-
dents who do not like the shops VIII
have 70 sell out and move. 1t may
not be agreeable TO do SO. 1t may
not be considerable for the shops to
commit trcspass. But progress is not
considerate, and from the time Of
Shakespeare "the toe of the peasant
comes so near to the heel OF the cour-
tier he gals his lsibe"
commit a nuisance. but no other citi-
zen or baud OF citizens may lawfully
prevent him from building decent
store for decent and unobjectionable
purposes upon his own property. II
is easy to see to what abuses might
run a law that would require pro-
perry owner to gain the consent OF adj
iacent or neighboring property Owners
before lie could erect on his own
premises a building to be used for le-
ultimate business purposes. 1t would
be a barrier to progress and might
lead to inercenary hold-ups. In our
view. Mr.. j. +. Eagland has perfectly
legal right to erect stores on his prop
ertH, corner of Fifth and Grace Streets.
and the building Inspector has no
legal right for the reason alleged to
deny him building permit.
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Voice Of the People
lrlunncini c,nedy for Inulcs.
Il of T'he Times. Disf,atth;

Editor of The ri,nes- Dispatch:
Sir,--Recently there las incurred
Pin New York City, and In other imam
cial centres, one OF tho sevefest fnan-
cial panics that this country has ever
Witnessed There have been numerous
and varied causes for this panic pre-
scented to the public, and some RENE :
dies recommended us II prevention of Il
recurrence Of such Il panic, but as yet
none have been accepted generally by
tho fnanciers. Though not claiming
to be a great financier, 1t seems clear
to my mind, that there Is q perfect
remedy for this evil, provided same is
adopted ana operated by every State
of our Uniop.
There are in this country what are
known to the banker MS four par
points. namely. New York Boston,
philadelphia and Baltimorc which
in this country which has credit In
any bank in tho above-named cities
will be cnshed or accepted on deposit
without the cost Of exchange being i11-
CURED.
The plan which would suggest is.
that Il par point he established In each
State of the Union, 80 that draft
drawn on any bank in such par point
in cnch State Will be recognized by
every bank In our country the same as
currency without exchange.
Tho reason that this plan would
prove advantageous lis obvious from
the fact that every bank In each State
would carry it's largest balance In the
par point banks. thereby building up
the banks of their own State, the par
point banks making provision for their
correspondents BY carrying n sufficient
amount of currency for the demands
of banks OF their own states.
ellis you can readily sec would be
the cause of the elimination of large
balances in; the four cities referred TO
that are now pair points. and would
prevent the Capitalization of capital
as It exists to-day. IT would also
mean. the general distribution of the
money of the country into thcsvarlous
State par points, which would relieve
the banks of these States OF the neces-
sity of being dependent tas they now
arc) upon the four cities referred to
in times OF financial stress for aid.
l am confident that this plan would
be opposed strenuously by the four par
points which are recognized at this
time, but | am confident that the bene-
fits we now receive from these four
par points would be so multiplied that
there would be no recurrence of pre-
sent conditions.
The establishment OF these par
points in various States could be
brought about by the approval Of tho
American Bankers Association, or
through congressional enactment.
Ii this suggestion is worthy of con-
sideration. and l believe 1t Is, I leave
the furtherance of 1t to wiser finan-
ciers than myself-financiers OF the
various States of our country.
Respectfully.
GEORGE a. SCHMELZ.
Newport News. Va, Nov. 80. 1907.
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Editor of The Dispatch:
Sir,--Will YOU allow me to congrat-
ulate you on your recent editorials?
