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\. the rencher., Pension Dnl Justs
,,,it 80 90 mo es-Dispatch:

Editor of The Dispatcl1;
sirWll some one eaeb wno o u ' VIprIma
Kindly gSe me Of 'f the justice and
son embodied in the teachers pen.
sion bilI?" II the, tau is to be paid
by the teachers. and II the piia ASKS shs
treasurers Of each county be given the
right to withhold l per cent, of each
teachers salary. why Is 1t necessary
to have the legislative Assembly to con-
law should be made at the request of
a small minority that will affect TO-
900 people who. If the law should be
passed. Will have to submit to the
sentation," which caused the bloodshed
of the Revolution? Virginia has a live
Teachers Association, to which every
progressive teacher In Virginia belongs,
ing and deciding other questions in.
volved in the, educational problem of
to-day. questions which affect not only
the teachers, but the general public;
upon to. decide question which at
fects nobody except the teachers? II
the teachers In annual meeting at Roa-
noke last November passed any resolu-
posed by Messrs. Williams and King
the Bulletin of the association fails to
record it. Much may be said In favor
of pensioning wornout and rusted-out
lent consideration for these pioneers
OF education" and consideration no
less sincere for the public school chill
dren who are pupils of that class of
teachers who would claim pensions. but
| Is 1t just, from any point of view, that
the teachers shall be required. by act
Of General Assembly. to finance a
scheme in which they have had no
voice or vote?
Furthermore have tho teachers re-
ceived a larger benefit from the ef-
forts of these twcnty-year-old, inexperi
citizens? Are they receiving larger
salaries In proportion to educational
requirements than other wage-earn-
lers? According to the statistics given
F, In The Times-Dispatch of few issues
back, the average salary of the Virginia
teacher Is $500. Out OF this the teach
er must pay board, dress in style
that denotes, some degree of self-re-
spect. pay the expenses of attending
| county and State meetings and summer
inormals, subscribe to school journals,
buy the new books of theories OF teach
ing. pay association fees, in many cases
supply the funds necessary for school
entertainments: and now Messrs. Will
liams and King propose that the ques-
tlon OF what to do with the out-of.
pension and forcing these overpad
| ca teachers of Virginia to pay the
1 pension tax! Has Justice fled and
have lli men lost their reason? Until a
49, ~ VI tiie teachers express q
Willingness to assume the expense OF
pensioninS the superannuaries and SUI
pernumeraries. a piece Of legislation
which is the exponent of some spasm
of Jealous phlanthrophy, or is insti-
gated to benefit special parties, and is
not an expression of the sentiment of
the mass of people to be affected by
the proposed law. would be a piece of
injustice unparalleled in the history OF
| Virginia.
Respectfully submitted
S. A. MOSELEY,
| ISOLATION.
La Crosse. Va. February 6, 1905.
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Mr.. peninmln,. wrath.

Editor of The Times Dispatch:
sir,-I have recently noticed two
cards published in your estimable pa
per anent the wrath" of the dIstin-
gulshed lawyer, state5man and patriot
judah P. Benjamin. The one is we'll
related incident for the major part on
hearsay evidence; the other is more
matter of-fact, and conclusive as to
dates, etc.
Previous; to 1889. when the eminent
lawyer retired from a large and lucra
tive practice. the writer had occasion
70 visit Mr.. Benjamin a number of times
the years 1879 and 1873. Mr.. Benja-
MINIS principal office was then well
located and we'll known: 1t was on the
first floor Of Lambs Building" Inner
known as the Temple Bar" I recall
that this building was a regular rock
cry or barristers; their Shingles" COW
cred the. entire space on each side and
made the acquaintance of young bar
rister on the top floor who told me
the the great and genial LAWYER from
the States was universal favorite.
all. and was often consulted by his
numerous brethren in the profession.
"A rev years before his death had oc-
casion to write two letters to the peer
letters. In reply: the one from London,
the other from Biaritz, France. In the
one he was very pleasant and quizzed
me about certain matter; in the 9TH
er he wrote about his health, which
then needed attention. l only knew
Mr.. Benjamin as grand and versatile
reality. noble character in the
flesh; | know absolutely nothing about
his wrath" never heard ii had an.
peared to any mortal near the Inner
Temple or elsewhere. While such
unique happening may come within the
scope OF things possible. / am dis
posed to be skeptical. perhaps owing
to the limited number Of duly authen.
ticated cases off and on record.
Shakespeare on the subject of ghostly
speak as follows:
Hamlet There are more things in
heaven and earth, Horatlo, than are
dreamt OF in your philosophy"
February 10. 1908. -
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February 10. 1908.
Fine Soldier

