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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

Editor of The Times-D Dispatch:
sir.-With reference to the statement
of Miss Edna Lee Turpin, in her book,
that the command of the Northern
Lee. make the following extract from
Fifty Years Observations Of Men and
Events" by Brigadier-General f. D.
Reyes, U. S. A. and who was In 1851
eral Winfield Scott; published by
Charles scribner's Sons. In 1854. On
page 205-6. General Keyes says:
The last time ! saw Lee was in
the spring of 1861. He had just arrived
in Washington from Texas, where he
eral Twiggs, who surrendered to the
secessionists. Coming to pay his re-
spects to the commanding general of
the army, he entered my room. and In
disengaged. I stepped quickly forward
seized his hand, greeted him warmly,
and said: Lee 1t Is reported that you
concurred in Twiggs's surrender In
Tcxas--how's that?' Without replying
to my question. he assumed an air OF
great seriousness, and calmly said: !
am here to pay my respects to General
Scott Will you be kind enough, COL
Ione, to show me to his Office? !
Iopcned the generals door: Lee passed
in. and the two Virgfnians remained
alone together nearly three hours.
eral Scott. after having had "a private
interview with an Important person. to
relate to me what had been said. On
this occasion he told me not word,
iect of his conversation with Colonel
Lee. His manner that day. when he
ldined alone. was painfully solemn. He
had an almost idolatrous fancy for Lee.
whose military-genius- ha estimated far
above that of any other officer OF the
army,
SCOTT a. ONO tin,a Gffnred r. retire from
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Everything TINT hnppens to Ms
leaves some trnce behind II; every
thing contributes impcrccptlbly to
form us.-GOethe.
An AROUSED ELECTORATE.

Z Political parties might as well under
stand it first as last that they must
now reckon with an enlightened and
aroused electorate. 1t is harder now
than ever for demagogues to fool any
of the people all the time, or all the
people any of the time. The voters are
thinking more and reading more and
voting more They are giving more
attention to public matters. and they
are voting more intellgently.
!. "A few years ago" says the Indian
npolis News. 1T was not much against
a party that it was known to be con-
trolled by or in behalf of selfish pri-
waite interests. But now the first ques-
ton that the average citizen asks him
is whether or not the party which he
proposes to support is the tool of the
interests. If he decides that 1t is the
tool of the interests. he refuses to
vote its ticket The great demand now
is that our political parties should free
themselves even from the suspicion of
being controlled by those seeking to
capitalize them
The Republican party will not be
permitted hereafter to hobnob with
lawless corporations and collect from
them a corruption fund with impunity.
Nor will such corporations be permitted
hereafter to purchase immunity baths
with campaign contributions. The vot-
ers now know the trick, and they will
be on the watch for 1t.
Voters at large are becoming more
Independent every year. This is par
ticularly true of The voters of the
South. Time was when they would
vote for any platform and any candi-
date which spQrted the label of the
Democratic party. They had to do 1t
for their own projections But the
negro terror has now been removed
and Southern voters are more discrimi
mating. They are going to take a
hand in making the platform and nom
mating the ticket in 1905. If not per-
mitted to do so, and an attempt is
made 10 whip them into line, the party
iashes will be cracked in vain over the
heads of many. The Independent voters
ioi the South will not subscribe to false
doctrine simply because II Is marked
Democratic nor vote for an apostle OF
Populism simply because the party has
nominated him. The agitation through
out the South, the demand for TIL,
Infusion of Southern blood into tn,
Democratic corpus. is not rising OF
.politicai froth, but a genuine boiling
Of the pot; and all politicians concerned
5tp1lI he wise. to take notice
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MAK1NG MONEY our OF sHR1NEs

