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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
Regulating Saloons.

Nashville proposes to scgregate her
saloons, conflne them to the business dis
tricts. and make them close up Mt mid
night. The American thinks that with
these stringent regulations. coupled with
high license. there Is no sound reason
for continuing the war on the saloons
or their friends. Tho Prohibitionists will
contest that point, for they are for war
on tho saloon 80 long as It exists, no
matter what tho regulations may be-
But there are many temperance people
who regard the saloon as sort Of neces-
the blind tiger. Their only stipulation
is that the saloon be permitted under
such regulations Of law as shall reduce
tho evil OF 1t to lowest terms.
Tho American. by the way gives the
saloonkecpers bit OF wholesome adj
vice. It tells them that so long as they
follow legitimatized avocation and obey
tho laws, city and State, the majority OF
their fellow-citizens will be content to
lot them alone. Saloonkeepers in Rich
mond. as we'll as those in Nashville, will
do we'll to take this kindly hint to heart
One thing that has prejudiced many per-
sons, more than otherwise they would be-
against the liquor business Ia that 50
many saloonkeepers violate the law The
laws against selling on Sunday and
against selling to minors are very plain
yet these laws are often violated, and
but recently a saloonkeepcr in this COM
munlty who was n Justice OF the peace,
was arrested on two separate occasions
for selling liquor on Sunday. Some sa-
loonkeepers seem to think that they are
justiGable in violating these laws. be-
cause they are 'sumptlary." But saloon
keepers are not to be the judges of
whether a law is right or wrong. The
law is made to be obeyed, and no matter
what may BIO the nature OF it, the man
who violates it is as surely a lawbreaker
as the man who commits theft. No
saloonkeeper can have the respect of any
decent men II he Is awless. 1t is also
we'll enough to remember that the man
who drinks in saloon on Sunday Is
particeps criminis. and there is as little
excuse for him as for the saloonkeeper
who sells the drink. This is not n ques-
ton Of whether or not 1t is wrong to
drink whiskey on Sunday. The question,
is whether or not it Is wrong to violate
the law, or to aid and abet others In
such violation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

conraging comment was from the Eva-
ming World. OF Roanoke. which gave the
entire movement most hearty second"
and declared that Ut WIS time for the
South TO assert ITSELF This seemed TO
be entirely sincere. and even now we
can find no sign OF mcrriment in the
very forceful argument from that es-
tcemed contemporary.
But the Lynchburg News has disillu-
sonized us and has shown that the
Movement is the absurd vision OF q po-
liticnl tent.erfoot, and that the newspa-
pers which have apparently approved 1t
were, in fact, fellow-consprators IN
merry plan to have little Christmas
fun at the expense OF tyro. This
seems to The Times-Dlspatch rather bad
treatment from contemporaries with
which It has long lived in brotherly love,
II not altogether In political hfiillntion, and
we confcss that our feelings are hurt.
But we have a forgivirs spirit, and now,
with malice toward none and charity for
all, we conslgn the Movement to the
tomb in which other fond hopes once
cherished lie buried, just adding in con-
clusion. that If ever the Democrats OF
tho South wish to start another great
presidential Movement, they must look
irto some newspaper Office other than
The Tiines-Dispatch for an engineer. We
retire to the ranks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
Rhymes for To-Day
Near-spring.
I HAVE got a lot Of poems meant for

HAVE got n lot Of poems meant for
winter on my brain.
~ Ballads tinsed with ice and frigor,
sonnets sung to sleet and rain,
Verses TT tor thermometrc stunts at zero,
Fahrenheit
But good laws 1 cannot Use 'em, cause
the weather won't come right.
For t1ere's nothing very wintry in the
atmosphere to-day
Why, instead OF being Icy, 1t Is bamier
than May:
And the birds, completely buncoed, fly
away to build their nests.
While the ladies' hunt their muslins and
the gents remove their vests.
know Jan. Is not the sumner or the
springtiine or tho fall,
Yet tho calendar and mercury will not
agree at all:
For the former says It's winter Just as
plain as anything.
While the latter no LEGS loudly gives the
word that It Is spring.
So the poets In dilemma, and does not
know what to do:
Shall he sing of stormy listers, shall he
chant OF peek-n-boo?
Would n ballad piped to winter read as
common-sense. or rot,
When the date would authorize It, but
the weatherman does not?
II. g. H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
Trouble in Jerusalem.
(selected for The Times Dispat

