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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-01
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

NJ Rodin. the celebrated French sculptor
has been asked TO paint some frescoes fol-
the new art gallery at the Luxembourg Pal
ace.
II is estimated by mining experts a.
johannesburg that the amount of gold still
to be mined along the Rand Peef is to be
valued at $4,000, 900, 900.
capain Frank h. Mccoy military aide to
President Roosevelt. is In Cuba to investi-
withdrawal OF the American troops.
Lady Ernestne Hunt. eldest daughter OF
tho Marquis of Ailesbury. owns and operates
a horse ranch at Calgary. Alberta, on !.
stretch OF land nearly 5000 acres in extent.
Higgins. cocker spaniel of New York
City. whose hind legs are paralyzed, is strap
ped backwards into a small two " wheeled 60
cart, and gets along quite well, thank you.
Having bet $500 that he had seen 1000
snakes In one day near Martinsburg Ark
Michael Kelly. drummer won the wager
wren ne took the committee to a big cave
filled with reptiles.
The average capitalization of the 22ols3
miles of railroad in foreign countries ia
sloS,o0o mile. In the United States tho
average for a22,s4O miles is little more
than $4,000 mile.
William Waldorf Aston. the expatriatcd
ssn,ad n who recently bought and pre-
s s0,,,s the chesapeake's flag to British
museum. once was American minister to
i'ay under President Arthur.
John Copplns. who claims to be the oldest
b ,,s superintendent In England, has placed
dnnshIra IN the hands Of the Hunting
'Wus service OF tiftS-fve years
J., william J. Bryan and family have arrived
t I'm az Lincoln. Neb. Mr.. BRYAN said Thar
~ ~, .nn next Two weeks he would pay strict
h he NM 10 work on his farm. After that
IVY IVY WI. go to Washington for the White
rouse conference. M "'''e'
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basca, II appears, are not immune, and
Bristol Bay and sltka raiso itching
palms TO be creased. But England,
of course. is worse than these wild
districts. and the English country
house he comedies, where ten pounds
gratitude is oxacted from the Friday.
to-Monday guest. Is the worst OF ALL
Doubtless these conditions have
become exaggerated Of late. but they
arc by no means new. In Wcllingtons
day a visitor at tho Iron Dukes house
during the grouse season norvously
inquired of the famous beau, Sir lien
rs Lutirell what was proper in the
matter of bounties. II myself usually
give ten guincas," said Sir Henry,
but were I you should give the ras-
calls not farthing. For, such is your
Workmanship, you will not be Invited
a gain" a more pointed story, doubt.
less. is that recalled by the Times A
gentleman staying ut noble house
in the eighteenth century. after hand
ing guinea to the lackey who brought
his hat, another to the one who
brought his cloak and third to tire
bearer of his stick, was approached |
by fourth mental bringing his gloves.
He waved this one back. NO" said he,
the gloves are not worth It." And
lie went away bare.handed.
Is there not a suggestion In this
,cntury-and-a-l laf-old story? Why
the English country-house Viz
tor decline all assistance from the
srasping servitors, walk from the sta
ion. shine his own boots. rustic his
wn hot water? Why should not. the
atron of,the New York restaurant soy
ourteously to the waiter: "Who am
to put your highness to trouble? With
our kind permission 1 shall repair
lysef to the Kitchen. cook my own
lodest order. fetch 1t here. cat It and .
hereafter deftly wash the fishes"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-01
Editor of The Times Dispatch:

Editor Of The Times-D Dispatch:
Sir,-The very limited park and
play ground space of this city is ever
a source of distress to the mothers OF
Richmond's little ones. and now that
Monroe Park, which is the Mecca OF
these children many of whom find
there the only grass and cool shade
they ever enjoy), is being considered
as a site for the Battle Abbey, I feel
that, as a mother, must protest or
at least urge the gentlemen who have
charge of this matter to stop and con-
slider. Then surely they will leave the
little ones who will some day be Rich
mond's men and women, not only their
rights and pleasure now, but set them
an example worthy to be followed
later on in the matter OF caring for
the health and general welfare of the
youth of their city,
If the gentlemen Of this committee
could go into Monroe Park on hot
summer day (when the streets are
dusty and the pavements scorchlng)
and see the great number of children
of all classes, happy and benefited by
the shade and grass and space, they
would also see there is not one foot
of that ground to be spared without
entailing n great sacrifice upon these
children. 1t should be remembered by
tho committee that though some chill
dren may have large yards or means
Of getting into the country, those Of
the majority have not. Leave to such
Monroe Park as It is and has been.
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Mr. BRYAN, for all his mower. canno
rid his mind OF the delusion that he t.
being thwarted by predatory inter
osts," Recently The Times Dispatch. i,
discussing the question Of instructc,
delegates. said:
IF ever there was convention
where the power of the uninstfuctet
desesate VIII De great not only IN ,h'
,hs nIa +forr !, viii he : Denver t TN
appreciation OF this fact is the stun.
ling block in the way Of those who
want no elaboration by the reprcsen-
1at,Ees Oh the people N convention
ID, !. 49,.
-. ~
e., -, ~, -,
itoii iito ''''es ~ p'''e" aii>' '''"'e
'i,e "i's-So''ii'e''''
bul 'le app app " ."e 800, nc.
,,na'a never through nninstructed
,,Ierates may suggest to the rank ana
file of the party the Importance Of
making their instructions 10 their rep
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PARKER AS a DELEGATn
Dcfeatcd I'residcntlnI Candidat,
isNer Served IN That Cannrifr.


