The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-23
Voice Of the p ople
Men and Things In Virginia,
litor Of The Times Dispatcn:

Editor Of The Times -Dispatcn:
Sir,-The law seems very narrow that
denies pensions to Confederate soldiers
who have become non-residents. III
ed minister OF North Carolina he made
this apt reply:
There has arisen Il new power
which knows not Joseph"
Monuments and crosses Of honor are
bread and clothing for the living are
better than monuments for the dead
know some places where very pretty
monuments have been erected ITO the
Confederate Dead and not very far
need arc getting SIS per annum
In 1876 the late Or. Fl. NJ. d. Martin
OF fredericksburg, asked the writer to
send to him CDR. NJ list OF grad
yates from the medical and literary
departments OF the George Washington
University. D. c. The object was to
debar all pseudo physicians from prac-
tice in the state.
i do not now remember whether a
diploma from the literary department
not. but Judging from some medical
students whom have seen have al
ways thought that It ought to be.
Less than year ago. l met stu
dent from one OF the medical, schools.
who does not know the rudiments Of
English grammar. but he is we'll up
in the cigarette habit.
Not many years agosI knew an ex-
'cellent and useful man, to whom an
illiterate physician gave too much
The man died, and his friends have al
ways thought that he was poisoned,
though the physician published a card
denying 1t.
knew O similar case in a State
south of this where man was poi
Snnah Can nvc "A
physician gave him too much opium.
The man lost one sense after another,
and before death he became the most
pitiable object I ever saw.
Just few years ago. in one OF the
Southern States. my attention was d.
rected to poor girl whose limbs were
so drawn from rheumatism that she
was hopeless cripple. Two physi-
clans. who meant we'll. cut the liga-
ments Of one limb as they. said, ITO
blood poison set in, and the girl died.
Not long ago. in a town by the sea,
an official of the State Board OF Edu-
cation said. in public speech somc-
thing like this: During my admins
shall be retained In office"
Strange the decapitating process did
not begin then and there. And
stranger still If the aforesaid official
has not seen the necessity OF fulfilling
An arbitrary, autocratic superintend-
ent, who coddles one school to the an
noyance of others. and who has a
course of study embracing large num-
Der of ancient and modern languages
with many other things OF which he
is wholly ignorant. certainly ought not
to be retained in office. even II he did
get In by change of base in politi-
cal campaign.
1t does seem to this scribe that no
man should be retained In any public
position whose ignorance and general
a cause OF ridicule in his own
county. and among his own friends and
kinsmen.
oh! beg pardon This is where the
division inspector comes in. The SUI
perintendent must be superintendent,
The suspect inspected!
What Injuries Virginia can afford!
She can give many Of her country
schools a five months term and pay
the teachers $50 per month. and In adj
dition to this. she can furnish division
inspectors. which far richer States with
nine months rural schools and teachers
paid $50 per month, cannot afford
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