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The Stake in the Game
without.

lpearanco of Western things without
comprehending their spirit.
So they are browbeating old Chin;
to-day. and attempting to keep the rest
OF the world In the dark, all for thu
sake OF an advantage which they see
| In the immediate future. True, all
nope of Japanese greatness lies on
me mainland of Asia. but II Japan
would proceed along lines which would
mot irritate the Chinese and antagon.
lie the rest OF the world, its oppor.
tunity would be many tines greater
But the Japanese do not see things
IN that light They are going ahead
with their Korean and sIanchurar
programs in spite OF every warning
rumble. and they hope to have
AL China In their grasp before IL ran
awake 10 resist them, and before the
rest OF the world Is convinced that IL
| is Justified in interfering.
These criticisms are not those of an
enemy OF Japan, nor do they solely rep
resent the opinions OF those who ara
indeed could they not see the drift OF
world opinion against Japan, and fool
ish " they commended that there was
no Justification for it. Blu; Japan de.
Iswer the objections without changing
the conditions. To complaints that oth-
er nations are denied equal rights OF
trade in Manchuria. Jar pan declares that
against harsh treatment OF Koreans
ana Chinese. the reply is made that
Japan is treating the Koreans and Chi
nese better than they have ever been
treated before. The complaints and
protests may multiply, but the atti-
tude of the Japanese is ever the same
--denials and promises that are not
fulfilled
Here is great storm brewing II
IL breaks II MAY plunge the nations
into the hloodiest conflict in the his.
tory of war. The biggest and richest
market in the world. the greatest
storehouse of undeveloped resources.
and the most abundant supply of in
.tellIgent labor is the stake. The white
man has never yet voluntarily retired
from contest with another race and
~ may be depended upon that he viii
not abandon the riches OF China to
TO permit Japan TO come in as an equal
TO share and share alike. but further
than this he Will not conccde II Ia
pan. having an inch. demands an ell.
even that little which II has viii be
taken from It.
The outcome depends largely upon
the Japanese themselves. They are
looking on in Judgment No young
nation ever had more admirers or well
wishers at the outset. and no people
In history have ever been so pampered
anu assistru. ~ MY NAVE poIloHeu anu
borrowed until now II is not unreason-
able II civilization demands something
better in the way Of interest than
cheating in trade and misrcpresenta-
ton in diplomacy If Japan wishes to
recover the ground IT is losing in world
opinion. II can easily do so by play
ing fair and Keeping its pledges. II
these qualities are really not a part OF
japanese character. then 1t may be
truly said that civilizations fledglins
has fluttered out of the nest too soon.
Haskin)
To.morrow-Jananese in Hawaii
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PERSONAL ASp GENERAL.

Ae7- = .. Penney. pastor Of the FRS,
Lsifltt Church. Burlington, VI. is skill
- .ssks. II Tioiins
Ascrsw Carnegie. If is said. has inter
ests9 himself IN the Esperanto language
aEd has devoted considerable attention to
~ t,262
Nrs ", z. Corey, formerly alabellc Gil
c. Reszk..
Nos, Rev Diomede FaIconio. the apos-
lE.ic delegate at Washington, also is among
thcHe mentioned az likely to be crca ted car
o!nals at the next cons!story In June.
The first divorce between nativeg-on the
ground OF the disappearance OF a husband
has Just been pronounced in the Congo
ilec State.
o,. TIE growth q public spiri, in China is
papers which have sprung up since the
close OF the war with Japan.
The total value of the stone product of
Inc country ~ !, y dse' was SsS,s7s5o. an
an increase OF sf2,4l3,5s5 over that OF 1896.
According to the police census just
taken. the population of Washington IS
$1,000. an Increase of sSl2 over last
year There are 24l.o2o whites and o7,4s3
negroes.
II Is stated that Chinese officials are to
be sent TO India TO see how the salt trade
IS handled in that country, With the Idea
OF adopting similar regulations for China.
8'uueuih VINO nave graduated III Germany
gre being engaged for the Hanyang (China)
lnnworks and arsenal to improve the quail
NY OF Inc arms being turned out there,
Eiectric-iight fttings have reached the
Mlflsr palace at Picking, and brilliant
installation Is expected there shortly Some
, 70. ',is 81 the building have already been
ligh'ed by electricity,
Henry s. Gore, editor OF the Hampshire
,Masa.l Gazette. is the oldest editor In
Massachusetts, He recently celebrated his
| aismuelh birthday. He has been In the
newspaper busincsa since 1845.
Governor Curtis Guild, JH. of Massachu.
attls VINO mas been seriously III for many
week, %sess past. Is now able to be downstairs.
~ Governor and Mrs, Guild are planning
w, w 70 20 their summer home, at Nahant'
Tn. Alumni Association If co,u,,,,i.
n rfi mas subscribed 10000 Tor the com
P Ws tn,,,o OF a bronze status Of Alexander
| /, -I bs on ey William ordwat Partridge
! mon Hail on South Field $50"
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SCHOOLS, $4,000; PLAYGRotfSDs.
NOTHING