eway from Congress the pnwe,. .o9 ~
id, arte presidential and vice presi.
uential candidates, substituting the
p popu,af , convention for the Congress
Wnen defeated candidate for the
piesiuehcE ever sat as a delegate in
national convention 1t is possible
~ ir'ae some one named as candidate
as General Weaver was BY the Green.
nae {, afterward have sat as
a delegate in the convention of one of
me TWO leading parties.
Thc Democracy of New Yor,, stat.
mas named as one OF the delegates
large TO the Democratic National Con.
rention at Denver eX-Judge Alton n.
parker, and he VIII probably serve, as
chairman of the New York delegation
Judge Parker was named. notWith-
SANDING some apprehension that he
would decline to serve as delegate.
fin, i NJ I'D Of declining. he has in
that kind as a high honor. and one
VIII, which should not be declined. except.
ing for imperative reasons, such as
In view Of the impression enter
himself. that his defeat in n 1904 tIu was az
In part due to the fact that many
of Colonel Bryan who declined to vote
for, him. Judge Parker may find some
at the Denver con-
yention. He. is sure to be as con-
spicuous IL delegate as any, and he
VIII go 70 the convention In the be-
lief that revtali2ed Democracy, nam
Ing some other candidate than Colonel
Bryan, may have fair expectation Of
success in the election of next fall.
unless President Roosevelt himself DO
named and be compelled to accept the
nation.--H in the Phila-
delphia Press.
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TO- morrow-Religions l. 1,n,
The Sway Of the rypc,yrit.r

no The !, Typewriter is playing an I'M.
The latest Invention in This linz "g ~
Ja asn'as capable dsnae, Of transcrlbins the
11mprintinR Arabic. Syriac. Armenian
henrew and other Oriental Ianrlaees
nave long been used. ~ 20
81. IN Turkey the printing of ANYTHING
IRON iron, circular letter to a book, can
e gGby,e ei, Therefore. typewrIters
which imprint Turkish or Arabic char,
acters are prohibited from passins,
through the custom house. Neverfha,,
less, the increasing demand has some
how produced a small supply. Ragdnd
city OF 100000 inha bitants, has TWEEN,
~ machines. all OF which write Arabic.
In Syria. one Of the most polyelot
countries In the. world. syriac, Arabic
v by many of the business houses
PERSIA. which uses the Arabic SCRIPT, r.
learning to adopt the typewriter. 10
80 Z ), farther artt. east. a number Of Hlndus-
Bompay and other cities OF India. chi
neSe seems en-, to be the only language
wien sun reslsts the typewriter's en-
dearments.-Harper's Weekly.
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is the foundation of the national credi;
at this time. and that no Japanese firm
Is SO well known in the outside world
prove that It's economical, influencl
In Japan Is OF the first magnitude.
But the interests of the Mitsuis arr
by no means confined to those indus.
tries which are conducted under the
family name. The family owns stock
to the amount OF millions in other
concerns In Japan. and on account
|ol Its prestige. It's voice Is respectfully
listened to- in every joint stock com.
pany In which 1t has vote. Among
these private concerns which are really
a part OF the Mitsui foundation ara
the Bank OF Japan. the Yokotama spc-
Gle Bank, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha or
Japan Mail Steamship Company, ano
other prominent Industrial corporations
such as cotton mills. paper mills anc
sugar refineries
Second only TO the imperial house
hold In Influence. the Mitsui .aril,.
cannot be separated rom the grea,
questions OF world politics, which cen.
tre IN China and Japan, and which
are now forging to TIL: front. 1t il
ceTtain that the voice OF the aiitsuis
VIII be always lifted against war. but
even they have little Influence in any
oIner line than business. On the other
nand, IL may be. the Mitsuls who Will
cause war by leading the aggressive
conducting in North China. and which
is already disturbing the waters In inc
sea or world diplomacy.
SGopyright. 1908, by Frederic j.
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Rhymes for To-Day
THE vluE-pnEsrpENcY.

