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Grim Object Lesson
Another Think.
PASSING OFF lPLA1yr.
Sees Too Lnte Gulf between stntcnn,.n
md pOlttif ri ~

n n
ind Politician.
United States Senator Tom PIatt
SHOWS his mistake now. Some time
aso, IN newspaper interview, while
ihuslng over the past. he told re-
porter that II he had his life to live
over again he would do differently.
~ nc easy boss" who once dictated
the politics OF his party, and whose
, mora was fnal, who elevated men to
nomination ..s'n1, for high positions, and
~, nroKe' them II they rebelled against
i.in, Is physical. and, to large de-
ME-, he IS held up to the ridcule OF the
mar In pity, half for his past power.
He is laughingstock, and held In
Both his personal and his political
history explain. perhaps, why Plat
was never anything but a politician.
He had the opportunity and at least
the average ability to become n states
man. He was supported by power
iul machine. he had hosts of friends
in other states. Had he devoted ms
talents to statecraft instead of the
narrowest Kind of politics, he might
nave left something in the shane of
policies or legislation to be remem.
bered by. He chose politics, and he
receives the reward of dscredited
politician-contempt that merges into
forSetfulness.
1t is not a pleasant spectacle. this
man who realizes now that political
power and influence turn to ashes when
their possession Is of no further USE
Huntington Advertiser.
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no FALSE AssEssMENTs PAY.

b.
a certain man came to Mecklenburg
county from the Northwest He bought
900 acres Of land at $40 an acre, paid
$1,000 in cash, and later on paid $4,000
more. At the end OF two years it oc-
CURED to him that. rs he had very
much improved the property, and owed
less than one-talf its cost, he could
borrow the money from large insur-
ance company that he knew in the
Northwest more cheaply than in Neck
lenburg. He tteroupon wrote to the
insurance company. which said 1t would
be glad to make the loan and sent an
official to examine the title and go
through other formalities.
The first thing that the official found
was that the land, which had been sold
bought for $50, was assessed at So. As.
the rules OF the insurance company
prevented it from lending more than
80 per cent. of the assessed value OF
any farm land, the prospective Dor
rover lost his opportunity, and the
Insurance company lost very salts
factory loan.
This is another and forcible example
OF the hardship of unjust valuations
by tax assessors. So far as the owner
of the land itself was concerned. 1t
made no difference to him whether he
paid s155 on a $4,000 assessment or
2a25 on a 100000 assessment. III
either event the State got the same
amount Of money, and the owner paid
the same amount of taxes. But there
was this advantage in the fair assess
ment, that the lands of Virginia were
not deprecated below their real mar
llet value; that a fair basis for deter
mining taxation was arrived at. and
that the burden OF taxation fell equal
~ on all citizens.
Those who are interested in equitable
taxation will remember that the Senate
defeated bill looking towards this
endl which passed the House. The bill
provided for the appointment Of COM
mittee OF eight members, three OF
whom should be appointed by TIE
Speaker OF the House. three by the
President of the Senate, the two pre-
siding Officers themselves being en-
oflco members. This committee was
to have no power except to study the
Taxation and report at the next SEES
sion. Modest as this request was, 1t
was defeated, and Virginia Will have
to struggle along for two years more
unless the judges of the courts insist
upoa more equitable assessments.
In the meantime purchasers from
elsewhere see our lands assessed at
contemptibly low figures and our rate
Of taxation at proportionally nigh ones
with the result that the purchaser Is
forced to the conclusion that our lahos
are of little value and our taxes are
very high. So again we ask, Do false
l assessments pay?
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When the spellbinders take the stump
this fall they will not attempt, to eN-
plain the eStravagance Of their Con-
gress, which appropriated more than
Sl,0oooo0,00O during the session. on
the other hand they will wave their
arms Electrically, point with pride to
the horizon. and eXclatnl: This is a
bllllon-dollar country!' Their. hearers
will applaud the sentiment to the echo,
and so away and dutifully vote the
ticket, the while grumbling because
their taxes and other burdens arc
heavy.
On the same theory Durham, Nc
Nichol & Co.. the Philadelphia graf ers,
and the Harrisburg State House thieves
is billion dollar country!" Lot every
man get all he can,-Rochester Herald,
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THE CHANCE or TIGHT MONEY.