Last year. Richmond appropriated
sils,is5.il... S.s school purposes. In
edition Richmoad received s55.ei5.l
from me State Of Virginia. making .
total Of nearly s175.ooo FOR the Sea-
sion just ended there were 1927 chu-
dren enrolled in al departments Of
the Richmond schools, making an aver
age cost Of about 1892 per pupil.
So much for The education OF the
head.
During the year 1907 the city Of
Richmond spent for all purposes ga
a5i,5S1.s2. Yet, in al! these disburse.
ments an examination OF the AUDITORS
report dtscloses that not one cent was
appropriated for the creation ana
maintenance OF public playground in
the city Of Richmond.
Suppose every child in town goes 10
school, even so there were l4,257 cbiI-
dfen last year digging in the cutters
or trying TO play in the narrow limits
OF the city parks or romping in the
street at the imminent risk Of tbei,
lives while the city looked on and
spent nearly s2,5Qoooo without heinz
able 10 find $500 with which 10 hoan
up a little sand, that the children n,ipht
be happy, healthy and on the streets
Fairgrounds are not luxuries: tbeq
are necessities. The children of Rich.
nond have as much right ia demand
the price of educating their bod,o. -
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"A Montclair. y. r., girl killed herself
one day last week because she feared
that threatened facial operation
would spoil her good looks. with which,
fl seems she was richly endowed Here's
was. patiently. the fatal gift OF beauty.
though hardly in the sense which Byron
had in mind. She made. poor girl. an
irreparable mistake. Why was not
some wise counselor at hand to re-
mind her that beauty is no more than
skin deep, and that something else. az
ter all, is the thing to make and keep
friends with?
There was time. it is true when a
woman was pretty or nothing, but
that zine is not this. Beauty as an
asset has deprecated with rising
civilization. The more complex the
masculine nature becomes the more
developed refined and sensitizcd the
less does mere physical beauty in
woman fulfil all mans expectations
of her. symmetry of the spirit becomes
exalted above that of the body and
temperament IS more highly appraised
than complexion. When woman was
a chattel or kept an ignorant child,
1t was requisite that she should be
pleasing to her masters eye, for that
was about all she was good for. But
her emancipation has changed that.
Beauty remains an agreeable intro
duction. as old Diogenes called it, and
a very pleasant possession to take
about on ones travels, but the theory
of its indispcnsablencss is absurd. To
the man who wants real companion
ship from the lady of his choice,
charming camaraderie andaesthetic SYM
patty, dimple beside a lip of rose is
no more satisfying than Autograph
of the Countess Potocki.
Good humor, constituencies. unself-
ishness, the capacity for friendship, are
within the reach OF all. If the poor
Montclair lady had stayed her hand.
and read her Bible, and begun to think
of others instead of herself, and cul-
tivated her kindness and her con-
versation. she might have found that
these simple things would have won
her far closer place in the hearts of
those about her than would ever hsveI
been accorded to her pretty face.
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The New style of Public Building.

Institutional architecture. or design
ing for public buildings. is undergoing
a change under the influence of high
real estate values and the rigid econo-
mics of space which they involve.
Until recently II was assumed that
official edifices. city halls, courthouscs
and the like must be rather grandiose
The Roman or Romanesque style was
almost a sacred tradition. Pillars and
domes were requisites: economy. util
ity were secondary considerations. AS
a result we have had huge, dark cor
ridors in whose shadows the parsi-
mony, or poverty. or indifference of
administrations permitted the dust and
decay to accumulate We have had court
rooms that were too small and court
rooms too large. and both impossible
to ventilare. We have had hundreds
of clerks packed into high ceiled
rooms in which only the half dozen
places nearest the embrasured win
dows could enjoy the light of day.
Chicago, or. to speak exactly. Cool;
county. was the first to rebel against
this folly, and our county building re-
presents distinct advance in the right:
direction. There now comes news OF
the plans for the new city hall in New
York the design for which has con-
sidered first economy and utility.
There are TO be twenty-four stories in
all, of which eleven will be devoted to
the municipal Offices, leaving the re-
mainder 70 be rented or used as the
city's growing needs require. The iu
terror arrangement is said to be ideal
from the standpoint of usefulness
light, space. etc.
New York appears to be preparing
to adopt the new Chicago style of
municipal architecture as it has al
ready copied the Chicago method OF
steel construction for office buildings.
These are not the only particulars in
which it might profitably pattern af-
ter this city,-Chicago Tribune
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To Hc Deprecated.
An Owe,
MAKING A FLOWER BED.
'aiuhbie ana Timely Hints for III
Flower Lover.


