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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
Observation-Disclosures.

The rush OF sweet girl graduates to
commencement audtoriums, not to
mention that of the relatively insignifi-
cant lads, is again on. and the ring OF
the well-considered baccalaureate adj
dress Is once more audible in the land.
These baccalaureates are interesting
and valuable, for they closely reflect
the trend of the thought of the mo-
ment. 1t is interesting to note how
their tenor has changed. A genera
ton ago the distinguished divines and
doctors of philosophy who addressed
graduating classes usually urged the
Young men specifically to bestir them
selves and accomplish something, to
do and dare, to strive, endeavor, and,
haply, make noise in the worid.
Now they are giving much sedater al
vice. The bulk Of their counsei IS
negative: 1t is against extravaganza
and excess, against the lust or money
against the sacrifice OF the virtues OF
reposc to the prod of ambition.
The fact is that the earlier lesson
has been learned too we'll. NOBODY mas
to tell us, as people, to work ana 20
struggle to "get on 1t is constltu-
tional with us to do 1T anyhow. Inc
trouble Is indeed. that VIC arc o'h-
inclined to do anything else. we are
ant not TO think We are living uhless
We are hectic with excitement, ana
NOT of money is our simplified way oi
swelling success. Mr.. Kipling told 'he
McGil, students on a certain occasioi'
IA make money with one hand IL t'ieS
had 10, but in the name of everyth'hs
that Is fitting, to consecratc Inc oeie'
hand to doing something else i"o
nds nre too much to give to pure
~ incidental thing like anneS'hs
uea,th. Tic moro time the pacea'au-
r.oto orators can persuade the coming
won 70 give to things OUTSIDE '''ei'
aMces the better arc they discharsi'i 5
their mission.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
GEORGE H. WILEY.
The Romance Of buried pictures.

A romantic story Of picture pur-
chased at a London auction which on
expert examination proved to be painted
over a Rembrandt worth $4,000 is Gu
riously reminiscent Of the discovery
stances. A good many years ago tw,;
picture restorers. Iovera and Hunter
spergh. bought at an art sale in Ron.e
a number. OF old pictures in order to
provide themselves with canvases FOR
repainting. In the division OF the
spells Hunterspergh received an intif.
ferent picture Of flowers, on which
he painted study Of a head. This pic
ture he offered to Lovera. who on close
examination found that the new
ground scaled off and that underneath
were traces Of q. figure painted in Il
style that denoted the hand of a mas.
ter. Replacing the scales and conceal
ing his discovery. he purchased the
picture for little more than the value
of the canvas. Removing the two
grounds, he disclosed an exceedingly
clever painting by Correggio, which
lie sold to. the Earl of Bristol for r1,5O0
-Dun1ee Advertiser
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
revival "f Famous Southern Literary
McxscnEer so Chnrnctcrizcd.

II was q flne idea to revive, in honor
Or the centenary Of Poc's birth, that
famous "a and long defunct Richmond po-s
srlodical, the Southern Literary Mes
ssenger, Of which no was editor after,
the various adventures and misfor- =
tunes which eliminated in his disln-
Ihler1tance by Mr.. Allan, He worked
hard, II irregularly on the Messenger,
contributing to it some brilliant exam
pies Of his early criticism, verse and
fiction. lIxtant copies of the magazine
bring good price solely because OF
his connection with.i it, The revival of
this periodical should give good out
let for the varied literary ambitions 20
be noted nowadays in the South. An
other Poe. unfortunately. cannot DO
promised but In the way Of criticism,
at at least, some good work is being done,
The first issue Of tho new Southern.
Literary Messenger Is to be looked
for next January. II will be edited In
Richmond, but published by. the Lip
pincott Company in Philadelphia-an
other city closely associated with Poes
Career.-Springfield Republicans
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
THE REPUBLICAN, IDOL.

