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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
Voice of the People
The Spring Street Home

Editor Of The Times-Dispatch.
STA noted pli4anthrOpisf. who de-
such girls. visited this home few
years ego have heard that when
speaking afterwards OF his work lu
founding or organizing such lnstltu-
tions IN many States he said that ho
had been asked especially 70 visit this
one. but had found IL so well este b.
citizens that he felt IN this instance
his work and influence were not need
ed high tribute 10 the board. tho
matron and the contributors 20 this
most useful and important inHtftufion.
trained nurse. well known for min
istering 20 the spiritual as well as
material needs OF her patients came
a few years ago 10 this place. so des-
perate and hopeless that ~ was ncccs-
sary 70 watch hor for some time 20
prevent suicide. but the same Ealutary
influence came over her that has been
exercised upon so many OF the stream
OF girls constantly seeking its shelter
She left completely reformed chose
her present profession. and has since
written back, Il often wonder what
would have become or me II / had not
found the shelter Of the home"
Three OF our girls have been respect
ably and happily married from the
from distant State. crushed and heart
broken. became during her long stay
the sunshine Of the house and help OF
lately 20 the matron. She FOR whom
you have done so much is now my good
angel and my HES blessing IN ills
name 7 shall soon take up the work
OF school again. and work for higher
and nObler citizenship"
But space fails 10 tell OF more than
q few OF the numerous girls who have
left thoroughly reformed, good women.
As sunset and twilight come Upon
familiar landscapes. some times the
light fingers upon spot here and
there. and II f. brightly Illuminated.
while other portions OF the view are
lost In shadow. so IL seems In look
ing back over the varied scenes OF a
lengthening life. Among the sunny
spots often shine out long hours in
the old home on Spring street, with
young girls about me that lcOunt among
my friends for life.
Mrs IAANDON Z. MASON
All who are Interested IN this worthy,
noble work will remember Che donation
day-Tuesday. January %. 1901 Con-
tributions OF money or supplies most
gratefully received.
Board OF Managers-Mrs- James
Peasants. president. Mrs Thomas Now
Ian first Vice president. Mrs. Frank
MCGUIRE. second vice president. Mrs
James ". Allison. third vice president +,
Mrs J. W. LYMAN, fourth vice-presi-
dent: Mrs. Peter J. White. treasurer;
Mrs I. l.. Lewis, recording secretary {;
Miss Bette Ellyson. corresponding sec
Rotary, Mrs. Robert Macomber. Mrs
Josiah RvIand. Mrs. Barclay. Mrs. J. y.
Cullingworth. Mrs. LandOn r Ma son,
Mrs. Henry T. Baskerville. Mrs. Fred
erick Hair. Mrs. Henry @. Cannon. Mrs.
DR.. Charles V CarringtO Mrs. Charles
y Watkins Mrs. r. o. Noting Mrs.
Charles r. WhitlOck. airs. Freeman,
Mrs Preston Nash. Mrs. PoOre, Mrs. W.
J. Blunt Mrs. Malvern G. Patterson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16

The Invaluable X--ay has again saved r.
human life in "a remarkable manner after
medical skill unaided by the Roentgoa
discovery. had been utterly baned. a
two and oue-haf !rch nail. which Tor rir.
months had been imhoddrd in The h-on-
chial tube ~ Is.dor Berkowitz 81 40 For
syth Street. was removed by surgeons o.
the Beth Israel Hospital as soon as they
had located 70 with the rays
During the nine months doctors pro-
nounced the throat clear. yet the child
had intermittent commissions and graspcf
madlv q his neck and chest The case
was a puzzle until Or. Francis Huber de-
cided 10 employ the rays He saw the
nail clearly. and on November 2lst uer-
formed delicate operation. Nothing was
made public about the case until yester-
day. when the surgeon announced that
the boy had recovered completely and
would be out tO-day.-Now York Amer
ican
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

