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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
Is ro TIppING N cLuns.

The New York Athletic Club, one OF
the largest and strongest clubs IN the
United states is in something OF Il tur-
moll over the ever conspicuous tipping
question. It Is we'll that II should be,
IL the practice has made It's ensnaring
way into the club, IL is highly iupor-
tanr that II should be thrown out. II
cannot be thrown out without turmoil.
This kind, as the Scripture says. goeth
moi out but by prayer and fasting.
Next to the home the club is tho
las. place in which the curse of tip.
ping should get a foothold. Like the
home. the club is an institution in
which members share their common
privileges equally. and where competi.
4 ton for "attention" Is wholly unknown.
That. az least is the theory. Nothing
could better show the deadly spread 81
& this evil than the fact tina, il has got.
ten strongly intrenched In manS OF til,
leading and most polite" clubs o
America. Most OF them, probably. hav
regulations against II, Some disciplln
\. tbs Iasmhas who gives a tip, some dis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
TEXAS WIDOWS AND OTHERS.
Houston Demonstration Announces the vindi-
cation Of the Ked.Bearded Ladies'.

Houston Demonstration Announces the vindi-
cation Of the Red.Bearded Ladies'.
Observation had Ion: ago taught US thu,
tho widows of Boston were specialized and
tcw-headed and afflicted with the cigarette
habit: that the Washington relicts were
siiser hony or obese and Invariably flat,
orally had impcdimenta In the shape Of fror
siA to fcnrteen children: that those o.
Charleston .,,a and Richmond were either ter.
t m giants or confirmed bridge players. thii
In Louisville they were given to boastinr
'eternally about the virtue of the departed
u most discouraging symptom.
i, a ses at our iirs, attempt to pra's. the red.
contemporaries angrily assalled US, AMI
what Is worse. grossly slandcred and revilct
o our. widows 'IS, as well. We haye Tough, back
strength and 1t is with great pleasure tn /,
We are able to announce on this beautiful
sunkissed Sabbath the complete vindica.
al! came about this way: Through th.
courtesy Of Dir. Spencer, we mailed to eaci
o. our adversaries beautiful calenda,
bearing an embossed portrait OF one of Ii.
req headed and dinpled widows OF Hous
tor
But whether 1t be Welsh rabbits or pos
sums. eighty-pound watermelons or white
strawberries, country sausage or rabbit fat
tened bass. hens that lay enough eggs OF
tHe way to distant markets TO pay tht
freight. or the fathers of forty children,
clcudbursts OF pure cream or tidal way.
OF strained honey, tweIve-!oo, coIlards n,
I rec headed and dimpled widows. the SUI
Pt r OF Texas Is not open to question
Gtanu Old Texas! The rare, radiating
rembunctions. rampaseo,ls ravishiT.,
reae HESS. reciprocsting. RECONSTRUCTED. rec
a lined! redeemed. refrigerated. reformed, re
nlea' reluisent, regencrated. regulated re
JuSenated, reverberatlng, rhapsodical. rhyth
mic roarftorous. roboreous. robustious
rsekriooea, romantic: rosaceous and russell,
realm realm OF red-headed rapture !-Houstoi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
RECKLESS DRIVERS
George Fox Heavily Punished nm
John Young Is .AlAn Iincd

George Fox Heavily Punished ana
John Young Is Also Fined.
On the charge OF running a policy
shop Jacob Peterson, colored. was
taken to the Police Court yesterday
morning, and Justice Crutchfeld fined
l:;m $40 and sentenced him to spend
one day In jail.
George Fox. colored, was fined $40
and put under 500 security for sixty
days on the charge of recklessly driv-
ing In the street and running over a
Shelton.
John Young. colored, was called
on to pay a fine of $40 and was PIT
under 500 security for twenty da,s
on the charge OF reckless driving AM
running into and breaking the axle of
one Winston's wagon.
The case Of Samuel McCrane, colored
charged with stealing a wagon from
Willie Johnson, was continued to Jan.
uary ED.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
THE MADNESS of PANIC.

