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TAN RECEIPTS.

i. was mentioned in The Times-Dis-
patch yesterday that Delegate Howeh
C. Featherston. of Campbell countS'
has introduced in the House Dill TO
require all county and city treasurers
within this State to deliver dated tax
receipts or tax tickets for all taxes
collected by them.
Il, is to be hoped that the revision
will go still further and make every
tax ticket show tho cSacr status OIL
the account between the taxpayer ana
the government. Under the present
rule, a citizen may pay his taxes for
1907 and receive a receipt in full 1or
the amount due for that year. although
he may be delinquent for 1905, or 1914,
or for any previous year or years The
system should be so changed as to re-
quire treasurers to render full state
ment each year to every taxpayer
showing what he owes for the current
year, together with any back taxes
that may be due. ANY partial sum paid
should then be ssntsred on the books
and on the accour asa credit and ball
ance drawn down. |nut ifs,tl1e account be
paid in full.Sit s;'auld be- receipted in
fun and the recsipled account should
be. evidence onS the face of it that the
holder owes no hsiAk taxes,
This suggestion WAS made years ago
by MI. T. A. Cary. OF Henrico, through
rhe Dispatch, and we cannot un-
derstand why it has not been put into
practical effect. 1t would avoid con-
fusion. would save taxpayers much
annoyance, and it would go far towards
putting the land grabber out Of bust-
I
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Nc,y t:n,,,e L,,,r.

Editor Of Tie Times. Dispatch:
Sir..-.Bcleving there Should be some
change for the better protection Of
game In the state, / will thank you
for space to make a suggestion, and
ask If you do not deem IT practicable
1t Is this: Let tho State post all lands.
both public and private. and impose n
fine for any one caught bunting on
land without written permits
sion from the owner. In this way
owners OF land can certainly protect
the game against the Objectionable
pot hunter. as well az the worthless
negro. I would also repeal the law
taxing non-residents 1t looks ungen-
crous and selfish to REQUIRE them to
pay. a tax to hunt without providing
land on which to hunt. II he is made
to pay. let the owner OF the land have
1t instead Of the game warden.
The above plan would make every
landowner a game warden. I am IN
formed that all Legislation on this sub
ject in tho past has been controlled
and made TO suit the, city sport. Now
give the country fellow (who prncti-
cally owns the gamel chance.
Respectfully,
LAFAYETTE MANN.
Amelia Courthouse. Jan g. 1908.
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THE GERMAN SOCIALISTS.

There is nothing new in the cry of
German socialism for universal man
hood suffrage. Lasalle formulated that
demand in 1862 in his open reply let
ter to the Leipzig Workingman's AS
ISOLATION, and the Congress of Work
ingmen adopted it the following May.
They have stuck to it vigorously ever
since. Not all the force OF the Socialist
laws OF 1878, not the minor state OF
siege of Berlin and Leipzig, not tho
fullest power OF Bismarcks relentless
opposition, has ever since been able t.
pry the German workinsman away
from his watchword of universal
equal and direct suffrage"
The absolutely resistless rise of TIL
Socialists is one of the most signih
cant things in the history OF modern
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Germany. When tho laws against thon1
expired by limitation in 1890. they
were not re- enacted. III was mnnifest!y
absurd to attempt to regard us out
laws Il purity which numbered 1,5oo.0O0
voters. Simultaneously the iron Chan-
cellor felt their strength Hts Dismissal
followed hard upon the heels of the
virtual repeal of the laws which lie had
forced through subservleft asscmblY.
The Socialists 1866 votes In 1871
had grown to l3L15s in 1873, but
dropped back to 31l,96l In 1851, The
first election held under the "roien or
terror Since then their strength has
grown steadily. Thoy pollcd 16a,l2s
votes in 1887, 1,i27.2gs IL 1890 ana over
100000 in 1908. In 1871 they had two
members In the Reichstas. In l9o3 they
l,ad 81. Represslqc measures and ply
steal violence have proved the bread
and meat on which they grew. But 1t
must he borne in mind nj the same time
that Social Democracy In Germany 's
the party OF protest, and that, for enc
reason or another 1t garners many
votes, of those who are in no sense Of
a very elastic term, Socialists
The parliamentary strength OF TIN"
workingmau's party was never so
great as 1t Is to-day. Popularity. their
strength is no less palpable The de-
monstration which Chancellor Won
Buelow's curt dismissal of their appeal
for "one- man vote law elected from
them on Sunday was alarming. 1t in
volved over 10000 people. Collisions
between the police and the manifest
ants were frequent and violent Doubt
less the present disturbance Is Prussian
rather than German. and there is no
likelihood that the unrest will now be-
come general through the empire. Peace
in Berlin will no doubt be restored
easily enough. The powerful garrison
stands ready behind the sabre-armed
police. But the demands of the party
of protest will hardly be so easily dis
posed Of.
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Don't Annex Greene County.
r. of Tic Times-pIspatch:

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-My attention has been called
to piece OF pernicious legislation
that will probably be presented to the
ator Easley. from the Seventeenth SEN
atorial District, to annex Greene coun-
ty to the county OF Albemarle. Why this
monstrous and despotic prop osition?
derstand. The fact that we have no
railroads traversine through the coun-
ty is no reason why the county gov
eminent should be broken up and
abolished. There are many counties
and as general rule they are better
off than those counties that have rail-
roads. from a financial standpoint.
Mr.. Easley says that our taxes are 60
per cent. higher than they are in Abe
mistaken. II it was not for the tax
from the railroads the taxes of Abe
marie county would be higher than in
Greene county.
the western boundary of Orange in
1868 and ever since has been a
body polite, paying all taxes assessed
against her, and her county govern
ment has been honestly conducted, and
never had defaulting. officer. ] am a
Commonwealth attorney and can say
with safety that nine-tenths of the
people are bitterly opposed to annex
alton alton think Senator Easley' if he
northern boundary OF Albemarle and
annex to Greene county. refer the
honorable Senator to sections 81 and
g$ Constitution OF Vtrginita' article ~, =,
Legislature of Virginia, to abolish
county government. The proposed
measure of thea honorable gentleman
is ill-advlscd, puerile and unconstitu-
tional. would like to know where
he gets his authority for such a meas
ure as to deprive a county or It's rights
to participate in the afairs OF the
State. Certainly not from the Constl..
tuition or any precedent. heIelolore mad
pected that the honorable Senator will
not offer such bill as to destroy the
autonomy OF our county government
IT such a measure as 1T Is proposed,
resentative Senator's as Keezell. Parks
Echols, Mann and others. and aided by
such members of the. House as Thrift
Bell, Dunn. Pitts and others, Will lool
after the rights Of the people OF th''
noble and patriotic county.
II such measure should pc hat
and adopted by the Legislature Of Vir
sinia, viii test the matter before
the courts Of my county as pelHg re
State OF Virginia. senator Easley vii
make an egregions mistake if he OF
fers such IilI. I regard the me ne, 81 =
as reflection upon the cltizenshln Q
Greene county, as mucll,as to say tha
eminent. our county affairs are: an
have been, honestly and economicall
administered. Why this sudden an
i puerilc attack upon her honor can
see or understand. VIII nave a t,ot
bill is introduced and persisted IN.
Stanardsvi,,e va. January 13, 1905
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Famous Words Of Famous Men.
"Smgeng the King of Spain's Beard
Attributed to Sir FRANCIS DRAKE, 1887.