Flower Lover,
In making flower he'd consider
wen where you put 1t and what yo,
put IN IT. If you want to grow flow
ers FOR the flowers sake the bed may.
pe IN the rear of your yard or to one
dtue ana iaid out like vegetable gar
zen put II the bed is to be part of n
i ,ahuscape picture the flowers should
De freely distributed among the border
SHRUBS as edging. 1t Is seldom advis-
ahie 10 put formal beds on the lawn.
me place for carpet bedding is park
or pubic square, which is devoted to
that particular purpose. Masses of
one variety are more effective than n
mixture of different varieties. Flowers
grown in the middle of the lawn have
little relation to other planting and
no background TO snow them off TO
good advantage They are exposed Ia
the sun and wind and the grass rootD
absorb food and moisture. making It
hard for the flowers to flourish. Every
effort must be made to keep the for
NAL beds prim, otherwise they be-
come displeasing, while If the flow
ers are planted more or less proms-
cuously in large irregular borders or
along the edge of the shrubbery the
failure of one or a dozen plants is not
serious matter. In making a flow
er bed see that the ground is we'll
drained: that the land is in mellow
and friable condition and is rich.
Each fall 1t should have mulch of
must be spaded under deeply in the
spring. Make the beu as broad as pos
'sible so that the grass roots from eth
or side viii not meet beneath the
flowers and rob them of the mois-
ture.-Milwdukee Journal
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FRIDAY, MAY $, 1905.


THAT nomination Of Judson Harmon,
Cleveland Democrat, for Governor.
despite the bitter tight of Thomas L.
Johnson, is a significant fact. judson
Harmon W.. Gold Democrat. ne was
a member OF the Cabinet Of Cleveland.
that arch-eueny OF demagogy; he has
even been a corporation lawyer, and is
at present the receiver of bankrupt
railroad. Despite this long catalogue
Of nigh crimes and misdemeanors, he
has been nominated for Governor, and
has more than a fighting CHARGE of
election.
In mis- political career Judson Har-
mon has been a consistent tariff re-
former. and as professional man and
a citizen he has been above reproach.
1t would seem, therefore, that his
Cleveland Affiliations are not unpardon-
able sins, according to the Ohio
formulary Of political orthodoxy. AS
to the chance of his election, the Demo-
Gratis have in Ohio the added advantage
OF Republican dissensions. 1t is true
that Ohio has only gone Democratic in
State election once since 1S95-name-
ly, in 1905, when John NJ Pattison beat
alyron T. Herrick by 42,s47 votes.
But the same animosities between
the Foraker-Taft factions exist to-day.
and Democratic chances for success in,
State elections are correspondence
stronger.
In national politics the Ohio field
is not encouraging. Not since 1867 has
Ohio gone Democratic in national
election. In 1876 Tnden came near it,
with only 1910 votes plurality for
Hayes, and Hayes was ohlos favorite
son. In 1892 Cleveland came within
lo12 votes of making Ohio Democratic.
Since then The tide has set steadily to-
wards the Republicans, who carried the
State by $4,000 in 1885 by $1,000 in
1900 and by 10000 in 1904
Evidently the Ohio Democrats
nourish small hopes of Mr.. Bryan,s
success in Ohio in the national cleo
ton this year. The Bryan resolutions
therefore, are rather personal tribute
than a campaign battle cry, for in state
elections, where the chances are
debatable, the Johnson Bryan factlonI
was turned down and Judson HARMON
chosen.
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Where Woman IaXceIs.