On Monday night fire broke out in
theatre at Boyertown, Pa. If the
people within had kept their heads and
acted deliberately, the probability Is that
All would have passed out safely. But
they made q dash for the doors, damned
the exits. and III the mad rush broke
the floor In and scores of persons were
precipitated into the basement Some
jumped from, the windows and were
other injured or killed. and women
and children were tralnpled to death
under foot. The skull of one of the
unfortunate children was crushed as
though 1t had been an eggshell. That
was a typical. panic. 1t is horrible to
think OF. 1t is inexplicable. from anv
rational view. that sensible human be-
inss could have acted in such an in.
sane manner.
IT was related in our press 1ispatche
several days ago that flock Of sheep
stampeded on a Western ranch and
each followed the leader to certain
and sudden death.
In panic men and women are like
so many crozed sheep or cattle. In
their madness they hasten to the very
doom which they are endeavoring to
escape.
1T is much the same in financial
panics. The persons who made run
on the banks last fall were as thor
ought. lost to reason as the audience
in the Boyertown theatre. 1t is a
strange phase of human nature, and
the only preventive .s self-control.
W;thoutit neithers persons nor nations
are safe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
OFFICERS INSTALLED
Peerless Council, Daughters OF Liberty.
Holds Meeting


Peerless Council, Daughters 80
Liberty. met Monday evening at &
O'Clock in the hall in Towards Grove
ana installed the following officers for
the ensuing year: Councillor, Miss Nell
lie Dean; Associate Councillor, Miss
a. %. Smith; Vice Councillor Miss Ger
trude Pate; Associate ylce-CouncIlor.
r. c. Thomas: Recording Secretary
NJ a. Gernelman; Assistant Recordine
Secretary Mrs. S. E. Germelman
financial Secretary, Mrs. Nettie Taylor:
Treasurer, Mrs. D. L Temple; Con-
'ductor, a. Padbury: Inside Guard. Fl.
A. Wood: Outside Guard, r. L, Mar
tin; Trustees-H. A. Wood. for the term
OF eighteen months; S. e. Germenmal
for twelve months: NJ. Y. Ennis for
six months. w L. FERGUSON was elect
ed as representative TO the State Coun-
ell. After the installation the com.
lnlttee in charge served refreshments
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
ABOLISH THE BUCKET SHOPS.

The General Assembly Is doing well
In stocks is as legitimate as trading
in real estate, and that, too. whether
the transaction be for cash down or
on the partial payment plan, provided
tious. But the bucket shop is a ganlb-
ling shop, pure and simple. In nine
tenths OF the transactions. so called.
there is neither purchase nor sale. The
chase, say ten shares of stock at q
certain price, and If the stock touches
the price named, after his order is
given. the purchase" is made and he
cent.-sonletimes less. If the price goes
UP. he may SELL and pocket the pro-
fit. less the charges for brokerage, tax
and interest. II the stock goes down,
he must put UP more margin or
be sold out.
OF course, the stock is neither pnr-
chased nor sold, and the charges for
interest and tax are fictitious. In
plain terms. the trader bets that the
stock Will so up and the broker that
it will go down, and one wins and the
other loses, according to the fluctua-
ton. But the broker has the advantag &c
Of brokerage, interest and ia,
charges, and it too often happens thai
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
Unwrittcn Law.
. Of The Times-Dispatch

Editor Of The Times-D Dispatch:
Sir,-The point made against the bin
originating with the delegate from
You say. that il the state fails to prove We
that the accused was misinformed: then
the State Is committed to the principle
that any man has the right to take the
law into his own hand.
Again, it is an attempt to direct and
command the verdictEof the jury.
IN several ways 1t would be wonder
1,hy efectlve t. W9pid 1h puffi or b the
could be found. It must be rene mbered
that IN the Loving case ma my OF those
who We're the worst disappointed We're
those who had Whetted their a az les
the most dangerous thing connected
with the entire proposition is that It
would be unequaled as an 1nVltatlon to
perjury.
Place that Law on the statute book
and any man against whom there was
a grievance could be sent e e. the Z, E a
lows or the penitentiary With llltle
an, Any chance 10, pro,test ,n'I1, ',,e,c,,
forth witness s on demand against
any one who was the object Of the
grudge.
wa One ce ~ buy FL 81 E ,hs witnesses
an emergency ane ana the law must be
enforced from Its passagtess As ss We 9 Ere
h for,v ikey to have an ne emersency!
Unfortunately. we 4. have legislla e
who proceed on the, prlnclpie q q ! ioaa o.
Ing cannon to shoot,, gay 5aypltE e r g
one pin.
Revive and emphasize the old !, law
and put Il into effect-tnaaatt ~ ~, wv nn,,
case that directly Involves her char
acter or PERSONAL interests unless cor
y rsptable wI15ness msn are
too easily - brn Nm - and too hard to
/ disproye, and me We'll known fact that
a woman HAS M no respect for an oath I. 7 ;
When the PREMIUM g IN s'H{n : na aan.
her unsupported word eN y u' $50
u This would keep the woman OH taA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
Voice Of the People.