Those who demanded currency legiS-
1ation at any price in order to avoid
the inevitable money stringency this
fall" have achieved their hearts de-
sire. Unfortunately ii remains TO be
seen whether the iron Will not enter
into their souls
The Chamber of Commerce OF New
York. whose members arc certainly in
touch with finances, passed an over
whclming resolution last month ask
Ing that no action be taken on currency
26ilfs this year. Business organizations
throughout the country have done the
same thing, and, says the New York
Evening Post, "the reason for their
confidence in so voting was their
knowledge that no such season of fl
Enancial and Industrial liquidation as
fwo have just passed through has ever
been followed by tight money In the
autumn. These business men know tina
no such liquidation as we have lust
lived through has ever been followed
by tight money in the autumn. Money
is being loaned to-day on Wall Street
for period OF six months, at the rate
of 3 1-2 per cent.-which shows pretts
fairly Just how much fear the bank,
have OF money stringcncy in Sep
tember October or November, The,
are aware that the surplus bank re
serve mas risen this month to height
never but once surpassed in tho coun
try's history, and that later dcfici
Is wholly impossible. In the one yea
which renorted higher surplus
1s34--thirty- loans on Wall Street
during the second half OF the veal
4 never rose above per cent, and l.
Twas the ruling rate, Only three othe
years have witnessed surplus reserv
I anywhere neatly approaching that Q
1.-The present month. or these, 1895, 1
s1pite of the great financial and com
tnlercial activity. lived through the au
Itumn season with no higher a thirty
Eday rate than 2 IL per cent. In an
fother OF them, 1904, the very activ
k1v.uma speculation for the rise !
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THE END-sEAT HOG.

Nothing more surely marks the ar
rival OF the warm weather season thall
mo annual editorial limbering-up upon
tho end-seat hog. Once again. in the
cvcling months, the time Is at haHo
when the fusillade has begun and the
thunderings of many newspapers III
many states arc directed against TINS
neculiar animal. Here in Richmond,
the porcinc object of all these
anathemas is in little evidence, because
the cars which give him his oppof-
tunity, the strictly open cars with
tho transverse seats, are in little evil
dence. But even here, he is no rare
bird.
The end-seat hog derives his name
from the fact that he takes possession
of the end-seat, nearest the step. ana
thereafter hogs" it. Whoever wishes
TO get into that seat must Chamber over
him to accomplish it. Whoever wishes
to get out Of that seat must do ike
wise. The hog" sits tight, human
obstacle to progress, nuisance to ms
fcllow-travelcrs and thing of re-
proach to himself. Locked in his
breast somewhere there must be stun
small voice which bids him slide over.
but he.wll not listen to it,
The end-seat, OF course. is not merely
a seat 1t is also a place of egress
and ingrcss, a gateway to an aisle.
This is what the Albany Journal APP
| pears to forget when. in replying to
certain remarks Of the Washington
Post it says
Will the Post kindly tell to what
purpose it thinks the end seats IN
open cars should be devoted? We have
| always believed that they We're IN
| tended to be used as seats, and that
consequently it was not an offense
| either against law or ethics. to sit II
| them.
Common sense is the one touch
stone in matters OF this sort. End seats
were not "intended to be used as
seats" when the use OF them causes
annoyance to others. The matter i
i thus simple enough. The exact place
which man occupies on long, hare
bench is matter of little moment
and those who hitherto have been II
the habit of clamping on to the sea
next the outer rail are urged hence
forward TO be considerate and "slldt
over"
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL

An ancient font, removed Years ago from
81 James Parish Church, Louth. Ireland,
has been discovered in use as a flower pot
and replaced in the church.
There was record show day, OF fish
for Good Friday at Hull England Trawl-
crs landed between 10000 and $4,000 kits
of fish. representing 700 to 900 tons.
Costing $4,000, 900, the new Thames tunnel
for horse drawn traffic and pedestrians
between Stepney and Rotherhithe will in
al. probability be ready for use shortly
After five years work, Austraias great
hn sc sa,l,aa rabb.-pfoot fsnse has
and the cost OF its erection has been nearly
l%5o.ooo. 1t is furnished at intervals OF
which hundreds of rabbits are captured and
destroyed daily. inside the barrier there
appears as yet no trace of their presence
London Globe.
is an electric lighting system which is
driven by windmill. The wheel Is As
feet in diameter. and is supported by a
tower % feet high. The area OF the blades
exposed to the wind is $40 square fee..
and with wind blowing at the rate of
Is feet second tho mill will give sc horse
n%wer The speed is then "a reyolutlons q
descent and six arc lamps, besides several
small motors.
Rev., Walter Walsh. OF Scotland who has
a arr IN Boston 70 begin featuring tour
for the American Peace Society, ia a giant
N stature. reports as to his height vary :
ms One says that on the Saxonta, OH
which he crossed. he was head taller than
the next biggest man on board. Another
statement is that he Is six feet six inches
showing that he would measure up to the
arsest OF New iork's famous Broadway
squad.
A1aude Adams's fondncss for children has
made ono little sirl very happy Augusta
Schindle, nm unusually bright youngster
who is going on eleven" and who was
one OF the wolves In Peter Pan" is Miss
Adams's nsepnrable companions. Wher.
MISS Adams goes she goes, and where Miss
Adams lives she lives. The actress found
Augusta In Buffalo q year or so ago, anc
she has Kept the child with her ever since
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Borrowed iingles
TuE plEcE THAT ROBERT SPOKE.

THE PIECE THAT HUBERT SPOkW
Once there was little boy whose name
- was Robert Recce;
And every Friday afternoon he had TO
speak piece. @
SO many poems thus he learned that soon
he had a stole
or recitations IN his head, and still kept
learning more.
And now this Is what lappcned: He was
called upon one week,
And totally forgot the piece he wap about
to speak!
His brain he cudg cIed. NCta word remained
within his head!
And so he spoke at random, and this Is
what he said:
My Beautiful, my Beautiful. who standcst
proudly by,
1t was the schooner 'Hesperus'-the break.
Ing waves dashed high!
Why is this Forum crowded? What means
this stir in Rome?
Under a spreading chestnut tree there is no
s place like home
when Freedom from her mountain height
cried, Twinkle little star,
Shoot IL YOU must this old gray head, King
Henry OF Navarro!
Roll on. thou deep and dark blue castled
craB OF Drachenfels,
My name Is Sorval, on the Grampian Hills,
ring out, wild bells!
"1e you're waking. cali me carly, to be or
not to be.
The curfew must not ring Tonight! q,
woodn1an. spare that tree!
Charge, Chester. charge! On. Stanley. on.
And let who viii be clever!
The boy stood on the burning deck, but ]
80 on forcver!''
Carolyn Wells, In st. Nicholas.
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WAITING seanty breath.

Senator Plat, of New York. has not
AL infinite amount OF breath left to
hin and he draws wastefully on his
he will not be a candidate for re-
New York has done ln-
credible things political, but we can
not Imagine Il LEGISLATOR Of that State
having the gall to vote for the OLD
man, he should declare himself to
pc pc ~ the running, lie is impossible
Hartford Couranl
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OF it. On May 18th I again wrote. en-
closing 10 cents in stamps. and ask
ing for two copies OF the paper con-
reply, and my small remittance has
bee absorbed. But I am
apparently been absorbed. But am
not surprised,
Editor Clifton Forge Review:
Sill note in the last issue of your
paper an editorial referring to an
cent Danville local option campaign. in
which I simply gaveNa list Of the
storerooms in Bristol which are vacant
asa result Of prohibition here, and a
been reduced from the same cause.
You- take OCCASION to state gratu
tously that you have no confidence in
q real estate agent who would give
his town q black eye. IN other words,
your town to help save another town
from making a grave mistake. Argu-
ing from your own standpoint, You
cannot expect any one, to believe what
been increased In Clifton Forge, though
it would not<be surprising If in your
village there had been no substantial
reduction in values.
play. you would Investigate my state
ments instead of in an,underhand man
ner throwing doubt upon them. With
the. usual Intolerance Of the ardent
prohibitionist you question the motives
and the truthfulness of any one. who
happens to hold q contrary opinion.
invite any man with a fair mind, but
not you, to investigate the correctness
of every single statement made in my
communication published in the Dan.
Vile papers.
q trust YOU will give this letter tho
same prominence given your editorial
'.ALEXANDER FORWARD.
Bristol. Va. May a, 1905
ALEXANDER FORWARD
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stocks had so little effect on money
rates that sbort-tiine loans did not
get above 8 per cent. until Dccembcr.
and then remained at 12. In the
third. 1856. a year OF trade revival and
OF very wild boom IN stocks, 3 to 4
per cent. was tie high range, Fur
thor particulars are scarcely neces.
.
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. ST. TIE PRESS
Rlcl,n,ond and roe,