Selected for The Times Dispatch)
when Herod the king had heard these
things he was troubled. and all Jerusalem
with hlm."-N1att. il. 3.
So quietly had the Son of God arrived
unknown In Jerusalem until these wise
men came from the East. Either the
shepherds had told their story only to a
few. or they had not been needed Many
events transpire and are known, however,
before they reach the royal ears.
As the morning star rises without noise,
as the seed shoots UP and opens in silence,
so was 1t with Christ. the Rose OF Sharon,
the Bright and Morning Star, No thun-
der peal awoke the hills of Palestine; no
fanfare of trumpets, no herald nor royal
salute greeted Him, Maker and Monarch
and Saviour of ALL
His mother and the few Of her circle
who believed In "the Child that was born
made no proclamation OF the heavenly
wonder, They received it all In silent
happy faith, and pondered the things in
tlleiE IedIl, ledNlllS IL W NIoQ " uldht IL
all known in His own time and way.
Such is the confidence which loyal faith
has in the great things of God.
These wise men come with a tale, vision
but with more faith than Israel and they
are not from any part OF Israel 1t is
Gentle testimony, from the land Of
| Israel's enemies, They are recognized as
wise mon-men OF the East, the wise and
| far-seeng East, the thoughtful and star
gazing East. They come because of act
| ual and personal eyesight-"We have
| seen" They come to Jerusalem seeking
| her King. This Is Gentle faith, with Its
! eye fixed on the King of Jerusalem. tho
Star OF Jacob.
But Jerusalem has not even heard OF
| Him, The visit and errand OF these East
ern Gentlles take Israel by surprise. Nor
arc they reused to take any interest In
| the matter. they are only troubled"
lie was in the world, and the world was
made by Him. and the world knew Him
not, lie came unto His own. and His
| own received Him not.
This is strange. Had the like happened
elsewhere--in Babylon. or Egypt, or
Rome-it would not havo surprised us,
But Jerusalem! And she Is troubled
troubled at the news that her King had
| come.
And what does it all mean? The only
visible cause was the simple statement
OF the wise men Mat One had been born
Who was King of the Jews. THIS was n
/ good report. and ought to have called
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
A QUAKER
Tells How They Do In philadelphia.

u
Doubtless Heaven will be fun of SUR
prise at what simple things had formerly
made us happy or unhappy!
II a man insisted on taking salsoda
dissolved In his drinking water day after
day. and wondered why his stomach was
irritated. people would think he was
crazy. It's about as bad 10 take the drug
that's in coffee into your stomach, all
though It's an old time -hOnored habit to
do so.
II used to be great coffee drinker.
and thought there was nothing so nour-
ishlng as coffee except milk. But I was
sickly, with hollow cheeks and headache
about all the time" said Phila. man
the other day. p
"still kept on drinking coffee, never
suspecting 1t was the cause of my ills.
and wondered il l was doomed to be
sick all the time and never enjoy life
like other folks. 1t was as II I was tax
Ing poison In little quantities every day,
and wondering why / was sick.
MANY times read about Postum Food
Coffee, but thought it was one of the
fakes palmed off on the people. i
wouldn't try 1t at first, hut left off coffee
to see If the Postum people We're right
about its being injurious,
You may we'll guess l was sllrprisrdf
when my headaches were few and ~
between, and felt as II a load had bAen
taken OFF my stomach.
when | was thus half convinced that
coffee had done me harm, thought I'd
try a package OF Postum. made it care
fully according to directions, and 1t was
simply great!
1T is delicious when made right and
beats coffee all hollow in taste. let aloha
wholesomeness. Leaving Oft coffee afters
1t has become a fixed habit Is hard, hue
Postum makes IT. an easy matter There's
no greater lover or champion Of Postum
now than | am, for have learned how
TO be WE'LL" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek Mich, Read the little book,
THE Road to Wellyille," in pkgs
There's a reason.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