Editor Of The Ti,nes-Dispatch:
Sir,-Thanks to Major j. N. Stubs.
member Of the House of Delegates
IRON Gloucester for his partial list of
members who We're Confederate SOL
dlers. Perhaps Hon. George I. Rich
ardson, the member from this (Henrv)
county, lieutenant in Company A.
Forty-second Virginia Infantry, and
who. under Stonewall jackson. at
Cedar Run. in 1862 was SO severely
wounded as never since to have been
able to put his right hand to his face.
was omitted because he was not adj
mltted to the Democratic caucus of tho
Legislature. although lifelong Dem
ocrat.
In Justice to Mr.. Richardson it may
be said that he was worthy Of adj
mission into the Confederate Army,
II not to place in the caucus, and
should not be excluded from that list.
CONFEDERATE VETERAN.
Martinsville. Va. February s, 1908.
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GIVE BUSINESS A REST.

The following editorial from the Will
InihSton Messenger has been copied
by the Raleigh News and Observer and
now appears in The Times-Dispatch:
The settlement of the railway pas
senSer rate controversy in this State
mas apparently given so great salts
faction TO all persons commemorative
Governor and other State officials who
engineered It the general public and
IN the RI, railroads-that it seems It would
this question at any time in the near
future, 1t does look like the law as
enacted by the Legislature at its spe-
cial session would be allowed to stand
iicacy and justices might be thorough
~ tested. II the matter is brought
mo politics during the coming cam
pa pa. we do not believe 1t will be
tive element In the party. If the
question is brought to the front and
autetnpt Is made to force 1t as an is
sue sue INTO the campaign it will be by
o be round in every. party and whose
eniei political tenet is to tear down
and ID, TO ,overturn existing conditions.
me Democratic party of the State
kept in the background. The bust
ness ness interests of the State want rest
from sensational politics. They need
aro breathing spell-time to recuperat tie
I mind the exhaustion Of the whirl-
n !, excitement that has for awhile
DESTROYED the equilibrium in ali
classes elias, Of business. The State, as
f Mr.a rs Sro tne whole country, has sur
certain class and agitation of a polit-
| teo- BUSINESS nature, In great part due
70 pE,o9Iliticians who took advantage of
iG ntarastns for advancing their own
~, ~ rest; we say, from agitation and
ness ress,'G IL r Doth in politics and in bus-
return.
We We do not mean that reforms
s %liet n1, e .S are needed should be check
me ale interest of the business of all kinds
a 4ia, VI tAe people OF the State is cessa-
r rt1il o. me high-pressure system OF
| the cn,, anu correction OF abuses tina
the recent past.
81, IItteyient'on of repetition OF railway
n s,u.ion can be accomplished by the
pv;opte II they will make up theil
rr FOR 1bo TO nominate as their candidates
a ,ps 70 70 stand by what the Governor
h anu me Legislature in recent sessio,
n ~ , cone n the way Of settling tina
r rtiY1ro'o1, No extremists against thu
On ti'a should be nominated, nor
aIi =, i interests of the railroads aboy'
~ plneis, The next Legislature should
no,,. uoIilposed OF set of fair-minded
eerJJ,mis@elEatiVe men who are willing Z
So al interests and classes of bust
r rni, tne best way to do this as regard
eeanlWay matters Is to give ample tim
tor testing the work Of the last session
lot the Legislature.
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OYSTERS AND SENATOR'S.

