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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
THE POETS, CORNER.

"Froln England" notes the New York
that the Poets Corner of the local
newspaper is in danger OF extinction"
British editors might smile at the
word "sad" in this connection, as being
either satiric or absurd: but from
this distance no ,fair-minded man can
deny its entire appropriateness For
the abollshment Of the amateur poetry
custom must strike deep sorrow into
the hearts of countless aspiring beat
ers of the lutte, to say not word Of the
hearts of their friends, sweethearts
and maiden aunts.
Progressive as America Is, she has
not We'd with England in laying .unholy
hands upon the MUSES. windpipe. Per-
haps newspap ers In the larger centres
are somewhat less hospitable to anna
tours than they were once upon time.
Half the charm of the game Is gone,
after all, when the circle Of readers is
too large for all of them instantly to
divine the authorship of "the piece
doubtless shrinking behind some modest
pen-name. Many of these papers be-
sides have their own off1ce-poet always
at hand, who produces his daily stunt
with the precision of a patented labor
saving machine. This, 1t may be, is
discouraging to. the free lance and the
dilettante. But the rural press still
does grand and noble work in hold
ing the megaphone to tender and nom
professional lips and enabling mute,
inglorious Millions to overcome their
nluteness and break spear with glory.
The Western papers. which have
been Wanted as especially active in
thus opening the door to opportunity
are doubtless all very we'll in their
way, hut they must never be men
toned in the same week with those OF
the South. Probably the Southern
States produce larger crop of tire
loss minnesingers than any other equal
area in the world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
THE COTTON MEN.

On every score. the representatives
of the American Cotton Manufacturers
Association are entitled 10 the Wei
rome and freedom of our city. OF the
many bodies who hove elected to meet
In Richmond during the past year, few
have turned TO this city with more ap-
propriateness than this one. AS the
former capital OF the Southern con-
federation and present leader in III
that has to do with the progress and
welfare OF the Southern States, Rich
mond is, decidedly logical place for
cotton men to meet. exchange ideas and
plan for the future, For cotton is in
deed king in this part of the world
and in no mere catchpenny sense and
.hlssxaGs2 ne OF the South are in othe,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
THURSDAY. MAY 81, 1908.
,rn. nnrAN.s POPULARITY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

MIR. Bryan's victory in Alabama again
demonstrates his enormous popularity
with the great mass OF the Demo-
cratic voters of the South. The SYM
pathy OF the average man with the
principles Mr.. Bryan puts forth be-
fore Y. NJ C. A. audiences and political
gatherings alike has created a bond
between him and the masses which
makes 1t possible for him to over
ride the ordinary political leader who
puts his dependence in politics alone.
Recently The Times Dispatch dis
cussed this moral side of Mr.. Bryan's
influence IN an article entitled "Preach-
wards by an odd coincidence the New
York outlook published an article on
Mr.. Bryan as preacher. Now comes
the New York Evening Post and makes
the same discovery. These tributes
TO Mr.. Bryan's personality all attempt
ed to explain his power, and. in at
tempting, emphasized his hold upon the
Democrats at large. 1t is true that
the great majority of his followers are
not conservatives: 1t Is true that many
of them have failed to reason
out his teachings to their ultimate eff
1ect, or understand the consequences
OF all of his political opinions. but
they believe they understand him az
a man. They believe he understands
them. and the Alabama election demon
strates that Mr.. Bryans grip on the
convention of 1905 is absolutely un-
breakaple.
The Timcs-Dispatch came to this con-
clusion months ago. and so stated in
its editorial columns. Since then Mr..
Bryan has daily increased the number
of delegates instructed for him. This
paper has never regarded Mr. Bryan
as strict construction, old-line DEM
ocrat He Is not of the Tilden or
Cleveland type. but the following he
has gained may mean that the Demo-
cratic party has shifted its ground, for
he is apparently the Overwhelming
choice of the Democratic voters at
large. Watcher this is a choice of a
man or IF principles remains to be
seen. The real problem before the
Democratic party now Is to get a plat
form that will enable the greatest mum
Der of Democrats to work and. vote
harmoniously for the success Of their
party.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21

