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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
Making Believ,
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Willow baskets represent a PROSPEROUS
INDUSTRY. which was formerly. scattered.
An enormous expectation, chiefly to Ger
many Is the work Of several hundred
poor families Of Italy. $500 =
The development OF the watercres.-
growing industry. In Dorset, England. is
enormous. One farm alone employs forty
persons In picking, packing and preparing
the cress for tho market. :
II al the tenement jewellers In the
lever Fast Is Side OF New York city should
at enc time they would be SO crowded al Al
hardly to be able to move.
No iron ore is mined in the province
Of British Columbia. The only attempt
land. has been found unprofltable and aban
doned. The mining OF zinc ore is also pra G.
Ically at q standstill.
Straw hats and bralds are extensively
n; !, !, In the commune Of For
annual production is about 5000, 900
pieces OF braid, measuring from forty to
fifty yards each. besides 10000 straw hata
method OF bluinE small steel goods
by dipping Is to melt saltpetre in an iron
pot. then immense the previously polished
and cleaned articles until sufficiently blued
The goods should then DO removed and cool
snwdust. 4ss6y 81
Professor Hansen, OF the South Dakota
Agricultural College. who has made a new
and hardy rose for Dakota by crossing.
oAS thut WoIAeH W tHtlCs BuEQenS= might
do a great deal OF such work that would
nring good results and at the Same time
give them delightful employment.
Attorney General Wade Hampton Ellis
Of Ohio is taking the .rest cure" in
Cincinnati He Is secluded there from nj
intruslons. and sees only Mrs Ellis AMI
his brother. Mr.. Ellis Is not believed BY
his friends 10 be In danger OF n collapse
hut Is recupernting because OF tired nerves
Assistant Secretary OF State Bacon vii
| leave for San Juan. r. r., on August LIST
to make an Investigation Ito the holdins
OF certain property by the United States
which has boon In dispute between the
government and tho Catholic Church. HI
expects TO arrive ut San Juan on August
sth and 70 leave there for this country or
August l2th.
Princess Henry, OF Battenberg, tn.
Duchess OF Hamilton, With her class OF
spinning and weaving, and Lady Molss-
worth who has a stall for the demonstrate
Ing OF am-making. are among y large
number OF those who are exhibiting unt
taking an active ntcrest IN the What t
20 With Our Girls" exhibition. at Princes
| Skating Rink Knightsbridge, London.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

Paraffine was at first yalueless
has now low a thousand uses. Beside the
use OF paraffine for candles. 1000, 900
blocks or refined paraffine are sold
every year for a great variety Of pur-
poses. Paper made watertight by
paraffine has been utilized to protect
crackers from the effect Of damp
weather and moist climates. II Is even
said that a cargo Of biscuit 50 Pre-, pre-,
a sunken vessel. Paraffine was ap;=
piled to Cleopatra's needle In Centra.
Park. and stopped the scaling OF OF
stone fronts Of houses IRE protected
into colored crayons, which will stick
on glass as well as on papssf1t; 4n y the ,s
CLOTHES and in polishing the surface OF
starehed pieces It is turned asd to fruits as.
or uuanythlnK put up IN bottles BY manu-
facturers, druggists or chemists, AMI
is used generally as q substitute 70.
be eswax. tallow and sealing wax. ana
for Insulating wires--Zion's Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
"A POPULAR FUND.
william Jennings Bryan's Plan nm
5i1l7l Ideal Reform.

lue ~ 1NCAOh Asss
The American people are aa, nation 10 3eo o.
ested in the affairs OF government' POT. i.
State and national. In the main they
are we'll Informed Of what is gong on
in politics and legistiaa e ,a.u,s n debated,
nn ,n to say which party and what
candidates shall be given the direc-
ton OF public affairs. ,n, :
the polls in November to vote t 6,
one or another OF the various cana!
dates date for President. Vice President
ana b thsm At rs bexnns Of
e svanFd eeont pn half dollar or hall
of them dollar each, for the pur pos
or spreading his part ;,s1 pT'n never have
eaeise Tor applying to selfish or doubt ~. !.
fui sources for money with when g
nav the necessarily large expenses OF
q great political contest. ro,orr
which nhn o Mt,,'4 Kern propose in their ap:
peal to Individual Democrats " Ply =,
the expenses Of this y mnairns BY such
and c9nE ;nns "a e their means viii
az s,iv enable them to make; surely nc
namocrat who believes In ms parry ~
and desires It's success s,sSt v pHca turn "a
knows IL TO DO
deaf ear to the appeal. 4.,hutions
BY snp no Esaeyed tf from eorporstiens
M sna n that contributions from otn n 8,
soiu viii be limited to reason =
able maximumi The pemo era tow na;
tional committee has gone mmaaerrciaIisrp
Tsm only remains Tor the Demoera,tit.
Voters to make the reform Is Som1p snp
SUCCESS by1givng their fi1 1na Stand spp i
port to the conmitit s !, aa,nnbiic.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
1PERsoNAL PAYMENT AND THE
ELECTORATE.