The Roanoke and Chowan Times. OF
Rich Square. n. c., has entered upon tho
sixteenth year of its publication under
the management of Editor Andrew j.
North Carolna weeklies. It's local news
is exceptionally good. and it's editorials
have a moral ring that bespeaks the
high character of the editor. The Times
Dispatch offers hearty good wishes for its
continued prosperity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
The Confederate Battalion that
Gen. Lee Ordered to be DiSbanded

will not be published, but that It wifi be-
permitted to rot In deserved oblivion
j. VIM. JONES.
Richmond, Va, january 2, 1907.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Seattle reports realty deals amounting
to s100, 100000 in a single year. The
State OF Oregon can boast
far larger transactions, but they have
mostly been on n purely larceny basis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Out In Excelsior Springs, Mo-, there is
a Bill Club composed exclusively of gem
tlemen whose Christian name is William.
And each and every one of them is be-
lieved to be a really true Bill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
Old sweetheart's Departure.

When dalliant Aprira Elances
Met old Sweetheart's soft blue eyes
/ heard her sing an idyl
or the springtime of the skies
She sang of cline FULL summcr'd
BY Love which all have shared
She sang OF the Master reigning
Ger mansions for all prepared.
When her heartsome Groom had ended
l could see old Sweetheart's eyes
Glow as divinely tender
AS her song of Paradise.
L knew she soon would hasten
To the realm of which she hymn'd-
I know the calling spirits saw
That her lamps are full and trimm'd.
How busy grew old Sweetheart
With days and nights of pain.
With struggles for that freedom
Which awaits the body slain.
The summer passed-a meteor's blaze
Old Sweetheart fingered still.
She whispered every morn and eve,
"Will winter touch the browning hill
Ere l be gone a-roaming
Ger fields of blssful light,
And with splendors of my perfect days.
Know not tears, nor pain, nor night?'
The autumn's banner'd pageant pass'd;
Bare winter touched the hill
Farewell, old Sweetheart wept six
grown babes
I'VE yield thee to Gods WILL"
Old Sweetheart Mother! Not to lose
Tho mem'ry of thy heavenly song,
Thy reverence for the wayward one,
Thy calm admidst thy suffering long.
Nor that sweet pledge thou ddst give
TO have n tryst SOME day with me
Beyond the river of my tears
In the spirit-home where dwelleth thee.
Robert Burkholder.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

An extremely scientific society an
nounces that the human frame shrinks
one foot every 200. 900 years At that rate,
we figure that in 100000 years. very
round numbers, man will have become a
suhterranean animal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

The Shah OF Persia has 500 wives. II
the old gentleman has some 30 or ~
moro years OF life still in him, he may
yet qualify ssls the worlds biggest wild
over.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

He'll Is paved with good resolutions. 1t i
expected that the sidewalks in the domain o
his Sautanio Majesty will be considerably en
tended after next Tuesday: Bristol Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

That the block operator blames the en-
gineer, and the engineer rcciprocates-all
this is mighty comforting to the persons
in the morguc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06