MAKING MONEY OUT OF sHRINEs.
| Forty thousand persons paid a six
pence each, last year, for the privilege
1 of seeing Shakespeare's birthplace at
| Stratford- on Avon. Twenty thousand
persons paid shilling each to look at
visited the low matched cot
tage at Alloway where Burns was
born, at twopence apiece In summer
! time, 1000 persons month come to
the little village of Chalfont st. Giles
to inspect the room where Milton fin
ished Paradise Lost" and each Of
them gives sixpence for that privilege.
These figures are taken from an arti-
Gle in Munseys Magazine by Mr.. VIII
liam G.. Fitzgerald. They do not begin
| to represent all the revenue derived
from shrines made famous by the fact
that some of the im1nortals once used
them familiarly. There are always
Iside-features to be seen, tombs and
relies to be inspected, photographs.
souvenirs and, OF course picture post
cards to be purchased. Thus, at STRAIT
ford, in addition to the poets birth
place, there is the Memorial Theatre,
the museum, the graves of Shakespeare
and Anne Hathaway-all to be looked
at for the stipulated fee. The total
revenue here last year. in sixpenny fees
alone, is estimated at some 10000.
That this did not come wholly from
touring and Conscientious Americans,
anxious to do the correct thing and
fgive themselves n literary classifica-
ton. is no doubt evidenced by the case
of Burns. for whom Mr.. Fitzgerald
gives. some figures. OF the 10000 who
made the pilgrimage to Alloway last
year. 32.637 hailed from the bards own
country, 1865 from England and only
5,324 from the United States
Owning great mans home may be
better than having your own. 1t may
or any other of his possessions ever
did to him. It would nave taken Burns
many a song to earn $4,000 two
pences. and everybody knows that
Milton, to peep into whose house we
now cheerfully contribute some 5000
| a month was glad enough to dispose
of his magnum opus for matter of
les. rsu-eet,s sftt
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the Better Management and Control OF
the Milk Supply He pointed out that
the danger began at the so,ffce, and
there was no doubt of the appalling lg-
norahce which prevailed on dairy
farms"
These eminent authorities cannot be
doubted, and we direct the attention OF
parents of infant children to what they
an interest in promoting the public
health. should uphold and cooperate
with the Board OF Health in enforcing
the regulations governing the milk
traffic in this community. 1t Is mat
ter Of life and death.
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Rhymes for To-Day
BACK.

L.
~ AcKT m. 's,s word Of diversified
- So says the lexicon there on the
shelf:
AS for detailing them I have small
leanings:
Haul down the volume and look for
yourself.
Back" for US home come holds one
meaning only:
Back" Is good-by, and good-by Is a
sob.
Back" is the treadmill. and treadmills
are lonely.
Back" is the thing that we are on
tho job.
Back go the days when we hirted with
pleasure.
Back slip the gay ways with maid
ems and men.
Back fade the hard earned. glad mo-
ments of leisure.
Back trudge the bardlets to harness
again.
Call you ut might have been" saddest
of phrases7
Pish for your folly. stare for your
gall:
know. OF all that desponds men to
cradles,
Back on the Job" is the dreadest OF
all. H. S. II.
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

. =
Switzerland has hotel-keepers school
where bookkeeping is taught in all its
branches.
OF 100000 girl babies born, s71.c6s are
alive at twelve months. OF the boys. 10000
fower live through the first year.
The late Captain Jason Collins. veteran
steamship captain OF Maine. was ninety
years of age. and had continuous record
of seventy years at sea Up to the age Of
eisEty-three he was In command OF one Of
th3 Maine steamers.
The papers in Paris are greatly interested
In the American work OF Mr.. Isaac L.,
Rice. OF New York. who has done 30 much
for the suppression OF unnecessary noise
The Figaro praises her highly. Mrs. Rice
With her children Is now at Bad .Nauheim.
In the old days when Robson and Crane
PLACED THE Henrietta." a check for $780,
900 that was passed on tho stage was mar
yelled at for it's size. In a play now rum
ming similar check transaction involving
sbO00.OO0 attracts less attention.
II is estimated that nearly 100000 is
spent each year in providing hooks and eyes
to keep feminine apparel together. Every
III ess that is made nowadays Is fastened
with these invisible clasps and they are
seldom used the second time Like the old
query about pins, one wonders what becomes
OF these millions OF hooks and eyes bought
every year
Fewer marriages, fewer births and fewer
deaths are the rule in England and WnleS.
as compared with former times. In these
countries there are 16.bO0.0o0 males and H.
100000 females, In thirty-hve years the
marriage rate has decreased twenty-five per
cent and there has been steady rise IN
ths ages at which marriages have taken
place, Formerly IT'S bridegrooms and PIT
brides per 1000 were minors; In 1905 these
figures were respectively, 4sS and 1869.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

happy in, an eBtate which they have
voluntarily assumed than that the
sanctity OF that holy estate should be
Impaired. 1t is the institution. and
not man or wife, that is to be con-
sidered and protected. Mr. Earle's
philosophy is, false and demoralizins.
and It is a sign of moral health among
the people that he is denounced from
all quarters as a traducer and base
deserter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

