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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19
PUN. But lat Tr,,e2

The plain truth OF the matter Is that Mr..
81, an Is acting like hog. Johnson's party
record Is much better than Bryan's. and his
personal reputation is Just as high. The
Neeraskan has absolutely no reason for
dodSing the issue except that he cannot
Dfook rival for party honors. His con-
duct Is exactly like that of child who re-
fuses to play unless allowed to boss tho
whole game.-NorfoIk Landmark.
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A way He HAS.

II was compelled to bring this commission
INTO existence myself. asked Congress to
aT proprlate sufficient amount OF money for
that purpose. Congress did not see ut to do
clent sum OF money to perpetuate the In
lnnd waterways Commission. II Congress
petuate the commission NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NeWs Times Herr Id. ~. -llll..---
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19
On tho RIuht Ron,,.

!. Virginia has won the right to the attention
" IS now receiving as an apple-producing
state y Attention has been chiefly directed
tEroush the Albemnrle and Bent Mountain
plppln, but It is now clearly settled that our
Valleys YAH and. ridges are equally adapted, to
~ g B. production r. OF the red apple. or tho
io,Voo,ooO acres of waste lands In this state.
many thousands lying along the Piedmont
section that could be purchased for So or
ples.--Roanoke Times.
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STATE PRESS
Good Democrats,

,.Wo'i: snake hands on that. fractional
a n mutation does not add to mans qualid-
, rstions for q responsible position. Party
loyal TO Democratic principles No man can
pn true Democrat and wear the collar Of
nny man or faction,--South Boston News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

The world wherein we live and move, Z
Replete with blessings of Gods love,
Has mingled sadness, SORROW, pam, W
which we must the crown at
I'm 49, I'm ifI4'ssi a3.i 1871 III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

a national compulsory shaving law nigh
in this country-Brstol Herald Courier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

1t probably doesn't cheer UP Raisuli yer,
much to know that news OF his death Is al.
ways received with considerable rejoicing
Washington Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19
Nm FaIth n JoI,r.or

NN TuIth IN johnson.
Connecticut factory has turned out two
carloads carl OF johnson campaign buttons. They
things hoped for, Two months from now
they VIII be the evidence of things unseen
Norfolk Virginian-Pllot.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

But they who patiently nbi'lr
Shall find In Chris; the cruc'tled, ~
The full fruitlon OF the word
And promise of their risen Lord,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

Speaking OF Senator jeff Davis, why
shouldn't the doctors who took the venom
out OF the lance-head viper at the Bronx
Zoo be sent for?--Atlanta. Journal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

symbol OF the resurrection,
Thou showest Gods work In all per-
lection,
And to the sad and weary heart
Thou dost now life and hope impart.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

Thoughts on the Easter LILY.
Wondrous flower of beauty rare,
What hidden message dost thou bear?
Is it that we should hopeful be
OF the unknown eternity?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

Australia's largest cattle herd Is that run
ming on the Victoria River station. North
ern Territory. $50 miles south of Port Darwin.
II numbers GO, 600 head,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

He saith l am the Truth, the Way,
And will not ever say. thee. nay, Nj
Take up thy GROSS and let 1t be
Thy aim to ever TO low NJ
s . Al H., B. PALMER
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A project is being considered for the
trsnsference OF the Jardin des Plantes to .
site three miles outside Paris where 1t Is
Intended to create geological oasis in
which the animals can have comparative
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

Noticing the number OF doctors being
graduated all over the country. 1t is no
longer mystery where the sick people come
from.-Nashville American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-19

The directors OF the Paris paper LIE Jour
nal are offering prize of f40o for the best
symbolic statue of the French republic of
to day. The figure with the Phrygan cap Is
cor eli ered ollt If date tg5ss
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
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49, I'D J. IS

In all rural communities on the edge
OF civilization, life Is u matter Of
chance; for the men that take upon
themselves the upbuilding Of the from
tier are 4 brawny, hardy lot. They live
and work only by the suffersnce of
their companions. n when one be-
comes In any way Objectionable he had
best make precipitate tracks for some
other settlement If he does not care to
tske up his abode suddenly in q six
foot plot of ground. Their sports are
rough, and their work ia rough.
Few modes of life, for instance. are
less gentle than Is that Of a logging
camp, and few trades call for more
nerve, strength and agility than that
Of the logger. In driving timber down
steep and rapid streams he must be
able to walk or run across a. bobbing,
shifting field OF floating wood, many
sticks of which are of themselves too
small to carry his weight. He must
often he ready to stand In swirling,
eddving water almost on the brink Of
a cataract to free a log jam, with the
knowledge that at any momen n OF
the logs Is likely to break away and
carry him with 1t down the stream.
! Once he loses his footing, the logger
Is lost. Yet so expert do they become
that a man is considered incapable I'M
less he ran ride on n single log without
getting wet.
Perhaps not quite so spectacular as
logging, but certainly just as precarl-
Gus, is the life OF the diver. In modern
| times this calling has been deprived OF
much Of the romanticism that surround
ed 1t IN earlier days before the diving
suit was brought to its present state
Of perfection, when sunken galleons in
tropical waters were an attraction for
the adventuresome. The diver usually
finds his labor nowadays in busy har-
boris where hi Is no longer under the
| necessity Of battling with sharks and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Legal Information
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