The Timcs-Dlspntch will print
signed letters on all 8queStiOns which
relate I" the public welfare. Such
articles should not exceed In length
LOO words. except under exceptional
circumstances, and should he signed
with the f-ll name of the writer,
and should hear his or her address,.
withheld If desired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
4 WARNING; rO rROnrl,IrIoN1srs.

~ ~
Under the prohibition law OF Finland.
recently enacted. the liquor traffic la
abolished, every saloon, brewery ana
iistilery closed and the importation.
possession or use OF ardent spirits for
hidden, under heavy penalty. Even tho
use OF wine at communion service Is
prohibited.
There is tendency In this country
to push prohibition to the same absurd
extremes, and therein lies the danger
OF the present movement. In the In
terest of temperance, The Times Dis
patch gives warning. The government
has the right, as the highest court has
decided. to regulate or prohibit the
LIQUOR traffic; but there its right ends--
In republic like ours. 1t has no right
to prohibit It's use by individuals. anu
whenever the prohibitiohists of this
country undertake to commit that tres
pass upon personal liberty they VIII
lind an opposing sentiment as strong
and resistless as that which moved our
forefathn.s to throw off the yoke OF
British oppression. h
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
F amous Words Of Famous Men.
Il propose to Immediately upon your works"
GEN w. S. GRANT, Fort Donelson, Tenn, Feb. 16, 1862

As early as No
veniber u. 1851, n
Confederate bat
to ry, mounting
but two guns, had
b q G n erected at
Dover, : a little
shire village In
Stewart county, on
t il e Cumberland
River. In Tennes-
see. This fortiica-
tion b 9 ca mo
known in history
40, I'.,-S rr~ 11cnr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
Rhymes for To-Day
THE HEART OF NiAlsfIs.

q i +
V28kilJN Maisie was scarce 10 years
NV did "a
we'll recall tho simmer.
She found pun, what passion bnrtls have
And rnadly loved the plumber.
But ere "a year had passed, I ween,
That fancy did forsake her,
And long before she reached Is
p She much ndored the baker.
That worship passed, too. much the
same. h
Her next yearn was the mailman,
But when her 18th birthday came.
She loved the nearest Ynlcman.
When she was 90 and came out,
A line of hearts loves rocked her:
The black-eyed priest came first. nc
doubt.
And next the stern young doctor.
And SO she's kept on ever since.
As gossip, hap, has told yer:
It's now the lawyer, now the prince,
And now the handsome soldier.
OH Maisie's heart was never small
The more men there, the brighter:
She's found room In 1t for them oil,
Except--ah, me!--the writer.
Fl. S. H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Down in Georgia the press is out.
spoken against the pistol-totins hapit.
III these hard days. every Georgian who
loves his country is expected TO reserve
his hip-pocket for another cargo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
Gods in His hcaren-All's right
with the world.-Robcrt Drowning,
VIRGINIA JA1Ls.