The Roosevelt-Taft section OF the
Republican party will, from the pres
ent outlook, be in complete control OF
the Chicago convention. 1t will not
only nominate its candidate, but Will
determine the platform.
The outcome of this control is prob
ably TO be the promise of a more lib
eral tariff revision than was expected
Tariff reforners need not be unduly
1t should the Democratic party fail t.
make the sincere and thorough revi'
sion OF existing rates AN emphatic ant
clear declaration of its own platform.
Ia the present state Of opinion OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
Voice Of the P eople
Work OF Correction.
Editor of The Times-Dispatch:

Editor of The Ttnles-DiSpatch:
Sir,-I have noticed several susges-
lions from Mr.. Poitiaux. our probation
officer about the great need there was
for some place to put his charges III
for a season. Two years and hair
ago, when the eX-Pr!soners' Aid So
cety OF Virginia was organized. the
committee appointed to formulate q
plan of operations brought in recon-
mendation that we secure several rooms
at some point in the city. where tho
men that we should take hold of might
be kept for a time.
1t was decided not to attempt this
part of the program at that time, but
all of our experience from the very
start has shown us the necessity for
some such place to temporarily hold
the eX-convicts. Sometimes a man Is
sick in an ordinary way, or weakened
that 1t Is impossible for him. with
the odds that are against him, to make
an honest living, and 1t is unmcrciful
for us to expect 1t.
Again. 1t Is quite often true that come
of the most hopeful young men who
come out cannot be placed. at the hour
of their discharge. in any suitable em.
ployment. II is exceedingly difficult tc
get them decent boarding place in
the interim.
I recall one occasion when Just sucl
young men came from the peniteutiary
$50 rapidly, with SO much that appeal.
led to us in each separate case, thai
four Of them at one time were taker
temporarily into a private family. be.
cause no suitable boardinE-hous want.
led them.
Has not the time come when we car
have place near the city for the ex.
convict and for the ex-drunkard ant
for any others whom it would be wei
to send to such a place temporarily?
No reports that were received during
re oett Y9fz
mond, seemed to stir the people NOR,
than those showing the splendid re-
suits from such correction farms anc
homes in other sections Of our country
Mr.. Robert Lecky. whose judgmen
III such things is worth much. said t,
me at the close OF the conferences:
There is the most urgent need fo
correction farm. and we should tax,
1T up at once and not stop until it i
! in operation"
L Esx-a<>
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
nR1cHMOND AS q BIG AMERICAN BEAUTY
How the Chamber Of Commerce and the Council Are Adye
Using the City Elsewhere

York las. week asked for the next
Nhm0nd me IN
From III" speech
he
North was more OF Tess from
pnni Colonel said Nor was
ra,"re Of
huainr built
Tina
q American lie auty"
hndth
pope were
credit
thc foto"c
than
ny 'p peop'e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
LEGAL1zE rlE pn1,1AnY.

Postals received UP to the time of
going TO press still show q large pre-
ponderance in favor of the primary.
go great is this prcponderance that
apparently the sole problem before the
convention at Roanoke will be to elm
mate the Objectionable features OF the
present. situation A careful study OF
the replies proves that the intelli-
gent opposition TO the primary in al
most every instance predicates that
objection upon the cost of the sys-
tenn while, on the other hand, the
friends of this method almost univer-
sally base their allegiance on the
strength that the primary lends to tho
wishes of the obscure and the private
citizen.
There is noticeable disposition to
declare that the primary causes party
strife. To The Timcs-Dispatch, how
ever. it seems that such strife is an
indication of vitality, for it arises from
the conflict of opposing wishes be-
tween great bodies of Democratic vot-
crs. Where conflict exists there must
nearer approximation to a true and
final acceptance of the will of the ma
jority than Is possible In the average
convention, where only too often the
smoothness of the machinery is but
ain indication OF the lack OF participa-
ton Of the people generally.
In politics, as in war, successful
leaders can make n desert and call II
peace, but from ssuch levelcd fields
there is scant place for growth and
play Of popular will. II the Roanoke
convention has real leadership, it will
devise method of Kidding the pri-
mary OF its greatest defects. First
among these is the lack of definite
and efficient law. II such an enact
ment were demanded from the Legis
Iature if the primary were legalize6
and protected as strongly as the gen
eral election, and II the cost were
borne by the state the really cffectiv'
grounds of opposition would be re
moved The battlef!elds of the wori'
lave been soaked with the blood 0
men who gave their lives in order
that they and their fellows might b'
heard. Beside such sacrifices the few
thousand dollars involved in paying
for primary is altogether lighter thai
fhe small dust in the balance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
THE C1TY,s OPTION on YouNG's
PONh