pire has rather rough sailing under the
l,,i, for the perfection OF plans
control ii is said that the he 0i People s' Of
the inland empire think more OF their
proposed State than they do OF the
one ones TO which they now owe allegiance.
Inc reason for this must perforce be
the identity II interests on the part
OF the people The basic resources OF
the inland empire are agriculture. min
ing. numbering and grazln~s and these
nave tended to bring about a condi-
ton OF iiomogeneity among the people.
The proponents OF the plan say that
statehood tor the inland empire IS
bound bound e come some day. and that the
be as many details to adjust now as in
respective States not to view it as a
mater OF secession. but as move that
must In the end rebound to the good
OF all parties concerned.
There has been little II any cession
OF territory by States during the past
century. Virginia. was liberal in her
t. the Union. But In in " recent times
they have. The last st instance nasp Of Ws sae
kind was the formation Of the State
ceded, the counties west Of the Alle-
snanies were out of sympathy with tho
movement movement. They; therefore. held a
convention at Wheeling, organized
themselves into n fictitious Legislature
OF virginia. and then gave Virginia's
assent to the erection OF the state OF
West Virginia Strange to say. the
constitutionality OF this procedure is
now before the Supreme Court OF the
united States. indirectly growing out
OF the Virginia debt case. When the
West Virginia demurrer to the Virginia
suit was argued, counsel for virginia
styled the proceedings OF the Wheeling
convention and Legislature a piece Of
legal fiction. AT least one Republican
member OF the court agreed that it
was unconstitutional. and could only
be upheld. II at all. on the grounds
ing out OF the Civil War
* the inland empire Is permitted to
come into the Union as the State OF Lin
coin. It will not only be among the
larger States in size. but in riches "a
well. Even as It is. this region Ia
said to be Increasing in population
and wealth faster than any other por-
ton OF the Union. It's agrtcult;lral
possibilities are almost unlimited: IL
mines are rich with every sort OF min
erai. and It's people are alive with the
|unconguerable spirit OF the West. All;
nail the new State!
eGs9,pyyrisht, 1905. by Frederic ].
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
NAy1Es AND NATIONAL DEBT.
At the Lake Mohonk Peace Confer.


erce Mr.. Justice Brewer said:
at tho close OF our Civil War we
owed about s3.0o0,O0o.00O In the TWEEN
ty-iive or thirty years following that
we paid two thirds OF that debt Since
then, although during the last ten
years we have had unexampled pros
perity, we have not paid dollar, and
we owe to-day, as we did at the end
OF the Spanish War, s10oo.o0o, ooo.''
This extraordinary fact is explained.
said Justice Brewer, by statement
from the chairman OF the ,Appropria-
lions Committee of the House, which
shows that in the last ten years the
total appropriations for the army We're
ss1o,oOoo0o This is exclusive OF pen
sions.
Continuing. Justice Brewer said:
You may be able to, water stock,
but You cannot water a debt, even a
national debt The other day our great
President called a conference at Wash
ington of Governors to consider what
could be done to preserve our national
resources from destruction. The sur
plus excess of our military and naval
expenditure for the last ten years
would have reclaimed every arid acre
within the limits of this country:
would have given lis magnificent canals
stretching from the north to the south.
How is it we have not, when times of
peace came, as promptly as possible
paid our debts, as we were instructed
by our first PRESIDENT"
So much for an American view OF
great ornaments. Now let us look at
the foreign view of Germany. which
has been suffering from a. similar at
tack Of megalomania. Advices from
Berlin state that the German govern
ment must borrow s25O.0o0,OO0 in the
next five years. The taxes levied to
raise this sum mean higher food, high
er clothes, higher rent, higher fuel, and
all this increase means crushing out
the lives and the spirits of the wage
and salary earning classes. The Times
Dispatch accords President Roosevelt
full praise for his effort to conserve
our resources. and the German people
admit that their Emperor is the most
versatile monarch in Europe, but has
the naval program of either America
or Germany added to the happiness of
the nation? What great naval spec
tacles and colossal military manoeu-
vres compensate for higher taxes? How
do jingling spurs help pockets where
no shillings jingle? Isn't 1t about time
somebody or some party spoke for sam
ity in military expenditures and econ
omy in governmental administration?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
polk Miller,. New One.

