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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24
MONDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1908.
Grace does not descend into the
soul of Il man but by prayer md
affIiction.-,JcrcmyT Taylor.
THE PEOPLE AND THE MINING
-a-. IA

tits to be hoped by all means that
the Folkes bill which imposes a tau
o. per cent. on all minerals taken
from the soil of Virginia, will become
law, This bill goes to the root of the
vexatious and difficult problem Of
serves the fullest and most impartial
consideration. The question is diff
cult, but not insoluble. and the guiding
principle ought to be the greatest well
faresfof the state. Arguments against
this bill have been urged with all that
force which an attack on special privi-
lege invariably awakens. But despite
the fclamor Of the mine-owners and
railroads, it is not and cannot be do
MED that in its essence coal mining
is the destruction and taking away
OF an irreplaceable part of the corpus
of the State. Corn and wheat and to-
bacco are crops which owe their value
in large part to cultivation. Given land
and intelligence and appliances, agri-
produced But not SO with mineral
wealth. No annually recurrent pro-
cesses of fructifyins nature will refill
with coal or iron the vast caverns that
nowFyawn under our mountain ranges
When once the ingenuity OF man ha.
extracted and burn the coal, nothing
remains but the wealth created by It's
use--and ashes.
virginia's enormous coz. deposits
are being exploited and dissipated to
build up fortunes for few operators
and railroads. The demand for this
tonnage tax is both just and unanswer-
able. If the common and Invaluable
heritage of our coal deposits is. to be
dug up. hauled away and sold to bring
wealth to others by carrying on the
commerce of the world and driving the
factories of New England and Europe
so he 1t.
But, at least let Virginia save for
herself and her people the petty an1
almost negligible benefits OF the taa
proposed by Senator Folkes. No Goa
mining operation. would for an instan,
exhane its. ,dts.l without creating !
depreciation fund, as a mere matter q
business management. Can Virginia
afford to be less careful of her citizen.
than corporations are of their stock.
holders?
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THE coMA11ss1oN p1Ax

Leavenworth, Kan, town OF some
$4,000 souls. adopted the commission
plan Of city government the other day
by a rjority of 300 Kansas CITY.
Kan. will vote upon the plan before
long. Dcs Moines. Iowa, has already
voted in favor of it. and the Supreme
Court OF the State has just sustained
me city's act. The commission idea
Is spreading. SO far as we have OBJ
served, II has always brought improved
results wherever 1t has been given 4,
fair trial. One serious obstacle stands
in the way of its fullest success. That
Is the difficulty Of getting the right
sort Of men" to come out and help.
Des Moines appears to be already
facing this difficulty. "The business
men in the community" says one OF
| the local newspapers, will not in
4 terest themselves in the city's well
I fare' And other papers speak of the
| unfortunately surviving influence of
the Oh crowd" 1t is automatic that
no government is better than the men
! who compose it, and no city can haye
an enlightened and efficient government
unless 1t can command the services of
enlightened and efficient men.
The commission plan does not UNI
dertake to work miracles. But 1t un-
| qu3tionably brings most valuable
fruits to the city which accords to i,
intelligent and enthusiastic support
| In matters of legislation and ad
minlstration, the younger West is more
\ open ~ new ideas than are the old
seaboard States. Not necessarily the
wisest. but certainly the most ageres.
sive and enterprising of the State Leg.
islatures is that OF young Oklahoma
Similarly, the commission plan has made
1 All Its early conquests west of the
Mlssissippi. No Eastern city Of con.
! sequence, we believe, has as We,
adopted II, though many Sof them are
thoroughly disguised with the evils
! or inc unwieldly bicameral body, ant
ot inc whole ward system, The patti
rs open for Richmond to take the lea,
7 IN this part OF the country and demon
e strate ito those near at home that
N small body OF ligh.class men furnishe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