The one this morning pleased me espe-
cially. Do not advocate 4 State Board
of Charities, but plead for some man
to be. appointed who is fitted In heart
and head for the position. but who
does not seek the place. We need a
man upon whose whole heart this work
is laid Such Il man would be II ben
ediction to all our charitable institu-
tions. Since we have such grand e%-
amples of efficiency among our women
in their work for our educational IN
terests, | would raise the question of
the wisdom OF having some one woman
look after the women in these institu-,
lions. / would especially urge the need
of an advance in what We are doing
for our insane. Last summer ! turned
my observations to account, and de-
cided that Virginia Is sadly behind IN
her work for the insane. Our insane
are too often huddled together in. a
way that should think would drive
the soundest minds into insanity. The
best institution I have ever looked
through Is divided into circles. accord
ing to the patients condition. When
the meal time comes there is a show
of home. rather than scenes that re-
mind you of II herd
Do not write me among the grum-
blers, for am proud every day of the
advance which Virginia is making in
all its benevolent and charitable work
Let lis have one man and one woman
appointed to this work-the woman to
counsel and advise iii cases where she
will know better than any man what
ought to be done.
Very truly yours.
CT NJ p. KING.
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NOW-.AlI. TOGETHER!

4
IL some monster were to descend
every year on Richmond and devour
80 OF our people, the entire city would
be aroused to the point OF frenzy. and
the most extraordinary measures would
DC taken to avert this annual disaster.
And yet consumption is an immensely
greater calamity for not only does it
claim this regular number of victims.
but those whom it carries off have
| months or years ofsuffering, and death
comes to them as often as not as an
! actually welcomed release.
Ancient Athens was each year thrown
into the depths OF despair because
fourteen OF her youths and maidens
We're claimed as sacrifice to the mer-
CHESS Minotaur. But how insignili-
cant this number when compared with
the 10000 who are every year claimed
in the United States by the bacillus of
tuberculosis! This modern monster
| cannot be conquered by one stroke of n
Theseus Years of persistent study
;tnc labor on the part OF all the poo
pie can alone give relief. The disease
can be prevented; let every man learn
| how to do SO.
The call to battle has been sounded
| by cur own Health Department., and in
this battle every good citizen should
enlist, some with their time. some with
i their money. but all with their. moral
support and encouragement.
The tuberculosis exhibit, which will
be held here throughout next week, Of
| fors the opportunity to every one to
| show that lie wants to help in dhis
| fight. This will be but one skirmisl
| in the great war which must be waged
to win success. Let every citizen con-
| tribute according to his means to this
| great cause, and let those whose share
OF this worlds goods will not permit
OF even small contribution of money
! at least visit the exhibit when 1t comes
/ To town, and there i'm how he can
aid in the fight III other ways.
This exhibit must be made as great
q success in Richmond as it has been
i'll other cities. Only small part of
the needed funds is now in hand. Con-
tributions should be sent to DR.. Ennion
Il. Williams. III North Fourth Street
To be available they should be sent at
cnce, Admission to the exhibit will be
absolutely free.
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THE sUFFERINCs OF WOMEN. I

The disaster at the mines at
Monongah is heart-rending. 1t; is dis
tressing beyond the power of words
to express that several hundred men
who had the hardihood and industry
to dig the coal from the bowels of
the earth for the worlds benefit
should have been caught i'll the mine,
like SO many rats in a hole, and
smothered to death.
1t does seem that in this day Of
science and invention some sure means
could be devised to prevent such min
ing accidents, and this disaster should
arouse the civilized world to the
necessity of installing appliances OF
safety. There Is necessarily some risk
in mining, but the public and the
legislative bodies should demand that
this risk be reduced to the minimum
by the use of scientific agencies OF
prevention.
| Deathcame suddenly TO the Monongn h.
| miners, and it is probable that many
! of them were taken off without bodily
t.pain, The greatest sufferers were and
| are the women who are left behind.
1 The anguish OF their hearts. as they
/ waited in awful suspense between hope
/ and dread, only to realize at the last
| that their loved ones had persisted, Is
known only to themselves and 10 the
plying God, who alone can give cons
ISOLATION. And they must suffer or
! haunted forever by the recollection of
the terrible ordeal
i The case is not exceptional When
/ The men are in peril, the women must
agoniae, Theirs but to wait ana
. mourn. ii was SO with the Confederate
women during the War between the
States. 1t Is so with the women o.
Monongah.