5 Mr.. Polk Miller, Of Richmond. blew
into the editorial office Of the alma ma
mack like fresh breeze from the
South few days ago. and was ~.
asked, OF course, for the lat,
est darby story In Virginia. He said
twas about substituting a wild UT !.
key for a tame turkey. one ! o. . ~
friends bought a turkey from old Un-
Gle Ephralm and asked him. In making
The purchase = i was ia tame tn 1urKe 81
right" "Now, IIphraim, are you sure
It's tame turksy2n % ho1,t yaats' III
n tame 'tn'key 81 right 8 He conse-
quently bought the turkey, and "a day
or two later when eating = ne came 9
across several shot. Later on when !, he !.
met old Ephraim on the street ne. sa lie !. /:
,"'Well, Ephrain,. you told mo ina Vas Is
n tame turkey. but found some neI sho :
In it when was eating IT,. on. dat
war g tame tu'key ol y ggato,nG Was but
de fac is, boss, 3I'se gwtne tell yer
In confidence dat dem ere shot was sn ~ :
tended for "--Ad yertilser's 4A an :
n M FfI'i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
JUVENILE COURTS,

A meeting pregnant with possibili-
ties for Richmond's good was held
Monday evening to discuss a Juvenile
Juvenile Court, though it is of great
Importance, is really very simple
affair. 1t does not require any ex-
tended legislation. any new judge, or
even any new building; all that is
necessary is for the Judge of the
Police Court to authorize a probation
airy officer to take charge of the chill
dren brought before him for the COM
mission of. any offsnse This officer is
authorized and expected to keep care
full watch over his charges, and, II
they show any tendency to break their
parole, or prove intractab1e. he Is
authorized to have them brought before
the court again. On second presenta-
ton the court can either commit them
to a reformatory or take such other
course as may appear wise.
The simplicity OF this scheme Is what
commends it to the thoughtful. The
only expense is the salary Of the Off
GER. The success of this form of
Juvenile; supervision has been so mark
ed and SO rapid in other cities that
there is no reason to doubt its cffic,-
ency for Richmond. We would sus-
gest, therefore. that the wisest course
for all would be to get some efficient
man who has already had experience
With boys and boys clubs. If such a
man can be found in Richmond, so much
the better. This person can be made
the probationary officer for the Police
Court. and given control and direction
over the boys that are brought before
that tribunal. The system can be full,
tested, and If it appears that Rich
mond needs a court to deal with boy!
alone such court can be created
In the meantime no unnecessary ex
pense will be incurred, and no useles
machinery will be created We belle.
that This method will prove as effici
emf and desirable in Richmond as
has proved elsewhere, and it yhas tn
great recommendation OF inexpensive
ness and simplicity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
RHYMES for Tod ay
FROM A CLouDED

brow.
~ LIQUIDS. We ill-pred and unrfanner-
" creatures.
Why do We cause mo to moei,
and to cry?-
Crowding In front OF Old Soils merry
features,
Blotting the gayness from out OF
the sky.
springing from nowhere and bred OF
a blunder,
Born OF an aeon-long fight with the
sun,
Splitting with lightning and crashing
with thunder n
fun2
Callous, Indifferent, blackhearted will,
folly,
Deep is the gloom that We watt in
your train, n
Dark is your ceaseless and fierce mel
ancholy. 4.
Black is your bitter downpouring OF
FIX rain.
Pain comes to men at your first, far
off rumble.
Grief grabs their hearts at your out
burst OF dew.
Even the thought OF you makes people
grumble-
How should hate to be hated like
you!
Clouds, We arc cruel. toplofty and
naughty,
wild as Bob Browning's "hend
voices that rave
Why don't We stop being SO cussed
naughty?
Why don't We stand back, sit down
and behave? II. S. H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
Meredithville, Va.
Sent Warmers.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-Please allow me a little space
in your valuable paper TO register a
kick" anent certain practice IN your
city-that is, the practice OF allowing
young men about town to occupy seats
in the lobby of certain hotel, causing
the exclusion of travelling statesmen and
other guests who desire seats have
been visiting your city on an average
OF three or four times year for the
last five years, and have always stop
ped at this hotel. 1t Is not necessary
for me to name it, as the persons d.
During this time have noticed several
young men In the lobby whose greatest
aim in life appeared to be an effort to
keep the chairs warm. "A travelling
taken at its best, and when a drummer
comes to his hotel after a long, tire
some train ride or from hard days
work. visiting the trade, he wants a
place where he can enjoy his cigar ana
paper without having to go to his room
to do so. The hotel derives no revenue
from these young men, and as 1t Is run
and maintained principally for and by
drummers 1t seems to me they should
at least get some OF It's benefits. There
are lots OF seats in the billiard-room of
the hotel, where the young men can
meet their friends If they want to with
out using the lobby seats. am not
the only drummer who has this KICK
coming, as several OF my friends have
talked about the same thing. There are
three young men in particular to whom
IEhave reference, who have been hang
ling around this hotel for the last five
years, and during the times I have mo-
|ticed them they did not buy even a
newspaper.
on behalf Of several travelling men
and myself would be obliged II you
would give this prominence, and II the
young men viii refrain from using
these seats. they will earn the graft
tude and thanks Of.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE.
It's Unwarruntable Employment in Inn