NEMOCRATtC party's got candi
date forever
- Shall we seek to gainsay that
Never, never, never!
Yet about tho ticket there Is this that
must be reckoned:
Billy Bryan heads it--who the dickcns
Will be second?
Johnson, Douglas, Daniel, Olney,
Cubersor and Kern,
All are noble gentlemen whove
amply earned II turn.
Gaynor, Conrad, Taylor. only wait
to get show,
Lewis Stuyvey Chanlor would be
pleased TO have go.
Fairbanks. now Vice President, has
started to aspire.
Eunors keep on limiting that he'd like
to go up higher:
Ills place will be vacant soon--but who
is going to take 1t?
rut the ten dice in the cup and shake
and shake and shake it!
Johnson. Douglas. Daniel, Olney
Culberson and Kern, etc.
Bryan's got the party in his little
waistcoat pocket.
10 can break It, he can make it, he
could even hook 1t.
What's the use o. projickin'? Let me
rather pen IT..
Who will Denver. give us for Prnsider
of the Senate?
Johnson. Douglass Daniel, Olney.
Culberson and Kern
Which one shall we give 1T to?I
Which nine shall we spurn?
Gaynor. Conrad, Chanler Taylor,
all look out of sight
Who will be the lucky man to tail
the Bryan kite? III. S. Fl.
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The Injured Ono.

gentleman owning a sugar estate
in Demerara went, out to visit for The
first time. The day after his arrival
s eane wSatosg the pnnts ernE bng
who was driving the mules. wishing
to Increase the speed Of these, struck
one of them with his whip. The mule
promptly responded by launching out
with his heels. and dealt the boy a
kick OIL tho head Which stretched him
on the ground, where he lay rubbing
his woolly pate on the spot where the
k.ck had been received.
rs lie hurt? Is he hurt?" cried the
planter In, alarm full grown negro
hearing THE expression of concern,
sprang forward hastily and, raising tho
mules heels, shouted out:
mo boss! That mule, him walk ter
dab TO- a day or two, but him no
lhurt,'-Chambers' Journal.
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The Hairs Of Your Hend.

Two. feats of enumeration have all
ways been considered impossible; ono
and the other to count the liza irs o.
your head. But it seems they are no
longer impossible. The astronomers
by mapping out the sky and assigning
have counted the visible stars almost
with accuracy; and now some ono has
invented a pair of scales that viii
weigh a single human hair. and by
sible to tell how many hairs any, one
has. The. way of 1t is this: When a
persons head has been shaved, ono
is weighed, the total weight being
divided by the weight OF one to tell
how many there are In all. Perhaps
the next thing of this kind will be the
counting OF the grains OF sand on n
given strip of seacoast.
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DICE Of the People
Driving out I,ody snstcl,cr,.

, Euiiilor 81 The Times Dispatch:
ds9pr, ws, mingled ne W,th rsh,eo os
otter IL was called to an article IN
TIE !, S Z Of Body. Grabbers Running
same should be answered by one that
not IT'S, exa ,gIgerated imaginary failasics.
Wnh yon re!s sye IN
t,senth on Maln.-ilas for years been
Street Street. catering a.a largely TO ne wage,
chandise best suited to their needs
,,r we ,,,,, nave been doing business at
gra bling" to which YOU refer to be
,s "a. i, employing such taetlts IN
so@ns a ksow aed VIA tht the the
I right kind Of store needs no ..crier', on
the outside. found their business falling
OF SO noticeablY that they could not
eSlst among Honest competitors and
pulled out.
There are yet among US, we regret
to say. possibly two or three. of the
which we would be glad ii the authori-
Ties could find some means to rid us.
H t1,s,,,yc. we are firm believers In re-
and mth the n MY Example M os set him
~
chants on the street, with constantly
increasing business. and without re-
sorting. to body grabbing" we hope
these few Will soon sec the folly or
such methods and desist.
We wish to add further In substan-
tiating our argument that since the
Of the Main street Station
and doing away with the unsghtly
property on the north side OF the
street, property values In the neigh
horhood have so much advanced that
the merchant who sold the $4.0S's re-
ferred to can no longer afford to pay |
rent in this locality.
Would the writer OF your article |
north side as far west as Elba sta
ton. we feel quite sure that conditions
presenting themselves would be found |
Tar worse than on Main Street In the I
We wish to be clearly understood. as
merchants and as citizens, looking to
The welfare of our city's trade In gem |
sral. that the practice OF employing |
'barkers' Is to us, rs we'll as any /
'ther citizen, extremely objectionable,
md our taking exception to the I
article is not at its intents. but solely /
IN the ground that the writer Of your |,
lrticle made az strong an effory as
possible. to bellttlc this well-known
md we'll patroniZed retail section OF
Richmond. Respectfully yours,
JACOB LEVITT & son.
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Virginia. Jefferson and Tyler.
Ifnr IF 1,i,o rrty,a, rt,sA...

