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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

the two forming tracls for the train
of progress"
Ho made speech In Augusta the
other evening at u dinner given by the
Chamber OF Commerce and in the
course of his remarks referred to the
early vegetable trade OF the South.
'.All the North" said he. has acquired
n taste for carly Southern vegetables
and fruits---for Georgia peaches and
for the Georgia watermelon, which
Mark Twain once declared to be KING,
by the grace Of God, over all the fruits
OF the Garth. He said this before he
had eaten a Georgia peach, and, IL ~
related that when he had tasted that
perfect product OF the orchard. he
could find no words capable OF en-
pressing it's superiority over every
other earthly food. 1t Is not to be
wondered that the people of the North,
having eaten the perfect vegetables
and fruits of the South long before
any products of the field or farm can
be inatured in their own cold latltudes.
should call for more and should stand
ready to .ake ei, that the South can
send to their markets" &B
He then reminded his hearers that
In order to put their vegetables and
fruits into the Northern markets in
prime condition 1T was necessary to
have Il first class railroad service. Such
n railroad made money for the farmer,
but also made money for itself by
hauling the farmers product, and so
their interests were mutual.
"a railway said he In clinching
this point, can only prosper when the
communities along It's lines are pros
porous and able to supply 1t with a
large volume of traffic; community
can enjoy permanent prosperity only
when 1t is served by strong and pros
porous transportation lines able to
expand and improve their facilities. An
injury inflicted upon either must in
evitably react upon the other. With
this true relation between the rail-
ways and the public thoroughly UNDER
stood by all sellers of transportation
on the one side, and by all buyers OF
transportation on the o,uer, the rail-
ways and the people along their lines
will unite in every movement for their
mutual advantage and will constantly
cooperate for the advancement of that
Industrial and commerce al DEVELOPMENT
so necessary to the further increase of
the prosperity of this city and Of this
section
The public understand that relations
SHIP, and IL the railroads will only
hold down one rail and keep it from
going crooked. the people will attend
to the other.
The trouble Is that railroad mag
mates" do not g','e tAe people credit
for as much sense as they possess.
They know what's what and they
know what's right. Deal squarely
with them. and the railroads may be
sure OF getting square deal in re-
turn. But you can't run over them,
Mr.. Railroad Magnate-not even with
u locomotive.
President Finley comprehends. and
other railroad men would do we'll to
take their cue from him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
Evangelist small's Sermon on
Christian Union.

Editor of The Times ispatch.
nest man contending With enthuslasln FOR
his opinions, and discounting at a heavy
rate the opinions Of other people. This
Is human nature.
mon OF Sunday night In The. Times Dis.
patch Monday morning is illustrative OF
y taa sGoXs MF sa egSa
psge Of the e. same ISSUE Of The Times.
Rnapp z chris Isl nou' Scientist. deiiy
cred in tho Academy Of Music Sunday
human nature as Mr. Small. Each good
man Is simply contendng for his inter-
probation OF the Scriptures and declares
emphatically everybody else, to be wrong.
Mr.. Knapp says: "As u religion, We
have no creedal dogmas, but in place
hsr9G ii we hays ce Aga reens se
e sac is I based ,non IRIS (christ,s1 verbs
and works. MIR. Small says: ''Under-
meath al our differences, . there y conn mn
back Wn axsa faa and Ye just taRe tie
Bible? The Bible preached made the
church at the beginning" 1T Is tho
church ercsds ana Ho nc, th !,
| problem il solved. Then we will not 30
70 Any 19S,s but all VIII come with US
respect does he differ. from Nj, Knapp?
Not one particle. Each man has his
creed, and says Il Is the Bible alone, and
~ the world Wi, take q, the g Bible a as n nG
both mean: aiake ny inteIpTetat II3 on, Il
Scripture and you ere on sold gfonmat
1 l"Chrst la tho end of the law for right
eousness to every one that belIeveth. For
Moses descrlbeth the righteousness which
the righteousness which Is Of faith speak
h on s Wsea HaE he u ne afa
who shall descend again into the Deep
that Isl. to bring, up Christ again from
the dead But what 4, saith All, itg The e, Wor T,
Which WI ne we preach That i thou u shalt con
TESS with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, ant
s efa m from n Tx e h dena h eu a sae 4
i saved For with the heart man beievetl
unto righteousness and with the mo ~
Sa se1ptn i sah WE
on Him shall not be ashamed: For Their
Is no difference between, this, Jew and tn
Creek for the 4ha same me, Lord Lord pHer all M
tho Iord shall DO saved'' Romans, tent
chapter, fourth to the twelfth verses. IN
That is our crasd We unchurch NJ
one but tho man whom that un
churches. We give the right hand 9
4 fellowship to any one who subscrlbes .
that'creed. WIN MI, Small do az much
III Mr., Small is against denomlnatlona
divisions, why does no eyangeal n 4, J,
s,inod ne from tho BaDtiSt Church Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
"The Heart of Stone"

