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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
Nothing will ruin the country If
the people themselves will UNDER
take Its safety, and nothing can
save 1t if they leave TINT safety In
any hands but their o,yn.-Webstcr.
THE STATE FAIR.

Our State Fair was held last year
under stress or circumstances which
greatly embarrassed the management.
The movement was begun SO late that
the work had to be rushed and while
the accomplishments in the limited
time were little less than wonderful,
the grounds and buildings were not in
perfect condition and the exhibits not
go largta or good as desired. But this
year the conditions are greatly inn
proved. and the promise for a first
rate exhibit and for fine races is
ilattering. In all respects the fair will
be creditable to the management, and
enjoyable and instructive to the Wis
itors
In addition to the usual attractions,
the Hon. William J. Bryan will make
n public address, and Mr.. Bryan is al
ways q popular attraction within him
: self. His visit to the fair will give
all the people an opportunity to hear
him at his best, and it is believed that
his address will have an important
bearing on the next campaign of the
national Democratic party.
But aside from all these considcra
Il tions the farmers OF Virginia should
< make it point to attend the State
Fair, as means of promoting agri
culture in Virginia. The fair is {
rallying point for all who are engaged
in farming, where they may gather
around the exhibits and swap ideas
and cultivate that sociability and co
operation that should distinguish al
honest men who have community o
interest. Richmond extends a cordia
u invitation to all farmers in Virgini;
and adjoining States and to others VIII,
may have any interest in agriculture
and a good show.
Our neishbors will find this an idea
season for visit to Richmond. TIL
Episcopal General Convention is here
and aside from the regular proceed
{ ings there are addresses and sermon
from time to time by the most distin
guished membtrs off, the body. And
with entire TesHett to the dignity O
the General Convention, it may ais
be mentioned that the horse show wi
bic in full swing every night durin
the fair; all of which means that SC
cial pleasures will be at high waite
mark.
Richmond's invitation is general an
generous. She is not so selfish as I
wish to- enjoy all these good thing
alone. She desires that all her frient
shall share them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
THE CONSTITUTION.

s. Our esteemed ne!ghbor. the News
Header. has given US many surprises.
stut mona greater than its article Of
yesterday On stretching the consti-
MUTTON. 1t gays that it has the most
profound reverence" for that instru-
Rncnt, yet it holds. If we understand
thc tenor OF its remarks. that the
CONSTITUTION should be stretched or in
esrpreted to suit the demands Of the
administration in, Washington. the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
Rhymes for To-Day
WHERE DO YOU COME IN. READER.