- . / 4
The sin OF ingrntltude seems to be still
reinembcred aEn!nst Edgar Allan Poe ~
tile citizens OF Richmond Tngratitudc. is, IN
our our, 3plnion' aonetl,'ns which cannot ne sa-
iuihesH POO showed IL TO the Allan FAMILY,
an old and honored one who adopted him
and .ni., sstowered upon Him every Kindness The
people OF Riclimond are not to be CEN
suted for their feelings toward this de-
praved genius for those feelings are mt
CO ses b ,he aak q nnny as a
fested by Poe.--Chase City Progress.
Clothed With Modcsty.
The Eirgrian appears this week in an
i,rrroved dress, andfor general compcn-
diun OF news and typogra phical nentness.
f paper In Southwest Virginia equals It,
paper that cxccis any other In the coun-
~ IN printing important Washington county
ana s.flt Ablngdon and genera news. don't de-
you may not lose u number.--Abingdon
Wcil snid.
Did You ever stop to reflect that 1t was
one thins to talk about people and an
olEor thing to have people talk about you?
r. thofe OF us who use our tongues little
freely about our nelshbors would stop and
reiieet a! apout this matter and know tho
s Els eyli that comes from 700 much sos-
cali a halt and gossip no more tore wnu.0
Madison News
a johnson Blast.
II now seems probable that Governor
Johnson. OF Minnesota. VIII receive the
democratic nomination for President, Tor
though about half OF the states have yet
70 ii9id their conventions. 1t is assured that
NJ. bryan cannot secure tile necessary two
,hifas while nearly every doubtful state is
lined up for Johnson.-Montgcmery Messen-
ger.
Grim Object Lesson.
THAT Pennsylvania sheriff ran great
risk when he invited 800 foreigners TO
witness adns ,rd the hanging OF OF their COM
RACES from the Old World. What II they
mad i made u football rush for hlm But
.Ney aidnlt and that sheriff taught more
10 foreigners In few minutes than a hun
d ore, s,oeiologlsts could teach in ten years
Another Think.
we did not think that any Southern man.
, .nousn he was a Republican, would stand
win those who would make such an ut !.
tack upon the welfare OF his own co,1a :
Wy. is,it possible that the Ninth District
OF virginia has sent u man to Congress
s Mn9 believes eli that the South ought to oe
sentative strength ?-Suffolk Herald
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and Influence for this great cause Of
temperance, what a power for good 1t

temperance, what power for good 1t
would be!
sincerely hope to see the great
paper you edit come out boldly ana
fearlessly championing the prohibit
ton cause, and when that time comes
with you or any of our other great
idailies the good people OF Virginia
Will rise up and "call you blessed" ]
can't see how any paper can Withhold
its influence from this great cause,
when It Is surely for the betterment OF
mankind In every way: Cant you come
out and help us? Virginia is slow,
but sure. and we will all see her in
line, 7 am sure in short time
believe the day is not far off when
we will look back and ask ourselves
how was 1t possible for Christian
people to license the sale of liquor.
and thereby debase, debauch and bring;
oul. people to shame and misery
+ May God hasten the day for our
homes to be frightened and made hap
.py by the eternal Punishment Of the
liquor traffic. II. S. BARBOUR.
South Boston. Va. May 90, COS.
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Blackstone, Va, May 80, 1905 :

In view OF the fact that The Times
Dispatch did not print the complete
upon us to print MI. Lands
letter in full What we have printed,
however. sets forth very fully Mr..
lands position.--Edltor Of The Times
Dispatch
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The Georgia campaign ends on Thurs.
day. whereupon tho overexcited lnhabl'
lants can resume their wonted tasks
in connection with daynursing tbs
peach crop.
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Senator La Follettes eightecn-honr
speech can scarcely fail to make him
an object of bitter jealousy to John
Wesley Gaines.
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MIR. Forward,. Position,