bottom and top. On cleaning out I
found some bones OF a human being.
which l buried at another place. ]
have very recently gotten hold of an
old history OF Mount: Vernon and It's
Associations" by Benson ]. Losing
Said history. which gives an account
OF the surrender of CORVALLIS at York
town and the eagerness with which the
loved ones ct Mount Vernon waited for
news. states that "at length there came
a messenger with tidinEs which pro-
duced mingled joy and alarm. He
came to tell OF a triumph at Yorktown
and Of mortal sickness at Eltham.'
Said history also states that young
Gusts. General sWashington's wife's
son. was very sick with camp fever
at the house OF Colonel Bassett. the
husband Of his p,other's sister. at FL
than. Washington sent his faithful
friend. DR.. Craik. to attend the suffer-
err. and he (Nashington) himself arr
rived at Ethan Just be fore Mr.. Gusts
breathed his last. IN q 3sS
Tho said history does not state what
disposition was made OF the body, so
T have wondered II the vault which I
have described contained the remains
Of the young man. I would be glad
to hear from any one who knows any-
thing,-of the above and especially as
Ito the disposition OF young Mr.. Custis's
BODY: Respectfully: = j, e, 5.
Plum Point, Va, Feb. q 9th.
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A Reply to senator I1eezell.
or of The Times-Dlspatch:

Editor of The Times-DtSpatch:
Sir,-Please DO KIND enough to allow
me tne use Of your columns FOR reply
the proposed Normal school: In Satur-
days issue Senator Keezell attempts
IN very specious, but likewise falla-
f he Harse e
Housc to select "a site for this school,
by the elimination method. tn. The !, g sst
that this plan would have given the
House an advantage over lne Sena te
by reason OF numerical supe rlority OF
members. This is true IN ,a measure 7,
House in tho selection Of judges and
in all other matters which come before
Joint Assembly, The conf Pro J.
posed was not INTENDED 70 a nihd Lne y
n ment th na' i was and only fair
way OF selecting q !ocajion. 80 toi a.
vantage could by. 20 : npot Ih as eaci,
in the House, though as m ma1s o.
fact Harrisonburg has Two a ,nyIe eniov
in the House, and .tnee.r,s se nther cities
and and towns. none 81 whioll heys ! h y,
one Now, let's, soc II Senator ke q y
plan Of procedure and and, arr,s mi IL
r9w a eslng u used td 1Gf refuses
oyertares looking the s seleettbo an q 1ha
site by any method o t,e sannta. Sc.
srtp aTe AZ M
h only ets ahs ssad.
ments TO Tic TInrrisonbnrg bi1l. r \ J.
because the other towns. ~ a atu.a.ttss
looking out for their ow = y iotef eaei
playing right into SEM to o. "a al III.
:, hands, ana making the peets er his yer,
skilful policy III the senate h ~ or op DO
this cut-throat tlght aMoIn Ne, IN, an 81 hi
town. no and Ills nolleas ueas y, " y n, Y
House come 20 that body ,ana lr sea Of i
Is members, "the Senate has nEs Sca 4
llarrlsonburg and tho only cnahS 0vo 4
securing school IN Y aessio1n IS 10 fore
that by THIS nlaps!s!e plea dtann s
n slte BY 1rging that ~ ~ sAs 3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

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bloating Of the stomach, palpitntlon Of the
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stomach, improper circulation, contei
tongue. heartburn or. wntcr.brash. Hts
Headache Cure stops headaches In 8 min.
utes. Price 25c.
Munyon's Pile Ointment cures all forms
OF plies. Price 25c.
Munyon's Hood Cure corrccts all blood
Impurities. Price o5c. A
Munyon's Liver Cure Eorrects headache,
Ltllousncss. jaundicc, constipation and hil
hver diseases. Price 25c. = :
Munyon's Vltallzer restores lost powers
to weak men. Price, ST.. ~
The Guide to Health (free) tells OF them.
Cures. mostly 25c. Munyon, Philadelphia.
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THE aR1cnT' TO KEEP A SALOON.