. For men must work. and women
must weep"
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= The Portland Oregonian, which for
I. lyears was Tho mouthpiece of the Re-
publican party Of the state, has gore
!. democratic. AZ the Oregonian has for
} years been an advocate OF free trade
/ It's change OF political ailliation is
mot surprising, No honest newspaper
t which opposes government bounties
can dwell comfortably in the RcpuLT
9 llcan household. II is a healthy Sign
vi ar tina tiinSx That tia 0reuauian. ~ iall
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a suggestion of value to the, dis
cusson of compulsory education.
which has been pending in. the South
Carolina General Assembly for a
number of years. comes to us
from Virginia. The Richmond Times
Dispatch proposes compulsory educa-
tion with local option for that state.
In brief, the plan is that counties,
townships, towns or other districts be
permitted to decide for themselves
whether or not the children of school
age shall be compelled to attend the
schools.
Our Richmond contemporary quotes
tho Emporia, Va, Messenger as saying
that with the question Of the races
confronting us the situation becomes
complex. and the measure should be
carefully considered before 1t is
adopted" and this The Times-D Dispatch
emphasizes by pointing out that there
are sections of Virginia in which conf
pulsory school attendance would meet
serious obstacles.
Perhaps similar obstacles exist in
certain districts of South Carolina, but
that is no objection to compulsory
school attendance in other parts of the
State. Conditions in Spartanburg and
Beaufort are wholly dissimilar If any
counties, townships or school districts
desire a compulsory school attendance
law, what possible objection can be Of
fered to the passage of a law provtd-
ing 1t for them after they have voted
in Its fayor?-Charleston News and
Courier,
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r Y gu VI v oSC t-'As
Dublin. which is the same apart
ment in which all political Offend
ers" for several generations have
had their quota of injustice meted
out to them"
With the exception of the intro
duction of gas fixtures, and the
clock ovel. the dock in which, Robert
Emmett stood when he made that
immortal speech in his own behali.
up to 1898 at least, there llau peen
no change in the appearance OF thiS
historic room.
1t is II well-known fact that there
was no examination OF witnesses In
the Emmett defense, as 1t is also
well known that one OF the prison
eHs counsel was in the pay OF the
British government.
Under these and other circum-
stances which surrounded tho arr
rest and conviction of the unfortu-
nate Emmett, we'll might he say. as
he did say in open court:
why insult me. or why insult
Justice in demanding Of me req,
son why sentence Of death should
not be pronounced upon me? l
know. my lords, that the form pre-
scribes that you shall put the ques-
tion, The form also conrers the
right of answering, This, no doubt,
may be dispensed, and SO might the
whole ceremony Of the trial, since
sentence was already pronounced at
the castle before your jury were
impaneled,
When Emmet's lawyers announced
that they would take. no testimony.
q decision. 1t is said, which was
made by Emmett himself. the gov
eminent counsel was obliged to sud
denly change the previously outlined
method OF prosecution.
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.Just Az Ensy.'

Editor OF The Times-Dispatcn.
Sir,-As "the fad is to give an allit-
erative prefix to the names Of cities
the followlng go without {, saying a j
bany, Pedantic Philadelnhia, Seditious
Chicago. swinish CINCINNATI, Lawless
louisville. Blatant Buffalo, Muddy
Memphis, FEizzled frisco, awful 0ma-
.ha, Cnntankcrous Kansas City. Moss
hack Mobile. Aesthetic. (Asstheticl At
5lanta. Connected Charleston. Railroad
Iniunetiys Kag,rims {, R r., IL; WI VI
cormornnt Charlotte 1,Me q Y g
Line Danville, Licorice Lynchburs,
.Rowdy Roanoke, Baseball Bucks hu"gi
.Homelike Harrisonburg, Simple Staun-
ton. Unequaled University Of Virginia,
5cataleptlc charlottesyills. Persistent
thuselahishe Alexandria Wicked Nash
ington, Bo,nbastic Baltimore, LuinIn-
Gus Lexington, Anaesthetic Annapolis,
Wideawase West Point, Palatial Palm
shazard Houston, Gale Blown Calves
ton, last but not least Ayia az, nae "
Naughty Norfolk. @. NJ. w.
Richmond, Va. December 9, 1907.
