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Tic pivot Of Peril IN Tho nation.

Editor OF Tho Timcs-D ispntch:
Slit is not scarceness Of money.
Recently WE arc told that there was
sa tasss ss PER na W h md2ney y
now we have over $S3 per capita.
With, scarcity, ,mlstrust, hard times. and
til ,usands belrg turned out q work
sna atc o9 dsspa5 the lana t na e ss
save the men OF the land. Mistrust
tolls the troutle. Men wanting conf.
idence In their Tfello.wmen makes tiom,
al sna as and n' fa,ape. Faith
glad again. without It tho more money
the more toarding. hiding Hnd hinder g., s,
We s sst t that hosp1a saesG Il Rsan
In order tliat a man be trustworthy
he must have. true ideal and Da
true 70 it. Il know am 2 Christian"
saa the seISant ., E51 nor G Dc KSn
We want that something that win
make :. man stand without i iitchin ', 9 !,
Ills fellow mon Know this, they viii
is hard and tiresome to mtstrust. What
makes inistrust? Want Of real char.
The lifting OF ones life. and living It
before the sleepless eyes OF Brightness,
or, ms we Christians say, OF God"
Until q life IL brought Into conscious
e tho Of the he
expediency, rather than 9 life Of
rigllteousness. ITO he right must BE- BE-
nSso 1aH nae am pre osle Wa wane
true men and women" not to increase
this nation ard nd its civilization. What
nssa s sss n aed th III. pssn1s
" God; as an ideal, a power OF life; g
guardian OF living; an ever-prcsent
potent and final force in life, To fee
Th Ta E,1 b sss wnsn h1 sfss En-
as every Christian in the nation. Is e
press for this until tho vision. OF the
God Of Eight shall come moving sfrnss be-
HIS trust and glad to trust each other
Then "thcre Will flow rivers" in wha'
now threatens to become desert How
can we bring this about? The simpll.
studying. to find and make that Got
our needed reality. Not to build u,
denominations, o. Christian factions
but to fill the land with "men OF Cod
righteous men, such as tho ten" tina
would have saved Sodom II they coult
have been found.
How can we do this? Set apart al
hour each day. or day each sGhoo
wherein tha parents who desire 1t shall
have their children taught the Word o
God faithfully. honestly, hard, AZ w
teach history or mathematics. or an!
other needed thing. Then during thl
period. set apart, let all the children
whose parents do. not wish them TO b
taught the Bible be taught carefull
Character OF God as Its ideal.
Q believers in God, OF every nam
], aud creed. get together and do thi
thing. TWENTY-FIVE million children Il
our schools to-day. pass their schoo
: We cannot stand 1t. TIE nation canno
stand it. and God wont stand It; p
Tie more OF II we know the close
1--WE Will come. together and stronge
grow. This will bring God. God wi
bring character. and character. conf
dence. Let the presence of peril deep
ep the power of our purpose, an
: unite us. to seek God with one hear
!. and one soul in the way He command
us to seek Him: You shall know til
truth and the truth shall make 70
free" C. CLIFTON, PENICK.
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MERELY JOKING.
Identine,l.

Identified.
He slept we'll and ate hearty break
fast, apparently wholly unconscious TO his
black, and -
"And what hour did they hang him7.
ans THEY ~ d on, hans sss oman eo
condemned criminal"-Puck.
Works Like Charm.
Skinner: Trying horseS.sk riding to re.
work."
Hevvywa.e: 1--WE only tried II for q
sood deal aireadyi'--philadeiph,a Inquirer.
An Impaired VISION.
Eyes, sir, your daughter loves mo. 1t was
first sight. eh2 must have her con-
suit an oculist at once."-Clcvcland Plain
Dealer.
Aunt: and have you been all that long
Nieee: "Y,es. apn,le., !. 49,. -.
with an umbrella and came back with .
walking stick 7"-Punch.
Bound to Be Heard.
sy's enaagement get out7 She said I'll,
hasn't whispered It to 2 soul?"
Patrice: mo: she didn't; che used
Too Much Opposition.
Miss Bowry: 81 have no doubt 1t was Q
clever 'solloquy OF Traveller you recited
at the church social last evening. but dc
you know couldn't hear a word Of 1t z"
| Miss Broadway: Nobody is supposed &c
hear word of 1t. II was soliloquy ut
tered by traveller in subway train
Chicago Tribune. ..ss
No Time for Anything Else. N,
| $50 you think his Intentions are serious
| said the father. do you know anythint
! about his habits7'' iss4 tn1
| Eyes" replied the girls mother; n''that
/ why think his intentions arc serious
4 ''How do you mean?"
.'Hls principal habits seem to be callini
| on May and writing to her."-Thc Catho
lie Standard and Times.
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Rhymes for TOD
WHY Nor TRY THE DEMOCRATIC
BRANDT

