The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-02

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spcction of NIL the soda fountains of
every city. The health, Of the people
demands 1t.
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The TimesaDispatch. publishes tho
Offer Of Captain Giiswold, Of Vermont,
under letter OF March 21st to donate
his $12 a month, pension to some worthy
recoinineDded by a Con-
federate camp, and adds that this gen-
crous offer has hardly Ii parallel So
much for II newspaper mans glnpsr
or memory Some weeks ago thetVir-s
gina Citizen published portrait OF
Captain Geo. p. Sauircs, OF tits county
accompanying ali article announcing
That the cMotaii, WHO is I, Yankee
mated his sig pension (Which was never
applied for by lim) with back acc,,-
to a. needy cN-Confedernto OF
this county. Also, shortly thereafter
another Federal followed suit, rs noted
in tho papers. SO Captain Grlswold's Is
tho third on record. May thor name
be MISUNDERSTANDING Citizen.
All right The moro tho n,crricr
and the moro mercilcss tho exposure OF
u pension system which gives pensions
to men who have no need for the
money.
Some time ago. under the Impression.
that President Roosevelt was going to
tear the railroads to flinders and destroy
the value Of their securities, Wall Stree T
had fits and sold stocks to finish.
President Roosevelt now gives assurance
that he has no such intention. nnd Wall
street braces UP and buys stocks at
much higher prices. Wall Street is the
elaughingstocl Of the nation.
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Tho Commissioners of the Revenue
reports that annexation will add about
So 900. 900 to tire taSablevalues of Rich
nlond That's good. But in five years
time it will be worth far more than
$4,000 900. We should not be surprised
to see much Of it double IN value
in that time. Annexation was good for
Richmond and good for the property
| annexed. III
! The local Committee OH Street Ciean-
| ing is planning to make Richmond \
| spotless town during the exposition After After
| that, why not get the habit?
oklnhoma took lis days to make her.
( Constitution, but doubtless has the pleas
| ant consciousness that she can unma re
l 1t any time overnight,
1 Pittsburg is rejoicing over the discovery
4 that there are twenty-eight good men IN
the city. Pittsburs. viii De remem-
bered, recently annexed the heiet 11s''s
town OF Allegheny.
1t begins to look as If they might fiS
4 Harry Thaw.s punishment at nothing less
than a full and frank apology to the
4 Stanford White estate.
some weil-tixed American citizens APP
a pear to think that the chief merit OF
4 Congress is that 1t keeps the President
out OF other mischief.
Every South American republic keeps
on hand a good supply OF timber 50 that
Il tie President can take to it at the very
shortest notice.
Mr.. Roosevelt Is now serving his second
term. and probably he wouldn't mine
much if Senator Burton We're doing 1t
s too.
The day. when it came. was something
LIS
q bright little bonnet jokes.
$ H. Thaw. of Pittsburg is proprietor Q
/ several automobiles and new high
q priced lunacy commission.
II cost Texas s5O, 900 to invesusat
t Bailey, which is considerably more tina
: it was worth to the Senator.
Morocco is small potatoes, OF course
q but that is no good reason why the
e should be French fried.
: what has Bryan done?' queries II
Boston Herald. We'll, some say u
: Democratic party.
Doubtless the return of Boreas hs
4 checked the tennis racket on the Whit
House courts.
IS we shall be interested to learn fro
! Germany how Harry Lehr spent ~
N Fools Day.
Let the w. c. T. u. deny, IL It ca
k that it INDUCES in a lot OF rum tax.
However, we can be as many kinds
a fool to-day as We care TO pe.
There arc generous rich people, al
~ then there is Hetty Green.
d. We'll what are advices from tho Geo
ne gia peach belt now:
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The Easter eggs have not recover
from the shock yet.
Castro is well, but his creditors rem 1i
n about the Same
@ AprIrs opening was a shade lionesq'
en- also.
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,s- An Easter Morn.
he HENRI FORTEsauIRE.
his with hats unfuried ike peacoe
,as wiiirlcd
Before a hurricane gale.
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