Any misfortune which may overtake
the Charlotte Observer is distress to
hope that the fire which destroyed In
part its building will cause our con-
temporary no serious inconvenience.
We have not only genuine liking for
the Observer, but tho highest admlra-
ton for it. 1t is'a newspaper of char
acter. and combines in wondrous har-
mony intellect with discretion, virility
with amiability. wit with good man
ners courage with mandy forbearance.
1t is withal a very pleasant contem-
porary to The Times-Dispatch. and has
our best wishes and our distinguished
consideration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10
POINTS FROM PARAGRAPHERs.

I y
* war cloud on the horizon. 1t will be
remembered that Richmond made his
exit from the navy by the defective eyesisht
route.-Bristol Herald Courier.
It is fortunate for the average man that
he doesn't have to pay cash for the advice
his wife hands htm.-Chicago News.
Governor Johnson says he would rather
write book than be President. That should
cinch Indiana for the Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
A Dr. Mcqueen says roosevelt should be
made king" King OF clubs ?-Washington
Herald
Next to the newspapers" says Mark
Twain. 1.-The ladies are the most able dissem-
inators OF news" From which 1t appears
that there are moments when Mark does not
indulge in jokes.-Washngton Posi-
New York merchants arc selling arms and
ammunition to Japan. They love their coun-
try fervidly. OF course but business is bus
mess" and that Is the commercial gospel.
confession Of faith and golden rule in q nut
shell.--Los Angeles Times.
Mr. Hughes will lose some Of his optimism
when he what stir he has made by
demanding honesty in public ohlce.-Wash-
ington Times
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT.

The Washington Herald thinks 1t
would be exceedingly difficult to as
semble a Democratic convention in
Virginia or any other State that would
be able to frame a platform without
consideration OF It's effect upon the
fortunes of particular presidential can
dldates.
IF the declaration OF principles, g
says the Herald. were prejudicial to
Bryan. as the News conceives 1t might
be, the movement which led to such a
declaration would be an anti-Bryan
movement. no matter how skilfully It's
promoters might attempt to conceal its
purpose"
We have great respect for the Her
aids opinions, but we fear that its
objection to the early convention pro-
posal for Virginia is inspired by its
predictions for Mr.. William j. Bryan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10
A Quick Trip.

The new steamer Queen Anne
leaves one hour later Is A, ND than
any other line and arrives at the ex-
position three hours earlier. Reduced
fares sl,25 straight. $500 round Go
day limt), Phone. 6lo. ADV.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

AT the worst, the I.usitania Is far
surer to make good run than are
certain Republicans whom we might
mention.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

Former Comptroller Charles G.
Dawes has new presidential boom
1t is a children's size, vest-pocket af-
fair, smaller than the L Shaw article
and hence wholly invisible to the
naked eye.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

On and after October ed, Fairbanks
is to speak In the South which will
of course have the, privilege of an
swering back rs $50 -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

The days go by. and still no enter
prising sporting-goods maker has
named a punching bag the Harahan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

The President Is an excellent horse
man. says the Washington Herald. He
is believed to be also pretty fair as q
dark horseman.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10
Going Out of TOWN.

Subscribers who leave the city tenn
porar!ly should have The -aes Dispatch
mailed them Addresses will be changed
as often as requested
You can keep fully Informed about
Richmond affairs only through The
Times Dispatch.
Before leaving mail or phone your
address to this office Phone 4oil, City
Circulation Department
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MERELY JOKING.
VS'i,ew!

Whew!
What very thin voice that girl has"
Thin! Why, It's thin she ought to
sing all her music in a skeleton key."-Bal-
timore American.
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Miss Turpin's Claim for Lee.

