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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24
TAX GATHERING.
Comments by State Newspapers ON tho
Method In vjrginin.


Method In Vlrginfn.
Tho Richmond Times-Dispatch has
employed Its editorial columns for two
or three , ahys IN e1hHiting the did
tax collecting In the different coun-
ties OF the state, which are at such
variance that it Is evident that some
ot the county treasurers arc grossly,
And as The Times-Dispatch agrees II
all goes back to the perniclous fec sys--
tenn which ,s,s exists ,s, In virginia and
have established crusade with tho
view of inducing the next Legisla-
ture to abolish the same.
Which meets our Endorsement. Tho
a prolific source OF temptation to treas
urers to mtsappropriate funds in their
hands. which has cost the State in
the last fifty years great deal of
In another column we also publish
2; 2 further commentary from The
other comparisons. to which we invite
tho attention of our readers. II tho
Legislature of Virginia will but direct
Its attention to the correction Of this
compensation. not only of treasurers.
but OF all other public officers. upon
a salary basis. such an act Will meet
tne unanimous lnuorseflenI OK INC
entire constituency. We know the ar
gument is advanced that the officer
who collects taxes on commission will
exercise greater diligence than the. one
who will get a fixed salary regardless
OF whether lie makes an effort. But
| like the system, such an argument Is
lantiquated, and the treasurer who falls
to make good will soon learn that
his recollection is jeopardized by his
failure, and that his opponent Is for
midably armed with the facts and f1g-
ures. 1t behooves every newspaper
which etards for the public good to
declare against such system.-Roan-
| okeS Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

President Roosevelt OF the United
states; President George F. Baker, of
the First National Bank of New York,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24
Lot It's cry aloud with Kingsley: " want
a faith which Will POSSESS me-"
~r,,B eLonIrYrNG OF MEmonYp

Il Adllh NhiSh NsAA gRSosSSS 49,
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wrlylS GLORIFYrNG OF NfENfOltYv
tseIeoted for The Times Dispatci.)
"1'he angel OF God which went be-
fore the camp of Israel, removed and
went behind m."--Exod. xiv. TO-
There are times In this life when tho
behind us. we would call tlieso the
times of retrospect. Tho angel OF our
life is usually in advance OF US; II Is
commonly the angel OF hope. Most OF
us live by the light of the future, and
anticipation is one OF our chief Joys.
Youth looks forward to coming
glory OF tic earth; age forecasts the
coming glory In the heavens.
But there Is a period betweenfy youth
and age, when tho angel OF hope gives
place to the angel Of memory. It
dwells in that little strip OF ground
called middle life. It is neither morn
ing nor evening. And being unable to
look forward, it looks back. The angel
goes behind us.
Middle life lives more on its memo
ries than on It's prospects. Yet do not
call it barren age. Is memory to
be the only power OF the soul which
is to have no symbol Of immortalityf
We speak Of immortal hope, OF abid-
ing faith, of deathless love. We dwell
upon the undylnS aspiration, OF quench :
less plonging, of indomitable will. Is
memory to be the only thing left out?
have seen the resurrection angel
pointing to the future, but is he never
to recall the lost and past days? Am
ers which are coming, OF added sense
and quickened wings OF thought? Is
there to be no provision for tho mem
DRY?
| We may be planted tomorrow In
| fairer fields, but the deepest Joy comes
not from its fairness, but from memo
ries. We may bs led tomorrow int'
pastures new, but tho Joy Is not theiI
novelty. but their power to recall. We
may be greeted tomorrow by divine
music, unheard before, but tho true
pleasure OF song is not its fresh
ness. but its ability to wake the past
There. may be beautiful angels II
front Of us-angels with shining robe!
and glittering plumes; but we long fo
the angel behind us; the power to re
call the memories OF our CHILDHOOD
and youth-the dear and never-to-be
forgotten old home.
I thank Thee. Lord, that Thou has
| glorifed memory. ! thank Thee tina
/ the resurrection angel sits upon thu
stone where lies my buried past. ant
thus gives the promise it shall ris'
again. I cling to my old garments
mean though they be, threadbarc a
they are! 1 would not have forgetful
ness to steal them away.
In that happy home prepared for m
I shall ask my Father for an explana
ton of my pain. They tell me it vii
all be forgotten-the tears wiped ava:
from my eyes. / do not want child
forg etfulness, but a mans remem
: trance, I am not so eager that til
tears should be wiped as that the
should be indicated.
It is easy to e1punge-the angel i
. front can do that: but to explain-tha
needs an angel at the back OF M
! Send into my past not cloud. b'
sunshine; not oblivion. but - glor!
!. The pledge of my indicated yesterda
), Is the angel that walks behind!
|
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Il. is reported that London is soon
to try an experiment which, tho lnvei'-
tor claims. will rid tho city OF fogs'
II 1t proves to be successful we hopc
that 1t will be applied ut once to tho
situation III the United States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