ENltOT OF me IlmC9. DlspatCh:
sir.-The English language on this
continent was first heard along the
sands OF the Chesapeake. Here vir.
ginia founded the nucleus Of this no.
bust country. Her laws and civiliza.
ton largely became "the rule OF ac-
ton and in subsequent times her
statesmen and sovereigns were euua,
to every emergency, and dared to con-
tend for the principles clearly laid
down in the provisions of the compact,
AS time progressed. in order to pre-
serve the Constitution of our fore
fathers intact, her people fought four
years Europe. Africa and America.
thus evolving a world power that now
sends naval fleet around the earth
on peace mission, giving solidity to
its cornerstone and completing the
capstone of the greatest republic in
the annals of the world. with it's At
lantic front door countermarched TO the
Pacific. facing the great Orient with
its mighty possibilities. through the
inimi;able factors-Thomas Jefferson
and John Tyler.
Virginia acquired vi ct arms and by
treaty in 1774 the great Northwest Ter
ritory on the lakes and donated the
same to the Federal government in
1881. This territory was carved into
six States, a queenly gift from the
mother of States and statesmen. JEFF
ferson extended the national domain
by the Louisiana Purchase from Napo-
leon, reaching from the Mississippi
River to the apex Of the Rockies.
President John Tyler, in the days OF
DR.. Whitman, saved the Northwest
country. lying between the Rockies and
the Pacific (now comprising five States
OF the American Union). from the po-
litical legerdemain of the Hudson Bay
Company. acting in behalf Of the Eng
fish government
e. H LIVELY
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FATE AND A NAME.
How Persistently Misfort,lnc
DOHEed Royal Persons Named "J(

DoS@cu hoSui 1'efAOnS ~ Alneu ''JOnNs'
1t is interesting and somewhat GU
which misfortune has dogged the name
of John when borne by royal per-
sons. although no Ill omen seems to
attach to 1t in the case OF ordinary
citizens.
For instance. King John of Eng
land has always been regarded wheth
er altogether justly or not as a most
famous prince. John of France was
taken captive by the Black Prince, and
John Ballot of Scotland was most
men on account of his fawning atti-
tude toward the English, Robert III.
Of scotland changed his name from
John. but this did not save him from
pie and died Of broken heart, the
most tragic fates having overtaken
all most dear to him.
j Ohm l. Of Bohemia was blind. The
King Of the Goths, and Pope John <,
was driven from Rome by the Duke
of Tuscany. Pope John XI. was i'm
prisoned by his brother. and is sup
posed to have been poisoned. fate
similar 81 to that Of Pope John XIV.
Rome, and died of fever in Tuscany.
John XVI, dubbed the "antipope."
after troubled career, was brutally
tortured and consigned to a dungeon
Tor the brief remainder OF his life.
John l.. OF Constantinoplc was poi
soned; John II, was killed while hunt
ing wild boar, and John III, was do
throned. his eyes put out, and no was
was killed by a fall from his horse
Ihis Is not by any means COM
pete list of the nnlucky Johns, but
It serves to show the fatality which
seems TO cling about the name IN SO
far as ROYALTY is Observation-Disclosures
Record-Hcrald
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A Pugnacious suncr.

When +. r. BENSON tho .cto, -, !,
naming RAINING two armies OF ''supers" for " 8" .
pattie. he had some difficulty in nor.
SSuadlng the weaker side to submit r.
sers conquered Even at the first per.
included a somewhat pugnacio,ls m Trisbl
man man who may be called X, upset tradi-
tlonal usages by severely maulinr its
Slctors and the play must have sur.
Tered II the hint of one of the war
rlors had not been taken.
!, Look a-here. Mr.. Benson" he said
lf you want us to be beaten, you must
put \ in the other army. That's the
only Way."--London Standard.
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Counting a million.