(Selected for The Times ispatch.)
II will take away the stony heart out
of your flesh, and ! will give you
heart of tesh."Ezekiel xxxvl. &c.
Among the ancients the head was con-
sidered to preside over all. There abode
the intellect and the soul sat cnthroned.
On the other hand. all the affections,
love, JOY, hate, generosity, desire, pity,
courage. were supposed to dwell in the
heart-that other great organ Of our
system. Thus we may readily see what
is promised In the text-t means an en-
tire change In the character and current
of our affections and life.
1t Is heart Of stone A stone is
cold--it Is its peculiar characteristic.
The lapidary, by using his tongue, can
readily tell the paste from the gem. Tt
Is a common saying, ''As cold as a
stone" But what stone so cold as the
heart under the full dominion OF sin?
Sin has quenched fire that once burned
| embers and dead ashes,
| A stone is hard Fire melts wax. but
| not stone. Water softens clay. but not
stone. A hammer will bend the stubborn
iron, but not stone. Stone resists all
these; and 1t may be shattered into frag-
| ments or ground to powder, and yet Its
atoms are as hard as ever. 1t Is with
the dust of diamonds that diamonds are
cut.
| We have stood on the huge rock, when
every blllow broke against 1t with the
roar of artillery; we have looked at the
crag, on whose bald hrows the storm was
bursting in all Its fury, and wondered
how these could have brayed for so man,
thousands OF years the wars of the ele
ments; and yet the human heart Il
harder and more unmoyod than either.
stone Is dead. 1t has no vitality
no feeling no power OF motion. 1t lie
where 1t IL laid. The stone Is deaf an,
dumb and dead. Some may ask. Is thi
n fair and just picture Of tho hlma
heart? The question deserves a fran
answer, for human nature Is bad cnoug
without cxaggerating Its evils Their
are many with unrenewed hearts VIII
are loved and loyable. But whenI spea
of the heart as a stone I am lookn
at 1t as 1t looks on God, Saviour, sal
walton and eternity, Dead and inscnsibl
At Is to the Love which gave all eve
to the cross for its redemption.
by the term flesh" we understan
Q qualities the very opposite of those {
the stone.
: In conversion man gets war;
9 heart. When faith receives the sayiou
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
TIE TIMES DspArcH RICHMOND VA SUNDAY MARCH III 1907

selves questions. Does Theodore Roose-
Welt hold tho fortunes and fate Of tho
American people in the hollow OF his
hand? Can he decree and bring on
panic, ana speak again and still tho
tempest which he has ralsedp Must
we look to Washington for everything?
Must we look to Washington for the
regulation Of our railroads, for pro-
lection from railroad oppression, for
protection from poisonous foodstufrs,
and for our money supply? And must
the railroads look to Washington for
protection from slaughter by the state
Legislatures?
There is no occasion for Mysteries
President Roosevelt Is no more re-
sponsible for the insurance scandals
the Packingtown odors or the Harr-
man sensations than the surgeon who
diagnoses disease and applies the
knife Is responsible for the condition
or sufferngs of his patient. The Presi.
dent did not cause the disease. He
merely discovered 1t and undertook
to eradicate 1t. If the railroads had
not sinned they had never been inves-
tigatcd; If they had obeyed and up
| held the law and given the public a
square deal, there had been no popular
camor for government control and
regulation Of rates II railroad mag
mates had not juggled stocks. there
had been no Hartman revelations and
the consequent shock to public conf
dence.
| If the bosses Of Butclertown had
made clean and honest goods, there
! had been no Jungle stories and no
demand for Federal food inspection.
Let us be honest and place the blame
where 1t belongs. f-government Is
an individual affair. 1t Is matter
Of individual self-control. 1t is
matter of personal integrity IL rail-
road "magnates' and all who carry
on trade will deal fairly with the
1 people, there will be no need of np-
peals to Washington. Tho fault is
really with ourselves as people, and
not with the President. IL we govern
ourselves at home, there will be very
little occupation for the government in
| Washington. 3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
A Secret Out.