The disposition of the States natural
oyster beds concerns the prosperity
and welfare of all the people. and be-
cause this source of wealth has in the
past been dissipated, instead of being
conserved, with the result that the
possibilities of the oyster industry in
Virginia has utterly failed to attain
the proportions to which it is entitled,
and because Senators C. Harding
Walker and B, r. Gunter, by residence,
experience and political affiliation, are
profoundly Interested in the settlement
of this question, The Times Dispatch
recently submitted to these gentlemen
the following questions:
First-Snce other States have de-
monstrated the great possibilities of
revenue to be derived from oyster
planting, why does not Virginia make
some definite effort to promote this in
dustry?
second-since nearly all OF the net
revenue of the State Board of Fisheries
has been derived from the oyster
planter, with no corresponding burden
of expense, why has not the State
given more attention to the produc-
ton and development of oyster plant
ing, instead Of expending all of Its
time and appropriation in chasing dowr
a few law-breaking tongers?
Third-Admitting the Virginia oyste,
laws need revision and that the oyster
industry could be made extremely
valuable to the whole State, wha
remedy do you suggest?
These questions were prepared /,
good faith with the desire on the par
of this paper to get information on thi
important issue from those who wer
fully qualified to determine the wises
course to pursue. The questions wer
submitted by reporter of this paper
were read and discussed at length b
Senator Walker, and it was understoo
by the reporter We're also seen by Sen
ator Gunter, who was sitting in tn
seat next to Senator Walker. For rea
sons best known to themselves, bot
IS Of these Senator'S declined to make an
public response to the questions, thong
with their reasons for failing TO an
swer The Times Dispatch has nothin,
to do. We can neither compel no
apparently can we elicit from thes
Senators statement for publication. a
to what they think ought to be don
M. to protect. and, If possible. Increase tn
81 rapidly diminishing oyster industrle
pf Virginia.
For years Virginia has spent an In
creasing sum of money in the vain et
fort to protect the oyster rocks b
police boats Notwithstanding this c,
M pense, the number of tongers-that /
those who live BY taking the oyste,
under State license from these rocks
has diminished to such extent that t
day the revenues OF the State fro
these oyster beds are derived from Il
planters. who protect their own oyst
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Rheumatism
Ne Want Every Rheumatic Sufferer to Test
the New Rholoids Treatment at
Orr Eynpnsp

10 Introduce the Rhooids treatment for
rheumatism in Richmond free trial treat
meht VIII be mailed to those Sufferers send
lhs their name and address to The RhololIs
Company Washington, d, c.
Rholoids are especially desirable to those
VINO are prone to Uric Acid diseases from
heredity' and those in declining years whose
method OF life makes them liable to Goat
and Its complications.
After USING the samplt and you feel salts
fed With the results, the regular full size
treatment can be secured for 81 at The Polk
Miller DRUG Co.. sa4 Il. Main Street.
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1t is reported from 1rvington. Va,
that ice in Chesapeake Bay has cut off
steamboat transportation to the Poto-
mac and Rappahannock for week.
This Is one Of the richest and most
prosperous sections OF Virginia. and
the people are anxious to trade with
Richmond They would welcome rail-
road connection with this city. and If
they had. such road, they would no
longer patronize markets with which
uncertain steamboats, only. 1t is the
most inviting field in sight for Rich
mond,
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grounds, while the longing Industry Us
on which the tongers live are being
gathered more rapidly than they arc
being replaced by natural means.
The Times-D ispateh has repeatedly
pointed out how Maryland has thriven,
even under the short experience II has
had, by leasing public bottoms to pri-
vate planters, while the example Of
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey,
Louisiana and Texas gives overwheln1-
ing evidence that Virginia is annually
refusing its citizens the chance to make
from 100000 to se,ooo,ooo III addition
to the sum now being derived from
the oyster industry.
Virginia is rich and prosperous. Thh
Times Dispatch rejoices in this condi-
ton. but we do not yet believe that
Virginia Is SO rich and so prosperous
that it can afford to voluntarily ignore
and waste the enormous possibilities Of
wealth derivable from the proper Gull
tivation of oysters.
II something is not done at this
session of the Legislature to remedy
the present conditions, the oyster in
dustry of Virginia will be in safe
way to extinction, and when the oyster.
bearing bottoms have once been thor
oughly depleted. it will require decades
of time and hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars to repair the waste that Is now
being wantony permitted.
For these reasons, and because The
Times Dispatch believes that the whole
State of Virginia has profound inter-
est in the proper settlement OF the
oyster question, we submitted the
questions to Senator's Walker and
Gunter of which they complained In
the Senate yesterday. The Times Dis
patch intended them no discourtesy,
and We extremely regret doing these
gentlemen any harm or injury, but now
that they have seen the questions. we
make bold to ask them again for the
answers. What remedy do they sus-
gest?
The Times-Dispatch will be glad to
print any reply that either Senator
Walker or Senator Gunter has to make
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Hard to Explain.