Councilman Hunsdon Cary at tho last
meeting Of the Common Council stated
that he had secured option for ninety
DAYS on the Rosewood tract, better
known as Young's Pond. for $4,000.
This option was secured by Mr.. Cary
-,it,, no idea. Of exercising it himself.
but solely that the city might nave
the opportunity Of purchasing this es-
fate for a park. Everybody in Rich
mond over thirty years of age remem-
bers when Young:s Poiid was the great
picnic and skating place of Richmond.
with the growth Of Lakeside and the
better facilities there for picnics. the
FORMER glory OF Young's Pond some
what waned.
Dancing pavilions or soda water
fountains can be built at will. but 1t
takes years to create massive and
spreading oaks as those which shade
the rolling hillsides around Young
pond. The tract is 262.6 acres, and is
therefore, offered to the city at apou'
&133.2S an acre. we are lNioIiheu ~"
competent estimate gives 100000
feet OF salable timber outside of the
max grove, and, as building or farming
lots the land is abundantly worth II
The open market the price asked To-
~. The Tinies-D dispatch is not urging
the city TO go into a land speculation
but it is wortlrsrccalllng that the cit,
has nevsthfs iast any money on land
1t has bought, that Soungs Pond i
the last great tract of virgin fores
near Richmond, that it Is perfect
adapted for park, and, as the cit
grows. Will become yearly more valu
able.
The need of Richmond for parl
the availability of this site. the mod
crate cost involved and the ccrtaint
that the city can lose nothing by tn
Investment form a very strong argr
ment for the motion which Mr.. Car
made The City Council might Just {
we'll understand tho fact that Rcl
mond is going to be a great city. az
prepare for the needs OF the comm
population accordingly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
REMARKS by THE pAKAGnApnEns

y ERHAPs the time will come. even In
Texas, when the title OF Judge will
not be bestowed as soon as ii has been
ascertaiued that the youth has purchased
his railroad ticket to the law school.-Ious-
ton Post.
The form, of the hsh-hook has not been
changed In zoo years, says a sporting au-
thority. Neither has the form of the fish
lynn, for that matter.-Omaha Bee.
"A hundred million Holsters have been
turned loose by tho government hatchery
experts. Stark famine no longer threatens
the chorus girls of the land.-Baltimore
News.
If Mrs Hetty Green gets much gayer with
her money. she Is apt to attract the atten-
ton of King Peter of Servia, who Is said 20
be on the carpet for helnmeet with plenty
OF the Observation-Disclosures Herald
When man looks back on the time he
has wasted in life he regards as the great
est waste the time he has spent in waiting
for his wife to dress.--Atchison Globe.
Speaking of candidates for the vice.
presidency. what Is the matter with Hon.
Adlai Stevenson. of Illinois ?-Chicago Jour
nal.
The gentlemen who turn up their noses
at the office of ice-President may be un
aware that every man holding down tina;
Job is honored by having a marble bus,
OF himself placed in the Senate chamber
WASHINGTON Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
WOMEN "REMoNsTRANTs" AGAlNs'
woMEN's RIGHTS.

nortions OF the world remoVce'
from orr own doorstep woman SUI
sro,n ;s a topic of lively and growing
,,nrt,nce The manoeuvres in TINS
oe,o Of thought which have asilateo
r,uyland to its foundations nave io''s
been familiar, and now Mr.. Asau'ti' ;
surrender to them has waited JOY 10
,,dv reformers everywhere. In this
country the theme is by no means NE
loss. Thus, as one exhibit OF many,
we find a person, presumably woman,
writing to the New York Times on
Juno 5th Indignantly denying that the
vote drives women crazy. and proving
her contention by some figures from
FINLAND.
Progress of suffragettc sentiment In
the United States may perhaps be
gagged by the fact there are now eight
state associations of women organized
to fight it. New York, Massachusetts,
Maine, Illinois, Oregon, Iowa. Rhode
island and Washington all have their
organizations opposed to tho further
extension OF suffrage to women OF
these, the Massachusetts association
appears to be tho strongest and most
active, possibly owing to the fact that
the females in that State exceed the
! males by some 10000 This body con-
tains over 10000 members drawn from
255 cities, towns and villages, and pub
| fishes a paper called "The Remon-
STRANGE Its earnestness would doubt
less surprise those who had imagined
| that no American women were really
| interested in the suffrage question ex.
cept Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
| In the last quarter-century, womer
have acquired al least partial suffrage
in areas of the worlds surface amount.
ing to eo,000,oOO square miles and sup.
porting population Of over 3S5, 900, 900
Some of this area is in our own West
i Yet it is patent enough that the sub
4 ject has never even touched the vas
majority of American homes. Our wo
men are no more interested in 1t thar
they are in the theory of the nebula1
hypothesis or Aldrich On the Currency
and the screams of the more excite,
woman's -rightcrs leave them uttcrl
unperturbed. Mrs. Ida Hustled Harpe
once wrote: woman has not attempt
cd one advanced step which has no
been blocked by these two words
wifehood and motherhood Mrs. Har
: per set down that truth in bitterness.
but her sisters accept it with immcas
:, urable content. Advanced steps, seer
TO have no allurement for them what
). ever.
= IL England means to try the cxper]
ment Of 5uniyersal suffrage without re
gard to sex, it is her privilege to q
SO. Intelligent observers all over II
= world would observe such en- eyner
haent with the utmost interest, deem,
u curious TO sec how a great nat,o
e would faro under Il government bv t,
emotions OF its women.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
Rl.nn and I,yler.