7eti3 EsLECIONAIEs ~
Says the Norfolk Landmark OF the
aatost poll.tax decision:
1.-THE requirement that the voter pay
s his poll-tax in person adds just that
much to the trouble already attached
(. toyoHng. In broad way, II the SUI
Hprenne Court sustains Judge Martin--as
seems to us 1ikely--it Will be so per
cent. harder to keep voters UP to the
i mark than 1t is now. Having two acts
u perform in person now, the voter
lin Virginia will then have three acts
TO perform In person--hnlf as much
.Eagain to do in bodily presence as he
has now. The effect of this upon the
telectorate will unquestionably be shriv-
leling.n
Ii The truth of this observation is only
.Etoo we'll borne out by tile present situa-
5ttion in the South, where attempts
no limit the electorate have resulted
Ein a diminution of voters not dreamed
Sof.
Y IN Georgia, for example. as the
,American Magazine recently pointed
tout, eleven Congressman were elected
in 1902 by only 4o,s47 votes. while
sDelaware, with only one Congressman
cast 41,S72 votes. In 1904 Alabama,
4 Arkansas, Georgia and Mississippi
which have thirty-five members In
Congress, cast only 413,516 votes, while
Massachusetts alone. with only four
K teen congressman. cast A45o9s votes.
I'm Virginia the proportion of non
voters is almost as marked. Accord
ing to the United States census for
1900, there were 436,sS9 males OF vot-
lng age in Virginia that year, and
The total vote for President was 264,-
o95-that IS 171,294 males over twenty
ono years Of age did not vote in 1900
In Virginia. In 1902 the new Constitu-
tion went into effect. with the result
that the total vote for President in
1904 was only 1864. which was 1885,
651. less than in 1900 In 1905, in the
gubernatorial election. the vote de-
clined to 129,3s9, n falling of 1905 from
the previous year.
This recession is still further en-
phasized by the congressional election
in 1906, when only s5,S17 votes wer,
polled. This means that in 1906 les
than one-fifth Of all the males owe
twenty-one years OF age were voting
including whites and blacks. AS ther.
were so1.s7o whites alone over twenty
one years of age in Virginia in 1906
the returns given above show that the
total vote cast in 1906 for Congress,
men was only IS per cent. of the white
voting population in 1900.
These figures concluslvely sustain
the opinion of the Landmark that cacl
additional requirement on the votel
will necessarily tend to further re
etricting the electorate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
THE VISITS or ~. 1,,r

BY 3ourneying TO Oyster Bay Mr.. Taft
E1ained the supreme blessing OF Presl-
dent RooseYelt's Endorsement, but he
Y doubtless will find that even the APP
kproyal OF the President may not COM
Epensate for the obvious. dependence Of
Ethe nominee on The nomInator no be
5isurs. after the election President Roose-
fSelt has raised the most rogeatc hopes
for Street and magazine editors
ny promising to go 70 Africa, and
thersby presumably q leave Secretary
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

Some fow Americans are born with
out the faculty OF knowing when they
are making FOOLS OF themselves. Mer..
rln,ac Hobson la one OF these, swelled
With Importance because OF his cleo
ton to Congress by an Alabama dis
trict, and Inflated nearly to tho BURST
ing point by having heen made lieu-
tenant Of President Roosevelt, no took
q yalise full OF war scares to Denver,
convention. Fills imps and demons
tioated about tho convention hall, and
Fiobson Grated, And the convention
laughed, 55
convention was. at bottom, a aensi ble
lconventlon. Itobson was not regarded
az anything but Joke, And, truly,
he ID becoming sorneWla 1t OF IA stale
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
Why Not Fir.t Place for Taylor
ElIyhons