and Citizen !. r. Morgan have been s'r
having d friendly conference on INC
financial situation, and II IL oven said
that Mr.. Roosevelt read TO his friends
extracts from ills Forthcoming mes
sage on currency Legislation and KIN
dred subjects.
Financial crises, like politics, mako
strange badfellows.
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Cor many which
this Over-croWu-
j works: On one
car with a suit-
no room in the
seats for the
the rear OF the
Q last seat, and
'ront OF the car. as
occupied. the
Eighth and Main.
ret Oft. 1t was so
rear, and IN hc-
out OF the 1ues-
the rear. With
Ilaged to force my
1T door, after re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,-Referring to your editorial in
yesterdays Issue, mo Seat, No Fare"
the following clipping from an issue
OF The Times-Dispatch. may be OF In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24
a Cry From Church I'M.

West Point, Va. = tAi'i' iAA'
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bound to Bo Heard.
Patience: GLOW did the report of Peg
sy's engagement get out7 She said sh
hasn't whispered It to . soul?'
mogaphonel"Mfionkers Statesman.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23
BREEDERS CARDS.

Pure bred Poland Chinas for sale PIG.
els hit W eks old 81 zach X. r. Butter. X no1-
vile, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

price rrea though that Same exhibit.
lion bird may no, produce another
Show bird. and rarely dcca
Tho awards ~ tho average country
fa!T mus, no, no contnunari with
those At regular poultry naow
where Tho standard OF perfection f.
applied TO every section o. a bird
scored. and that same standard SAYS
a bird tnuas score oT-r 30 points to
~!a nra,. over SIS tn sin second. and
over 50 10 wln third prize. Nothing
below ih!a will DO considered. We, I
has" seen birds at country fairs that
would not score 60 points al a score
card ahow awarded nra; prize be
cause There were no other birds In
the c!ana. This In misleading. Tn.
party winning such a prize prociatns
To the world that ho won rra, on his
bird and Offers HIS ogga or stock a.
a fancy price. when he really cannot
deliver tho goods. possibly has never
seen inaidc tho pas.a OF tho standard
and could not pick u good bird If b.
tFiod. There arc lots OF people breed
ing standard birds to-day that don't
even know there ia aueh thing M a
standard
The south Made u Fine showing
hut TO set back TO the Jainestown
show In all clauses of IN, mor.
popular breeds. excepting Haired aud
White Rocks. tho South divided hon
orn evenly with the North. In the
brown Leghorn. Black Minorca. uin.
Andeluhinhs. Black i.angnhana. Part.
ridge. and Columbian Mandates
'h"y beat them In some instances two
10 one.
Taking 1t altogether. 1t wnn the
Srandrst show ever held in IN.
south. and clearly demonstrated what
have always claimed. that there.
arc Just as good. II not better. birds
IN The South as North. East or West.
UNCLE 10.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23
POULTRY DEPARTMENT - -


Ncsars~ Editors. The a!i.ahsorh.
ms topic o. conversation. where tao
or three ch.cken-lovcrs NEE, ,ogo.h-
or ~ho have the leas; apara o. game
blood In their makeup. IL tho yccrat
Jamcaso~a poultry show suca an
array. no, only o! nnc birds. ba, also
of big hearted whoic.aoulri North.
cru fanr.crm'
Tho Hhow IN many respects was III,
greatest over held. for II ~as tho fi.s,
time that tho North aud sou,h had
an opportunity OF showing their birds
aldo BY side. Every State In The
Union ~as represented. | think CT.
eept Maine and Sew Hampshire. and
the South wRn no; hur, by eomoart.
son. In fact. IL ~aa Just the oppor.
iuni;y the South needed To ~hoa
what she waa doing along standard.
bred poultry iIncm The Northern
faneicrh wero surprised To a.e such
quality. and expressed their aemlrA.
tion Of the Southern birds In no TN.
certain tcrms: for there Ia more than
on" bird tina, waA taken from lta
home In Dixie 10 appear on dress ia.
rade At the Jamea,o~n show. ;ha,
now has It's HON. north Of the Mason
and Dixon line. and Il took n wad
OF the long green 10 become the rns@
SCISSOR OF good blrds.
500 and $500 Bir,i. Plentiful.
but II was frankly admitted that
the South did not got the prices for
good exhibition birds that the North
did. One and two hundred dollar
birds were as plentiful nn tiion al pre-
serving time. though most OF them
were not for sale, For you must
know. that every clutch OF chickens
Matched are not all show birds. In
Tact. II you &C., three In one hundred
mean extra good oncs. you ARE do.
ing we'll. II takes work, and study
to produce really good show bird
therefore their owners are loath Ia
part with them except for IA long
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