long expected ana desired this King, and
now that they arc told IIe had come,
should they not rejolcc7 But the an
nounceincnt that their hope is realized,
their great national expectation funlled,
brings only trouble to them.
Why are they thus troubled? The It'd
ings would spread throughout Jerusalem
and Judea--to tho poor, tho rich, the
priest. Levite. scribe, Pharlsee and citizen,
and to all would come tho Immediate
question: Am really for Els comint,?
They were troubled because they wero
not ready. The news went to their con-
sciences. He was to lie the messenger
of q holy God He was to be Himself the
Holy One. He was coming to do holy
things, speak holy words and require holy
actions. This could not but alarm them
Hateful as was the Roman yoke, It was
better than this sceptre OF n holy King.
The wise men were not "troubled." They
were eagerly in earnest In tho discovery
of 1srael's King. They had seen His star
in tho East, and they made haste to seek
Him out. They saw nothing to alarm
them: they were at once prepared to
accept--nay. even to worship Him! Take
Him for what He is; take Him for what
He offers and contains; take Him entire,
and YOU have nothing to fear.
Elijah OF old was counted the troubler
OF Israel. and 30 now is Christ the
troubler Of the world. He will not let
men alone. He is ever and anon announc-
ing Himself coming into the midst of
them and troubling them. He does not
como with fire or sword or sweeping
Judgment. and yet they are troubled"
He comes to q town or city, a village or
a family. and they are troubled" He
and It is troubled"
What is at the bottom OF all the perse-
cution OF the ages7 1t is Christ troubling
the world. If He would let 1t alone. It
would let Him alone. What means the
outcry and alarm and misrepresentation
in days of revival? 1t is Christ troubling
the world. What means the resistance to
a fully preached gospel? 1t is Christ
troubling the world. A fettered gospel,
conditional gospel. a gospel that does not
represent Christ, troubles no man.
The worlds only hope is to be
troubled by Christ. II He let's 1t alone.
all is over. Christ's errand is to trouble
men. to awaken them, to save them. The
moro fully He Is preached. the more will
men be Troubled Has preached
Christ ever troubled you? Has the
thought Of Els coming near you alarmed
you more? The only way to quiet such
alarm is to receive Him as your Saviour
and King.
Yet. all this troubling Is in love. He
sounds His trumpet to awake the sleepers.
He does not wish to terrify or to repel.
His desire is to attract and so open the
way into our hearts Give Him free
welcome and glad entrance. Let Him
come in and sup with you. He Is thy
Lord; worship thou Him.
Tile Christ has come! The angels an
nounced Him: the shepherds sought. the
wise men worshiped Him! Unto us
Child is born. o glad tidings OF great
joy-tidngs not meant to terrify OF over
whelm, but to gladden. and to comfort.
Seek His face. Worship Him and live!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
Pity the Poor Editors.

God pity the country newspaper editor, the
railroads don't any longer. They are now de-
prived OF the free pass something that has
been enjoyed by them since Heck was a pup"
It will not be an unusual sigh, to see an editor
riding on the blind" II this thing continues. Tha
Enterprise suggests that the aforesaid editors
organize an independent railroad. Wo VIII
start the ball to rolling by Offering sub
Will be next?-Warm Springs Enterprise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
The Mistake.

Indignant Matron lin crowded carr: 'sir,
when so many elderly women ara standing up
why don't you rise and offer OF them your
seat?.' Seated Passenger with dignity: You
are laboring under a mistake. madam. am
tho Bearded I.ady.''--Chicago Tribune
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

It is said that Richmond has worked It's pop
ula.ion up 10 something over 10000 by annex
ing practically all the Eastern Virginia That's
the proper spirit: when you start out TO ex-
pand, Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Machine politicians object TO the plans OF Gov
ernor Hughes for reform. However. even with
out this. the excellence OF the reforms hat
been recognized.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
COMMENT OF VIRGINIA EDITORS.
a Good Law.

A Good Law.
The jim crow law Is one OF the very best
ever enacted by Virginia Legislature. Let It
be rigIdly enforced at all depo,s us we'll as on
board all cars. No self-respectins negro will
object to awaiting with members of his own
race, and tho white man who wants to asso-
ciate with negroes shouldn't make his homo in
Virginia. The separation on cars Is splendid in
results. Let tho good work expapd--Appo-
lnattox Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Living or dying His Excel!ency Castro
may always be counted on to do the most
surprising thing in reach. Whatever his
other dement's, Cipriano Is no bromide.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
MERELY JOKING.
Cracked Out.

-OrdcKeu OUT.
she: go YOU no longer call that pretty lttle
place OF yours The Nutshell What made you
change it?' He: "Oh. I got tired OF funny
people calling and asking II the Kernel was
in.o--L0ndon Scraps.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Mr. Rockefeller not only eats mnce
pie, but occasionally makes it out Of his
competitors,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Quite tentatively, we suggest Ransom
Is as ransom does" as an appropriate
motto for the well-known Raisuli family
of Morocco.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Atlanta is hustlng to secure a United
States subtreasury and is not putting
any special accent OH tho sub, either.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

II n man has plenty OF money to back up
lot OF fool notions people call him eccentric
but IL he only has the notions, he Is crank
-atch!son Globe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Still, the pure food law can not as yet
be stretched to cover conditions In the
beanery cuisine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

But luckily for the advancement at the
Cortelyon family interests, Hon George
b. was never one to be fooishly sensitive,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
Explaining /. to Father.

