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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
A Hint from the West.

Editor Of The Timcs D lspatch:
Sir,--L3cllcviig you have the good
OF your state In view, in your publi-
cation, and us tho Jamestown Expo
gition is drawing noar, q word IRON
a man who has Travelled oil over tho
United States might not be utniss.
Virginin ought TO tnko advantage
that Is offered and advertise tho great
possibilities OF the great State 10 the
world. With proper advertisement II
offers greater opportunities for capl-
atalists than any State In tho Union.
What Virginia wants La to induce
the wealthy Of tho West and North,
who hnvo thousands and thousands Of
surplus, to como among you. build
mills and factories. railroads and im-
provemcnts Of nll kinds. Who would I
BIO benefited? Every person IN tho
State. 1t would mako wages higher
and greater demand for all farm
products at advanced prices, double
aud more tho earnings of all rail-
roads; reduce taxation and give the
state class OF citizens of which she
would Justly feel proud. Hundreds
have residences In Can.ornia and other
Pacific Coast toWns--lcavc here In
November and remain during winter,
This class spends hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars every winter, OF which
Virginia ought to havo her share. and
"
cd.
Who could pay the men to repre-
sent tho State and induce the capt.
| talists to your S.atc?
First. The State and she would re-
ceive one hundred for every one dollar
| spent
Second. Tho railroads, pnd they
would receive In earnings an cnor-
nous increase.
| ~ 2, - ~ J,o
| State could many more times than
| double their present business Land
Is listed too low to attract attention.
| There are many farmers going from
| here and further North to Colorado.
4 California and other States, and they
| pay from SIS to 2225 per acre.
i You will also find many States will
! have representatives at Jamestown to
/ draw from the State every man and
i every dollar possibiG l enclose two
4 newspaper clppings-one from Bell.
| Sioux Falls, S. D.--that speak for
themselves. Let Virginia awake from
her suinbcr and place her name at
the head OF the column OF wealth and
/ wealth producing States. Her natural
4 resources cannot be surpassed
II the State could secure William
! Cornett, OF Belle Fourche. S. d.. to
represent them, they would make no
mistanc, as lie Is batter acquainted
with the wealthy class in Iowa. North
and South Dakota. Colorado. Wyo-
ming, and Montana. In fact, ail>the
Western States could DO work no
one else loss acquainted could do
Hoping to see Virginia forging to the
front am. respectfully yours,
WESTERNER AND VIRGTNIAN.
Deadwood, S. y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
The Army Canteen.

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
slr,-In your issue Of the Sd you
have a clipping from the New York
Press commencing the women Of
washington who will organize tho
Army Cantecn Club: will you glvo
Army Cantcen?
These men and women who favor
the Canteen have put out the report
that the Town of 1'hoehus in our own
state Is ruined and the conditions are
terrible; If we are to believe the Phoe.
bus Sentinel of recent dato tho condit-
Ions are far better than ever before.
"The statement that when there was
q Canteen at Fort Monroe and at the
Soldiers Home (and the one at tho
Home is still doing business) there
were less than q dozen saloons, is an
error. FOR prior to the closing OF the
Canteen at Fort Monroe there were
nfty-nye licensed places, and now the
number has been reduced to twenty
eight retail saloons. The horrln!e con
d,1ions Of drunken soldiers referred to rs
news to the police department OF tno
town. which at oil times is quioK y, ~
run up a drunken man on the stFeo.
Tho fact Is that the tWenty-e1gnt
! saloons there at the presen. time t,hve
| attracted the attention OF the can
taen advocate whom he did not notice
the i1fty-nve saloons before the can
teen was abolished.
| Surely the readers of your paper car
not see any valid reason why the
| United States should be engaged IN tht
retail liquor business: and why thf
United States Army should encourage
| drinking any mpre than the railroads
rho often-repeated statement tina
1 low dives and drinking places deyelol
in the Vicinity Of military posts be-
cause of tho adjustment Of liquor SOL
Ing in the canteen Is disproyed o.
/ authority Of such men as Col. Ray Q
| Kentucky. Major Mare OF California
4 and Gen. Daggett of Pennsylvania,
The reports of those who stand q
the head Of the several bureaus con
nected with tho War Department 9
not contain any evidence to lna!cat
3 That the present law produces pad Ve
4 suits. ,,o, va
. mort Of Con. Geo, B, Davis, Judge az
! vocate General of the United state
ARMY, was issued. It states that "
trials trials by court martial for drunken 81
ness and other offenses were 2ol les
than the previous year. !,
!, .We do not think It likely that "
: United states Congress Will repeal Il
/ anti-canteep law. It certainly did rs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