+ p. I'd
I HEAR q lot o. langwitch bout "the
plenty o. prosperity"
Hut whero tho same Is hidin' Is
some moro than can SEQ.
I'll only mako this statement with no
feelln' o. temerlty:
It ain't reached out FUN anywhcrcs
and clamped holt on Me.
II it is reely floatin' 'round--well. i
for ono amt glttin' II:
Mayhap It amt Intended for the
bloomin' likes O. we.
A-tennyrate, got n Thoughtful. !
don't mind admittin' It:
A suddtnt change at Washing ton
would make n hit with Me.
Mayhap Amt a prophet and amt
got perspichclty.
Aiayhap this terra flrma Is as pros
prous as can be.
Mayhap I amt bold 'un-but I've
got this much Audacity:i
Republican prosperity ain't good
enough for Me. II. s. III.
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amount OF money expended for the
benefit OF those who were worthy. The
organization liz decreasing beggary by
helping the indtgent class 10 help
themselves and In giving aid IT en-
ploys the gift and the opportunity as
the means OF bringing the benoh-
Charles under tho best moral and reli-
glous influences.
A work so noble deserves the
sympathetic support and cooperation
lor all inen, women and children who
would help tho helpless and Mt the
same time cultivate within themselves
the grace OF giving.
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A1,E WE OvERcHARGED FUIt OUR
MUSICs
From figures complied by writer
In the New York Times, 1t would ap-
pear that upon America rests largely
the burden of supporting the musicians
of the world. Our annual music bill
is s6,0o0.000 n year, not counting money
paid for musical comedies and popular"
81
posers and pnblishers-an estimate
which this authority informs us "is
conservative and probably too low
Signor Caruso alone gets $1So,000 an
nually from us-s100O0o from the Me-
tropolitan opera Company, $4,000 from
private performances, $4,000 from the
talking machine companies. 2aderew-
skis earnings this season will aggre-
gate s225000. Kubelils's will approach
$780, oO0 Media, Nordlca. Calve, Sem
brich will divide some $35o,O0O among
them. Other singers, pianists and vio-
linists will get another 100000. Or
chestra conductors and opera COM
panies outside New York will get hun-
dreds of thousands more.
Further. Americans who are study
ing music abroad take s3,0o0.0OO year
out of this country. 1t is said that
they and other sojourning Americans
are the chief supporters OF music IN
Europe during the summer season
So tic musical toll Of s6,Ooo,oOo Q
year swells the tourists toll OF $780,
100000 year with which Americans
enrich Europe and help to restore the
balance of trade between two CONT:
nents.
Why must Americans pay such 6
lot for everything? No one grudges the
| expenditure of large sums for Goot
music, and If the foreigners are the
only people who can give US that kind
then by all means must the foreigner!
sail away every spring with thei
pockets bullying with our money. Pos
sibly we are at that stage in our musi
cal education when we are willing t
spend anything to progress to unothe
stage Or are we merely a kind o
easy going and lavish mark for ever.
European who has something to sell
Will distinguished tenors demonstrat
their gifts elsewhere only under tn
seductive sway OF colossal salaries
Why, to quote once more from tn
Times writer. should a Russian pianis
who got 10 francs for two recitals i
Paris have received $3.50 for each re
cital in America?
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rately.''