we nave Always naQ great respect
for the Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, late Sec
rotary of the Treasury. and we have
yet to hear any man speak evil of
him. He is one of our most popular
made speech in Virginia, anu The
Times Dispatch disputed with him.
But in communication to the paper
he replied SO frankly and kindly that
we then and there registered II wish
that he had been born Southerner
and Democrat.
BY accident we have stumbled upon
the secret of Mr.. Shaw; popularity.
1t is not his politics. 1t is rot his
financial policy. nor his square deallng
1t is his Kindness III heart.
When he was Governor of Iowa. III
| 1901, he received the following letter.
| Livermore. la. Dec. A. 1904.
| Dear Observation-Disclosures can we have
another Thanksgiving Day anu haze
lat next Thursday was sick and
| could not eat any turkey or any good
things amt very big But l like
turkey Please let US have it.
1 Your friend
MARY zIGRANG.
In reply the Governor sent fat
turkey and the following letter:
Des Mones, Ia, Dec. 6, 1901. 4
Having been informed that Mary I'll
grang. of Livermore. Ia, was III on
the 2Sth day of November. 1901, and
was thereby prevented from Joining
in tho festivities incident to Thanks.
giving Day, I, therefore, recommend
thAt at convenient hour on Mon.
day. December 8, 1901, Mr. anil Mrs,
Nigrang. together with tnuir family
and such young friends as Mar. may
: choose TO invite, assemble In the fam.
lly dinng-room, there with thankful
, hearts for country, home ana thu,
blessed influence Of children. partaEc
OF such bounties as are usually served
In Christian America on tn, dny mn.
pointed for national thanksglyiu.. an,
, that attention he given that Mary
shall BIO hountifnllv suprl!nl with tia,
portion Of tho national brl ana 4ucl
othef aeilehcies as are most congcnia
e IT, NJ, SHAW.
$ Governor OF Iowa,
: mary Algrang wrote another lett er
and thanked the Governor for "lettlnr
, me have Thanksgiving Day OF m,
: own" and for the fat turkey. and AL.
said that the dinner was a success
n She also sent the Governor her photo
: graph, and when he left to take
g place in the Presidents Cabinet, sh
: wrote letter of congratulation, bu
80 expressed her personal regret that n
- should he going away
Z" 1T is very pretty story. Tho Gov
~ ernor who will take the trouble I
:. appoint a family Thanksgiving Day I
y, crafty an obscure little maid OF seye
years is a Governor with a heart fu
90 OF sentiment and worthy to be honore
,g and loved.
or If Mr.. Shaw were only Democrf
ut The Tmes-Dspatch would nominal
or him for the presidency. with the Mar
Zisrand Thanksgiving proclamatic
as a platform.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
Legal Executions.

And here arc the Richmond papers
with their great headlines and half-col-
umn space giving account OF the hang
ing of u negro for murder down In Surry.
1t is the usual old story OF the death
watch, how he slept and ate and walked
to the gallows and his going to heaven.
However, in this instance there was one
redeeming feature-his warning to young
men (white and colored) to keep away
from whiskey. But we do hope the day
is coming when condemned men Will be
carried to the penltentiary and hung
secretly, silently and without martyr
dom, and the world shall be ignorant
even of when 1t is done and our leading
papers shall be rid of such reading mat
ter.--Chase City Progress.
The Times Dispatch told the whole
story Of the hanging in seventeen lines.
The item was printed on page OF the
paper and there was no display.
we are glad to know that the Pro-
gress is In favor of having all con-
demned men executed In the penitentiary
If that were done, there would never be
any sensational reports of hangngs In
any OF the newspapers.
Our correspondent who reported the
hanging at surry Courthouse says that
he has talked with many leading citi-
zens of the county and has found only
one who does not believe that all exc
cutions should take place in the peni-
Tertiary. We cannot but think that tina
is fair expression of sentiment in Vir.
ginia. Why any community should wan
Hanging is beyond our comprehension
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