increase the amount as the PIGS g'S
older.
Any OF the ciovers. alfalfa. or vetch
combined with hog manure scattered
evenly over tho land. IA hogs do tho
work. will certainly improve the
land and improving the soil Ia the
problem tho good farmer will con-
stanuy keep before himself. There
on rests tho Kind of farming that en-
ahlcs tho farmer 10 Jingle tho coin In
his pants.
Little returns are often got from
valuable feed because tho hogs quar-.
t~r~ arc not what they ought tn be.
Maybe they are simply fil,hy. possibly
damp Neither OF theso conditions
should exist: and when the two are
combined. look on, for trouble. The
hogs may stay In fair health. but not
make good gains. 30 the careless oh
server ~Ill easily think he Ia giving
all tho care that IL really profitable
ThoHn who arc wasting siac more
or less By raising scrahhy hogs can
increase By ouo.sourth the amount ot
pork they make tusias the same
feed. care otr !. by getting tho blo.pd
of w~il-br~d hogs Into tho breeding
pen. You Nigh, "a weii try 10 make
a silk purse ou; Of sowa car a. TO
Try 70 make a large amount OF choice
pork oa' OF breed Of hogs noted for
their 'rann~as and running qualities
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

able TO get n good small start in we'll
bred hogs. and they will multiply
fast and give quick returns.
Paste this up where you will have
TO look at II every day: The South
uses much pork and raises compare
lively little: hence. Southern markets
must be good for long time to
come
It Is all right 10 give hogs good
attention-fcod them with Judgment.
keep their quarters deceuily clean
and free from wetncas--hut hogs arc
hogs. and there IL such thing as
wasting too much timc with them
Never 10, tho growth OF hogs be
checked The cheapest gains in
weight are made when they keep In
crcasing in weight from birth 10 the
he need no, spend much for feed 10
do this
The reason many bog ralsors do
not make much money In that they
spend too much for feed They
should grow mos, Of 1, at home. and
Let tho hogs do tho harvesting. Hog
raising can DO made expensive II
man n used 20 do work hogs can 10
Feeding n -pw too much milk pro.
ducing feed before her r,ga arc old
enough IA require So much milk ma,
cauH" congestion Of milk In her I'D.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

Thoroughbred puroc Jersey Pig. none hot.
ter I'VE dollars per pig Geo J. t.ouasst.
Macon, Miss
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23
Fine Live Stock.

Write me for prices on the following
choice animals
OELDiSO- One e.year bay. sas hau,la
high. weighs 1890. very stylish. a fine
carriage horse and good aaddies
STALIION-one s-yeas rcsche,on srou:
imported sire and standard bred mare.
a good individual ard shows fac
colts.
JACkS-Two black Spanish jacks from
imported stock. ono fou, and one sin
years old. Bred a. well as The bes,
JENNET-Onc imported black Spart,h
jcnne,. IS hands. with a jack colt by
her aide. hnc specimen Of the
bre cd.
SHETLAND PONY Ono black She,
land pony. - hands, a rerlec, beauty,
with trap. Pony and trap Goa, ftbo.
will sell u, bargain.
ASA w. ALLEN.
IupelO, Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23
Hog Notes.