Its Unwarrnntable Employment In Inn
proper Ways.
K Since time out of mind the Treas
ury Department has had in It's employ,
detectives to hunt down counterfeit
ers and do similar work against dan
gerous criminals. Lately the Depart
ment of Justice has formed habit"
of borrowing" these secret service
men to go about the country on all
wrong.
Congress has awakened to this new
use OF secret service men and to the
way. they perform the duties assigned
ings, and steps are now in progress
to forbid the transfer Of the secret
service men from their legitimate du-
ties to unusual work under the At
torney-General. No wonder. These
men are not as rule angels Of ollie Light
thief" is too often, kept fully In view
in selecting these sleuths. Indeed
there has been an extension OF this
policy, and in some instances the De-
icides. IL not actual nlurderers. to ha-
rass innocent men as well as to run
down criminals. The usual sleuth
and many of the special prosecutors
are of such character that 1t Is safe to
allow them to act only under imme-
diate and careful supervision by some
officer OF just disposition and we'll
balanced mind.
We have referred to this subject be-
fore in connection with proceedings
against innocent business men OF Los
Angeles. who were indicted for no
other reason than that they Nigh 9
used" to give testimony needed by the
sleuths to convict persons. The sup Y :
ject Is referred to now to consratuiatea
the country that Congress has at last
seen Mt to take cognizance OF this ma t
ter in such a way as will limit the use Sc
of legal bloodhounds and keep them
under more careful surveillance. An
application OF the same policy to the
use of special prosecutors would do as
much good as this leashing OF some
Of the bulldogs. The prosecutors need
even more discretion than the sleuths,
There are some of these whose war
rants against the treasury run IN q
short period as high as 100000, and
who have less discretion than a go &c 9
| dog atcher and less conscience tnan
the dogs he puts in pound An
geles Times. &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
Personal AND GENERAL.

South Orange. n j.. has passed law
which makes 1t a misdemeanor for dog
to bark between sunset and sunrise
sesostris. King Of Egypt; led AGAINST his
L, c. m . q "
The elder Pliny speaks of a certain Novel;
lilo Tricntius, Mlanese. who could swallow
three measures of wine In one gulp.
The total number OF persons in india 20
ceiving aid from the government on account
OF famine conditions on March IL was j.
SSs,S1e.
Since the earthquake and fire at San
Franciso $500 buildings have been erected
and 1000 others remodeled. The disaster
destroyed $4,000 buildings.
New York City gets portion OF Its milk
snGp,S from as Tar as as 100 miles distant
TO meet its daily wants.
IT takes four years to train lion for
exhibition work, and only one animal in four
Is ut for training A well-trainedt lion Ii
worth Ave times the price of one unframed
Dir. Robert Goldbeek, once noted as 9
pianist and composer, died at st. Louis. aged
seNcnty-three years In his youth, In Prus'
sla, Goldbeck was celebrated as virtuoso
Marcus Braun. special inspector Of Inn
migration, has returned to New York from
a ls,ooomle tour Of Europe and the Conti-
nent or important government cuisines!
which he declined to dlacuss.
Mrs. .. 3. Van Dorp Yerdam, daughter,
in-law of Mrs. A, e. Van Dorp Verdam
former president OF the National Council o.
Women of the Netherlands. has been put II
charge of the hrst seaside snnitarum found
ed In Holland.
Sir Henry Fowler is Methodist born In {
Methodist parsonage, He has had a double
distinction as tho first disciple of John Wes
10y 70 reach the privy council and the frs
solicitor TO attain cabinet rank; now he Il
Methodist peer
| Prof, Fred G. Jones. dean OF the School o
Mining Engineering In the University o.
Minnesota, was elected dean OF the academic
aepartment at Yale. to succeed Prof. Henry
| !. Wright. who retired because OF old axe
| of 81.
The productive capacity Of cocoa In Brazil
| ~ almost limitless. In Para ana Bahia thu
| cultivation Of tho crop is being placed lipo,
i q scientific basis, and It Is probable tina
the next few seasons will show m mmens
Increase In Brazil's output,
The modern dentist often docs all hi
work work by electricity. from the lighting an
\ heating OF HIS offices loBthe making O
plates and sets Of teeth. He has, moreover
| MS own switchboard by means OF which h
can turn the current on or on this or tina
particular instrument or process.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
Twelve Billion Copies.