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-1n your issue ofs 2lst Instant I
note you state that J. T. Eiiyson VIII
again stand for Lieutenant-Governor.
Now this liz characteristic OF the man
For more than twenty years this nobie.
Christian statesman has led the Demo-
.cracy OF Virginia to victory, and no~,
with the same iinassuming demeanor
that lie has always borne. quietly an
second place again. Now. am only
n backwoodsman, md cannot speak
"the language Of the tribe but wish
to enter protest. and In so doing be-
jority OF the Democrats OF the State.
With gratitude for his past services.
and confident OF his ability. regarding
state for the position, hereby nomi-
nate him for the next Governor OF
Virginia. Yours truly,
e. o. HUBBARD. rs
nAu vyo NJ,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
THE PLAYGROUND MovEMEsr II

{G5 go THE "IISIs
Two hundred and eighteen cities
have or are preparing to have play
grounds for the children. Especially
rs administrations tg.is important civic
gction noticeable. in the West Bur-
hened as she is by debt, San Francisco
has set apart s741,0oO for playground
sites and equipment. Oakland has set
aside 100000 for Fairgrounds, and
alameda has appropriated s125,oOo, for
Fairgrounds alone. In Berkeley, which
is Just across the bay from San Fran
CISCO. there Is a campaign being waged
to appropriate 100000 for these
breathing spaces for children. Mr..
Hammer, the special agent OF the Play
ground Association, who collected these
figures, says that the West is taking
advantage of the experience OF New
to pay millions of dollars an acre for
y Fairgrounds. because the need OF them
was not apparent until everything else
was built upon and land eXorbitantly
Il fssfoN.' 80 >t'S5 49, W " WI, lOI
example, a bill was recently passed that
Required every city, whenIit was laid
out, to set aside 10 per cent. OF the
!. total space for parks and play grounds
g The bill was vetoed. but Will come ur
5iagain. with good chances OF it be-
coming law.
The West and East alike have found
t.put that the playground is even more
v valuable for making good citizens thar
for making healthy bodies, and it Ii
because Fairgrounds make good cili.
gems that. they are receiving such loya
support. In Richmond there are a,
4 present four Fairgrounds II active op,
,teration, at Springfield. Central, Leigh
4 and Randolph Schools. Helpful a.
these spaces are, ii is yet to be heart
that the city OF Richmond has taker
s charge Of the movement and provided
the grounds with proper equipment
The experience OF other cities, as vel
81 the advantages of the playground
themselves, should continually spu
Z Riehmond TO lettering conditions i,
ethis important field.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
ST a tie PRESS {

.Beci ion campaigns cannot be conducted
Without money and II is natural or o. .ens -
affected by legislation that they should q
r take hand IN the game jnst IKE IKE every ,,r.
sumcd talents 70 further the Interests i, Of
his party expects to be put on the waiting
or his , swa IN e sy' ,ere has 1Ss
disposition on the part Of the MANAGERS o.
campaign to ,contrlbu.s irom I, no,ly y
Sfe ne ess KEY T n'.s
the tainted ff.--Old Dominion Sun.
snall Basis.
s What is the foundation then for nep,,b7.
there are some Democrats who say they viii
or s what HSSss hsy
tho reports that havs been circulated con
earning the sltuation in 1.ynehburg. the
When the real showdown comes, tho do
fection. In our Judgment, Will not be suf-
ficiently strong to be noticeable save In The
fact that It Will 30 stir the regulars TO ac-
tlylty that . larger Democratic ma9 ,riiy
Will be scored by Bryan than would have
been the case without the detection. Mark
we'll the chburg News.
No New Call. :,
Those who stand for purcr politics. hon.
est and economic government and a lessen-
Ing OF the burdens OF monopoly cannot nf-
ford to stay nway for small differences.
Those who tire OF tho heavy burden or
taxes the Republicans have imposed cannot.
as free and independent citizens, afford 10
sulk In thor tents or stay at home. TO
those who. Ike the Herald have stood for
political Justice through nil the years tho
call Ia not new one.-Eastern Shore Her
aid. s.
Organize the Ninth. +
r. II the Republicans had been successful
In carrying the district for u long period,
and every effort had been exhausted for
breaking the party's power, there might
be some excuse for such n course. There
arc too many good and staunch Democrats
In the district to shopeiessly abandon them.
The chief trouble In the Ninth seems to be
a lack OF organization upon tho part OF the
Democrats. Let them select a leader OF tact
and proceed deliberately to the building
OF an organization that will be on par
with the Republican machine, and success
Will crown thor efforts. Organize. Get
busy.--Roanoke Times.
The Exact Truth.
& Tho Virginia Republicans are making
q big blow about carrying tho state for
Taft but they would not II they could.
There arc too many Republicans In the
State now. because the pie doesn't go
around. What Is the 1850 OF Inviting n lot
of rank outsiders to help cat pie and there.
by disturbing some nice little family ar
ran Observation-Disclosures Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
July &c, 1908.
A Pertinent Question.