promptly begin operations against
any of the ports of Spain. Drake
sailed from Plymouth on April 2,
1857. With iieet Of twcnty-four
ships. lie boldly entered the Span
ish harbor of Cadiz on April 10Th.
There We're lying In ''the roads" at
least sixty Spanish and Portuguese
ships. with divers small crafts In
various inlets and bays.
Before night had fallen he had
taken, burnt and otherwise de-
stroyed 100 sail Of the enemy's al
lied forces, had captured an im-
mense amount of supplies OF every
conceivable kind. including one en-
tire shiploud of the choicest wines
OF the period. and had put an ems
tircly different phase. from tho Span
ish point of view, on the intended
invasion of England.
II assure your Honor" Wrote
Drake to Sir Il. Walsingham. the
like preparation was never heard or:
nor knowne, as the kinse OF
Spaigne hath aud dailie mnketh 10
invade England" q.
But brakes victory at Cadls not
only postponed the sailing OF the
proposed mighty armada. He weak
oned the strength OF the eXpedltlon.
and thus materially aided In. the
ultimate destruction OF, at that time.
the worlds greatest heet OF war
vessels on record.
Well could Drake say-as Bar.
rows makes him SAY, on mage 2ao
OF his hook--tlat he was only
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OF this plan, which is undoubtedly d
pretty ono, might never have become
public property but for the fnct that
a commission was. sent to Goldncld
to make n few Investigations.
The commissioners report was made
public yesterday. Before writing 1t
they had listened to the opcrntors'
Justification OF their position through
their counsel. for i've days They
listened to the miners side in n "brtef
interview" rhen they Informed the
President that conditions in Nevada
the troops that the great majority
of the membership Of tho union were
men of lnwabidlng tendencies that
the bulk of tile employers testimony
showed, not past or present disorder
but "tie possibility OF future disturb
ance. and that Governor Spnrks's
Specific statements" were not "cstal-
lished to any such extent rs to Justify
his use Of these statements for the
purpose OF getting Federal troops"
he ItDDIl CIluiHeS III
the troops were wanted not to pro-
tect. but TO coercc. and that the opera
tors conspired to get them. " recon-
mends. therefore. that they be with
drawn shortly after the Legislature
begins its special session to-day, leav-
ing. the state. of Nevada TODD It's own
public duty: and President Roosevelt
the Governor that Il agree
with the recommendations of this re-
port" So presumably will everybody
else except the Governor AND the mine
owners.
The Presidents letter to Governor
Sparks is one of the anomalies of
political history; for In 1t we
find the greatest living exponent OF
directing a state officer
to exercise his States rights and priv
ileges and not to look to the Federal
to discharge them for him.
But President Roosevelt is quite right,
as he sometimes is If employers can
summon Federal troops to help them
nut into effect a proposed reduction
in their wage scale, 1t would only be
a step to the day when the house,
holder can summon them TO lena MIN
hand in dscharging the cook.
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PART 1
THE LADY URSULA.
CHAPTER Y.
a Revy Of Fair Maiden

n Revy OF Fair Maidcns.
Sfysg in ai ssF zee had syS sf ase
awful.
Her, very Golf, usually pattern Of
propriety looked 3awry and scarcely
sober on her dear old head. whilst her
Of tangled wrinkles. expressed the mos.
dire distress. coupled with hopeless,
pathetic bcwilderment.
.Well?" she repeated over ana over
again, in breathless eagerness.
She seemed scarce to notice the pref
5ty picture before her; two young girls
standing with arms linked round one
wasts sXes gde rosy Win
the palpitating intensity OF the narra-
Yet was not Her Grace justly proud ~
OF the flock q falr mn nase ehnrming
than n these two specimens of austere
Queen NIary's dainty maids Of honov;
with their slim figures In tue still
l,nruly curls held In becomngly by
tlelicutc lace colts, and the sombre
panellng of the room throwing up IN
harmonious contrast the VIVID colorinE
o lsut to-day the Duchess OF Lincoln
had no eye for the charming sight
Leaning well forward II her. high
fingers were beating a vertable devils
tattoo against its brocadded arms. /,
"Alc'n, girl, why don't you go on, :
she added impatiently. TIA! ! vow the
wencli'll make me die of choler'' si.5'
Alicia, IN the eugerness of telling her
thrilling, story, had somewhat lost llel
breath but now she made a Vigorous
effort. to. resume, s, !,
5"Wcll,,' she said, Your Grace mus
remember the night was very dark
| Barbara and 7 We're strolling By tht
| low wall, when suddenly the cloud:
parted the river was flooded With light
and, Just below nsgnot ten PAGES away
| we saw. }43 a Al "a \, 5ls n.
But here she broke off suddenly. Z
look Of genuine DISTRESS crossed shel
piquant little face; ME looked lStliquiLr
llnGW at her 2conlnanson. then AZ tA'
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been around the river some, and asked
Il I'm. a n

been around the river some, and asked
him to go To rescue 13a,ir.
Then lie said, ''Du you think you can
make 1t from here to there? n iilLi
Crown. with his cool head. got IN ane
ping aud lnstructlng Ills friend to Iao
as he said, telling him they would
come out all right, MS he had stuuled
the river for SOME time.
Then Crown, with his nervy friend.
started out across tho strong waters
in through tie trees. his boat gettln'r
lhnlr-full Of water, but still lie never
lost his head.
When leaving thu bank he threw
his cont to HIS younger brother say
Ing. keep tlis II I never return If
we don't call this nerve md the nc-
tion Of n hero. MS readers Of The
Times Dispatch. what would wo Gull itY
We MS news readers claim that
Grown Is n hero by resc,iing Rob Bnur.
NEWS 1krAIDtIi,,5.
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Dippedfromt the Stream
Better Than the BIRDS.