1t is estimated that the annual ag-
gregatlon OF the circulation of the
OF the world is some ~
900 100000 copies. To grasp an idea
of what these figures mean one should
be told that these papers would cover
no fewer than 10.470 square miles OF
surface: that they are printed on 49,
$50 tons Of paper; end X further, that
sented, instead OF copies, seconds OF
time 1t would take more than 1913 years
for them to elapse. In lieu of this ar
we might press and pile
them vertically upward to reach our
highest mountains.
Topping all these and even. the
highest Alps. the pile would reach the
altitude Of in round mum
bers, 500 miles. Calculating that the
average man spends five minutes IN
the day reading his paper "a very low
estinlate). we find that thu. people OF
the world altogether annually consume
In the reading Of their papers Go an an
amount OF time equivalent to 100000
Weekly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
On the Stage.
THE p1r1LEss PARAGRApHERs

IT is said two carloads OF, John johnson:
buttons have just come from the factory
and that more are on the way. We are
inclined to think that the Governor is going
heavy on buttons and neglecting his supply
OF buttonholes.-Houston Post.
1t certainly is remarkable how soon baby
learns that 1t needn't pay any attention to
what Its father say.-Dalas News.
Brijski o Polish laborer says he used
as some Of hers. however.--New York Mall.
The latest speech Of Hon. jeff Davis
might be used by the Antisaloon. League as
an example OF the evils OF temperance
Louisville courer-!ournai!
into a geoplane by pulling the wrong lever.
Boston Transcript.
Governor John johnson may also be said
to have attracted considerable attention in
Washington by his green suits blue necktle,
pink waistcoat and tan shoes. He was not
merely spectacle, but q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Herald.
Said the Governor OF South Carolina to the
Governor OF North Carolina-"Let us con-
serve the water supply."-Springheld Repub
lican. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
The "ouec1n Of silence"

Mrs. Isaac Rice. OF "a New, $ or = !:
known IN nearly all the capitaIl,s' - OF :
Europe as the Queen OF silence, !, I aus
noise and VIII spend the aummer IN
this this advocacy abroad, Her imf IN y
tIeties In every capita IN Eu uit r !
y arnnsed ING citation will spread until
her aim IL accompl lsh ed,--k ansas EGssy Y
IourpQl. M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21

The general deficiency bill In the
House shows that the coal used up by
the circumnavigating fleet will cost
some s5,0o0,0OO. Hard-pushed taxpay-
ers who want to see the quid pro quo
are invited to got out their micro
scopes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
MERELY JOKING.

Little Affects Retort.
II wouldn't cry like that II were you
said a Indy to little Alice.
f well said Alice. between her sobs, you
can cry any way you like, but this is my
way."-The United Presbyterian
II Not All
scott; An eptimG III, is man who doesn't
Mott: The pessIgns. q, doesn't either; he
half water. anyway"-Boston Transcript.
s1isplaycd His HIND.
But, Tommy said his mother. "yon
asked for two cakes. and gave them 10
you. Aren't You satisfied"
mo, I amt" growled Tommy. you was
SO easy am kickin myself cause didn't
Esperanto. the Dago.
this beat?"
Sure do ma'am.'
he told me to-day he had taken up rs.
peranto."
and. sure. what had the oitallan been
The Connoisseur Hobo.
Didn't, l give you 10 cents to Sc. meal?
yes. SIR
And how ind you In saloon"
~ came in TO get piece OF cheese. Dey
don't serve cheese with them 10 cent din
massachusetts, courer-Journal.
a Naval Voice.
What do you think OF my voice?" she
asked after trying a selection from III Tro-
vatore
1T makes me think of sailors" he re-
piled.
"of sailors? why should 1t do that?"
ut has tendency to die at C."-chicago
Record Herald.
On the Stage.
Them three men?" Farmer Border re.
hands,"
But" asked the city girl. where's the
other one?"
What other one?"
Why, there's always quartet O. Their
to sing the old oaken Bucket isn't there?'
The Catholic Standard and Times.