on the average 29S alien chldron under FOUR
teen years old arrive in New York CITY each
dav.
Eve~y EFFORT possible is being made 20 use
native woods Tor ties in building the railways
So The Philippines.
A japanese shoe manufacturing concern has
secured n contract for shoes f0r the Brush
Army IN ira p IL is one Of tho largest shoe
contracts ever place..
View York CITY transportation facilities arc as
Inadequate ns they were before the SUI wa 70
wcre built although these underground high-
ways carried 100000 passengers ln 1874
statistic. % the Board ~ Health show that
the general death rate New York City IS de-
crrasiug 500 all diseases excepting the four
fruups ~ acIts respiratory troubles cancer
Diseases of She heart and diseases Of tho KID
reys.
Prof. Drande- Matthews. OF Columbia mi
vrrslty, has received tho decoration OF the
Legion ~ Honor from tho French government
n rscoguiton q his services 20 literature In
connection with the study OF the French
grams.
slams teak Industry - handicapped bv the
stealing of elephants Last year three Arms
lnst fhirty-th elephants. worth $50, 90 gold
Recovery Of stolen animal IL rare. saws tho
lar Eastern Review. Of Manila. 1Iongkong and
Yokohama.
representative Staples ~ Afchisor cou-.,
mas nnered resolution SO the 81 es0uri Assem-
Oily settling forth il detail che good quaIftc4
az Che Missouri mu e.. providing thHt the stat.
c'at = arms Dee revived and suggesting that.
ms cad ~ tfe two bcurs nov shown On tf.
emblem Two Missouri mules - substituted,
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who realize the awful responsibility that
rests on them
am tod hy reliable men who arc IN
tho service tnat tho hours nre 700 long
and the salaries are 700 small % Induce
good men 20 continue lu the service.
Nou cannot got ~omr~terf man iu this
day and TIME with She present demand
for labor. for So o. $50 per month. /
am tod thar those men arc forced O. fuE-
nish a standard watch 20 boo used in
the service OF fhe railroad companies.
Docs The Times -Dlspat~a think tris
right The railroads ~ Gals State 0rer-
ate about az many trains on sunday ~
they do during tAe week. thereby forrirr
tho operators 70 remain on duty SUNDAY
without nny comprehension. Does The
Times Dispatch think this rirht7 Would
The editor ~ tho esteemed Times D'e-
patch work his horse or his OK twelve
hours per dav. seven DAVIS fo tho week =
i seems 20 mo those mon arc NOT treated
with proper confederation. hone tho
railroad officials viii realize trfs ord
remedy the trouble G u %
Petersburg. We
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
French Papers Americanisms.

The French Sunday paper would not
willingly appear without an American
anecdote. and 10 likes 10 have the dis
tnctive Technology. In the more up-to-
date OF these sparkling pages We do not
find the common continental biunder by
which the business part OF a word is lefe
out. so that "a smoking coat is called
"un smoking" a sleeping car Gun sleep
ing." a steeplechase Gun stceple." and so
forth. With some momentarv mental
reference to tho climbing of spires one
reads that such q one had monte IN
steeple," TO ind anon that he had merely
ridden a race with Obstacles. But last
Sunday a sporting Riviera paper. avoid
ing this common mistake. told an Amcri-
can anecdJte, about Mrs Perkins. daugh-
ter Of cowboy OF the west end Lon
don Chronicle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16