. T & i . .
Frederick ]. Velka. a Baltimore man, has
been street car driver, grpman and motor
man for 7thiry-seven years, and IN al that
times has never reported lato nor had an
accident
Francis Charncs, who left the staff OF
tho Paris Debnts some years ago for, u
place In tho French Department OF Foreign
Affairs and becameS important there, has
become edltor- chief of tho Revue DIES
Deux Mondcs His present position Is the
most influential OF the sort N France, and
IL, due season.
Tho death of T.. Mcqueen, the engineer
ir the wreck on the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific ut Waldrnn,F Mo, the other
3 onecn family to be killed on duty, all OH
locomotives, since 1854
wilbur Nesb!t. the author received re.
Gently list Of questions from! a woman
iication. Among the questions was. "Who
IN YOUR estimation. was or Is the Ereateai
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17

When Katie Two-Steps.

When Katie Two-Steps.
xNTHl5N Katie two.steps round
NV = with mo,
I'm fur from gay as can be:
I've only asked her for tho dance
because she's staying with my aunts:
They make the thing q special plen.
Kate dances III and hops too free,
And since she weighs one-oighty three,
Tho boot-llcks rock our stout-built
tnanso
When katie two-stcps.
She steers mo with grnnlpus gloe
Bang into couples can't 500,
. Who sock my feet as wo advance,
And. stepping on them, mako me
prnnce ~
With gricf--and. oh. It's agonee
When Kutio, too. stops!
II. 8. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
The Rest-Giyer.
Selected for The Times-Dlspatch.)

(Sclected for The T1mes-Dlspatch)
Come unto Me. MI ye that labor and
are heavy laden, and l Will give you
.est."-Nlatt XII 2.6
Tho speaker here is the Son of God.
He sees our case. He knows exactly
what VIC need and Isl able toasupply US
to tho full.
After the great work OF creation, God
rested; and now He invites Els weary
creatures to share this rost with Him.
Rest In Me, and rest with Me. Is His
gracious offer, It takes Omnpotence to
give rest to the weary and heavy-ladcn
sinner
Tho persons here addressed are the In
habitants OF Galilee. That region was
reputed the worst in tho land; yet II
was to them that the Son OF God first
spoke of this rest. They were the least
deserving Of favor of all the people,
and the most deserving OF wrath. Yet
| TO them He offers rest
And now 1t Is TO the toilng, burdened
ones lie speaks. 1t Is not one kind o.
labor or burden that IL meant here; bu
| any burden, any toll, any labor what
socycr.
1 It may be worldly toll veSation AM
disappointment. it may ba the wretch
edness and WEAKNESS and sorrow @
shirt which sin brings 1t may be III
feeling OF those who arc asking, VIII
will show Us any eood2 1t means q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
Richmond's Invitation.

It is natural that the esteemed
Farmville Herald should fight for tho
interests of Prince Edward and protest
against the removal of Hnmpden-
Sidney College. But 1t should not DO
unfair to Richmond, nor to the college.
In its last issue 1t says:
Eve have no objection to the Uni
yersity of Richmond any more than
we have to an enlarged Richmond
Y. NJ. G. a. building, but tho latter is
to be built by Richmond, with no ap.
peal to Prince Edward or Hanover or
any other portion of the State to make
sacrifices to insure Richmonds success.
Not SO with tho university, but to Sc
cure it tribute must be laid on COM
nnunlties that are already not rich in
this worlds goods and have nothing to
spare Richmond Is not an object OF
charity and should scorn to GROW as
the Standard Oil has done-on the dis
tress of others. Build your university,
but hands off Of Hampden-sidney.
Richmond Is not passing around the
hat, nor flowing tribute" on any other
community. She has no possible con-
troll over Hampd en- Sidney College or,
aandolph-Ma College. sho proposes
simply to choose q site and make a
favorable location for colleges; then
invite colleges in and out OF Richmond
to come In and occupy. Is 1t wrong or
grasping that she should offer such
Inducements? Is 1t wrong or erasping
to invite Harnpdcn-s Sidney and Ran
dolph- Macon to como and make their
homo here? Wo arc simply extending
a gracious invitation; 1t IS tor tho
colleges themselves to say whether or
not they will accept it.
We arc very much in the attitude OF
a man who pays his addresses to a
| lady, with honorable intentions. The
| homefolks may be distressed to give
her up, but they cannot fairly condemn
him for loving and counting the girl
and IL he be good catch and they
have the girls welfare at heart, they
will not try to prevent the match. II
all such cases, the girls best interes
is the matter Of prime confederation
and unselflsh and sconsiderate parents
will not keep the girl at home, no mat
ter how useful and agreeable she ma!
be, if her condition in life viii be i'm
proved by marrying the man OF he
choice
Tho true friends OF Hampden-Sidne
College and OF Randolph Macon Col
lege will consider Richmonds invita-
tion in the same spirit. Thoy will con
, slider the advantage OF this or tina
= location to the college-not tho advan
Q tage Of the college to tho location.
8 If it is better for these institution
! to stay where they are, lot them sta,
: by all means. II it Is better for thel
q to remove to Richmond. let them NOV
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
1 r171s D1spAroH RICHMOND VA SUNDAY