Who Are Interested In rags
md ork
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

der and give her pigs the scours.
Feed her rather lightly at first and
increase the amount as the pigs get
older.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

A man must be very poor not 10 be
able TO get good small start In we'll
bred hogs. and they will multiply
fast and give quick returns.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

PARED Ply month Rocks. u Thom rsou' =
To mons Eirrlcia i6eggs for St. Young oc X
Sc toti Mrs- Matte t.iitert t.iiberf. Mics
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

white NIB honey. hpson gross ha tnetl.
lotus seed Binion Doug ass. tlltonvii5e
Mis-.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

Thorough bred Barred Rock cocksrc'. on o
do'lsr each. Mn. X Jessie Esies. Louisville,
n issi,sippi.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

ho'ce r. I. Red cockcr,ls 81 each. Mrs
Mary Eads. Sc~su re, Nil.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23

York herd Poisns chi a. one boar Is
months old recorded s5. Mav Ffgx sio ua..
red Pr month Rocks 81. George shaver.
Rrookyilse. !sa-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-23
where to Buy
Poultry and Ed.
CUP Winners

Bruce Wyaudottcs and L.
win cups and 500 in cash. ps:no'a
a'og and mating list free. Buii q ra''
rier dogs "ua ies.
nDfrE nDnc
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-02
RULES OF MARCH CONTEST.

No doubt each Of you know some
funny remark and wise saying of a
little child, perhaps your brother, SIS
ter or little friend. Well, if you do, why
write nice description of this little
child, telling all about him or her. Give
the age, the color of eyes and hair
and height Whether he or she goes
to church or school and where born.
In fact, write anything you want to.
Your story must not contain more
than 300 words Besides giving a
prize for the wisest saying or the
cutest remark, we will give prize for
the best description.
Write On One Side of Paper
Remember, dear Juniors, when writ
ing to use one side OF the paper only
sign your name in full, give your age
and correct address. In fact you must
nut your name and address on every.
think you send in. The editor has a
separate box for the stories, recipes
and letters. We would never get
through our work if we had to sign
the Juniors names to their work.
Many Of the out of town Juniors
have not acknowledged their prizes.
We want to hear from these Jun
Tors. One should always acknow
ledge a gift or prize.
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HE WILL Laugh, AND CLAP HIS
a HANDS"


My little brother was born Jan. g.,
1906. He is fourteen months old now.
We named him Johnny Merle but we
call him baby.
: He lis about and IL feet tall and
is very fat, he is dark complexioned,
has Diary brown haid and bright blue
eyes.
He has a small, pretty mouth, rosy
lips and cheeks He weighs about 81
pounds, he has a high broad forehead
He has fat chubby foot and wears
shoes No. 3. He has short fat arms
He has long, saft hair. When anyone
comes to see us and papa plays the
phonograph and they laugh at some
funny piece he will throw back his
head, laugh and clap his hands.
He has broken one record.
He has eight teeth.
He will play patty-cake, peek-a-boo
and wave his hands goodbye.
When we ask him if he wants his
bottle and shake our mead yes he
will shake his head no. When we
take him out doors and bring him
back in the house he will cry to go
out again. Wen will close.
Your loving Junior,
Grace Hightsnoe, age, IA,
Lamont, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-02
ibid YOU HEAR THEM BONES
CRACK"

Dear Editor:-As you have asked
us to write a story about some child,
will write about my little sister
Ruth. She was born on Valentines
day, three years ago. We call her
Ruth Valentine She has dark blue
eyes, light hair, light complexion,
three feet and one half high, and fat
and rosy.
She is never at loss for something
to say. She was up stairs with me
and fell and bumpted her head. She
called me and said. Bonnie did you
hear them bones crack?"
She has been sick good deal this
winter and as she was lying on the
bed she said: 81 guess l am an old
lazy thing
And one day she was helping the
children play the "fox and geese
game" They asked her to get the fox,
and she said: well go to sleep first
and will give it to you
She meant for them to close their
eyes and she would give 1t to them.
1 love to read the Junior letters. This
is my first writing to the Juniors.
Bonnie Duckworth. age 1S,
r. r. No. 2 Russell, Iowa.
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81 AM JUST LIKE TEDDlE."