this: Mr.. Small wants everybody to
accent the Scriptures according to his
INTERPRETATION, That Ia what every
doing, and Mr., Small liz "a chip OF thd
old block"
Thursdav night he proposes to an.
awor tho question, "ffow did the apos.
YES bnptIzog" or course, he will att
,oinpt to show that they immersed In
Wm,ter-~a purely UNCONVENTIONAL propo-
a,.ion Then he VIII serve notice upon
VIZ Hplscopnllans, prcsbyterians, Meth
p ,Ia ana Lntllerans OF the city that
Ivy nrc out entirely till they inter-
nrret the Scriptures by his standard. Ia
unity?
natural. nf,srtIn1 ~ vs'S
Richmond, ya.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
The Ethics of Government.

Several days ago Mr. J. y. Morgan
went to Washington and begged tho
President to save the railroads from
destruction.
Later on Wall Street was in state
OF panic and made frantic appeals to
tho President 10 come to the rescue
and save the stockholders of the rail-
roads from desructon.
) This has caused men to ask them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
Rhymes for To-Day
Humble Lines to a Dock.

I1he Duo dc Chaulncs 1T tic Pu-
quigny, of Paris tFrancc, not Texas)
lis In Washington, presumably on an
errand OF interest to a CERTAIN young
lady there.l
IN u1sn dc shole ct dc peekeenyee,
1 have never never seen We,
49, And dispose the chances arc l
never WIN:
Yet / feel. sir, that your grncc's
Name deserves these honorod places
In the column that they hire me to fill.
Neither Me. duke, nor my henchmen
Arc especial keen on Frcnclimen--
Boni Gould. sir, kind of queercd us on
the lot.
II you aim to make some Alice
Lift the mortgage on your palace,
We sha'n't like you---but we trust That
you do not
Duke de Shole ct dc Pekeeny,
Don't YOU be a mean Old Meany;
Don't you go awooing just to pay
your debts:
For the man that mhrrlcs money
Take my word for this thing, sonny
Gust to rhyme, your grace Unjust
work for all hc gets.
But, in truth. your cute cognomon
Seems to mo pretty omen
Duke dc Shole ct de Pekecny ee--whats
the rest?
'Mongst your varied nomenclature
Have you got some Of the nature
or Mareea, lIonorine, say, or Celestci
Duke de Shole OF de Pckecny--
Be you largo or be you tecny,
BE you liomely or Adonis, you're a
Due!
IT youth only act quito decent,
Which some Frenchmen haven't no.
cent.
Duke de shole ct de Pekcenyee-here
is luck!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

Grover Cleveland was born at Cald-.
WE'LL N. j., March IS, 1897. He Will
therefore celebrate his seventeen
birthday tomorrow. Last year some
of his closest friends planned ma
tional demonstration in recognition OF
the event. After arrangements had
been completed 1t came to Mr.. Cleyc-
lands knowledge, and he declined the
proffered honor, though warmly recog-
nialng the spirit which had promoted
1T. There will. therefore, be no for
NAL celebration either In Princeton or
elsewhere. but thousands OF his fell
low-citizens will remember him kindly,
and wish him many happy returns
Mr. Cleveland will celebrate the day
shooting ducks in Southern waters.
We wish him good luck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
President Finley's Preachmcnt.

& II all railroad men were like Pres
idcnt Finley. of tho Southern, railroads
would be more popular. President Fin
ley has a good eye. He can see both
aides OF the railroad questionable peo-
pies side as well as the railroads.
side, and whenever he speaks he
parallels the publics interest and the
railroads interest--iike railroad
track. ''liere's one rail for YOU" says
Mr.. Finley. "and here's another for us
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
MERELY JOKING.

OF Course.
III the digging Of the Panama Canal got
Into Congress again, to what committee do
Why, naturally, 10 the committee OF tho
hole"
Lots OF Lines.
Miss Sue Brette: HAS sho got speak
Ing part In the new piay?"
Foote Lights: well, rather guess she
has. She takes the part of my wife,
Yonkers Statesman
Since Then He Had Rested.
Cant you find any work at all?" t
Plenty, sir; but everybody wants refer.
ences from mo last employer
Cant you get them?"
"No. sir. He's been dead twenty-eigh,
years"-1llustrate Bits. &
stung the Estate for Big Bill.
y am sorry to hear you've lost your
80 am l. But ho was Ill u long time
jSmialek.
And One other.
Noll: Maud says she has had seventeen
Belle II didn't think she knew 20 man,
men"
Nell: "oh, sixteen OF them were from
Choille Observation-Disclosures Record.
Correct.
Teacher: Harry, a mother has five chill
dren and but four potatoes How can sh,
divide the potatoes SO that each Will re-
Harry (quickly): Mash em"-Harper
Weekly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
The Laws DELAY.