WHERE DO you COME IN, READER.
CAUGHT a head-cold t. other day,
And at the first dread sign
= My grandma came to me to say:
Dear boy, you need
Quenine!"
I cold grew on till 1T became
The worst / Ger had seen;
Said Uncle Freddy: Its shamel
Say. have you tried
Quineen?"
And still 1T waxed. shifted and
wheezed
Wheneer ] sat to dine.
Till sister, noting how sneezed,
Observed: You take
Quyninc!"
I'm at my worst to-day and l
Am like to die. ween;
So thinks Friend Jones. who raised the
cry.
You dose with straight
Keneen"
But I'll not raise a plaintive tune,
will not kick or whine:
Still-if 1 don't feel better saon
! b'lteye Ill take
II. S. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
Where Memory Fails.
in the yass.ee.towa setsl.nent.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-The continent Of America owes
its discovery and rescue from barbar-
impelled and often doomed to unequal
and hazardous conflicts with the ocean
waves. These vessels became quite
frequently objects around which much
sentiment, admiration and affection
gathered, because Of their daring ad-
ventures and successful battling with
the tempests their historic and per-
sonal associations and the important
II 1.-THE Temeraire Towed to her Last
Mooring" was not unworthy Of the
,n,oblest efforts Of Turner'S brush; 4
The Landing of the Pilgrims" with
served to immortalise an American
artist; If the Lawrence and the Nj
agara, as painted amidst the smoke
Of Perry's victorious guns. have often
kindled in patriotic hearts thrilling
emotions of pride and joy, then, truly,
ought the vessels which first traversed
the ocean in establishing English set
tlement and civilization on the shores
Of a great continent to deserve adj
miring recognition on canvas and In
story.
The fleet OF one vessel and two PIN
naces---the Susan Constant, Discovery,
tons tons bnrthen, all told, which sailed
from Blackwell, England, on Decem-
Der 10, 1905, entered the Chesapeake
on the early morning of April 26, 1907,
to the contrary, were the first crafts
| from beyond the sea to cast anchor
| in its waters. Seventeen days later, on
May 18th, from their decks the stand
ard of English conquest and colonial
| ton was planted on Jamestown Island
insignificant in appearance and sig
We're these vessels as they lay near
| the shore of that island. The shadows
| which their hulls and masts cast under
the vernal sun on the surface Of the
stream were not large. But as they
sun they were big with Significance
and promise. Never before had argoo.
nauts of the sea betolsened in thcil
| growing shadows such an unfolding
| history OF settlement, growth, empire
and national greatness.
A melancholy and pathetic interest,"
mingles with the other feelings witt
which these little vessels are regarded
Alas! the ardent, high spirited and ad
| venturous voyagers who committed
themselves to their care We're born
to early graves In le sin than fo y \
Gosnold, their leader. were dead.
i 1t was after months Of disease, want
I hardship and hope deferred, making
their hearts sick, that Captain New
port returned from ENGLAND with sup
the John and Francis. and when TIL
) vessel hove In sight Of Jamestown W
may we'll conceive that the view OF ~
friendly sails created such JOY amonl
, the inmates of the fort on the islam
ing. The John and Francis on her re
turn to England was laden with ceda
logs cut from the dense forests aroun
Jamestown, and was the pioneer in tn
export trade to the mother country
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
MERELY JOKING
Technical,

technical e'
Artist Indicating exquisite marine
view)-This picture is valued at $4,000.
stockbroker-Well we'll! There's lot
of water in 1t, Isn't there ?---Harpers Weekly.
On Bot.
What do you Think" gggled Miss FL
derly. THAT young Mr.. Snaitles kissed me
III the conservatory last night, and Jack
Brown saw him do itl'
Young. eaningly.-cleveland Leader.
A.. ,n,,. p.,,.
"a" AnoA" TINT
There's careless young girl of Calcutta
Who plays with goat In the gutter:
Though extremely low caste,
II that goat should be ill-bred and butt her.
r, n,.,n.a
-, >.
that bottle of settler? It's only half full
~, =, o 90 4he' ea''
- 70
ri, esome.
.'s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Says the Charleston News and Cou-
rier: Five thousand Georgians, North
Carolinians, Tennesseeans and Ala
bamiaifs come to South Carolina every
Sunday on counting business Yes.
indeed. That bunch used to come up
here regularly each Sabbath until our
ncomparably winsome and beautiful
Richmond girls finally knocked it into
their heads that it wasn't any use.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
SPRINKLE THE STREETS.

The dust on Monument Avenue in
the vicinity of the Davis Monument is
a nuisance to drivers and pedestrians.
This street and the boulevard should
be sprinkled every dry day--certainly
while the city is full of visitors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Our colleague, the limerick man, re-
ports that he has not yet received any
responses from the sanctums of the
Lynchburg News, the Norfolk Virgin
ian-Pilot and the Roanoke Times. As
severatng that his contest cannot be a
complete success without the help OF
these well-known wooers of the muse,
he begs them to drop into the band
wagon while there is time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
rHE DISPATCH RICHMOND VA FRIDAY OCTOBER 1867

people in any tract of like extent on
any other continent"
In the light of twentieth century
development, Dickens's story is a
triie Pickwickian.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

According to the New York World,
no less than gao murders are commit
ted in New York every year 1t is only
fair to add, however, that there is far
ers than natives Of any other city on
the globe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

The question as to what had become
of those thousands Of pulpy and in
edible Texas wasermelons was conclu-
sively answered the other day by the
announcement that that enterprisine
young State was about to throw la
stock of so-called pumpkins on the
market
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Senator William f. Borah has been
acquitted of that land fraud charge
Doubtless the gentleman now finds
himself in position Inferior only ia
that Of Senators who have never re.
CURED any acquittal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Persons wishing to communicate with The
Times Dispatch by telephone Will ask CEN
t,al for "Ao4l," and on being answered from
the office switchboard, will indicate the de-
partment or person with whom, they wish
4, speak
When calling between 6 a. NJ and 9
A NJ, call to central office direct FOR 4o4l,
composing 4o42. business office; 4o4s.
for mailing and press-rooms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