Better Than the Birds.
We're old now and feeble. and live all
alone.
In all the wide. wide world no cot of
orr own:
Our only possessions we long ago sold.
In one room we eat. sleep and SILVER
with cold.
The next move will take us no doubt
where they send
The few days remaining. then share
their poor fate
Without any mourners. or flowers or
crepe.
We once fondly cherished the hope
that when we
branch Of the tree.
A door of warm welcome would be left
Where old age might anchor. fore
crossing the bar.
Q. yes. they're as kind as the average
no doubt
Our children--but don't know how
We're knocked about:
And then. they're all married and live
in the town.
Their wives and their husbands don't
want us around
We're deaf and decrepit. we'd shame
them maybe
When visitors gather. and mother and
me
In our cheap. coarse clothing among
tie fine throng
Would set them to guessing where we
two belong.
OF course. .'twould be pleasant. pro-
vided they would
Just love us little, and treat US as
AS we tried to treat them when they
were yet small.
And we found the shelter and food for
them all.
But that cannot be, so we'll wait here
content:
The days can't be many, however
they're spent:
II fowls Of the air that ne'er hoard up
are fed.
Wen trust their protector to furnish
our bread:
His saints what is fitting. shall ne'er
be denied.
Richmond. Va. December 20. 1907.
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FCN. -. II. hESNc /.
Richmond. Va, December 20. 1907.
A Famous welding Recalled.

No matter of what trials and tribu-
lations marriage may be the prolific
records. of journalistic alliances stand
forth In eloquent testimony to the
blessedness of double harness and a
hyphenated name. 1t Is we'll within
the recollection of many of our readers
when Richmond Times. Esq. was a
somewhat nighty young fellow living
in bachelor quarters In back street,
while Miss Daily Dispatch. a spinster
of positive opinions. held forth In soli-
tary state on the corner OF Main and
disagreement. They took opposite
views of every subject new and old.
1t was only necessary to elicit the
sympathy Of the one in favor of any
tagonisnl OF the other. When the lady
expressed a preference for silver
money. the man threw all his white
coins out of the window; and when
yellow boards into paper money. And
so things went from bad to worse,
until extremes met. and the two We're
Joined together at the altar OF mutual
interest; and ever since Mr.. and Mrs.
Times-D Dispatch have afforded to the
world the beautiful spectacle Of two
souls with but q single thought, two
hearts that beat as one. On their
respective tenlpers the mensas and
bial bond have acted like oil upon the
troubled waters, Here's health to the
amalganated household and counsel
for otller newspapers similarly sit
uated to go and do MISUNDERSTANDING
Virginlan-Pilot.
Here's double-handful of rice III
return and a good wish with every
grain. We shall he further pleased to
read In our contemporaries columns an
account Of the marriage between the
genial Captain Mike Virglnian and the
frisky Widow Pilot.-T.-D.l
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CHAPTER xl.
The Ealrcst Of Them All.

The FNErcst OF 'THeW w. q,
The Duchess was frowntns lot a..
tried 70 look serious. but were obvious-
" only too ready to join in any fronc
which happened to be passing y
Ursular GIynde's lively little head.
"Oh!'' said the. latter as soon as s 81.
had partially recovered her preasn i;
ooh! l vow tits the best OF the buncn.
With the freedom of spoilt child,
who knows how welcome are Its cares,,
ses, Ursula sidled up to the Duchess g.
Lincoln and sat down upon tho arm "
her chair.
your Grace, a share OF your sea.
II entreat" she said gully, needless OF
stern looks. NAY! III die of Laughing
unless you let me read you this.
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first time the feat was ever accom-
plIshed by an English sailor, when
he found all England in state of
alarm over an Impending invasion
by the Spauiards, Extensive naval
preparations We're under way in all
the Spanish shipyards for the bnild-
ing of great ect which would
overcome all opposition. subiugate
England, and capture Queen Eliza
beth as 4 prisoner OF state. 1t was
King Philips design, it was said, to
send Elizabeth to Rome.
With this serious situation of az
fairs confronting the kingdom.
Elizabeth ordered Drake to prepare
for sea with all the, available YES
sells that could be Obtained, and TO
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Voice Of the P eople.