Speaking of counting the hairs of
your head---suppose you undertook ia
1t would take you to do It? A Billion
according to the French notation
which we follow, is 1.0oO,ooO,OoO, ii
you had before you pile OF silver dol
count one every second. for eight hours
every day. 1t would takeyou thirty-five
days to complete tho task, hut sup
pose you undertook 1000 OF those
shGoo'G 100, piles9you would be ct work
about 100 Years. s
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A Mis,ndcrstnndi ding.

A Manila mother-in-law had stayed
quarrel with the husband and ono
daY, when she again came to stay, she
d@nnd her daughter in tears on tho
u suppose George has left YOU"
she shifted.
Yes, sob
Then there's woman In the case -
she she asked her eyes lighting up eN-
Yes"--sob.
Who is IT," she demanded
"You"--sob
"Gracious!" exclaimed the mother
lh-law u am sure never gave him
any enoouragement."-G
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HOW no AVOID TIPPING.

If we may believe travelled writer
IN the London Times. the entire con-
sinent OF North America has succumb.
cd 10 the insIdlous Tipping evil. barring
only the smoky Mountains, the hill
Businesses Of Kentucky and the more
or less barbarous regions around Hud.
,xon Bay, Saskatchewan and Atha :
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The Russian Crown.

II is said that the Russian crown
Is the costliest in the world. 1t is
surmounted by cross formed or fivn
magnificent diamonds and resting on
an immense uncut ruby, The ruby,
which Is polished though uncut, rests
on eleven large diamonds, which in
onet, worn by the empress on cerc-
monial occasions contains, 1t is said.
the most beautiful collection of din-
monds ever massed ogether.-Chicago
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Old May Day.

I In the far-off dawn
OF youths bright morn,
DO you mind the old May Day.
When We gathered on
The schoolhouse lawn,
Before the break OF day?
How our coming stirred
The slumbering bird
And aroused him from his dream,
While the stars looked down
On the sleeping town,
And the brook that swept between?
How the girls and boys,
In line fore the he s etifi moon,
To the forest where
Tho maple rare,
And the do2gwood was in bloom;
Where the wild rose grew.
And the violets blue,
And the stream sang through the rank
8a And tangled mass
OF wire grass,
And ferns that bordered the bank.
Then home. laden all.
81 Big scholars and small;
Our harvest OF flowers bright
We hung In the hall,
On window and wall,
OF the old school house that night;
And then do you mind
The music and rhyme,
The songs and the speeches, forsooth? ?
I'd give the whole earth
For one day Of mirth
Like that old May Day OF my youth.
D.. II. KIlNNTTY,
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AS this is written, the amazing Rich
mond ball team has won six games
and lost none. Mortified. yet dazzled,
we are thinking seriously Of boiling
the Tailenders' Association and organ
izing the Anal gamated Sons OF Amer: :
can Pennant-Winners.
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THE MERRY KNOCKERS.


IF COLONEL BRYAN would talk less
about what good newspaper should be
and begin TO set one out II would be a
great relief TO readers of the commoner.-
Now York Sun
], snub organized and managed by Foraker
and Aldrich may be annoying. but it lacks
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
c,lonel watterson says he sympathizes
With Bryan. but at last accounts the feelin,
was not Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The publication of the story that Senator
La FollLtte now pronounces his name La
Fo! Lay" has killed all his chances for the
neutrality-suspicious. Tribune.
No further criticism of the House for idle
nssa is possible. Yesterday 1t passed over
900 pension bills Most of these We're IN
tioduced by the Congressional Fence Build
ere Union.-Indianapolis News.
-
Delaware Democrats will insist upon voting
fol- Judge Gray at the Denver convention
He needs only 6G2 more votes to make his
nomination certain.--Omaha Bee.
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Dclter ~ nc,,or ,rh,nr.

, PRESIDENT Roosevelt calls the atten-
ZION OF Harvard to the fact that Il
big university which engages in ath-
ieuc competitions ought to win some
o. them' Harvard should think 1t
oNer,--Chicago News.
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la 1T Yours.

Mrs Crimsonbeak-"I see by this
paper that In the British Museum there
two tons"
Mr. Crtmsonbeak :-"These American
women travelling abroad are so care.
less aren't they?"--Yonkers States.
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Every man likes to have some one
in the running whom he can lick, and
Tom Watson would doubtless hail Jack
London's candidacy with low cries of
low
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The Louisville Courier-Journal sug-
gests a war against Japan on the
ground that "she is the instigator of
the latest exposition" but the Virginia
theory is that Japan is sure to connect
with all that is coming to her, any
WAN