John Johnson, of Minnesota. and Ton
Johnson, of Cleveland, would consti
tute ticket calculated to make thu
Smith family bite their nails in help.
less envy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

The President made a strong plea
for waterways to the Missourians, anc
the Vice-President wishes that some
body had done the same thing to hin
about two months ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

A contemporary describes painful
situation thus: Foraker has been lef,
alone with his thoughts" Certain
other we'll known statesmen have
doubtless read this with a pleasan
sense of immunity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Anyway they weren't stopcocktails
because it's evident to all that they
won't stop
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Yacht club circles appear to be face
to face with the latest thing in Swedish
movements.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Richmond halfbacks also are the
mildest and most tender-hearted in tbs
world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

1t looks as If even the Philadel.
phia baseball team couldn't get away
from the sleeping sickness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Well. at least all players of soil
taire ought to feel themselves attracted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

1t promises to be some little time vel
before any maker Of balbriggans car
advertise the kind-that- Walter wore.
to-the-pole.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

The Times-Dispatch has,it on good
authority that the presidential party
which will go to Louisiana to study
the habits of native bears over rifle
sight will not include Mr.. Thompson-
Seton or DR.. William j. Long.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

The little word wave" is in a fair
way to be overworked since crime
prohibition and the Marcelle all picked
it for their affinity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Mr.. Roots safe passage through tn.
Texas cyclone belt is the finest testi
monial Muldoons has had in many {
day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Several delegates to The Hague con.
ference are ill.," says the New York
Sun. And many others are more or les.
ill-advised
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

The Rt. Rev. Arthur Foley Winning
ton-Ingram is beyond any doubt the
kind of man whom Old Virginia de-
lights to honor. Don't look for the
joke in this paragraph. There ism,
any.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Really It's a good deal less of Cabi.
net than 1t Is a travelling case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Entered January 81. 1908. at richmond,
VA. as second-class matter. under act Of
Congress OF March 8, 1878.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

HOW TO CALL r1MGs-prsrArcH.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
POEMS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

Whatever
with affairs
eshment Charles Eliot
Norton. Fs
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POSTAGE PAID. Year. Mos. Mos. Mo-
Daily with Sunday. $500 $500 $3.50 SIS
Daily without Sunday 400 200 100 .sS
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vice In Richmond (and subhrbs,, Manches-
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No. 1904.
They and We.
BY WILLIAM WATSON.

WIN stormy JOY from heIght on he1KhE,
The laundering torrehts leap
The mountain tops, with still delight
Their great inaction keep.
Man only. irked by calm, and rent
BY each emotion'n throes
Neither In passion finds content,
MGR fnds II III repose. 8
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80 One Week. q" g J Cur
Dali, with sunday. ..l4 cents $3.50
Daily without Sunday. 10 cents $50
sunday only 5 cents 2so
Clearly subscriptions payable in advance)
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Another Wonderful Cure.

you say you owe your life to this pa,
ten, medicine2"
Eyes. indeed. was penniless and starv
ing when 1 received $40 for writing thai
ehitmonial,'-Kansas City Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04

Continued To-Aorrow..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-04
Explained.
Not Boiled.

How did you come out in that era
| game last night?"
THE back winder. The rest of the bunc
! vas caught."-Chicago Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27
The ATLANTA, GEORGIA, RIOT.
THE MURDER OF
THE INNOCENT.
Criminal Elements Neither
Injured Nor Suppressed.
MR. RAY STANNARD COMPOsU-COLORED PEO
A

And finally on this hot Saturday
half-holiday. when the country peo-
pie had come in by hundreds, waen
every one was out of doors, when
the streets were crowded, when the
saloons had been filled since early
morning with white men and Negroes
both drinking newspapers
In Atlanta began TO print extras with
big headings announcing new as.
saults on white women by Negroes
The Atlanta News published five
such extras. and the newsboys cried
them through the city:
Third assault"
Fourth assault"
The whole city. already deeply az
itated, was thrown into a veritable
state OF panic. The news in the eN-
tras was taken as truthful: for the
city was not i'm a mood then for cool
inNosugation calls hegan TO come
in from every direction for police
protection. A loanng Negro in a
back yard, who I'm ordinary times
would not have been noticed. became
an object of real terror. The police
force, too small at best, was thus
distracted and separated.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27
BLOOD UPON KNIFE BLADE.