That the state Is estopped by It's acts
or laches from ousting- a street rail-
way company Of it's rights and fran
ehises, is declared, where, for a long
series of years, it has stood silent and
seen the corporation expend large sums
In the acquisition Of property and I'M
~provenents made thereon under a
claim Of right to do so under its char
ter.
That the court will not determine, us
matter of esnmo knowledge. that q
train which comes into collision with
and Injuries 4 person on the track might
have been stepped more quickly than it
was by reversing the engine, is declared,
where the engineer testif1es that, al
though the engine was not reversed. the
most efficient means for quickly stop
ping the train were employed.
To lawyers In c~ommon-law states the
decision Of the United States Circuit
Court for the Eastern District of Louis
lana, in Morton Trust Company v.
American Salt Company, 149 Federal
Reporter, $40, appears to be rather
novel. 1t Is there held that goats
placed OH land for the sole purpose OF
destroying brush and weeds thereon
and keeping down the grass are fix
lures. This decision is, of course,
based on the civil law, and In the opin-
ION the court notes that In France
It has been held that cows attached TO
dairy farms are fixtures or i~mmovaDles.
The United States District Court for
the Southern District of New York, in
the case Of In re Coe, 1874 Federal Re-
porter, 162, holds that an alien is com
petent to be a trustee in bankruptcy.
It was contended that, as a general
proposition. no alien can be an officer,
and us the bankruptcy act defines the
term Officer to include, among others,
trastees, an alien cannot be a trustee i;
Tut the court says that a trustee in
bankruptcy does not occupy an Office
I'm the sense In which the term is used
in the law prohibiting an alien from be-
ing a public officer. and, Furthermore,
the section OF the bankruptcy act pre-,
scribing the qualifications OF trustees
Ices not expressly prohibit aliens from
lctiIg.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

of wood and lead Weighing several tons,
when in some manner his leg was
caught between the ball and the dange
Of the pipe. The force exerted on the
ball by the suction OF water was .
great that the divers who came to the
rescue w5Te unable to overcome 4, and
the unfortunate man could only lie
there on his back hopelessly waiting.
his life slowly ebbing away. For three
days he lay imprisoned, and during
that time until he died his only COM
m1inication with the outside world was
a handshake with the divers when they
came down, or when they fitted into
tho green haziness above.
The sense of separation from human
companionship that forces itself upon
the diver in such a pesitisr II also a
part of the experience Of the aeronaut,
and Is even more complete. The world
below him Is only a miniature toy
world; ill familiar sounds have died
away, and he Is IN the midst Of a great
silence. Round him r the uncon-
trellable forces Of nature, and there Is
no hand to aid. He Ia at tho absolute
mercy of wind and weather, and can
trust only to HIS lucky stars. What ever
precautions he may take In the con-
struction of his balloon, his parachute,
or airship, there are always a thou
sand sources Of unforeseen danger. Yet
the %aeronaut goes about his task with
tho greatest equanimity imaginable,
denying that there IL any danger, and
insisting that his profession IL the
greatest Of sports.-Montreal Star.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
AN HEIR TO RICHES.
Lizxis Bixby Learned to Recognise
Her unsupported Riches.