OF choosing tho members OF n city gov
eminent said he The first Is by
gcogrophy; the second 10y function That
IS. in the old form the voter chooses by
wards In the commission form 10 IS ac-
cording 20 a candidates fitness for the
work no IS 90 do. The common system
~ ward representation has been fall
uro for seventy-flve years Nevertheless.
there IL always a strong protest against
any change. and there will be again 50
this The chief basis Of the opposition
IS likely TO come from the general half
conscious belief that election 10y wards
Is tho only really democratic method of
choosing city representatives.
The Galveston commission govern
ment is good for exactly tho same rea-
sons that the ward government IS bad.
In tho first place. the city votes as a
whole for a commission. without being
split up into easily manipulated pieces.
I'm the second place. il chooses men for
what they can do. and not for the dis
trict in which they are living IN the
third place. and best Of ELL 80 gives tho
voter chance 20 know what he is voting
about.
Galveston. when the commission took
charge OF it. was practically bankrupt.
her paved streets wore gone. her munich
pal plants and buildings badly wrecked
and her taxpayers iu great financial
straits. The commission government has
brought back the citys credit TO par
has raised a special debt equal 10 10 per
cent OF her valuation for the great work
Of raising tho place above the level OF
the sen. and has operated tho city g
affairs at saving OF one fill third over
previous administrations. Besides this
it has cleaned up the place morally and
physically. It's success. in fact. has been
startling"
Z .fs,..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
Greatest Foe to Physical Beauty

III CdNCSN A'ON ~ 4 II y oAOclA OSaAA y .
II We're asked what was the great
est foe to beauty IN both man and
woman. would say. not errors in diet
not lack Of exercise. not overwork. not
corsets not any one Of these. but bad
mental habits. II we observe closely
the faces Of the people we meet at ran
dom on the street. az the theatre or IN
the great shops. we Will observe that
nearly all OF them are characterized BY
tho lined mouth the drawn brows and
other facial Disbursements which ac-
COMPANY bad mental states.
What do I mean by bah mental states2
mean ange-. fear. worry. anxiety. irrita-
billy. regret. envy. jealousy. lack OF
trust in oneself and in the Great Good
all these are bad mental states: and all
these destroy beauty. not only by inter
fering with the action Of the vital organs.
but by directly dishguring the express
sion by the face.
Unless the beauty seeking yOuna,
woman is prepared to deliberately cul-
tivato good nature. kindness, balm
ness. cheerfulness even 10 hilarity-un-
less she is prepared To deliberately con-
Guer all tendencies to the bad mental
states above mentioned. there will ba
little or no results from her efforts 20
develop in herself that most divine gift
Of bcauty.-Outing
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NEW LEGAL WORK.
One Just Prepared BY Members
Of Richmond Bar.

virginia Corporation Digest" by Isaac
Digs and Ben r. Barret. Of the Rich
mond har. Is the title Of "a book Of about
L3o pages. and IS devoted 10 a concise
presentation and elaboration OF all the
different kinds OF corporations in Vir-
Sinia and the laws relating thereto. VIA:
digest or our Supreme Court decisions
published ga our state Reports, as well
as an those omitted therefrOm. but pub
hsned So "Michies Virginia Decisions"
ana the Southeastern Reporters"
Cross references are freely used. The
language employed throughout ~ that
OF the courts: occasionally a departure
S. madc n perspicuous note.
The preface Is short. and is as follows:
"fhe need OF the Virginia bar for a
work 90 guide them in their researches
Tor the various principles enunciated In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
Rhym 90 for To-Day
Farewell.


n n Y dearest heart farewell;
W And if your own heart willsd that
you and I
Might seal 81 lfetime's utter
most good-by
With lip 20 lip, this once, whatever else
befeil--
All. no; an, not FAREWELL
Nay, I'll not have you weep.
cannot bear my love. 90 mako you san;
give so Riadly-y0u must take as glad.
Must there be pain IN that-a heart 20
keep?
will not have you weep.
Why. there's no cause for tears.
To give was ever Eladder than TO take
I am too bltGsed that 1 could. for your
sake,
Spend all my heart to crown me down
the years.
My glory wants no tears.
Oh. I am happy, sweet;
TO catch the secret. md the chord that
counts.
TO sow. not reap. 70 love and TO re-
nOunce.
To rise the victor. Self crushed under
am too happy. sweet!
I have my Earden-spot.
And never dream but shall keep #
fair;
I'll let no bitter flower creep In there.
What we have planted shall stay sweet.
God wot
Within my garden-spot.
And So n long good-hyei
Soft on your forehead now lay one
kiss
To speak my pride who dared TO give
like this
And live for you-too easy 'twere 20 die!
My very own. Eood-by, II. s. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
POINTS FROM PARAoRAPHERs.