the extent OF It's loss in being de-
MED the many worthy and witty SEN
timcnts that were dropped by the
, philosopher in ordinary conversa-
tion.
Tile sentence at the head of this
paragraph belongs to the latter class
OF unrecorded and unpreserved say
ings. For this exceedingly choice
specimen OF Eranklln's brightness in
repartee only comes to us through
the mutIlaiing changes Of tradition.
1t Is said to have been uttered at
the time Of the signing OF the Dccla-
ration of Independence. But while
that historic document was passed
by a vote or the Congress on July
A. l776, there are many conflicting
statements regarding the exact date
of the signing thereof by the differ
ent delegates.
According to Secretary Charles
Thomsons record OF the Continental
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Richmond is considering the adop-
ton of no-seat-no-fare ordinance
for the street cars. The idea strikes
us as dangerous. To forbid the en-
trance Of any passenger after every
seat in a car is occupied would cause
great public Dissatisfaction; while to
permit people to stand without paying
would be out OF the question. and 1t
would be hardly practicable to arrange
for a rebate to strap-hangers. But il
Richmond wants to try no-seat-no-
fare ordinance, there will be good
object-lesson for other cities IN the
state.-Norfolls Landmark.
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FAITH.

The present crisis is giving the Amer |
lean people valuable and much need
cd lesson in faith, 1t Is word that
causes many to stumble when they get
into the realm Of religion. They lovcl
to see and choose their way. They
wish to walk by sight, and when they
are told that they mnst walk by faith
they halt and ask how can these things
be? They are unwilling to trust that
which they cannot see, yet In the affairs
OF this world faith is a matter Of daily
exercise, and without faith a man cnn
DO nothing" Without faith all our
financial institutions would break
down, ana there would be panic every
day in tho year. SO long as confidence
Ills established all the machinery ol
/, shake public confidence, and the ma-
! Echinery is clogged; destroy public con
j fidence, and the machinery breaks
; down completely. The Lesson has come
: home to us, and it should duly i'm
: lpress us, ii we cannot do without faith
: in material. things how shall we get
3 along without II in spiritual things?
/; Lord, increase our. faith! 1t is oul
o Ionly anchor, Faith strengthens us
IS ienlightens us, for all endeavors anc
10 endurances," said Carlyle. with faitl
n We can do All and dare all, and lf,
lc itself has thousand times been Joy
I'd fully given away" Let US learn tn,
v lesson Of the hour, Let us realize tn
.di Importance. the necessity, Of fulti
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Large New Canadian Lake Vessels.

Consul II. j. Harvey reports that in
tho largest vessel ever
built in Canada was launched at Fort
Erie. 1t is 51O feet long. So fcet wide.
81 feet deep. and has a carrying ca
pacity5 OF 1000 tons, drawing 10 feet OF
water, the estimated cost being $4oo,-
900. The vessel will no used for car-
rying grain and ore from Fort Willlant
to buffalo Tho Same company is
building another boat. the Sadecone,
AGO foot long, So feet beam, depth 20
feet, to BIO ready for the spring trade.
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Famous Words Of Famous Men.
"We Must All Hang Together We Shall Hang oepa
ratelv.n BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1776.
can Rights Reserved.)

Congress, the Declaration was pass PASS,
Cd on July 4th, and on august ~
the engrossed copy was slsneu ~
such members as We're preseni 81
the session OF that gay, Ei = rnwn
to have been on trip homewaru on
besnys a. a MnI' oiise, wolcott; q
Connecticut, were both apfen1 ,L.;
Rodney says himself that = 8 1y s,HMIft
was not in Philadelphia until octo-
Der. There were many other deles
gates that also u"slgned some time
during 177G" Matthew Thornton, q
New Hampshire, was not even eiects-
ed a delegate, until septG,m1 M. r,rea an.
and he did not present nus creue.'-
tinls until November 4 tn. =, -
The scene. however, which 5tr .l..I,t
butt has depicted on canvass must
refer to tho initial signatory pro pro
cccdlnss of July dth. when the orls7
inal draft of the Declare t g ,u mnt
81, was signed by the dele gates I, ~ !,
attendance, on that day. For ! ohn
Adams In a letter to Mrs, Mercy
Warren under date of Fepruary. y
1874. says the Declaration % tnae1
s pc suly W yh pFsRhsItsS anF
was really present on July 4lh Y, o. y
not can nnlybe shown by TIL omson.,s
records. Jared Sparks, N MS s M !
ot Franklin, seems to have been ~ =. =
first Of the FRANKLIN ablosr.lpnNT.a,,,a ~, "
was made 10 President Hancock.
I'VE must be unanimous, nrEe !
Hancock; there must be no nulllng
different ways. We must al Ling Ing
together" Z. !,
down In the following form:
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While CIV cry
known line and
every known frag-
OF a line that
was penned by
BENJAMIN Frank
lin BIAS either
been put In the
printed form or
else is the cher
ished treasure of
some library or
museum, the world
will never know
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