Abandoned dashes for the Pole mus
lie thick around Spitzbergen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

BY MAIL ono six Three Ono
POSTAGE PAID. Year. Mos. Mos Mo.
only with lnnday. 800 $500 $3.50 30
4oaily without sunday. 400 200 loo 80
Sunday edition only. 200 100 so .2S
Weekly "wednesday. 100 so .25
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

Entered January 81. 1903 at Richmon'.
va. as second-class matter. under act OF
scoreress Of March 3. 1879.
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Apparently.

Apparently.
Policeman tholding down tramp on
sidewalk: No damage, ma'am: he's mere
~ having it."
Kind Lady: Gracious! Shall got some
water and throw 1t in his FACET
Policeman: DO you want to kill him7"-
Seattle Post.lntelligencer.
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Chr CHING zI;s5 5le Dispatrb
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Business office .....s...sis Il. Main Street.
washington Bureau, s2e-7 Munscy Building.
manchester Bureau Ifo2 Hull rect.
petersburg Bureau 49,. 40 N. Sycamore st.
t,ynchburg .3ureau .......aI 5 Eighth st.
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BY Tlincs-D Dispatch Carrier Delivery Ser
vice in Richmond Cand suburbs), Manches-
te and Petersburg
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Willing to Try.

Willing to Try.
Its so sweet OF you. Mr., Guny." she
Eurgled. ITO want me to marry you. But
papa says I'm such an extravagant girl. Do
you think you could dress me?'
''Well." he stammered, blushing, IL think
could II you don't have these waists that
fasten In the back with hooks and eyes
Cleveland Leader.
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sidelight. on Father.

Nurse: Come indoors at once. Master
Richard. and be a good boy. You won't
go to heaven II you're naughty"
Master Richard: 81 don't want to go tt
heaven; want TO go with ther?"-Londor
Sketch p-
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q HOW TO GALL T1MEs.p1spArcH.

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Times Dispatch by telep' me will ask CEN
trail for "ioil," and on being answered from
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,aartment or person with whom they wish
10 speak.
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con1posing-room: 4o42. business office: 4o4s,
lfoi mailing and press-rooms.
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One Week. One Year.
5aty with Sunday ...14 cents $3.50
Daily without Sunday 10 cents $50
Sunday only .......,.. cents $50
yearly subscriptions payable in advance.)
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Drunk. Indeed

Drunk, Indeed.
His wife: You have been drinking again.
Haven't you. now?"
Hor Husband: "M'dear. cannot tell
lie
His Wife: You can't! Then you are
further gone than l Observation-Disclosures
Bits,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

A DR.. Mcqueen says Roosevelt should be
made king, King of Observation-Disclosures
Herald
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-10

It is fortunate for the average man that
he doesn't have to pay cash for the advice
his wife hands htm.-Chicago News.
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POEMS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
No. 1859.
The Play Of King Lear. :
ny WILLIAM WATSON.

is publishe
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Ashland German Club.

The Ashland German Club has been
reorganized, with Mr.. Elliott Jordan
as president and Mr.. II. D. Kerr as
secretary and treasurer. The board of
directors will include Messrs. ]. H.
Addison. B. M. Shepherd, c. K. Pendle-
ton, Jr.. F. II. Cox and Percy Hall
The chaperons will be Mrs. James
Chenery. Mrs Tate Chenery, Mrs.
James Hoofnagle. Mrs H. S. Ladew.
Mrs. A. 2. Gilbert, Mrs. Allen Maury.
Mrs. Anna Carr and Mrs. c. e Potts
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-12

THE WIDENING OF STATE STREET.


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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-12
WHERE THE ORDINARY CITIZEN GETS OFF.