mere one In thirty women Is
s So, = ''tiy :oior blind. ono In five men is
- ne ne physician continued his expert
"'emts WIN the testing machine.
You lio said. cant tell green
rom blue and are therefore defective,
~ ~. Bni You are not absolutely color
una Absolutely color blind persons
lie couldn't tell red from yellow, or
yellow from blue,
ii, Why are mems eyes less reliable
lhan wOmen's as regards colors?
Some say II Is the tobacco smoke that
dulls and woakens them. | have notlc-
ed that non-smokers have a somewhat
sharper Vision. "-P Philadelphia Bu!lc-
tin.
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Mr.. Flynn hungry and unable to
buy food at ,Glen~ood Springs, Col,
pawned his false teeth. IIe raised q
dollar, but he has now no teeth to
chew his food, On the other hand,
man dined suinptuously fortnight
ago at a Paris restaurant, but when
Tie bin was presented he found no
money IN his pockets. Whether he 1. h &C!
coat I or on the grand piano Is not
stated, and 1t is immaterial, The land
lord wished security and the customer
left his false teeth, They are SAID 70
he singularly handsome, substantially
eyen shiny, heavily ornamented with
gold. Here Is poetic Justice, Tho
fneeth that did the damage are a pledge
Gar pnYnent.-Boston Herald.
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Voice Of the People
'rl,c Necessity OF n Thorougi, Prcpnrn-
ton for College.

| 'rlc Necessity OF n IhorOugii Prcpnrn-
ton for College.
Editor OF The Timcs-D dispatch:
Sir,-RIgllt at the beginning wc have
the whole thing in q nutshell, well
expressed, by that old maxim, well
begun Is half done"
The young man or woman who en-
tcrs college with thorough propa-
~ as his work advances. He who.
in his high school or preparatory
course. has applied himself to his
every duty: has solved every hard
problem; has met every difficulty with n
determined purpose, and, In fine has used
every opportunity to his gain, is the
one who stands first In every phase OF
college life. and is the leader among
men. There is always room, Mt the top,
and he who is prepared is tho one
most likely to get there.
You may say, call this Is not show.
ing the necessity OF thorough preparn-
ton" True 1t is. Not directly, but In
directly; for what better way OF teach
ing than by example? The very fact
that the majority of our colleges and
universities require entrance sxanil-
nations shows that thorough prepara-
ton is necessary, IL we would be al
a little and say that It is deploraDle
fact that n number of such institutions
are not strict enough in these exami-
nations. but that does not lessen the
Importance of thorough preparation
one iota.
From Il standpoint of duty. we owe
1t to ourselves to strive to place us on
as high plane as possible. and carry
out that injunction of Paul the Apostle
In which la
yourselves approved unto God, work
men that need not be ashamed; we
owe 1t TO those who have given us the
advantage to make the most OF our
we owe 1t to our State
and country to strive to become Ell
Client and wellfitted for the duties
which may fall upon us: and where
better can we become lifted than in
the preparatory schools and colleges of |
to-day?
How can we get thorough prepa
ration? BY being thorough in our
work In the high school, academy. or
other preparatory school: by spending
4 rev spare moments In vacation re- |
viewing those subjects on which we
shall be examined; by well applying
ourselves to whatever task our hands |
ind to do. for the one who does the
little things well is the one on whom
+Ho Sieatei lHlHSS VIII be placed.
on what does this preparation de-
send? To great extent on the kinds |
Of schools furnished. A large per-
,entase of our cities and towns are
developing their high schools and |
academies; cquipping them with in
'tructors of high scholarship and /
AIMS. and at the Same time raising
heir standards of graduation, thereby
,nforcing thorough preparation. Why? /!
3ecause 1t has been seen, in nine cases
'ut of ten, that the young men who
iave gone from prep" schools to COL
eege without this thorough prepara-
ion have made failures of their lives.
rhis fact alone then should be enough,
o snow the need of thorough prepa-
alton.
"a little learning is dangerous thing.
Drink deep or taste not tho plerian
spring"
y. W. KUYKENDarr
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-
A GREAT CIVILIAN