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in charging that we have not yet
Appointed a single walking delegate in
the Parasraphers. Union, the usually
unreliable Houston Post demonstrates
that 1t fails to read these columns with
that zeal which the more cultivated
Texans always bring to that privilege
Tor example. the New York Mail was
long ago named walking delegate to
the eastern New York district and has
since been doing magnificent sharp
shooting work along the Cohoes-s Seize
ncctady frontier,
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Famous Words Of Famous Men.
"Let No Man Write My Epitaph.''
ROBERT EMMETT, September 10, 1908.

The governments brief" was I'M
doubtedly prepared "before even the
arrest of Emmett" says DIR. Thomas
Adds Emmett, in his history OF the
Emmett family. and to this docu-
ment Was given the n ,,l1 c of i6n
devils brief"
The evidence was readily obtained
from that precious band OF IN
formers which was known as the
battalion of testimony"
~ appears says Pr PIN MAIDEN T;nna on Of
United Uni nisi iri sHine q that the mem.
bers of this battalion of testimony,
We're regularly drilled by Major
Sirr-the officer who arrested I'm.
met--and instructed in the art OF
ssnags ana thf ab siear
tors Of information close
comparison of this ready made
devils brief with the line of the
government testimony will show
some radical departures from the
course, that had previously been
adopted.
l1mmet's speech, also. which was
made at the termination of the trial.
was so quickly issued by the gov
after its aelHery that man ITS
words on the scaffold. Including "a
solemn eXhortation to reject the
offers of pertidious France. made
their appearance on the streets of
Dublin SO soon after the execution
that here again was the charge OF
spuriousness freely made.
Emmets speech. however, aside
from the pathetic interest which
the sad fate of this patriotic young
lrishman aroused, was the one domi-
natIng, feature of the trial.
III 10 be eloquent under tnspir!ng5
circumstances has been the lot OF
many Of the worlds heroes, But to
utter such bright and glowing sem
tences, In Il language SO graceful,
and with a puthos SO appealinss
ment as euveloped Robert Emmett
when facing death ut the hands Of
nus aceusers, seems the eStremest3
test which the elouuence OF the hu-
man tongue can undergo.
MY . raee is rum said. the pa =
triot, THE grave opens to receive
me and ! sink into its bosom. t
have but one request to ask at my
departure from this world. 1t is
the charity OF silence.
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MEASUREMENTS ovEKruHEs.

WEST yIRGINIA'S OVIGRTUEiiS.
or late there have been various ru-
mors Of suggestions and tentative, but
liaonlcial proposals looking to tile set
tienient "out of court of the West Nir-
yinia debt controversy. and we have
mus call for special session of the
legislature of that State to meet next
month Governor Dawson indicates the
unsettled debt as one of the subjects to
be considered.
The people of Virginia will welcome
an,; official overture from West Vir-
giria which really promises an early
and equitable adjustment of this vexed
uuestion. SUCH, too, We are assured,
ARP, the temper and desire of the mem
bssrs of the Debt Commission and of the
Attorney General of Virginia, who un-
der the law We're charged with the
duty of making settlement, and fail
ing. as they have thus far done, to ac-
cornplish that object out Of court, then
ofibringing and prosecuting such Il suit
asithey might find to be necessary for
thsprotection OF the rights and inter-
eala of this Commonwealth.
,is all the friendly overtures of Vir-
ginia in this direction were unavailing,
she! was forced for her own protection,
and in discharge of her obligation 10
tina. common creditors who had trusted
hea. to resort to tho United States SUI
primes Court, the tribunal provided by
lhH,Constitution to decide controversies
between States. That court has in Of
ground OF action, if she can support the
allegations of her bill by proofs, and
there can be no question that she can
substantially prove her case as pre-
scented. &c
1t is believed also BY those who have
3 tie caso'in hand that she must obtain
a8decrce, upon any just and equitable
Statement Of the account. FOR large
sun. for the creditors in discharge of
The Obligation To them, and for her
self in payment Of West Nirgina's fair
share of the Indebtedness of the orig
:nai State, which Virginia has paid.