LizHis Bixby Learned to Recognise
Her Unsuspected Riches
Lizzie Bixby, presenting herself at
Aunt Ellen Cases with q breken.nosed
pitcher, wore q sullen frewn on her
thin face.
INA says, "a you let her have a lit.
tie milk?" she repeated, mechanically.
Then her voice changed. q" Jest hate
being poori" she exclaimed, ~savagely.
Aunt Ellen's motherly eyes took 1t all
in-the ragged little figure, the broken
nosed pitcher, the outraged pride.
"Of course I can let her have the
milk, and welcome" she replied. "I'm
having more thar I can use now. And
IL I was you Lizzie Bixby, I'd stop be-
ing poor and begin to grow rich this
minute"
Lizzie lifted amazed eyes. "Me7' she
cried.
Aunt Ellen nodded. 'Why not!
'Tain't havin' things, it's givin' things,
that makes a body feel rich. You just
try it an see."
"Ain't got anything to give 'cept ono
old black hem" the girl returned, con
temptuously.
"Well, that's a beginning. The black
hen lays sometimes, doesn't shsf'
Huh !" Lizzie shifted.
But she thought all. the same. All
unguessed by either, motherly Aunt
Ellen had touched the great need of the
girls life. Lizzie began to think and
plan she was. as her shiftleEs father
often Informed her, the only one Of the
family with brains. The eager, search
ing brain presently discovered things
all unguessed by Aunt Dllen's simple
philosophy.
"Folks kin buy things with money"
Lizzie decided, "but they can't buy you
that's how you can give"
As the years passed, Lizzie found
plenty of opportunity for giving; her
mother died and her father became III
invalid; all the others married, and
were continually coming to her In every
need. Once a young farmer tried to
take her away from it ali. How much
Of a temptation 1t was Lizzie never let
any n know, but a sisters husband
had Just died, and Lizzie was taking
care OF her and the four chHoren-as
well al her father. y
Maybe by and by" she said to her
self, but she knew In her heart that
the .by and by" would never come,
and gradually the work for others gave
her its hidden peace and Joy. 1t Is
curious how many ways OF giving ene
can find If one leeks for them. Lzzie's
girfish talent developed int genius by
the time she wal mtddle-aged. All the
village came to her fer a thousand
things.
She dad when she was fifty, quite
suddenly. At the funeral the minister
spoke of our dear sister and how she
had given from her poverty. A young
woman, going home afterward with her
husband, repeated the minister's words.
"Lizzie Bixby poor" she said, indig-
nantly. ."She was the richest woman I
ever knew"
Lizzie Bixby would have been glad
had she knewn.-Yeuth's Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

Before a battle in former times tina
priests solemnly devoted to the gods
the whole Of the hostile army then In
sight, and, If possible, no man Of 1t
was left alive. When Hermann de-
coyed the great host of varus into the
forest depths all the Romans that es-
capped death In the battle were cap
tured and led into the dark recesses,
where every man of them was sacr.
feed upon hastily-erected affairs.
Latham, in his edition Of Tacitua,
quotes six contemporary authorities to
show that this practice Of concluding
a victory with human sacrifices was
customary among our Teutonic ances-
tors. Some crucifed their prisoners,
others hung them up to trees for arch
cry practice, but in general a, captive
was either slain on the spot or else re-
served to be sacrificed to the gods.
Even when the progress of ap 'tculture
induced them to keep the majority OF
the prisoners nlive to be slaves they
appeased the gods for this indignity
by increasing the fortunes inflicted on
the small remainder.
Gibbon describes how, before the
blazing altar. every hundredth mans
arms were hacked off him and, before
his eyes, thrown into the flames. All
that a red Indian would have done in
the eighteenth century was freely prac|
tIced by our ancestors of twelve cen.
turtles ago. And the highest ideal OF
a man then included, rs a duty, dark
cruelty and grewsome revenge against
all his enemies.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

Of practical value, but she did not say
SO Just then.
A few days later, Mr.. Gilman, him
self a mechanic, and a tried and trusted
friend Of the family's, came in, and the
invention was shewn to him.
THAT'S a 1rst-class idea. III send
Harper around to see it. the next time
he Is in town"
By the time Mr.. Harper made his ap.
pearance, Ida was ready to talk freely
about her improved lanlp-burner.
II will give you one hundred dollars
for the right to get 1t patented, and the
use Of the patent" said Mr.. Harper.
Idaho refused the offer.
1.-TWO hundred then" said Mr.. Har-
per.
Mrs. Allan was a silent figure In the
conference, being, as / have said before,
a wise woman, but she could not keep
from sending Ida a look, which entreat-
ed her to accept the offer.
II must refuse that Also" was
Idaho's response.
"May l ask what your terms are ?"
asked Mr.. Harper, looking, as he felt,
a trihe nettled.
"I will take one thousand dollars for
all my rights to the use of It," was
Ida's response.
Then you will have to look else.
where for a customer" and Mr.. Harper
took his departure.
Mrs. Allan plainly showed her disap-
pointment, and for several days nothing
was said IN the subject. Before Mr.
Harper left town. he sen word by Mr.
Gilman that he would give five hun
bred dollars, but this offer was also re
fused.
Three months passed away before he
came to town again, and the invention
slept quietly In Idaho's room. Every
night she lifted the cover n took q
peep at her treasure.
One day, in response to the ringing
of the bell, during her mothers absence
Ida opened the door to find Mr.. Har
per smiling genially into her face.
Il have concluded to accept your
terms. Where is the burner?'
A few moments later the deed wa:
done, and Nj. Harper was gone, but
Ida was sitting with a bit Of paper ir
her hands, which represented one
thousand dollars.
Mrs. Allan and Clarence could hardly
believe it possible.
One thousand dollars! They did mo-
know until long afterwards that the lit
tie invention netted Mr.. Harper many
| thousands OF dollars
But with that little slip Of paper ID,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