preserve every particle OF Its individu-
ality, but Nil would have access to the
central buildings and enjoy their com
mon benefits.
These colleges WHOM grouped would
no moro DO In competition With tho
University OF Virginia than they now
are. Most OF the leaders In this move
1nent nre alumni and devoted friends
of tho University Of Virginia and could
Never DO induced to undertake any on on
terprise that would injure thoir beloved
alma mater, President Alderman UNI
dorstands tho situation thoroughly and
is ono OF tho best friends OF the Uni.
versity OF Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
Cut "The Clansn1an" Out.

There is no occasion for another
performance Of Dixon's "Clansman" in
Richmond. 1t has been presented here
once, and everybody had an opportun-
iIy to see It. Once is enough. Mr..
Dixon says that he Is presenting this
play for great moral purpose, We
have our doubts about that, but,
whether so or not, Richmond does not
need the lesson Which his show is sup
posed to teach. Therefore. there can
be no doubt that Mr. Dixon will give
his show in Richmond merely for the
price Of admission. He is after our
money, and The Times-Dispatch cannot
but feel that every dollar of 1t which
goes into ..The Clansman's" pocket will
he dollar wasted-worse than wasted.
We can and should use our money to
better purpose.
Reconstruction was quite as bad as
Dixon has pictured it in his play, but
what's the use of resurrecting it in
Richmond and reviving bitter memo
ries and stirring up strife? What's
Y the use. we say, except to put money
e into Dixons pocket? Wo may be help
ing the cash box by denouncng the
play, but The Times dispatch is going
on record, whether or not.
Dixon's "Clansman" should not be
allowed in Richmond Several OF the
Southern cities have debarrcd 1T, and
the Council Of the town Of Suffolk has
ordained that it shall not be pre- scented
there. Richmond should take the same
ss firm stand. The play is offensive to
many white folks and to all blacl,
folks. We have no race problem Ii
Richmond. There are bad negroes here
rs there are bad white folks. But, a:
a body, our .negroes''aro genteel ane
b law-ablding. self-respecting and re
spectacle, and they are entitled t,
every consideration. The Tlmes-Dis
patch, for one, has far more considera
h ton for their feelings than it has 70
Dixon's pocketbook, and is unwillin,
that they should be wounded tina
Dixon and the Academy Of Music ma
profit.
Why should they be made to suffe
Tor tho misdoings OF silly negroes /
'N Reconstruction days?
Cut .rhe Clansman" out. The man
ayers of the Academy owe it to til
tx community to do so. II they VIII no
we hopo the Mayor will use his bi
stick
Isl But II the play is presented whetht
or not, our advice to all, and esp,
cially to the colored people, is to refu
to patronize it. Let IT alone, and her
after Dixon will let us alone with /,
fnalodorous and mischief making pla,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
Two Kinds Of Universities.