WTHEN the lie IS passed IN the senate
w somebody 81 generally choked. A. the
White House the reporters are called In
and an Official statement 81 issued. only IN
the House OF Represen tatives do the co1tes-
t"nts shake hanis'' and close the incident"
New Aork World
Mr.. Hartman deserves 70 be congra tuiated
ou owning very beautiful earth--Baltlmore
sun.
How cen iterature be dead in this country
when Roosevelt Taft. Cleveland AMI Srna-
Tor Eeve ridge are burning The midnight stand
ARD ou?-Auarta Constitution
It's an in wind that blows. no good. The
high cost of living must be lettering good
MANY mon from living double lsves w ASKING
ton Post
v tho earth doesn't stop quakaT. Presi-
dent Roosevelt as Commandcr- Chief Will
discharge it without honor--New York Arner.-
can
The BOY Bandit dreams Of killing man.
The 10y Operator Kills forty while he sleeps.
and when he awakes they are stil exceedingly
dead.-Loulsyile Couner-JournaL
The Boston Transcript has an sr;icie on
'.tTouQhlnp al concerts % Undoubtedly concert
managers would prefer that patrons DO their
coughing oufsIde.-at the box ofiice.-kansas
Ci-y Journal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16

week IN kIaw q Eriangers presentation
OF the March Kings" latost CONT, go.
The Free Lance" Joseph Cavytborn
Known locally as one OF tho best comic
opera comedians. is the stellar feature,
OF me cast The other principal char
s s,.. are assumed by Noua Boreo, 4,
80 eSrt, jeanette Lowrie. George Tai
inr A go, ,i,,,.g, murphy and George schf-
"ccompanies the production. ''Es
ue Free Lance" is described aa d..
ing gust the joyous class OF cnfcrt,1.,
~. az guaranteed 10 laugh away a nirpt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
Our Pickwoklan Congressman.

Dickens forever pictured these parliamentary
squabOles in 'FlckEick Papers" The gentlemen
VINO would nor he put up ~ order TO be nut
down , The debate that RACED wherein one call
ea the other scouudrel. and the other returned
OPP r1hrols ep fhets with interest all concludlna
with the httns explanation that tho gentleman
was called scoundrel IN a Pickwickian serSo
or q parliamentary Heuse-uot common sense
Get your pcrulok and read II over In con.
nrcuon wiih fhe anger Of the Hon John Yves
iry. tne mantni Congressman who has the cofsr-
Star.
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The Shepherd King. >