I Sir Robert Hart Is seyenty-three
years old. His retirement from
lthe post of Inspector general OF GUS
toms in China, which he has brill
aiantly occupied for forty-hve years, is
therefore in the natural course of
events. But It will he difhcuit, or i'm
possible, TO find for this place another
man at once so valuable to China and
no satisfactory to those powers which
lenfoy large commercial relations with
|hes.
Harts position in China was unique
rand his,nagers were extraordinary. His
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official title did not hint at the extent
OF his confidential relations with the
lChincsc government, which gave him
lin his own province tile free hand OF q
dictator So we find this capable irish
man thoroughly Identifying himself
with the most intimate phases of
Chna3 progress. administering some
OF her most delicate affairs--oven ne.
gotiating some of her treaties. as that
with France in 1885. Meanwhile, he
had reorganizcd tho Chinese customs,
eliminated the graft and corruption
with which 1t was honeycombed. In
stlircd honesty and efficiency as work
ing principles, and paved the way for
a fine new era in foreign trade. In
thirty-two years the value of Chinese
Imports jumped from Sloo.ooo,ooo to
sas5.ooo0oo
sir Robert believes fully in China
and the Chinese. In his noteworthy
book. These From the Land OF sinim'
he attributes Oriental disturbances at
least as much TO foreign arrogance and
as to any native
fault; and he writes with the utmost
hopefulness of the future of china's
administration, her education and her
her army, Law, currency and
problems. Whether in
the customs houses or in the privy
chamber, this nation he SO long served
can do no better than hold to the prin-
riples and policies which he SO effec-
tiYely ii1Eed
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lie WAS "cIosc.n

a FafetY razor firm has Just received
an unsolicited testimonial from Bos'
ton man VINO braved the wilds OF MOI
tana some twenty-five years ago with
vast amount of crudton and a sate-
" razor Being of a mathematical turn
on mind he kept account Of his shaves
ard founh That IN twenty years no haa
shaved about 2lG,000 square Inches OF
facial space and saved In cash. Which
would otherwise have gone to the ton
sorlal artist, an amount sufficient 70
pay Tor a plot of land containing 21G,-
600 square feet
Evidently thB man WAS a very
close sliAYcr,--Minneapolls Journal
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Rhymes for TO-DAY
rnn DorrY D1AloGttEs.


20. Tile Nicnslcs Epidemic Mt Hcitlclbc rg
TIE cried: Well. Let the goblin
aint a-scared Of bogeys."
But she sat on, dcath.gray and dumb
And smoked her box of stogies.
AT half-past 2 she turned and said:
Dear, read me out some Dante"
Snapped he: You'd better so to bed,
And whee.ed to greet his aunty.
Well, all that day she grew much
worse
And doctors kept her dosin'--
Yet he STAYED home and scrubbed verse
And cracked jokes with his bos'n.
The crisis came at nearly dawn
She screamed out in the gloamjng:
SO putting his bath slippers on,
He fled 20 far Wyoming.
And ere the crowner's jury met
Next day and verdicked: Guilty"
He'd got his disguise on. yot: bet,
or red goatee and kiltie.
And some thought he had done the
crime,
And some thought twas his brother,
And thus passed many years of time,
In this way or some other.
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New Voting Plan

Editor ot The Times Dispatch:
ST. tease publish the following
letter 10 your readers: III Il
pc true. as many believe. that the
machine politics. would 1t not he to
our advantage as liberty loving peo-
ME. 20 adopt system of voting which
would make the Individual merit OF
ment?
+s; There may be many WAYS in which
this could be accomplished one OF
which would be 10 bring our school
and voting systems together.
Make each school district or ward
voting. precinct and equip every
school with voting appliances. and
make voting part Of every child's
education.
Then adopt uniform nominating and
election days for the selection and
election of every public official from
the lowest to the highest
Give to the public school teachers
with list of the officers for which
he may select candidates. and an off,
cial envelope in whch&he must place
lis ballot.
distinctive feature of this system
OF nominating would be to allow the
voter to haze his ballot written. type
written. printed or clipped from his
favorite Ielitlcal paper
as no Will to the voting booth, but
must place only one of them in his
official envelope, which he must seal
and in the presence OF witnesses place
in the ballotboX.
The official ballot would then be
made up o. the seven candidates for
each office who received the largest
number OF votes.
The parties on the official ballot
would be known as the first, second
third etc. instead OF Republican,
Democratic. Prohibition. etc
The official ballot would be voted
upon in the usual way.
In addition to breaking. up machine
politics this system would place Soci-
alism as we'll as all other isn1s In their
proper sphere. namely, schools of po-
litical economy" and slowly but surely
bring statesmen rather than parties in
to power.
would appreciate the opinions Of
others uron this matter.
Yours respectfully,
A. r. COLEMAN,
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Frederick county viii have 10000
barrels OF peerless apples TO offer 70
its friends this year New Workers
who are thoroughly good and Etck #
the inferior Ben DaTts article mrEi
move quickly, as record-D,eza5-g Or
ders are expected this year tygsa iae
Caroiinas, Georgia and TEXAS.