Editor OF The Times-D Dispatch: ST
Sir,-On May 14th addressed the
following letter, which is self-eAplana-
tory. "a Lha editnc Of L1a Clifton E,orge.
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Still 1t is barely possible that the
gubernatorial issue between Smith and
Brown in Georgia may be settled BY
the vote of the Jones family.
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The once amazing Richmond bal
team may yet reach point where !
Will have to decide between systema
Tic tailending and Strengthening feN
we'll chosen umpires.
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1900 miles to recover his dog has per.
sistence enough to try to get stolen UNI
brella back.--Buffaln Exnress.
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For all we know the answer to the
New York Worlds question. "Wha1
is q Dcmocrat?' may be Luke j.
Wright ~.
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That Wall Street land quoted at 10000,
900 an acre is not especially good for til
lage. but it's n great place for separatinr
Courier Journal
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Some people will be inclined to wonder
why that Pittsburg bank lootec didn't take
the doormat and the gas fiXtures.-Cleveland
Z lain Dealer.
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REMARKS BY THE PHOTOGRAPHERS.

Those Pennsylvania farmers. who attend
church by telephone" are able to partici-
pate in every part of the service except the
MISUNDERSTANDING Gazette.
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MERELY JOKING.

He Sold the MS.
y observe" said the editor Of the maya,
been submitted to him BY the aspiring au-.
phrase, lean hours. How can there be
such thing as IL lean hour?'
''why not?" demanded the ether. others
is such thing spare moment, isn't
there?"-ChicaEo Tribune.
Too Late, Now.
$50 you no longe ruse buttermills?"
What's the use?" returned Mr.. Fair
benks: IF ! drank gallon. OF the stuff
delphia Ledger.
Two of a Kind.
That mans 50 mean he would fight with
"oh. but. he leads ono OF those double
IN Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Tie Usual Way.
!, Flow dd J! you get SO many signatures to
approved of 1t and the others were kind
OF flattered 10 be asked for their auto
graphs. Record-Herald
Quite a difference.
"of course" the British tourist was say
Ing. II understand that the winning party
the most votes
mot at all replied the native; cts the
party that puts In the most Sotes.'-Cath-
Ollie standard and Times
Out of II.
Don't you think can make money out
of that mine?"
Yes; that's just where you can make
money---out OF it."-Ceveland Leader.
REMARKS BY TIE PARAGRApIIERs.
Those Pennsylvania farmers who attend
church by telephone" are able to partici-
pate in every part of the service except the
MISUNDERSTANDING Gazette.
Some people will be inclined to wonder
why that Pittsburg bank loo;ec didn't take
the doormat and the gas fiXtures.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The New Jersey physician who Travelled
l,500 miles TO recover his dog has per-
sistence enough to try to get stolen UNI
biella back.-Buftalo Express.
| That Wall Street land quoted at $4,000,
| 600 an acre Is not especially good for TIL
lage. but it's great place for separatin.,
the farmer from his WORCESTERSHIRE
! Courier journal.
However. it must be understood that II
e ship of any other navy were TO treat the
| Florida that way the Florida would shoot
iback.-Philadelphia Ledger.
| Colonel Stewards temper scarcely can be
! expected to improve under the treatment
he Is getting.-C,hicnro News
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However it must be understood that if
ship of any other navy were to treat the
Florida that way the Florida would shoot
Ledger.
Colonel Stewards temper scarcely can be
expected to improve under the treatment
he Is getting.-Chicnrn NeMs
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Out of II.
Don't you think I can make money GU
of that uline?"
Yes; that's just where you can max
money---out OF it."-Cleveand Leader.
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Tile Usual Way.
/, How did you get so many signatures to
that petition?"
We'll, great many OF the signers really
approved of 1t and the others were kind
OF flattered 10 be asked for their auto
sraphs."-Chlcago Record Herald.
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Too Late, Now.
$50 you no longe ruse buttermills?"
whats the use?" returned Mr.. Fair
banks: III drank gallon OF the stuff a
day the papers wouldn't notice it."-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
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To-morrow-A World-Wide Race
Question.
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Quite n Dlfference

"Of course the British tourist was say
Ing II understand that the winning party
at your elections Is the that gets out
the most votes
Not at ALL" replied the native: cts the
party that puts in the most votes"-Cath-
Ollie STANDARD and Times
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