This Is u dispatch from Richmond:
"Dr. Lyon G. Tyler, Of williamsburg,
clety of Founders and Patriots Of Amer
lea in New York brought him some
prominence. is mentioned MS the south's
presidential Offering for the Dem,
his friends seriously, but there are
many who think that Bryan and Ty-
| ler' would not sound bad"
A Tyler and Virginlan for Nico-
President? Not, we may be sure, II
tho Democrats know themselves Poll.
ticians arc superstitlons, and hoodoos
are always avoided when It is possible.
the ce-presldency Is enough to send
shivers up and down the hacks OF your
leYeryday Iycter,--7NY ashin Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

There is successful fox farm on Prince
Edward Island. Skins in their green con-
dltion are valued at from 5000 to $3.50 each,
one or two reaching $3.50
At a public demonstration given at the
Marcon wireless station at Glace Bay a
message was sent to Clifden. Ireland, and a
reply received within five minutes.
Consul-General Robert T. Wvnne reports
tfat taXicabs have Income such popular
street vehicles in London that the demand
for them is much greater than the supply.
The exporters of skins felt the effects OF
the financial troubles in the United States
that nearly all skins shipped from India
went to the United States.
The port of Tsingtau Is situated in the
German colony of Kiaochow. 99s miles north
cisco. 1884 miles from New York, via suoz
and Liverpool and 1,73S miles from Manila.
The Chinese Board of Agriculture is con-
sdering the advlsability of establishing a
department for the study and encourage
ment of tea cultivation, with branches In
tho provinces where tea is now produced.
Tho family OF Lieutenant Fausca, the
young Brazilian army officer who was kill
ed recently, in balloon ascension, Will be
presented in the Chamber OF Deputies is
| passed.
Lord Mount Stephen, formerly the presi-
Gent Of the Canadian Pacific Railway Com
pany. who had previously donated $4,000, 0OC
| to the King Edward Hospital fund. has nov
| further donated 5000 shares OF the Grea,
! Northern Railroad OF the United States e
| the same fund.
Prof. Charles G. Rivot. OF st. Louis ha.
| had bestowed upon him the decoration o.
OFFICER dacademie by the French govern.
m nn,1l N, Not more than FIVE or six American
| have been given this honor Prof. Rivo
las published fifteen French poems In epic
tragic and pastoral verse. which have at
trac,cd wide attention. ~ ,s.ie
Prof. George p. Merrill, head Of tn,
Department of Geology OF the United State
4 National Museum has gone to Butte, Mont.
i ,o ne present at number Of deep boring
to BIO made in Canyon Diabolo crater. tn
cause OF which has been n puzzle to geolog
ISIS ever since 1t was brought to their AT
tention Some men of science believe tn
depression to be an extinct volcano an,
others to be the record OF tho impact OF
hugo meteor which struck the earth cen
turtles ago.
girl of Twenty-Five. Miss Gertrude Wren
- the irst OF her sex to win the Pereir
medal for excellence In chemiatry, one o
the most highly priced awards OF the Phar
mhceutical Society OF London. AT the az
or eighteen she began the study OF her ana
sihlty at a girls high school In Camde
IoWh botany Is another study In whic
MISS Wren has taken a great interest, an
some time ago she won silver medal 10
superiority in that field
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
STATE PRESS
EDITORIAL EXPRESSIONS ON TIE SUI
Gsi JECT OF THE PRIMARY.
Endorsement Of Convention