The only objection I have against tho young
man. my dear child, is that be has no noble
ambiion--no high or worthy object In life."
''Oh. papa, how can you say so? Ifo wants
me"--Illustrated Bits.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

There is no ahattoir trust So far as we
know, but there is n smelter trust all
risht.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

The proposed popular edition of the
Congressional Record is what the late
Mr.. Browning would call "a paradox
which comforts while 1t mocks."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
SOUTHERN DRIFT.
Passed the Billion Dollar Mark.

For tho year which closed yesterday tho bank
clearsnccs IN New Orleans for the frat time
been very close to 1t. and among the nine hun
,lrcd millions, hut 1906 passed safely over the
dividing line, showing better business than
has ever been done here before, and placing New
Orleans among the twelve great banking cities
Of the country, and making It. by long odds
tho first banking centre in tho South--New
Orleans Times Democrat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Tho various good roads associations
have nothing TO do with tho countrS's
railways, but they ought to.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
BalIey's Popularity.

Bailey has not lost the confidence Of thu
people of Texas. There has been considerable
opposition to him ever since he entered public
life and there will always BIO considerable oppo-
sition 10 him. This opposition Is not based to
any great extent upon the transactions now no.
ing aired but unon personal grudges or jeal,
ousies, or the $4,000 Democratic who voted for
him in July. o6o,ooo twere earnest supporters,
and there are that many who are still earnest
friends and supporters, and they arc going to
see him through ow,--Hous,on Post
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

a writer in the Atlantic Monthly refers
to George w. Perkins as "a crimlnaloid,
but probably few people feel that George
has behaved as badly as that.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Exit Governor Higgins. OF New York. Enter
Governor Higgins. OF Rhode Island II Isn't
80 easy to wipe out the Higgins farnily.--Dos-
ton Herald. y y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
Dewey's Blunder.

Evidences are multiplying day by day, of the
correctness OF the position steadfastly taken.
that the acquisition OF the Philippine Archipel-
ngo by the United States. in the treaty OF
Paris. by which the United States paid 1000.
was great mistake charlottesville Progress.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
POINTS FROM PARAeRAPHERs.

a LRERT T. PATRICK Is not guilty enough
~ 10 be executed, lut Just guilty enough TO
be imprisoned for life. Yet he either did
or did no, murder William n. Rice. Ha did
not half kill him.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
SUNDAY. JANUARY 6, 1907

What are the pleasures and pornps
OF Ilfe2 AS the lamp shines, SO NE
qiItters for an hour; but the souls
light is the star that burns forever, IN
the heart Of IIImltablc space.-su'"er.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

Claims Of rival burgs to tho contrary
notwithstanding, Tonopah, New, is swiftly
becoming the greatest mill town in
America
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

German astronomers claim to have no.
ticed a good deal OF smoke on the moon.
Still, where there Is so much of It, there
must. we SUPPOSE. be some fire insurance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

MISREPRESENTATION.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
ON Enc GROUND Floor.

Asked II he could no, modify his expressed
views that people were going TO hard times.
a rich man replied that he could not.
II know the people will suffer" he said '.for
have planned to soak EN-. and IN running
things Observation-Disclosures Ledger
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
For a Uniform Divorce Law.

The people and The press of Virginia have not
as yet devoted much time or space to the re.
suits OF the national Congress OF uniform
In November but 1t is to be hoped that NOT
all OF the good work accomplished at the con-
Believing that the Notwithstanding num-
Der az divorces n the United States headed
some restriction the national Congress referred
to assembled and proposed to place check
on what was termed a fast.spreadlus evil
Newport News Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
Start RIaht.

Begin tho New Year with II determination
toface the duties Of life. whatever they may be.
in manner that will bring peace to ourselves
and Joy and comfort to those around Useless
burg Mirror.