The price OF rndium has just been
reduced from 100000 an ounce to
100000. Better hustle around to
your Dealers and lay in few pound
boxes for Christmas before they jack
TN the price again.
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Secretly, no doubt, prohibition is in
tensely surprised at tho tremendous hit
1t Is suddenly making all over the
circuit.
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"Taft's manager has been talking.
says the Atlanta Constitution. W.
grave1y fear that he has been talking
through his hat.
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The excellence OF Mrs. Bradley's for
gettery reveals her as potential trust
witness of magnificent possibilities.
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s An accident to the unwritten law
would inevitably precipitate a panic
in the alienist market.
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No Time for Anything Else.
STATE TOPICS.

We recently inquired or the HaAfaS
Gazette whether or not the enhanced
value Of lands spoken OF by that con-
temporary showed up on the taS-books.
The Gazette replies:
desired information, but We are In
clined to think from meagre informa-
ton that the great enhancement In
value does not appear on the tax
books In the rural districts. but we
can state from our own knowledge
that there was considerable adj
vance in real estate in the town OF
South Boston"
The Constitution requires that all
lands shall be assessed for taxation at
their fair market value.
The South Boston News approves our
temperance lecture to the antl-saloon
crusaders. "Prohibition," it says. will
be failure in any community
unless 1t is backed up by q strong
public sentiment. Tho movement should
have behind 1t principle. The morals
OF the people rather than their pecu1,-
iary interest should be uppermost.
These need not clash. When properly
adjusted, morals and pecuniary sue
cess will always harmonize."
This view from a newspaper that IS
a pronounced advocate OF prohibition
is worthy OF note.
..The travelling men who come to our
town." remarks tho West Point News,
.'remark that we have very pretty
town. Yes; I'VE have q pretty town, and
BY the number Of travelling men that
- ~, ,1yn
must have business town. But TINS
is not the only Indication. Everything
is on the move and the BOOM.
Beauty Of town, or Of woman
is q valuable asset. It is a pity that
some towns and cities in Virginia dc
not appreciate the fact.
4 TO show how loosely the capitatioI
tax law is administered in Nirginis
the Abingdon Yirginian relates the fol
lowing:
IA few days ago a citizen in thu
county came to one Of the tax collec
tors to pay his taxes. An Item appear
ed on the general tax ticket whici
Had not been there for some years. y
was credited with the payment
four years poll-tnS, but further ina
the CreultE tAerc. WdS &liOIHilAe' ~ s'A.o
the amount, So, had been paid. An
one with access to the books or
other ways could place credit Q 9
any ticket. When asked by the col
lector for. tile poll-tax receipts, IN
gentleman replied he did not hay
any. lie was informed that he co y.
I not get his tax bill rcceipted IN ~
| until he could show his receipts y
tile four years poll tan with wlltc
he was credited. Then lie cxplalne
/ tho reason why he did not hay
| them. Flo said he had applied 4
assessment through other partlt
ana had sent $3.50 up to town TO pa
lp to lest year, but some one ek
had paid the other $l,5O and he ma
i never seen the tickets at al l,:snot's o. 9,
i OF them; that they We're still ilstA'
i linsdon, although he had voted moi
i miles away from town 4sii
| This leads us to remark again TN
j tho payment Of capitation taxes Is
i subject that will demand the seflo
4 EconsIlerationo Of the next l.eglsla tyre t'a''
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If II. NJ. Albert Edward. We're a COM
mercial tourist, he would never dare
to wear that diamond.
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Kindly American undertakers will
not organize at just the moment whcr
so many booms show signs Of shortly
needing their services.
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There will be 992 delegates to the
National Convention next
year. not all OF whom. by any means,
are positively committed to the Henry
Cabot Lodge first-term movement.
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Says the Kansas City Star: "1n times
of financial stress, when money IS
scarce, prices are supposed TO fall.
Well, then, why don't they fall" Has
tho stars Oldest Subscriber ever seen
a price fall?
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Callous costofliving can also pal
itself on the back for having made ont
Thanksgiving turkey grow where sew
enteen grew before. -
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In Berlin there Is one policeman
to every $40 persons. III Manhattan
there is only one policeman to every
643 persons. Thus has Berlin rightly
earned her title as the Cookladles'
Paradise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

