The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-28

1IIII TIMES DISP ATCEI:.
It's intimation TINT tho Christmas edi-
torinl poem. or poetic editorial, OF the
Constitution was nbnormnlly stimu-
lntcd nr,i Inspired. We regret TINT We
Should have allowed Editor Graves to
mislcad us.
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Tho esteemed Norfolk svlrginnn. pilot
is informed that Richmond taxes the
capital of merchants engaged In bust
ness here In lieu OF the license tax
levied by the state.
tl ARfT
1t is. lust announced that Miss
Cecilia E,,staphievc and Countess d
Peruzzi al Mcdici own a claim against
Great Britain dating from the thir-
teenth century, and now valued ut
500 40o,62S, 10000, 600, 100000. What
a neat little opportunity for william
Waldorf Aster to display his ancient
British patriotism
Notes the Charleston News and
Courier. "Twcnty-six hundred cascs
of wife tlesertion occurred In Cincin-
nnti last year However. some might
urge In mitigation that the temptation
to desert Cincinnati wife must be
enormous.
Meantime, the gallant gentlemen os
Royal Richmond are happily smoking
their wives Christmas gift cigars,
which are invariably seven times ~
good as the best self-sclected smokes
In all other communities.
Still there might be something in
the idea. II only n surgnon-admiral
could guarantee to operate on the
enemy with the same deadly thorough
ness he occasionally displays toward
n patient.
Boston is enjoying free lessons in
Esperanto, doubtless secure IN the
Knowledge that no parvenu manu-
featured tongue can ever accomplish
an custer on refined old Bostoncsc.
Among those who assert that Grover
Gle, Gland will go to the Denver con-
vcntion as q delegate from New 1er-
sey we have sought long and valhly Tor
the name of G. Cleveland.
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Bv virtue of the most splendiferous
BAH seen in philadelphia In many
wears. Miss Mary Aston Paul Is now
out BY the same token, so is Papa
Paul--about 100000.
Get aboard on the proposition TO
make the Christmas spirit an all-the-
year-round article. What show has the
millennium got OF arriving unless you
help to grease the wheels?
The mitsts of all other States in the
Union combined do not contain so many
Presidents of the United States TO.
day as does the sngle-handed midst
of fine Old Virginia
What with Black Fridays, Blue sum
days and Dark Brown Mondays, the
week ends OF modern society arc
rightly described as somewhat highly
colored
DO your shopping for Christmas
There will not be such another chance
at dazzling Christmas bargains this
year.
On Thursday Mr.. Bryan went hunt
ing and shot % ducks. but these wese
| not the ones he has been making VI
| the Democratic Party.
| II the navy keeps on crowding into
the limelght at this rate. Secretary
| Victor Metcaif may end by belhs ai :
most a prominent man.
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| There is little or no real ground for
the report that Mr.. Williams's remen-
brance to MI. De Almond took the Torn
of a stiff Christmas punch.
| Ships ana regiments commanded by
surgeons might be more appropriate
however for the Sick Man Of the
East.
or course, Or. Rixey would have
10 admit that DR.. Wood saw the pos
| sibilities first.
Those who felt Christmas in tlleiI
bones are now making read! 20 lace
it in their bills.
II looks as If this Colonel Goethals
might have made splendid success:
i in the buried treasure field.
I'm in Vicious Washington they are
singing 1t: "rlare are hooms for every
/ fellow in this good, good OLD to"h.
II pays to advertise. Captain Hoo
son gets ~ nice berth on the Cohihlt
/ tee Of Naval Affairs.
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