I1hrd 10 Explain.
game which consisted in everybody in the
room making face. and the one who made
the worst face was awarded prize. They
all did their level best, and then sentle-
mar Went up to OF the ladies and said:
We'll, madam, think you have won the
the prize"
oh" sho said. 81 wasn't playing."-
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Rhymes for To-Day
OLD HOME wEE1l. AN EXPOSE.

OLD HOME WEEK. AN EXPOSE.
[showing how bards can make theil
own rlymes.1
G TANDING IDLY on the corner.
saw good old Billy Horner
- Arm-ln. arm with Tllly Torner,
Coming slowly up tho street:
And called out Hello, Billy!
HOW are you, and how Is IlllyE
And Bill answers: "Thank you, Willy
l been suff'rin with my feet
".Thit's too bad!" says I. But william
Him and little Prudence Gillian.
ain't seen them for SPELL
And Bill answers: well, the papers
Says that them and Mrs. Capers
Went off south with 'Lisha Slippers
oh, guess they're dom WE'LL
Then says to Tillie: "Lassie.
What's become o. Mr.. Massie
Him as courted Sophy Bassey
In them days now long agone?
And says she: "He married Gerty-
You don't know her--called Nils:
Hurry:
They got rooms with Missus Purty'-
We'll, we must be movin' on
Then I says: "Ain't you two loving"
And Bill cries: "Why, Willy Hoviig.
Thought you'd heard from Peter PloV'
ing
We was married last week, VIII!
And we honeynooned to. Brompton,
Thence to Plumkinville and Plolnpton
And on bnck by way Of Crompton--
oh, we had trip" says BIZ.
II. S. H.
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Every cloud Has Its silver Lining.

One afternoon Mrs. Murphy appeared a,
the settlement house. all dressed UP in her
best bonnet and shawl. a huge black and
blue spot dsfgured one side OF her face
however, and one eye was nearly closed
why. Mrs. Murphy, what is the mattcr?
cried one OF the teachers; and then. real
izinS that she might have asked tactless
question. she hastily turned it Off by say
ing. Well, cheer UP. you might be worse
ind: gnant Mrs Murphy, 81 might not be
married at alln-Boston Post
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THE FRIGHTFUL pERILs or THE
FLEET.

The Times-D Dispatch now confesses
to hope that the fleet is going to
reach San Francisco alive. There have
been moments when the feat seemed
impossible. We pass over the gddy
whirl and the champagne suppers of
the parting hours at Norfolk. AT Trini-
dad real peril appeared, red-handed
peril with snarling teeth and fierce,
Woifish eyes, The reference, of
course, is TO the little Japanese spy,
How the fleet eluded him will perhaps
| never be known, but elude him it did
and headed courageously on the second
leg OF the voyage. AT Rio, it viii be
recalled, our flotilla was confronted
] by new and deadly danger. Sinister
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We have heard great deal about
reduction in railroad earnings. reduc.
tion of the number OF employees. re-
duction in business generally; but have
any of our readers discovered any re.
duction in the cost of living?
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So far from demanding that any
money be given him. the titled Euro.
pean who finds favor in the eyes OF
one OF Richmonds little star-eye6
blondes always gratefully insists or
pressing into the hand of the lady's
father large velvet bag containing
from one to seven million dollars.
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HE 1sconn1e1BLE PHOTOGRAPHERS.