"Oh, mother, do let me fight it out
alone"
what is it, Ida7 I must know what
the trouble is"
Reluctantly, yet submissively, Ida
opened the door.
Il have been thinking, mamma she
began hesitatingly, land I really must
get it out Of my head. I can't so tc
school-don't make me go, mamma, un'
til l have tried to work out my ideas
1t won't amount to anything, I know,
but 1 can't stand it any longer"
Mrs. Allan was a wise woman. This
girl OF Is was not to be treated as a
child any longer, so she said:
"You may have your own way, dear,
and fight your battle in your own fash
ion. Lock your door, IL you choose. ]
will not come in again until you want
ME, but on n thing. no, two-1 insist
You must eat the meals I bring you
| and go to bed at your usual hour"
Ida promised readily and the mother
went away.
Soon after she returned. bringing tc
the door q tray containing 1daho's
breakfast. After the girl had eaten Il
she sat for a long time IN intense
thought. She forgot everything: she
was at last an inventor!
Her books and her fancy work, the
dainty belongings that girls delight in
were recklessly pushed aside. She
needed her table. for sterner occupation
Shortly before tea-tlme on Saturday
evening, the key turned in the lock, and
a slender, pale-faced girl descended the
| stairs YEARLY but unfalteringly.
."Is the battle fought, little daugh
teri"
Fought and o mother; you shall
see my invention tomorrow"
1t was not Of Intricate mechanism
but underneath Its simplicity lay G
| thought. Mrs. Allan saw that it was
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16

cuttle1sh but he still has to undergo
dangers enough to satisfy the most
daring spirit. Once attired in his suit
and below the surface Of the water he
Is helpless and absolutely dependent
upon his fellow workers above at the
air pump. The slightest carelessness
on their part, Il failure to read his sig
pals Alright, a mistake In b supply
of air, and his life hangs by a thread.
Nevertheless, though loaded with al
most two hundred pounds Of lead and
copper, with an air hose and a life line
easily entangled dragging about after
him wherever he goes. and with his
head iucased In a ponderous and Inn
pcnetrnble helmet, he goes about his
work WITH all the gaiety Of the butcher,
the baker, and the candlestiek maker
in the old rhyme.
Indeed, divers have been known who
had such a distaste for work that after
making a descent they would pick out
a soft spot In the river bed, or wher-
ever they happened to be, n lie down
for q nap. Alone under the water, they
we're safe from the pryfng gaze Of any
employer, and could dispose Of their
time as they saw fit, until the Invention
OF an electric system Of signals.
If he wishes to sing or joke over his
work, the diver must be bis own audi
ere fer from the moment h heavy
helmet Is fastened to his shoulders
until It Is taken Off again. his loudest
shouting are inaudible to his comrades.
II nm accident occurs, he can only pull
at his life line, and then wait while his
rescuers are at work, unable to offer
the slightest suggestion.
Life bbe Slowly Away.
In 1904 n diver lost his life at the
Boonton, n. J., reservoir, and though
Il singla word spoken TO his comrades
might have been his salvation, the he'll
met eGectually prevented its utterance.
He had been laboring under seventy
feet of water to close the opening of
n large intake pipe with a huge ball
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-16
VIEWING WEDDING PRESENTS.
Remarks by the Quests Which. AR
Susceptiblo OF INSTRUMENTATION.

Remarks by tho Quests Which Are
Susceptible OF MISREPRESENTATION.
women viewing another woman's
wedding presents say things which ars
liable to be misinterpreted," said the
bachelor who declares he hates we'd
dtngs but always goes when invited, TO
q New York Sun a
Now, why is 1t that the most COM
mon remark OF the women who are
inspecting the layout Of silver and cut
glass and other gifts more or less use
full Is: What a lot OF presents she
got" They don't mean anything UNI
kind, but the Inference an uninttiated
eavesdropper would draw is that they
wonder why she got SO many.
"Of course, they vary the remark
What a lucky girl = says one, as If she
would like to add, Some persons have
too much luck And another says, I
wonder where they all came from i'm
plying almost that the bride couldn't
have enough friends to make SO many
gifts and must have sent some OF taem
to herself just to make a showing.
"Now, these women don't mean any
harm. It's just their way Of express
ing admiration usually. But there are
others who surely cvince an unchar-
liable, petty spirit.
'They pick up and examine every
article and appraise 1t in loud whis-
pers. They express voluble wonder as
to whether the silver is solid and doubt
the g~enuireness Of the cut glass. Even
If they do like a thing. they will de-
eide that 1t won't wear we'll. Pretty
silver, but how 1t will scratch says
one, while another knows the china Is
lovely, but is to break easily.
"And so The tongues wag, while the
quiet man In the corner keeps q watch
full eye. He Is a detective, and dis
trusts everyone