MANY persons seem to have the
Impression that If the University OF
Richmond Is established 1t will %
competitor Of the Unive rsity OF Viz
GINA. Not at all. The University OF
Virginia is unique. 1t has place and
prestige peculiar TO itself. 1t could
have no competitor In Virginia, no
matter what sore OF an institution
might be established. But the Uni.
versity OF Richmond is planned on an
entirely different basis. Tho University
Of Virginia is one compact, concrete
institution. True. 1t has Its various
SCHOOLS" so-called, but they are mere
" different classes In the same institu-
ton; they are all members OF one
body,
But the University OF Richmond Will
bo composed of several different col
| leges, each of which Is already In ex-
i istence and each Of which would con-
| tinue to be n separate and distinct
institution. Each would preserve it,
| own Identity and its own autonomy
Itbut all would be grouped and co-or-
| dinatea in such way as to give certain
benefits which all might enjoy In com
mon If tho plan should be carried
1 out, It would be some What az follows
Il A convenient and commodiOus sit
would be purchased and laid out. II
tho centre there would be Il group o
buildings. With q library, an audi
torium. u Y. NJ. c. a. hall, probably
laboratory, and certainly power plan
: In one corner OF the plot would b
3 Richmond College. with the Woman
College nearby; in another corner Raj
mi doph. Macon, In another Hampdel
Sidney, in another tho medical coleg
y in another a Now State normal schoc
n In another the Mechanics Insttut
II Each Syonld BE us separate and distiNc
10 Tar as its own operations are col
No cerned, as 1t now Is. Each would ha
IS It's own management. it's own corps
- officers and professors, its own cour
4. OF study, and each would malnta
ID every individual feature which il no
W possesses, No one college would ha
NJ anything To do with the manageme
ho OF the other colleges and each wol
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17

y .
There are three rcverences, accord
ina to Goethe. The first and sin'p'es.
is that Of reverence for what Is above
us. 1t Is the soul Of all the pagan re-
lIqions; there Is nothing better IN man
than that. Then there Is reverence
K for what is around us or about US
reverence for our equals, and 20 which
ne attributes an Immense power IN the
culture Of man. The third Is rever-
ence for what Is beneath us-to learn
to recognize In pain. sorrow and con-
tradIctlon, even In those things odlous
as they are to flesl, and hlood-to learn
that there lies In this a priceless bless
lna. And he defines that as being the
soul OF the Christian rellglon-the
highest Of all rciiglons; a height, as
( Goethe says, to which the human spe-
Giles was fatcd and enabled to attain,
and from which, having once attained
1T, It can never retrograde.-Thomas
Carlyle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
The Best Selling Book.

"our best-selling book?" said the
dealer. 'rhls is It, this fne-prnt vol
urlo in the flexible black blnding-this
Bible. Every year there are over 81
0O0, 900 Bibles sold.
''Tho Bible Is the only book with
which ono can never get overstocked.
We keep q certain number Of presses
going steadily year In and year out on
Bibles, and If we find We have 100000
or SO copies on hand it causes US no
'uneasiness. We keep the presses going
Dust the snme--we know all will ba
sold 1t seems almost providential,
doesn't it?"-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
Sunday-O Observance Laws.

We have received The following
communication, which deserves spe
cial attention, for unanswered, 1t is
apt TO mislead
Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
sir,--In your Issue OF February 9TH
occurs a definition OF the true Domo-
crat the principles OF which are
worthy OF more than n passing
Thought. He believes in personal lib
erty and good government, lie be-
lieves in individual rights, with this
qualification that no man must tres
I Eaas upon the rights Of another. He
bGlieves In the greatest possible lib
AtrIy OF tine individual consistent vttl,
the general welfare. He believes in
z government and law, hut he insists
4 that the government shall perform
only the true functions Of govern
ment, and that the law shall he made
aud employed 10 restrain those whl
are disposed to do evil, but never ID
restrain or handicap those that do wei
and commit no trespass,p
1t would seem that the above name,
principles arc true ana well stated
! and worthy Of the most carofu
thought fear THAT they arc no
Z fully understood, especially when mp
piled to the relation OF the govern
4 lnept and religion. There Is GROWN
sentiment In favor OF religious las
concerning the observance or Snnda.
II But to the minds Of many good pee
& pie snclr laws are dramatically o.
posed 10 "personal liberty and GOO
! government" For personal liberi
grants to every man the privilege
doing as he pleases on Sunday or az
I otheg day OF tbs week, 30 loaG az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17