y UNTA ARENAS is as far south as one
can go. Political aspirants travelling
southerly. as the slang phrase goes
might make note Of it.-New York Mail
Take rum and honey for grip colds.
Equal parts Don't forget the honey
Buffalo News.
Judging from the number of people who
pour into the streets when the fire alarm
Sounds, most Bristolians would find life a
perpetual picnic in New York City. where
the fires average from fifteen TO twenty
five day.-Brstol Herald-Courier.
still. it is compliment to the recupera-
tive powers of this country that the titled
impoverished of Europe should come for
cash right after financial panic.-Atlan.a
Constitution
Since the President has gotten fairly down
to business the Lincoln Steffens muck rake
resembles iine-tooth comb looked al,
through the wrong end of a pair OF opera
sasses.-Louisvillc Courier-Journal.
The lady who married the Hungarian
Count has made a name for herself
Charleston News and Courier.
An heir to a fortune of $1,000 900 has be-
come messenger boy. Evidently ne Is
determined not to live fast llfe.-Chicago
Post.
Governor Hughes arouses no violen. en-
thusiasm. but, perhaps. enthusiasm is pre-
cisely what Is not wanted in this country
for II few years AS nonen,huslast, how
ever, Fairbanks is even superior--St Louis
| Pest Dispatch.
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The Duo de Chaulnes called at the
New York City Hall on Monday and
invested 81 in marriage license
Whatever their faults and foibles.
these foreigners certainly understand
how to put their money where it will
bring the biggest returns.
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The Photographers Union must al
ways be fair. II is not reasonable tt
blame a Georgian for getting addicted
to the drugstore habit
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One difficulty which we have fer
reted out in connection with the pro-
posed automobile route from New York
to Paris is getting the automobile.
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An order from the Whitehouse may
yet be necessary to remind the grasp,
ing Vanderbilts that some of the Other
Newport people may want a count OF
two for themselves.
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Voice Of the People.

The Dispatch will print
signed letters ON NIL questions Svhlc!i
relate to the public welfare. such
articles should not exceed In length
15O words, except under cxceptionn!
circumstanccs, Should be signed
with the full name OF the writer.
nntl should bear his or her nddress.
The name Of the writer Will DC
WITHHELD IL desired.
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In choosing Emanuel Theodore
Bernard d'Albert de Lymes lie Chaulnes
to get accustomed to- rather than
Laszlo Jeno Maria Henrik Simon
Szecheny, Miss Shonts appears to have
gotten small advantage over Miss
Vanderbilt. However, the advantage
is only coGnominal.
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Uncle Gassaway Davis's engagement,
has not been broken Off after all, and
the public is hereby authorized to
check it's tears.
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Senator Foraker's effort to prove his
patronage charges against Roosevelt,
was badly mixed up. We cannot es-
cape the suspicion that the Senate,
mislaid his proofreader.
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King Edwards throat is very sore.
Thomas W. Lawsonis, singularly
enough, remains in fine working order
and equal to all demands.
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Full credit must be accorded to Mr..
Roosevelt for such impetus as he may
have given to the comic valentine
industry.
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Secretary Taft is making gallan
effort to avoid wearing my policies
like nd-me-down.
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a Kansas editor says that the latest
presidential message should be drama
tized. We suppose his idea Is to make
an opera of it on account of the
strength and beauty of its chin music
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Humble Baltimore says an edi
torial headline in one Of that city,
newspapers. Proud Richmond.
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The New York Mail. which is col
lecting a lot of why's to which no
body seems to know the answer, is
offered this enc: Why does a laundry
man think it a good joke to prize the
buckle off new white vest ana cast
it whore no human eye will ever rest
upon 1t again?
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While the new reading clerk of the
United States Senate was an actor
for many years, there is little doubt
that his latest parts still lie before
bi,,s
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Elinor Glyn has sailed for her ma,
tive shores. Our gain is England's
lose.