Endorsement OF Convention.
Just whit action Will be taken by the
STATE Democratic Convention with reference !,
llext week is probcmatical. But tho fact ~
recognized that tho convention In resolving
AGAINST sa. IL. as many seem 70 think u VII no.,
fGs Sae On rf'G Sorfes envenoS 1907
this declaration, was adopted:
We declare ourselves ms fhvorins the
dntes by primary election. believing this 4,
DO tho surest method OF arriving at tho VIII
of the people and maintaining Democratic
Observation-Disclosures Times.
Remedy the Sole objection.
The only objection to the primary is the
expense ca, attnched-payncnt Of clerks, Judges,
expenses the candidates who are running arc
assespcd and large amount OF money ,s
necessary to hold what is. equivalent TO an
election II, the 100 counties OF the state.
There is a remedy for this. and n simple
one. viz: let the clerks and judges give the
day free OF cost. This was done IN the last
the, the election officers charge for their SER
Vices. Surely there are few precincts in any
county IN this state which cannot produce
two or three men willing TO devote one day
n year to the service OF the state. II In
curry Is made beforehand 1t is almost In
coneeiYabie thht few men In each precinct
unless patriotism Is stone dead amongst
us. and Its name n 1nockery or 4 joke This
IN the remedy. The theory or the primary Is
all right--save II II possible. II can be
made made as cheap as n convention II wc try
clinch Valley News.
No Perfect Way.
The truth Of the whole matter Is, It is
impossible to adopt any method that will
please everybody. There are serious objec-
tons tons to mass-meetngs and county convcn-
tons the same as there are objections TO
the primary. The Democrats OF Virginia,
,lntii 1901. had the mass meeting and dis
carded 1t. since which time tho primary has
been b. n, In vogue. Now tina, there Is opposition
10 the primary some other plan Will have 10
be suggested II the primary is to be abol-
.ished-Clifton Forge Review.
The Ideal Plan.
Our own view has always been that this
democratic idea OF local self-governmcnt
should prevail; that Is TO say each count
or city should be permitted TO nominate by
primary or convention as II may prefer, and
IN state nominations. each county or city
should be permitted to choose its delegates
10 convention by primary or mass cor !.
vention. as 1t may prefer. We stand by
THIS as tho ideal plan.--Danvllle Register.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
Gnc Dry College.

LELAND stanford University has gone
dry" following the protractod troubles
over student drinking. IntoxicaI,ts
are to be strictly excluded from stu
aent hoarding places and fraternity
houses. The step Is mourncd as a blow
TO college hospitality, but the effect
may prove salutary. AS yet, however,
harvard, Yale and Princeton have
Shown no signs of following the eX-
Iample.-SprlnGficl unlnn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09

Frank II. Hitchcock is running the
tart bandwagon in Chicago with n
yigor and determination which inai-
cate inexorable designs upon the Post
master Generalship OF tho United
States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09

However, II fate ordained that some
statesman mad to be content with
salary Of 81 year, we arc inclined ~
think that the Mayor of Timpson. Tey.
as, Is the man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
I,ntd in Lavender,

Tho centenary OF Jefferson Davis
passed without any illusions to the
alleged petticoat episode or to tho
sour ample tree. Thus arc the clouds
that lowered upon our house in the
deep bosom Of oblivion burled.-Boston
Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09

For one thing, Chicago is a good
sized town, and for another, the Knox
and Cannon booms Will not take up
much room,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09

why have men no directoire pants?,
demands Poet Judd Mortimer Lewis.
Well Wen bite. Why haven't they?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
Thoroughly Consistent.
A.,l,ropriatc.
"a New Cuss.
| Giving Himself Away.

First Farmer: THAT new hired man OF
yours must have been hoolikeeper betor,
he came to YOU"
Second Farmer: "Why so?'
First Farmer: II notice that every timt
hc stops work for few minutes he puts
the pitchfork behind his eur."-Woman'.
Home Companion
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09

! Lord Mount Stephen, formerly tho presi-
Gent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Com
pany. who had previously donated $4,000. 900
| to the King Edward Hospital fund. has now
| further donated 5000 shares OF the Great
! Northern Railroad OF the United States 20
! 10 f,iDn 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09

presidency. what Is the matter with Hon.
Adlai Stevenson. of Illinois ?-Chicago Jour
nal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09
"a FINE IDEA"

Politics.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-09

Prof. Charles G. Rivot, OF st. Louis. has
had bestowed upon him the decoration OF
mcnt. Not more than five or six Americans
have been given this honor. Prof. Rivot
las published fifteen French poems In epic.
tragic and pastoral verse, which have at