n
Editor OF The Times ID ispatcii:
j. Sir-The writer desires to know Il II
By possible and II IT pc timely TO
publicly propound political qucstio9
uuch startling signihcancs as tile tOl-
lowing cited paragraph from the Ap-
pomattox Times OF recent date. After
the the words lords Shades p Ben Hill III, We
gorc wrong In Georgia that It should
nave sat silent and cullen IN the great
convention when their comrades We're
: ~ and glad? Has the spirit Of
smotlered the fires OF Democracy, and
tli'Y the State Of Ben Hill? This peer
less ndvocate OF Democracy must have
turned IN his grave
quir5. II tho writer. VINO knows littlo
about politics. save. perhaps. In gen
cral way. rightly constructs the quota
IL led to the logical conclusion that
the Shades OF Ben Hill' IL quite us
stless and dissatisfef as was flesh
Joined him In Hades and rendered his
iience. reminding his cher Of all his
nerotsm before the walls OF Troy, ard
as a dead lion ever In Tie lremrry
9; brave men. Ben Hill. while In the
Hen. was uni: ubtedly Democrat Of
a very different order from the .boss.'f
ct the alleged Democratic convention
t,,ny Snanlpulctor OF meg and politics.
Wiz, easily controlled at Denver rs
cclIcewliere. the largest faction Of the
L'traccratic rarty--a party whicn Will
rover unite Gre the contes. at The
polls in November next has come and
gone into history.
The Appomattox Times selects ri
Parthian arrow from It's full CULVER.
and let's 1t fly from the raut string
OF strong bow. bearing the tauntlng
message with the dauntless inquiry
that this peerless advocate OF Demo-
cracy must have turned in his grave.
NJ the doings Of the Denver conven-
'ion. C. A. r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
MERELY JOKING.
Handicapped.

Handicapped.
Have you tank in the buildlng7" In
qured the inspector from the insurance Of
flee.
I'VE hev., admitted the janitor.
whats the capacity?"
Faith an OF niver had money enough
to fond out"-Bohemian Magazine.
OF Course.
They say there will be no blondes in
500 years"
why not?''
Because the blonde type is revertins to
Well don't you suppose some of them
bruncttcs will got tired and revert back pr
Kansas City Journal.
Truly Thoughtful.
Don't step on that crust. The BIRDS
And I'm grinding IT up so they can
The other man saw.-IIouston Chronicle.
skyscraper Episode.
"A coping stone just fell from the ton
floor w
Indeed? Telephone the frat floor To
have tho street Observation-Disclosures Her
aid. -,
Nothing Operatic.
I'VE met brigands in Bulgaria."
That must have been romantic"
t might well have been, but. as It hap
pened. y wasn't. we had no tenor to sing
a2solo of misunderstanding Post.
Making Believe.
Your wife seems to be in some trouble, ..
| she seems to be- but she Isn't Things
are going so we'll with us now that Inc
best she can do Is to pretend."-Loulsyiile
/ Courier. journal. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
W,hnt tic schools Need,I

Il 1t seems that along with a revival in
spelling We are Ito have more item NJ
ton paid to arithmetic and als'e bra.
little more hard work n the schools
and not 20 man V tads liz educa Il on
EPhl delph Inq ulrer, II & Ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

Long ago The Times-D Dispatch main
tanned that the Mayor OF Tinlpson,
TEX, got a dollar a month salary, and
not dollar year as his sycophants
claimed. Our contention Is now sus-
tanned by q confession from the gen
tleman himself. The time has passed
when men Of great wealth can mas
querade as honest toilers in this coun-
trv u 4 +
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

Mr., Taft has nowhere asserted, how
ever that II elected President OF the
United States he would insist on re.
moving the White House to oyste,
Bay. s. r m. q :
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
EMnlurla and pellxIe......eratlo..