"The Shepherd King"
Another large audience greeted Wright
Lorimer's production OF 'The Shepherd
King" last night At the Academy. and
opplauded TO the echo the impressive
performance given by the talented actor
I'm the role Of David. The charming
work Of dainty May Buckley. az the
Princess Michal. also came i'm for its
fun share Of approval as aid the manly
Prince Jonathan OF Carl Eckstrom.
Ethelbert Hales portrays wildly the mad
King Saul. and his acting I'm the Witch
OF Endor scene IS a particularly effective
piece % work
The artistic mounting Of the play
places II among the best productions.
from a scenic point of view. that have
been seen on the local stage. Especial
attention is paid TO the costumes. which
are as historically accurate as 81 Is
possible 10 make them. The entire
production is under the personal super
vision OF Mr.. Lorime-.
Tho sale 81 seats for matinee and night
to-day, which will close the engage
nent' Indicate crowded houses for both
performance.
The Lion and the Mouse"
Charles Klein's play or American poll
tics and business. THE Lion and the
Mouse" will be the attraction az the
Academy tomorrow. Friday and Satur-
my Nt Ri"t VIII ne produced under
the direction % Henry y. Harris who
has gathered together an exceptionally
rne cast for the Interpretation of the
Klein piece The success Of The Lion
and the Mouse" IS well known 70 every
one throughout the country. and IS "a
proof that the money devil who. outside
his own hemisphere. has hitherto chiefly
occupied the lecture platform. the pulpit
and the press, has AZ last found his
place upon the stage. The idlosyncrasv
81 the time IS swollen wealth. The
lion IN Mr.. Kein's play IS n billion
aire trcading All things under hi- golden
heel The mouse is clever Elrl who
outwits and defeats him. The play
nhounds in human feeling. in vital in-
tcrest drawn from real and current lice.
painted IN local color.
Mrs. Wigs OF the Cabbage Patch
viii NJ the attraction az Tho Academy
on Monday and Tuesday. Nfrs. Nadge
Carr Cook ne quaint. motherlv Mrs
Wigs will again portray this delightful
role. This expert character cornedleune
has scored the hit OF her career in this
part. which is 50 inviting ir both IT'S hui
worous possibilities and SIS heart interest
The cast or characters comprises an -qf
the now familiar figures of Mrs Rice'e
two books, Mrs. Wigs" ana 'Iovey
Mary"
Tho Sousa Opera Company vii appear
az the Academy on Wednesday of next
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commENr OF VIRGINIA EDITORS.


Praise for Kennedy.
One 81 the most pleasing incidents that has
recently fallen under our noCice IS tho compile -
e2oucration - ar }. P Kennedy. State Libra
rian Of Virginia from tho frivolous and un-
founded charges that be pccuu!arily IN -
teresied "a purchases OF books for the State
Library. aut fo~ the travelling libraries which
he supplies f'r many counties. II e prompt and
Indignant denial. his clear and concise refuta-
ri 81 conscientious truthfulness OF
Statement. must convince all djsin Interested per
sons not only 0f his absolute innocence OF
those gratutous charges. but q the eieva ted
character aud Unborn high metal Of the man.
He comes srunl good stock and the though
that he wod.d -toop 70 any. even the slightest
Improperly. deserves the discredit The disdain.
the scorn. n aN Just and sensible men.-CTaar-
lottesW Ia Progress
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16

senator Tllrnan is undoubtedly a man Of
ability and rugged honesty but he lacks the
breadth and culture Of a statesman. and thr
dignity and Judgment that should characteri re
a senator Ills bitter animositv townre Pr So
dent Roosevelt should warn him against dis
cussion o. Pie personal action az .t. f...
dent. for be- does not come to consideration Of
hucl matters with even his 4..i ... d..
reasoning. hut rs uisdirected b. prejudice -
Norfolk Lc l-ar- Dispatch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
Good Things.

Smare-The majority OF the rich people
who patronize US artists don't know any
thing about art.
Mcrritt-Mv boy, it's a lucky thing for
you that they don't-Smart SET.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16

There can be no excess 20 love:
none TO knor(l edge; none &c beauty.
"ne0 these attri butes are ccrsi oercd
In theiT puT-est sense.-Em0rsor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
No Eavesdropper.

Tho Dad-'NIy son want 10 tell you that
the secret OF my success. as II must be of
any mans is hard work. T."
The Son-"Shi DAD. dome care 20 hear
other peoples secrets. and am TO- much ~
o. gentleman 20 take advantage Of Information
gained that way. Say no more. '--Clcvelaud
Leader
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16

"Biggins - extremely selfish man
no" answered the charitable person. he
isn't selfish. He Is merely n subjective rea-
soucr. lie cant understand. when he has
an The roast turkey and p'e no wants why
every one else should nor be perfectly happy
--Chlcsgo Tribune
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Panic