This knife had blood upon the
blade. The boys were closely ques-
toned and statements secured from
them which the police officers believe
make IL nearly certain that they have
the right parties.
Soon after the woman's body was
found, Justice of the Peace, w. A.
Baugh, acting coroner, was summon
ian NJ. Robinson examined the body
and declared that besides the blow
upon the head there was one stab
wound which would nave produced
death. This was where the knife
had entered the left side Of tne wo-
man. in the lung
The following coroner's Jury was
empanelled: W. NJ. Nash. foreman;
II. II. Cook, ]. c. Womack, w. S. Pfgg
W. G.. Burnett, r.. ID. Rodenhizer.
They viewed the remains. after which
an adjournment was taken until .
O'Clock Monday morning. The re-
mains were then removed TO Hol-
brook and Cunningham undertake
ing establishment
The work of the police department
Ia this case deserves special com
mendauon. Chiei of Police Morris
directed the efforts OF his men along
intelligent methods, which were most
likely TO bring results. He was ably
assisted IN Sergeant Bell and Plain
clothesman Hall. The other officers
connected with the case also dis
charged their duties well. In a
word the case was admirably han
died.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27

Last Sunday was a great day at
the Fifth Baptist Church, the pastor
DIR. w. F. Graham preached morning
and night to over-fiowing congrega-
tions- The communion service In the
afternoon was largely attended. Six
new members were received. A
large number is waiting for baptism.
sci 90 was collected during the
day. This church viii send $4,000
to the Baptist State Convention.
Delegates to the Baptist State Con-
vention win leave May z, 2:l5 p NJ.
for stsunton over the c. and o.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27
MANY MEN ARMED.

In Atlanta the proportion of men
VINO go armed continually Is very
large. the pawnshops OF Decatur and
Peters streets. with windows like ar
senais. furnish the low class of Ne
groes and whites with cheap revol-
vers and knives. Every possible ell
ement was here, then, for a murder
Gus outbreak: the good citizens,
white and black, were far away in
their homes; the bad men had been
drinking in the dives permitted TO
exist by the respectable people of
Atlanta; and here they were gather
ed. by night. in the heart of the city.
And finally a trivial incident fired
the tinder. Fear and vengeance gen
Grated IL: it was marked at first by
a sort of rough, half-drunken horse
play, but when once blood was shed,
the brute, which is none too well
controlled in the best city, came out
and gorged itself. Once permit the
shackles of law and order to be cast
of, and men, white or black, Chris
tian or pagan, revert TO primordial
savagery. There is no such thing as
an orderly mob.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27
DEPENDING THEIR HOMES.

Think, then, of the situation in
Brownsville during the riot in At
ianta. All sorts of exaggerated ru-
mors came from the city. The Ne
groes Of Atlanta were being slaugh-
tered Wholesale A condition of
panic fear developed. Many of the
people OF the little town soueht re-
fuge In Cannon Theological Semi
nary where packed together. they
sat up all one night praying. Pres
ident Bowen did not have MS clothes
on Tor days, expecting the mob ev-
cry moment He telephoned for DO
lice protection on Sunday, but none
was provided. Terror also existed
among the families who remained in
Brownsville; most OF the men were
armed, and they had decided, should
the mob appear. to make a stand
In deferse Of their homes.
At last, on Monday evening. tust
at dark. a squad OF the county po-
lice, led by Oficer Poole, marched
into the settlement at Brownsville.
Here, although there had been not
the slightest sign of disturbance.
they began arresting Negroes for
being armed. Several armed white
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27
WHITE MEN OPENED FIRE.