We of the South are exercised on the
subject OF immigration, but the real
problem has never come nigh to us.
Our people are native-born. The for-
eign element does not enter as factor
in our political or social affairs. With
US immigration is theory. But It is
different at the North. There 1t is a
condition, and an ever-present menace.
Boston is in the grip OF foreign voters
who. under tho manipulation OF shrewd
leaders, hold the balance of power in
politics. Boston is almost ready to
surrender her charter and appeal to
the State for protection. At least 1T is
so reported. Boston now understands
the negro problem at the South at
never before. The chicks seem to be
coming home to roost
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

A Denver man recently shot ant
killed an eagle measuring over sever
feet from tip to tip. He noted Will
great interest that it wore neither
motto nor pantalets.
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Another Kirh strike.

Fake Oil Capitalist (smiltngly,9 T-.it y
veni latest gold mine panning out VI. Ii
rake Mine promoter--Re yond eSpeetla-
tons. Why. old man. It's assayins over y
thousand suckers To the ton OF lltratates---
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we understand that the editor OF the
Norfolk virginian-Pilot will lend tho
movement for pail bearers union IN
his town. It Is believed that very
large union. proportionate to popula-
ton, will be needed to accommodate
the large and growing pall-bearing
business OF Norfolk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

So far not even DR.. Washington
GLADDEN.. the pioneer tainted-Inoney en-
pert, Is believed to have Indignantly
rejected any OF tho unmottoed gold
pieces.
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Explanation Dc,na = dcd.

Explanation Dcina dcd.
\ The Times-Dispatcll is rendering tho
people OF the State a great service in
calling attention to the lax and slack
twisted manner in which the taxes of
the various counties have been COL
lected.
The cost of collecting county taxes
is not uniform. The percentage for
collecting differs in different counties.
as will be seen by the following. which
we take from The Times-Dispatch OF
Sunday.
We agree with The Times DISPATCH.
that there Is something wrong In the
system, for why should 1t cost tho tax
payers OF Halifax more than $1,000 to
collect the same amount OF taxes as
that collected by the treasurer OF Pitt
sylvania county?
This is mutter of interest to the
tax -payers OF Halifax, and an explana-
ton is due, and IT. Is up to the board
Of supervisors or county treasurer to-
mako the explanation.
Surely there must be some mistake.
and we hope there will be no delay IN
Letting the Taxpayers know why. and
now, this matter appears In a light. so
unfavorable to the reputation. OF thu
business capacity Of tho public SER
wants having this matter III Charge
South Boston News
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A Donbtful Propoaition,

However, can you think OF two
Hartjes that beat as one?
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A pamphlet entitled IA Brief De-
scription of New York" was sold the
other day for 3l,75o. That is lot to
pay for a brief description OF New
York, considering that you can got one
from any Chicago man for nothing.
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a sure, II, Winner.

Z airs. llenpeck- -rhpsaswlo are guhlucky w
,lovc are said ID be lpclsy y T CARDS. " q.
\, ,hink II would 10 ii good ihing for INC 20
lp;a.' pui er.5r-I S,ie 4, ~ N X wv F Iy S @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

For the especial benefit Of the Hous.
ton Post, we~will digress from nnancia!
furry comments to observe that ola
Bill skillit Is not the only member OF
his family to contribute to the dietetic
lustre of his native State. Old Mrs. Bill
Skillit is the home maker OF as fine
pios and potlicker as arB to be found
in Old Virginia, which is to say eleven
times as tine as are to be found IN all
other quarters OF the globe.
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