Several days ago Judge J. NJ. Mullen,
of the Hastings Court of Petersburg,
notified the City Council that he would
be compelled to take summary action
unless that body should do its duty in
having necessary repairs made to the
jail,
More recently Judge A. NJ. Aiken, of
the Court of Danvile, issued an order
5ummoning every member of the Com.
mon Council of that city to appear be-
fore court next Saturday morning to
show cause why a peremptory man
damus should no; be issued requiring
them to put the jail in sanitary condi-
ton.
Is il fair to presume that the jails
in other parts of the State are better
cared for than they arc in Petersburg
and Danrille? Our information is that
both jails and almshouses throughout
the Commonwealth are grossly neg
iected and that. some Of them are a
disgrace to civilization. The question
of inspection is one that commands the
attention of the General Assembly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
The Disadvantage.
pon,t Won dread a proposal. Z"

Tom: Don't you dread a proposnl7"
Dick: Some parts OF it,
Tom: What parts. for instance?'
Dick: Well. |. Is easy enough popping
the question. but the trouble Is when II.
comes to questioning the pop. Baltimore
American.
On to Her Calling.
Our Landlady. Its the strangest thing
In the 4world! Do you know. our dear old
POI cat disappeared very suddenly yesterday
Excuse me. Mr.. Rudolph. will you have an
other piece OF rabbit pie?''
Mr. Rudolph (promptly): ''No. thank
Our Landlady Can hour later,: That's
three more pies saved. This season viii
b, a profitable one ndeed."-London Tit
Ir,tting II Strong
IT notice." said the new guest 'thi,
everybody calls that hallboy of yours But
TONS"
Yes" replied the hotel proprietor: chs
Is SO called because ii Is his duty to gather
un from the dning-room floor after each
neal the numerous buttons the gentlemen
burst froE, their vests."-Phadephia Press.
Log Cabin Sayings.
De light is fer all. but Lawd help de sin.
rer what got a gas bill ter pay Wen Satan
fall foul er him.
Heaven comes so clost tar do airth da,
81 de small mems WIZ higher dey could
touch 1t wild lie tips err dey fingers
De sun shines fer all mankind. but dar'.
sc me er US dat warm hands in II an
den ak de Lawd fer candles wen de sun
soec down.-Atlanta Constitution.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Secretary Taft's overcoat disappeared
q! public meeting the other night
Now he can begin to understand how
Sir Bryan felt when Mr.. Roosevelt
kept on swiping his clothes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

The administration has paid $1,000
for horse to carry William II. Taft
The unfair part of the deal is that
none of the money goes to the horse.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

The Washington Herald speaks of
the Supreme Courts determination to
disloyally and reprehensibly squelch''
something or other. A determination
OF that sort must have all but split
the court wide open
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Ensign George NJ. Bailey. of Texas,
remains the one member OF the Para
sraphers' Union who ever drew a press
agents retainer from red-bearded
widows club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Secretary Taft might be. elected
President of the United States but for
ten or twelve reasons, like Hughes,
Bryan, Johnson, etc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

tile keepers Of bucket shops dellberato-
ly manipulate tho price. 20 MS to wipe
out the marquis OF their customers.
It Is a vicious, dishonest aud do
moraliaing game. and 1t should not 10
Tolerated Ill NirElnin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

The five Saturdays booked for Feb
ruary. 1908, are nothing whatever tc
make merry about, inasmuch as they
will infalibly effect 4 corresponding
Saturday shortage in March.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Billiards was invented by Devisne.
Of France, In iS7a. However. the kiss
shot was first introduced by a vir-
ginIan in i57a g. c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Every silver lining also has cloud.
The New York man who disposed OF
his mother-in-law. by marrying her
may merely have acquired a new one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Those who question the doctrine OF
resurrection are respectfully invited to
consider the case OF the Taft Boom.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

1.-TWO silk-hatted burglars were cap
tured in New Rochelle the other day."
notes the Houston Post. To the best
OF our knowledge this is the arst visit
the fashionable and faultlessly-dressed
Richmond burglars have paid Connec.
tieut since the opening of the 1905
Icrucksman season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Still, many would regard railroad
receivership or two as not too dear a
price to pay for making a Legislature
think
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Harry Kendall Thaw, after a yeai
and a half In the Tombs. has begun &c
grow soul" asserts slush writer
on a New York paper. Why doesn't
this journal turn loose It's editorial
thunders against Martin Llttleton foi
seeking to prevent the Tombs from
completing the job?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Chicago. it appears. has organized a
Happy Club 1t takes a club to keep
a man happy in Chicago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
CANDIDATES. AND BEVERAGES.