They
Of percent in the
admitted
in compiled schedule
off
in siron steak
20
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in
stersse in
with enjoying
doubt
parties who
commodities
itself a
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-12
Soap a. \ Medicine

when I was a boy" said the old
man, they often made me take little
soap as a medicine 1t did me good
Soap was prescribed in the village
for cramps. for sick headache, for
half dozen complaints. The people ad-
mitted that 1t was a nauseous dose, but
on the other hand they pointed 10 its
efficacy.
When was taken down my mother
would cut from the cake OF yellow
soap in the kitchen a chunk about as
big as a chestnut
- Now, sonny she would say. 'swal-
Ter this and she'd hold the yellow NOR
sci in thumb and forefnger close to my
lips.
I'D begin to whimper. The smell of
it and the idea Of the lather that would
form in my mouth-the lather I'd have
to swallow-would ill me with despair.
But my mother was inexorable With
stiff lips I'd take the soap into my
mouth, I'd chew the soft and slippery
stuff a little and then, with a groar
and a dreadful gulp, I'd swallow it
! Horrors!
"Horrorsp' said the old man, smiling
II can still taste those doses OF soar
that were so common IN the village il
my boyhood."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-12

The reports from Washington fore
casting the program OF the American
delegates at The Hague shows a plan
in important respects identical with
that announced from St. Petersburg re
Gently as the Russian program. 1t is
declared that, according to the Ameri-
can view, the Improvement and
strengthing of the Hague tribunal. a
court of arbitration, and the interna-
tional commission of inquiry are
deemed of the first order OF Importance.
In this respect. then, we are in entire
agreement with the Russian program.
The statement that only America and
Great Britain have made use of the
Hague tribunal which comes from
washington today. is misleading. The
first case was submitted in 1902-the
tribunal opened in 1901-the United
States and Mexico resorting TO the
court for the settlement Of the Pious
Fund claims. Great Britain and Japan
made use OF 1t in the japanese Home
Tax case. The three powers which
participated in the blockade Of the
Venezuelan Preferential Payment case
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-12
MILLER, Best Customers.

The forty odd million sacks Of -four
consumed yearly in the United King
dom are mainly eaten in the form Of
bread. In the houses of the rich and
In the best hotels bread is sparingly
eaten, but among the middle classes
and in workmen's homes 1t forms a
considerable portion of the diet. AS
the latter class predominant and as
their families are the most numerous.
it is not improbable that the children
under sixteen consume about three
hfths Of the total -four sold in the
United Kingdom. In a commercial
sense, therefore, the children are the
miIlers' best friends.-London Milling.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-12
weight of a Lion.

what does a lion weighT' Ask that
question Of any acquaintance and see
what he will say. Those who best
know the look OF the king of beasts
and how small his 1.-THE body really is
will probably come furthest from the
truth. About 800 to $50 pounds Is a
usual estimate. But this is below the
mark. A full grown lion will tip the
scales at no less than 500 pounds
Five hundred and forty pounds is the
record for an African lion. His bone
is solid and heavy as ivory. The tiger
runs the lion very close. A Bengal
tiger killed by an English officer scaled
$40 pounds. A tiger Of this size has
however, considerably greater muscu
lar strength than the biggest lion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-12
PROBLEM FoR THE COURT
Two Emma Hawkers, One Dead, Which
Was the One Whose Life Was
Insured

New Albany, Ind, June 12.-Wheth>
err the life Of Emma Hawker or that
Of her daughter, Emma Hawker, was
insured by the Metropolitan Insurance
company, IS the knotty problem that
must be decided by a jury in the cir
cult court The case IS now on trial.
Emma Hawker the mother, has filed
be held on the life of the daughter,
Emma Hawker. who died several
months ago. Both held policies. which
were allowed to lapse. A few months
later one was revived. The company
says 1t reinsured the life Of the moth
er, while the plaintiff asserts that it
was her daughters policy that was
revived
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-12

viii play Romeo. and Mrs Carl Kaston.
wife OF our popular hog buyer. Will
play Juliet.
After the tragedy is rendered the
guests viii waltz. two step and side
step in the dancing pavilion. The
dancing restrictions viii be unique
The fat gentlement present will be re-
stricted to dancing with lean ladies'
and the fat ladies with the lean gents
The middlew Fights viii be in class
by themselves.
on with the dance; let JOY be unre-
fined.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-12
Escape from a Horrible Death.

Noblesville, Ind. June -. - Frank
Grassland. IA years old, had his left
arm chopped off at the elbow in
shearing machine at the Atlanta tim
plate factory, where he was employed.
His glove caught between the rapidly
revolving knives and his arm was
drawn into the machine A fellow
workman threw an iron bolt into the
cogs and stopped the machine, or else
the boys body would have been liter-
ally chopped to pieces.