WHITE MEN OPENED FIRE.
Finally, looking up a little street
they saw dimly in the next block a
group OF Negro men. Part OF the
officers were left with the prisoners
and part went up the street. AS
they approached the group OF Ne
groes. the officers began firing: the
Negroes responded. officer Heard
was shot dead; another officer was
wounded. and several Negroes were
killed or injured.
The police went back TO town with
their prisoners. On the way two of
the Negroes in their charge were
shot a white mans Wife. who saw
the outrage, being with child. drop-
ped dead of fright.
The Negroes CAN Of this Is row n
matter OF court record) declare that
they were expecting the mob: that
the police-not mounted as usual
not armed as usual, and accompan-
led 10y citizens-looked TO them in
the darkness like mob. In their
fright the firing began.
The widest reports, or course. wera
circulated. One sent broadcast was
nat oOO students of Clark Univers-
lty, all armed, had decoyed the no.
lice In order 10 shoot them down.
As a matter OF fact, the university
did not open its fall session until
october 3, over a week later-and
on this night there were lust two
students on the grounds.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27
POLICE SHOT HIM.

The next morning the police and
the troops appeared and arrested a
very large proportion OF the male
inhabitants of the town. Police Of
hcers, accompanied by white citizens.
entered one Negro home. where Law
man named Lewis. badly wounded
the night before. He was in bed
they opened his shirt. placed their
revolvers at his breast, and In cold
blood shot him through the BODY sew
eral times in the presence of his
relatives They left him for dead
but ne has since recovered.
President Bowen, OF Cannon The
illogical Seminary, one OF the able
Negroes in Atlanta, who had nothing
whatever to do with the riot. was
beaten over the head by one of the
police with his rifie-butt. The Ne
groes wer all disarmed, and about
sixty or them were finally taken to
Atlanta and locked up charged with
the murder Of Oflcer Heard.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27

HoPE-Mr. James Ivory Hope,
aged 33 years, son of Mrs. Sylvia
Hope, departed this life Wednesday
p. NJ. His funeral took place last
Friday at 2 p. M. from the Sixth Mt.
Zion Baptist Church. Rev. r. ".
Peyton conducted the ceremonies.
He leaves a mother and one brother.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27
DIGGS-WALTON.

Mrs. Eliza Walton annouaces tba
marriage of her daughter, Bertha Il.
10 MT. Roscoe c. Diggs Tuesday, A
prii twenty-third. nineteen hundred
ana seven, Washington, ID. C..
AT nome, April twenty-eighth, from
3 to 8 p. NJ, 500 n. 6th st.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27

Are offered men and women with
small means to represent us In ALI
the principal cities. Experience un-
necessary For Information, enclose
stamp,
Consolidated Order OF Friendshiu.
Roanoke, Virginia
2mos.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27
A CO|Ored Woman Murdered.
A SQUARE DEAL
FOR THE RACES.
The Bloody Knife and tn
Deadly Pistol.
HORRIBLE
WILL GUILTY
DANv1LLE. VA. April 21. 'O7-

DANVILLE, VA, April 81, '07-
Ellen Elliott, a colored woman, ap-
parently about 2S or 80 years of age
was the victim of a brutal and uu-
provoked murder last night about
$3.50 O'Clock in Dundee, a suburb OF
the city on the Northside. and at an
early hour this morning. Tom Walk.
er. John Tolbar-. Temple Young. Joe
Baugh, Derby Weatherford and Os.
car Neatherly. young white boys. re-
siding on Union Hill, near the scene
OF the crime and ranging in ages
from II 20 21 years, were lodged in
Jail as being suspected of having
committed the murder. Besides
these, four colored men were also
locked up and held as witnesses in
the case.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27

Mr.. Paul c. Persons of Warren,
Tenn. sent us a most encouraging
letter on the course OF The PLANET.
He paid $3.50 for his subscription.
All such concentrations are crafty
ing to us.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-04-27
DIR. Fawcett Has Smallpox.

DR.. T. J Fawcett of Lynchburg,
Va. has been i'll with the smallpox,
but is recovering. He has been re-
ceiving the best OF attention, but this
unfortunate occurrence has seriously
injured his business.