If the question must be arbitrated il
might as well be done before that i'm
partial tribunal, and Virginia will not
be-swift surrender any advantage
1iiat she has thus far fairly obtained.
Notwithstanding all this, however, Nir-
Einta would. be quite willing to, settle
OIL Of court upon equitable terms
Various suggestions to that end have
tc,n made. but we are not pleased with
the proposal of the Charleston Gazette
byIWest Virginia to.confer or negotiate
with the Virginia Commission, IL the
powers of the West Virginia Commits
sian are to be limited to conducting u
negotiation, with the understanding
tiisa nobody is 10. be bound by the find
inssof the joint commission, but merely
That the recommendation will be re-
ported back to the Legislature OF West
Virginia, there to become perhaps. a
football OF politics,
What Virginia now desires and re-
cures is not prolonged wrangle, but
an eausla ''''. ~ nAAl :
ss.lie'i'eil = wy ~ - 49, -.
far away, ard Virginia is quite salts
lee ~ ~
Mesl N'ieii.'a itas SOM .'''As $3.50 ~
profose. virginia WIZ stNe ief ptopo
y s!tion careful ana ffiehuiS eohs'defa
ton but she VIII nor consent 70 'ahe
n the case OUT q court "iiefe y Is ~
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Comments reaching this office indi-
cate that all the faithful photographers
arc delighted with the new motto OF
the Union--"Do with the paragraph.
Qphonep Several members, however,
SION to have the motto tattooed on
their foreheads instead of on their left
wrists as the constitution prescribes.
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is one OF the nblest and most iniiu-
entail newspapers OF the West, should
break away from Republlcanism and
cast its lot with the Democrats, be-
cause OF its tariff reform principles.
~ Is valuable hint to the Democrat
IL leaders.
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The refusal of many. people to
Christmashop early may have some
thing to do with that delicate balance
of finance and credit about which the
editorial writer's have recently uttered
SO many high-browed truths Don't
prod a man into personal panic.
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king Oscar. of Sweden, lived by the
good old rule that the man is father
to the King and that only good
man can make a good King. In his
iong and distinguished career he set
noble example for the sovereigns OF
the world
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The more the worlds single men
hcar of the red bearded ladies' OF Texas
the more arc the incoming trains
packed with out-of-t town lovers hurry
ms here to try to mary the beautiful
fns,sdens of Royal Richmond.
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Some agree with the New York Mail
that Mr. Bryan Is tho life of the Party.
Some tako the reverse view.
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HOW TO CALL TIsiEs DISPATCH +
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thu office switchboard, will indicnte me de-
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% speak
when calling between 6 A. NJ and .
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compo.lns-ro 4oie, business Office 4oiS,
for mniin. and press-roon,s.
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Smile and the world smiles with
YOU muses. the Atlanta Journal How
ever, the world tries anything of that
kind in Atlanta next month. the Jour-
nal may catch Il glimpse OF Old Sub
soriber ringing for the police.
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"a great many l,natics read my
verses,'' says Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Well, madam?
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But no financial furry can dim the
plentiful prospects or break the deadly
courage of the Christmas gift cigar
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Mrs. William J. Bryan is now at sea.
Have at it. paragraphers!
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New York's Puritanic Sunday was
deeply resented by the Chicago and
Pittsburg men now sojourning in that
metropolis.
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"McWilliams was cenn shaver and
well dressed says the Macon rele-
graph. and appeared to be some. sort
of an artesian." Which, doubtless, was
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Rob ert Emmett,
attempting to free
Ireland by force
of arms, made an
unsuccessful a t
tack on Dublin
Castle in 1908. lie
was arrested and
tried for high
treason on Sep
TENDER 10, 1903, In
the little dingy
CIR e n S treet
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Mine disaster is heading for the
phrase list with tragic RAJ
Pidity.
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No doubt the Minneapolis stenogra-
pllcr who has just been left 100000
will now quit using the lower-case
keyboard altogether.
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Some maintain that few of my
policies" have now lapsed.
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saloons are disappearing from St.
Louis at the rate OF 800 a year. We
suppose that in about 500 years St
Lcuisans will be ordering by mail from
Louisville, KY.