wrotchcdness ana wcnriness from, what
ever cauHe--lu,lnn thirst, human hun-
ger, The emptiness Of ri, aching heart
that would fnin bo happy. but knows
not how or whore to ind 1t. They VINO
IRE spending their money for that whicla
IL nausl1t--who long for peace and rest
but It seems far awny any one, any
where, with any sorrow or distrcss--
those words are iicant for him.
This offer Is worry wido-as Wide as
tho whole wide world. 1t is broad md
full; It I'd unconditional and universal.
1t means every ono and embraces every
weary son Of Adam. Art thou weary?
S(And who IL not7) II is for you'll Some
are more weary than others, yet to'%nll
Is this comforting invitation glvon. rsa
The promise here Is rest-rost for tile
weary, This rest Is gift from Christ.
and Is only obtained by going to Christ.
Hore In rest. 1t Is what God calls
'rcst,. and, therefore, must bo truly
such. It Ia what man needs and will
out whiol, be must drag out weary,
sorrowful life. You need rest o man.
do you not7 Hero 1t is for you. Never Never
did you need It more than In, this rest
less. noisy, bustling. peasure-loving age.
Rest tor the wcaryl This is tho promise.
pray you, do not reject 1t!
It Is q free gilt. 1t cannot be bought
with money, nor found by search, nor
obtained BY travel. Rest to nil who
need 1t, all who want it, to any one
who will takc it-freo and abundant rest
Obi free gift Of rest, how, art thou do
spiscd by the sons Of lnenl They are
weary land would buy 1t ut any prico,
but they win not take 1t freel
The hand OF Christ alone can give 1t.
Ho brought It with Him from heaven.
and 1Ie gives It to US. It is blood
bought rest; It Is loye-Eiven rest. He
offers again and again to every weary
child OF Adam this true and comforting
rest--and they will notl
This rest is for tho weary; simply foI
those who need 1t. Flo Is the resting
place, and He says, Weary sinner
come unto Me- because you are weary
AS tho thirsty man drinks because he Is
thirsty. and the hungry eats because
he is hungry, 80 the weary rest because
| they are weary.
We try other resting-places; why not
try this? We 60 to others; let us &C
to Him. It Is the weary and heavy
laden that He welcomes! 1t Is with
the weary that He delights to share HI:
blessed rest, Go to Him for rest
o weary onel He will not deny vol
the offered blessing.
He invites: "Come unto Me-
He beckons, reaching out His hand!
In loving entreaty
i He heseeches you to take Els rest
He cannot enjoy His own rest unles
shared with and by you.
4 The words before us are imperative
i He commands you to come. You cal
only lose this rest by deliberately dis
obeying His express command.
4 The world offers pleasure, fame, wealth
Which OF these would satisfy. even
1 received in fullest measure?
Christ offers rest. Oh! como to-day
Do not delay. Claim the promise-f'in
peace!
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make this INV with out duo considers
alton and thought. The public sonti-
ment In this country In favor OF tens
lperanco has Increased wonderfully
since this law was passed, wo do not
think that Congress- Will want to put
itsele OH record as taking n. backward
step.
1 am yours for tho uplft of humanity
MFRS. G.. M. JOBSON,
President Bi-County Womnn's Christ-
ian Temperance Union.
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Sneed Necessary.

"My! how fast, you're running!" ex-
claimed the dressmakcr's lap-board to
the sewing machine,
"Of COURSE" replied tho sewing mas
chine, without moments pause; "I'va
got to make q tIaIn."-Catholic Standard
and Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
MERELY JOKING.

Thc Effeoto.
villo affair will be rar.renching?" asked tho
man who Interviews everybody
'.Yass, indeed" answered Mr., Erastus
Plnlslcy. II knows dozen Children dnt's
done had DER names changed from ~.
Roosevelt back to George Washington -
Just soupcon.
Missionnry--"And do you know nothing
whatever Of rcllg 2"
Cannibal--"Well. we got tnste Of It
wien tho last missionary was herc."--Cleye.
land Leader.
TOO Foroetfu'.
He-"1 forgot everything but that love
you."
buy opera tickets. bonbons and bouqucts!'---
Brooklyn Eagle.
Brander Matthews's style.
Patenco-That painting doesn't look like
one Of tho old masters
PatrIce--No; 1t is not Tho artist be-
longs to tho now school OF slmpined puint-
crs.--Y onkcrs Statesman.
Unanswerable.
The Sphinx had propoundcd her riddle
..What would you do If l got on n crowded
car and you had seat7" she asked.
Once again nero man was compelled tc
give It up.--Harper's Bazaar.
1t Draws.
1T see they are using alcohol as mo.
tive power now"
Huh that's nothing new. I've known
the mere prospect Of drink to draw {
man ten blocks. "-Philadelphin Ledger.
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