Panic
You don't look veu this morning. old
chap" said the tregedan
fNo." replied the comedian. Il was tho
victim % q fse panic last night
What When
"Ol the panic struck ME when heard !
was going 20 be hrei hut 7 found this morning
!. false aLaru --n----a e-nhLa Pros.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16

It costs only 500 to have a man as
sassinated in Kentucky. An even cheap
or sport, however. is slugging the Gov
crnor of Arkansas which. on the scale
recently fixed by the courts. can be done
at one dollar per slug.
Il turns out that the operator impli-
Gated i'm the Baltimore and Ohio wreck
az Terra Gotta had slept eight hours out
81 the preceding hfty-eight Those rail-
road fellows seem 90 think they have
nothing 10 do but sleep.
The Atlanta Journal says that Mr.
Rockefeller recently gave q lake 10
Princeton" We submit that Mr. Rookie
Teller has no business 60 go around
giving our colleges The same lakes that
MT Carnegie has already given
At last 4 DISTINGUISHED Egvptologist
has discovered the tomb OF Queen TIL
of Luxor. the famous consort OF Amen
IIotep III Paste this in your hat. and
read 81 when everything else seems 70
be going against you.
Never delay an unpleasant duty"
says Rockefeller. Jr. So far as the pro-
cess-servers go. this young man could
get some reassurins Information from his
father
John ID. Rockefeller has just scooped
IN 959 now indictments at n single
stroke. Whatever line the old gentleman
takes up he isn't content with anything
less than a monopoly.
Jobaney's friends are now fighting for
a limited invest ization.' The trouble
with that kind ~ investigation. Joe. is
that It can bring only "a limited vindica-
ton.
II convicted on am the counts just
turned IN against him, Mr.. Rockefeller
may have 20 serve 939 years I'm prison
lie may not even get out Tor tho COM
pletion Of the Panama Canal
Nine. Melba. SAYS a personal item, IS a
collector of old furniture j this We're
the madame's only claim to fame, how
ever. she would be no more celebrated
than the average instalment house.
While it seems TO be true that Mr..
Roosevelt fired at a Virginia gobbler and
missed. Il IS only fair 20 say that he
never misses when IL IS. a matter OF
firing an ambassador.
There may be. as the W. c. IT. I.
asserts. seventy three kinds % cocktails.
but the scientific textbooks admit only
one kind OF jag
While the price OF slippers has been
greatly advanced. the country parishes
viii doubtless make Il up to the parson
IN larger number OF book-makers.
Have you noticed. since tho pure food
law went into effect how much more
cAickonesaue the ported poultry tastes?
The White House is not so damp. how
e.
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ADJUSTMENTS

ACCOMMODATIONS and night. The shep
herd NinE."
Bijou-''The Ninety and Nine
Bostock's-Wild Animal Show.
MISUNDERSTANDING Rink
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IttNld bIspham. thn forr,o, h,ri,,,,- i,
sle metropolitan Opera Company. Ia nro-
Nucing In London with great success 81,
Upetauc version Of 1.-The Vicar az wake-
~ ,','u lie is appearing in tho role u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16

the cases decided BY our supreme Court
OF Appeals touching Incorporated COM
panies. makes n unnecessary for the writ
ers OF this volume 20 explain at length
tho purpose OF its production"
X is conceded that no apology can ex-
cuSe useless book; a useful one needs
none; and with this kept In view the work
IS presented. The idea OF collecting and
publishing such decisions IN digest form.
with the pertinent stntutes annotated oc-
Cured 20 Mr.. Digs some time ago. and
no had begun 10 put n into execution.
but realizing that the undertaking WAS OF
greater magnitude than contemplated. he
consulted Mr.. Barrett who. besides agree
ing 20 Join him IN producing the work.
suggested that the scope and object
should be 40 extended as 70 embrace by
fair use the views Of the best text
writer's on the subjects comprised where
ever applicable 10 Virginia law.
Under the composite idea. the work
proceeded and is now offered, the product
Of their joint labor