Il
The presidential campaign which isl
TO reach a climax in November, 1905, is \
memorable in one regard among ali
the presidential campaigns which have
ever agitated this country. 1t first
brought FORWARD tne beverage as q
paramount issue. The experiences of
Indiana's favoritc son with the in
sidious cocktail are TOO Well known to.
hear repetition. The newes, organiZa-
ton of newspaper humorists has for
hidden all mention OF them. Now comes
the case of Secretary Taft and the Old
State promised the secretary candidate
his hearts content of this justly re-
nowned mixture If lie would come to
Hot Springs and make q speech next
summer. President Roosevelt, who was
present at the interview made this
entirely innocent and kindly prefer a
national affair by remarking that the
Virginia julep is far more seductive
and much less dangerous to presiden-
tial aspirations than the potation
darkly limited at above.
That the iulep of virginia-and there
few who have sounded It's beauties
have ever been heard TO deny. That 1t Is
less d4ngerous to presidential aspira-
lions than, any other drink yet re-
vsaled to the human race. is doubtless
asofully established. We assert without
lf,,
had a chance of getting elected Pres
.dent OF the United States has ever
1ad that chance filched from him by
the mint julep. The julep is not, like
the poisonous connections patronized
In other States, treacherous in its ma
nanipulators. To the contrary OF ths
proposition denied little earlier, il
may be said that many q man who has
hitherto had no presidential aspirations
has, under the sway of the julep, been
enabled to indulge freely in them.
But this talk of making the juleI
a national issue Is all nonsense. Til,
prohibttionists need not be at al
alarmed. II Secretary Taft comes Il
Virginia next summer he can be relie'
on TO approach all liquid ref asimen'
with entire disereetness. One horribI
example is enough for the ntelligen
secretary. AS for the President
q "rlippant" remark, that, of course, wa
only his little joke. Mr.. Roc -evel
would doubtless cordially agree wit
oil vlrginians that the tulep mus
never figure as plank in any pres
ident!el platform.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
Chr lmesx Plgputtil
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

II the members OF tho Paragraphers'
Union live up to the advice so persistently
flushed under their eyes by Henry Sydnor
Harrison. of the Richmond Times -Dispat IN
chapter, shopworn pleasantries warmed over
for current reading will soon disappear from
view. 1t is tme.-Jacksonviile Tines,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
MERELY JOKING.


Preference
(Which do you like best" asked the man
who is fond OF animals, dogs or horses!
Dogs" answered Young Mrs. Torklns
promptly. .'They don't lend themselves to
the schemes OF the bookmakers to gee
..Larleys money."-Washington Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Now for the meeting of London
Times and Buster Brown.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Ny. Roosevelt" remarks the Richmond
Times Dispatch has the unhappy faculty
Yes. there's a good deal OF the 1 mule in Ii,
makeup. Just when he appears to be go.
ing along. quietly and thinking no harm OF
ANYBODY he breaks loose and kicks things
out of acknowledgements Advert .ser
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

Any skilled mechanic can earn his 50.
Many OF them make So. Yet a minister
protests the Richmond Times Dispatch who
has spent ten years educating and eauippiay
work peculiarly vital to his fellowmen. gets
OILY 81 day and not infrequcntly has 10
dun his vestry for that.-Lynn CMass , !
Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
Log Cabin say,n
AMENDING OUR MOTIONS.

lESD IcHMOND has long contended that
n II is not gentlemany to play basc-
ball too weii.'' says the Richmond
Times Dispatch. Perhaps Washington's
Idea is that II Ia not gentlemanly to play
1t at all.--Wasfington Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

tTo be Continued To-morrow.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
Germ Intelligence.

Said She: -"Do you believe tina. rnicrobe
arc conveyed in ksses7"
Said He. al don, Know: but II they ar
1t goes to show tina, they're very mncl
alive to the advantages OF rapid transit
Chicago News
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15

The Richmond Times Dispatch advises
the public to keep an eye on Johnson
All of which might be supplemented by the
suggestion to johnson to keep both eyes
Oh Bryan-Cincnnati Commercial Tribune.