u "A bold and interesting generaiiizzsa,,,
ton concerning the vast effects when
malaria may have produced on the
great and 1smepp na0ha
England in the form OF a book by
S. s. s Jones sHpp{ PIE Rasad T't Ros sn
IL ia suggested that the mosquito has
been largely responsible Tor the ne de- de
stance, Greece. In the character OF
whose people historians have recorded
a great change during the fourth cen
fury before the Christian era. Major
Ross's Investigations suggest that ma,
Ilaria may have been introduced into
Greece at that time. The. conclusion.
IS also drawn that malaria did not
exist In Italy much before 2eo D 81 s. " :
.nibal's army introduced 1t. Malaria:
says MI ths d Gre st Mgar
Roman into q bloodthrsty brutc-atra;
bills made its victims mad, The mora e.
seems to be that nations, IKE ,llna.'
viduals, should beware of mosqull't o.
Youths Companion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

Connecticutis pleasantly aware. how,
ever. that the revolt will In no wise
affect her flourishng output OF genuine
Turkish cigarettes. f-''''e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

i DR.. Wiley says that bad bread breaks
up more homes than any other 5known
article. The doctor talks like a he.
formed Texan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

Anybody who knows what to do witt
a nervous elephant will confer a fayo,
by explaining his method to any recog.
nlzed leader OF the G. o. P.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

A headline in the New York Herald
announces that Pittsburg is full Of
business This, however. does not
necessarily controvert tho common
opinion that Pittsburg is full OF prunes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

It is true that he did not care to do
1t. but our private opinion is that
Judge Grosscup Is capable OF handing
out a fairly neat line OF backtalk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

AZ 81 a word, Mr., Roosevelts I'm
edited opinion ofEthe Standard OH dc
cision would go far toward paying Q
the nne @ ~ d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

King Alfonso" says the Houston
Post, has had a quarrel with hi,
mother in-law." This is the real spor
OF kings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

Standard on would doubtless feel
more elated about the thing IL 1t had
ever had any idea OF paving It.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

some believe that j. j, Hayes. Amer.
lean. could have given cards ana spade.
TO the late Pheidippides.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
Cleveland 's Estate

B Whatever the details Of the InvesE-
8ments which are now the estate q q e eSo
President Cleveland may g, II !, ~ Is ~, VIZ
mate friends in this city that the
4eatate will be found not /, to to exceed
$500 900, or possibly $3.50 900 AZ.
Mr.. Hastings. the,ayoxeeulu9er++ AZ o. tme
froratlons In which Mr.. Cleveland In
Vested Considerable portion OF his
fortune MI. Hastings I ia 9, near g le,la-
land 8hax For some years held contlden-s
tai ,i business Bust ss, relations With Mr. cleye;
land, AZ some time during the fall
OF winter a literary exeGuto q N ne
siand's many addresses, as well as his
STATE papers. ss No other president, .un-5
Iii / III eodore Roosevelt cid that oftco.
wrote so much Or on :, such 9 variety
sHHoilands" Letter In Phlladelnhiai
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

A lot Of good men have been nred
from West Point Then, too. a lot Of
good men have not.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

Is the constant writing OF Mr.
Brynn's front name as "Wilyum'' req II,
as humorous as Harper's Weekly seem,
TO think 1t is7 I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
THE CYNICAL rARAoRApnERs.

wv It'll Eugene Chain and Eugene Debs
w heading two presidential tickets, 1T
day when Il man named "Percyn will be
honored with the nominations gton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

Louisiana has enacted law prohib-
iting drinking on trains. However
the Louisiana trains are slow enough
to permit the bootleg squad to stop
off for sociabilty and swing on the
caboose.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27
Tho Exact Truth.
'romise ami Tcrforn,ance

Republican Presidents make pretty
| speeches about the disappearance of Sec
| tionalism, but when n Cabinet place Is to bio
| filled. or q minister appointed, they can
| not see across the ford DEM
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

Senator Aldrich. of Rhode Gsland fccls
better, for what are defeats N the upper
house to Having a grandson named after
one Nelson Rockefeller is doing we'll
thank you.-New London Telegraph.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-27

DR.. Wiley thinks a good many divorces
can be charged to poor bread, but In num-
erous cases there is Il suspicion that HE
disagreement was brought about by lack
OF Observation-Disclosures Post. "