The Major: "The fair name Of our
state will be hopelessly stained.
Here's an account Of another hanging
by sheriff."
The Colonel: well. what, can you
expect, sub? Tho last man wasn't
lynched TIL three days uftah the
crime Puck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
POINTS FROM PARAoRAPHERs.

I 7 is strange that small thing like md
Ing Mr.. George y. Cortelyou at the pic
counter should have attracted SO much
attention.-Washington Herald
There is no dlsputing the frank decnra-
ton of some railways that they can make
the service bad enough to correspond to any
reduction Of fares Washington Star.
We have seldom had n President who has
exercised the veto power less frequently.
reckoned headstrong, II not stubborn. citef
Executive. He does most OF his veto.ns
In advance.-Boston Herald.
The price OF milk and cream has lcsn
materially advanced all over the couas:y.
Nobody any longer attributes the raise To
case OF too many people and too few cows
San Francisco Chronicle.
Fifty members OF Congress are on tho
way to Panama to see Il they can find any
traces OF all those millions appropriated
for a canal--Kansas city Journal.
Kansas editor wants to know what has
become OF the old-fashIoned mother whose
boys DO used nd, TO get up the first time she called
lion years ago.--Topeka State Journal.
COMMENTS or VIRGINIA EDITORS.
Judge Wits Rcbuke.
Judge Witt on Wednesday administered
sharp and deserved rebuke to Richmond
jury which made wide discrimination be-
tween white man and negro convicted
Of the same offensc. They had both sold
liquor to minors, but While the first ESCAPED
with a fine OF $50 tho negro was fined four
times MS much. The judge promptly set
aside the verdict In the latter case and orr
| dered new trial, and he did exactly right.
| That any distinction should be made In the
| administration of the law between races
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
Education

$50 Johnny is almost in high school p
"Yes: he's had splendid i-.arks In
whiting and beadwork and baking
powder biscuits. If he were only {.
little more careful IN sewing squares
shouldn't be bit afraid about his
passing.''--Puck
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
The Latest

The Great Naturalist: Here is a
specimen OF something that ] was sure
would sooner or later be evolved"
The Reporter examining IT.: What
is the creature--a new kind OF horsc-
ny?"
The Great Naturalist: mo, sir; 1t is
a lionkolocust or auto-fy. Puck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

IT is a tribute to the culture or
Richmond that every seat in the Acad-
envy of Music was occupied last night
when Nine. sembrich sang. Richmond
is patron OF art. and artistic per-
formances here are always largely at
tended.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
Log-2olling and Combines.

The action of the street Committee
In apportioning the appropriation for
street Improvement is. or ought to be,
an eye-opener. 1t should show our
neople the absurdity and danger of the
ward system, and convince them that
radical reforms in our plan of govern
ment are necessary
The Street Committees apportion-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

a scientist declares that few
hundred Years hence water will be
sold at fifteen cents n glass. What
VIII our railroads do then, Mr.. Harrl-
man? MA ''-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

Other estlmable gentlemen exhibit
Willingness to float on the stream
OF plutocratic appreciation, now that
hardy Chancellor Day has stepped for
ward and broken the ice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

The strange thing about the fall Of
the ceiling in tho Douma hall the
other day is that II occurred too early
to kill anybody.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
Airy Privacy.

Birdie: Don't. Dickie! Stop THIS
instant! That's no way to act IN pub
glic!"
Dickie: I'm public? Why, my dear.
don't you know that this Is private
wrc?'-Puok.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

Major Goethnls now rises at q
o'clock by his Panamalarm clock, but
Mr.. Shonts could tell him that thai
sort OF thing soon wears OFF,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

Probably man IIRa Hff.s if0dKeyel'
wouldn't even eat 4. mollycodhsh,