The Timcs-Dispatch will print
signed letters on all questions which
relate to- the public welfare. Such
articles should not exceed In length
$50 words, except under exceptional
circumstances. anu should be signed
with the f:ll name Of the writer.
and should hear hts or her address.
The name of the writer will be
withheld II desired.
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b i CRAP II ers
quote this express
sion, so commonly
credited to the
English admiral.
without giving the
time and place.
with corroborat-
Ing circumstances,
of its original use.
Drake had just
returned from his
IL ir cumnavigation
of the globe, the
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The New York Times hurled itself
into the limbo Of the hopeessly OBJ
scure on the day when it spoke of
John Temple Grey" Not to know the
Georgia Lily is to prove oneself for
all time an insignificant member of
the worse-read section of the sub
merged tenth.
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crown, Hero.

Editor OF Tie Times lspatc,hh;; !. Il.
mater , ,ys remusIs tina that Crown is one
Ior tjle clcverest men that we have on
1.-THE James Rivers ,,,
He has had fifteen years o, ror eH h.an
ence and Possesses q COO ~ uH Ia \
also a nerv IVY friend that went With
him. III is5St
minutes to get some one ~ - ,n ~ hsH
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Meantime. the greatest evidence Of
John A. Johnson's strength is that the
newspapers have begun quarrelinS as
to who saw him first.
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The loud and startling sileLce
emanatng from the direction OF Davis.
of Arkansaw. may simply indicate that
the said Davis has connected with his
first bunch of senatorial courtesy and
is temporarily stunned.
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Doubtless Senator Beveridge. who
feels that tariff revision is too big a
job for Congress" expects that his
Uncle Joe will perform the trick sin
glelanded on some convenient sunday
morning In 1911.
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"The banana trees of Houston" says
the Post barker for the Big Snow,
ARC putting forth new leaves I'm
doubtedly these are the only new leaves
seen in Texas this new year.
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The Atlanta Georgian is threatening
"to open the annual slaughter of the
peach crop" We solemnly warn our
contemporary that If 1t carries out this
threat. we will not shrink moment
from retorting with the discovery oil
Monroe.
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There are 100000 acres OF steppes
in the world. as any man can readily
believe on the days when his Office.
elevator carries the Not Running"
placard.
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When the train loses time, the pas
senger must straightway stand ready
to lose his life.
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The Union must pardon our an
nouncement that there is little ground
for the belief that Representative Hob
son vet feels navy blue.
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Russia is thinking Of buying $1,000
100000 worth of fleet. She could OBJ
tain far better results from about s2.75
worth OF individual freedom.
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NIuSlly.

"I'll never forget my feelings" said
she. when you said: will you marry
me?'"
"Why?" he asked, "was it such
hard thing to answer
NO, but YOU were such soft thing
to wer."--Catholic Standard and
Times.
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4 Connecticut Mayors message to
the Council. Just completed, was eaten
by his pet collie. Here, again, Is
where Whitehouse Pete missed trick.
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MERELY JOKING.


Raised Them.
How much are these chickcns?' asked
the lady In the market. ,,
II sell them mt 20 cents q Pouhu, s''o
the German markctman. 80,
do you raise them yourscil! .,.,,,.
OH. yah! They was 22 cents yesterday
all ready."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Present Way.
Captain Medico--what was that n,nnoen-
vrc just now Master Navigator?
Navigator--Plense, sir, they broke out her
spnDaker.
Captain Medco-How careless of them
Let the splnnalser he put in spluts imme'
diately.-Baltmor American
Knew His Business.
Patient-Doctor. do you think that people
are occasionally buried alive?
Doctor treassur!ns,y ~; 1rI nsyer happens
I'll, Human.
Breathes there a man with soul SO dead
Who never 70 himself has said,
Judge
The Succession OF Parts.
career. you are entering a touchy and jeal
Gus profession. Keep guard over your tongue
The New one-oh. I've found out tina
LII have ample opportunity to think De
fore speak!-Puck.
Tho Editors Regrets.
office Boy--The editor says he's niue,
obliged to you for allowing him to see you
drawings. blu. much regrets he is unable Il
USE them.
Fair Artist (eagerly)--Did he say that.
Office Boy acknowledgement. not ex
actly. He. Just said Take 'em away
P.mple; they make me sick. ''-Londo.
Taller.
She'd Have TO Ask Them
Bacon-1 advertised for los. pocket
book. end jus, had a letter from the ma,
who found 1t.
EGbert-Youre lucky.
But I'm too busy to go and soc TIL
man who found It jus. now
Send your wife"
THAT wouldn't do You see. in my ad
yertisenlent said: No questions asked.'"-
fonkers AStaresman.