4 u F
Mr.. Editor:- / will write descrip-
ton of my little Brother. He was
born in Iowa. We live Elk miles
from church and don't GO very often.
He is three feet and nine inches In
height He is years old the second
of May. Has big blue eyes and very
fair. He was named Tedford for Judge
Tedford of Corydon. He mas never
gone to school, yet he can
say his A B c and can sing.
We got an Edison phon.
agraph the other day and it excited
him SO he stood up by the horn and
said, Boys play again, that's fine,
tell you am like Teddie." think we
should all have a pronograph in our
home as an educator.
With best wishes,
Leora Lewis, age IL,
Box So R. R. No. 4, Russell, Iowa.
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Aunt Fannie came also bringing our
cousins Ethel and Carol, but they
have gone back to Iowa again and
live at Selma where Carol was born,
he is the boy Of whom / shall tell
you. He is three years old with large
blue eyes and q round face that every
one loves to look at. EARLY one
morning before he had joumeyed far
from Dreamland Chat Is place
where we are all inclined to want to
spend a great deal Of time when we
Hrst come to California, } his Uncle
Dan bending over placed on Carols
cheek good-morning kiss, but the
little fellow scarcely awake, rubbed it
off with his sleeve. His mama gent
ly reproved him for doing so. Why
mama he heplied, 81 was just rub
bing it around to my mouth"
Very respectfully yours,
Easter Lilly Moffet.
1922 Garfield Ave.
Pasadena, California.
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HE HAD THAT HAT ON
WITH TWO PEEkS.

I am a little girl ten years old.
am going to tell you a story heard
my grandma tell about uncle Ben. He
was a little boy about five years old
and had brown eyes and black hair. !;
He started to school one morning
and he saw the police he ran back
home as fast as he could and grandma
asked him what was the matter. He
said he saw the police going up the
road. Grandma asked nim where was
the police He said, Cup by the black
smith shop" She said: well he could
not see YOU" He said, eyes he could
because he had that hat on with two
peeks."
Bonnie declared up and down that
the police could see both ways, 2
Another time Bennie went to swim
When Bennie was in the water ne saw
the police with the same hat on, and
he ran for his life.
He ran into garden and was in
an awful fix because his clothes were
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CANT / PAINT 1T RED"

Dear Editor:-I have little sister
who was five years old the 18th IF
February.
She has dark blue eyes, dark
brown curly hair that falls to her
waist, she has dimple on each cheek
anu freckles on her nose, and her lips
are as red as cherries. She is three
and one halfafeet tall and weighs 36
pounds. She was born in a white
house two miles east of Eddyville.
She goes to Sunday school and
sometimes to church. but does not go
to school
When she was l IL years old she
upset the bee hive and they nearly
stung her to death.
When on visit to her aunt at
Unionville she saw a little girl about
ner age with red curly hair and she
told her mama that she wanted red
Gull, too"
Mamma said, why you can't, your
hair is brown" ano she said, can :,
l paint it red"
WILDER Oldham,
Eddyville, Iowa.
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THE SOUVENIR PosTALs

We will send a souvenir album to
the first Junior who has twenty-five
cards sent by the Courier Junior. Even
If your working in the grand con-
test you can work in the souvenir
postal card We are publishing many
of the old letters today and each Of
the writer's will receive a souvenir
card. We are also publishing the re-
cipes and these little contributors will
get postals. We want more recipes,
but you must send only one recipe at
a time. Each recipe hereafter must
be accompanied by little story or
letter. If a Junior fails to receive a
postal when his or her letter is pub.
lished, it is the Juniors fault because
the correst address was not given.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-02
ruth Poole,
Laddsdale.
~ WAS JUST RUBBING 1T AROUND
MY MOUTH"

Courier Junior would like to
enter the contest, for the sayings IF
little folks.
Here we are away out in California
where my mamma, papa, aunt Ethel
and l. are spending the winter, hid
away from the wind and snow that
the little folks we have left in Ottum-
wa must endure until the warm
spring sunshine permits them to play
out on the green lawns as we do here
every day only when 1t rains.
am going to kindergarten and
have learned to make many nice
things. l want to tell you of how we
enjoyed the Iowa picnic at East Lake
Park. The beautiful flowers, yellow
oranges and of going to the noisy
ocean with its green foaming breaF-
ers piling up ten feet high and run
ming like fresky colts on the sea
shore washing up so many pretty
shells. also many other beautiful
sights.
About the time we came out here
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DESCRIPTION OF MY NIECE

Vera Murl Johnson was born in
Lucas county, Iowa. She is 2 years
and 6 months old. Her birthday ia
October IL, 1904. She has red hair
and blue eyes,is "a inches tall and
is real fair. She can count and Is
learning her letters now. She has a
gold locket with her papa's photo in
It. She knows her cousins photo when
sne sees 1t in the basket of photos.
She goes after the duck eggs, each
morning. She can dress her own feet
now. When she goes up stairs she
gets the little lamp and carries it all
over the upstairs, when she can got
it. Her papa died May 80, 1905. She
can sing and tries to sing all the songs