THE "RIGHT' TO KEEP A SALOON.
There is much complaint OF the Dab
ney ordinance, on the score that it has
deprived some of the saloonkeepers Of
their right TO do business This view
of the case IS fundamentally wrong.
No man can be deprived of that which
he never had, and no man has any
inherent or constitutional right to sell
ardent spirits The liquor traffic ex-
fists. gif at all, by sufferance. Judge
Z Keith. of the Court of Appeals, has said
that the Legislature may prohibit OF
restrict the sale of spirtuous liquors
in any manner which its discretion mas
dictate. mo one he added, "can
claim as & right any power whatcve,
to sell such liquors; II he sells at all
B It must be on such terms as the Legis
lature sees fit to impose."--Farmyll,
Z vs. Walker, 10l Va. 32s, 8s7.
He further held that "the Legisla
ture may lawfully grant the right t,
sell TO certain class or classes o
v persons and withhold ii from al
others
# 1t was held by the Iowa court tina
"the right to sell intox cating liquors
IS not one of the privlegessand i'm
ssnunities OF the citizens of the Unite,
VI States. by the fourteenth amcndmen
TO the United states Constitution, til,
States were forbidden to abr!dge.e
There arc many such decisions b,
q the Supreme Court of the United States
ss%a as well as by the lower courts. an,
the charter OF the city of Richmon,
~ provides that the Council may gran
4 or refuse licenses to all sellers of win
VI or spirituons or fermented liquors.
N II has also been decided that the Legs
lature may confer its police power 4
such cases. upon municipal corpora
81 lions.
These and other rulings were polntc
cut by City Attorney Pollard IN a
" able opinion on the constitutional,
OF the Dabney ordinance. and the men
~ bers of the CopGcil were guided by th
" opinion in adopting II.
The men who kengaged in the liqu
BUSINESS in Richmond did so With the
eyes open. They knew that they we
IN liable TO besrestricted,. or regulated, \
y ~
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Tough on 1nsurnnce Agents.

ouitor Oh 1ne IlmeS-DlSpatch:
sir,--1t may not be generally known
1.-THE Legislature that affects not only
hut imperils his liberty as man
and as free american citizen.
White is patron. has in It q section
which is entirely new and aimed at
insurance agents or solicitors. II. re-
CURES them to take outra license from
they have to pay him fee of 50. This
license fee or tax is not paid into the
treasury of the state. like all other
and aid in defraying the expenses OF
the State, but 1t is required TO be
paid into the treasury solely for the
benefit of the INSURANCE Department.
Insurance Is empowered under the
existing law. to make an assessment
against insurance companies to cover
the expense Of running his dspaItmsnt
necessary to impose this special tax on
the agents OF the companies.
The report OF the Auditor of Public
the Insurance companies paid into the
treasury OF the State last year $11.-
1850 to defray the. expenses of the In
surance Department: and 1t is believed
this year. since it increases as the
companies enlarge their business.
This section also empowers the In
surance Commissioner to revoke the IL
cense of any agent should he think
he Zig In any way an undesirable per-
son to- represent an insurance COM
pany," without allowing the agent an
appeal from his decision.
Such law appears TO violate the
spirit of the Constitution. which re-
squires specific charges and trial by
Jury In matters so vital as this. for this
neW Jaw would allow mere opinion or
dence,. and based upon charges true or
false to have the effect of depriving. 2
man of the right to pursue business
that he. may have followed all his
life. besides recurring him to pay a fec
for something that may be taken away
from him at any moment through a
mere breath OF suspicion.
Surely in the closing hours OF this
session the Legislature will not pass
any such measure without giving a
ties most seriously affected by the Pre-
INSURANCE companies who are Interested
in other features Of the bill have alon,,
had a hearing before the Senate com
mittee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

Editor OF The Times, Dispatch; j
Sir want to call your attention
t. two bills offered II the leg
titled to considerations. First. to en-
empt Confederate pensioners from m pay
ment Of licenses. This Is a.blll per
and conditions as it deems wise. to
direct the commissioner Of revenue 70
grant a license for, anything. a = = p, !.
the sale Of intoxicatinE 1tqn9rs e % amy my
business to seriously interfere with
other and younser men i, p r oeeuid 81
t. u ned e Df Keen State from
getting It's taxes In reKu!a,rsI course COURSE !
1 nayment th e. ahg part the License "
flmit the number OF clerks In the bus e
mess. rsaven prey,,ent the we q cleeRs
at all the bill II ,lSSe eoe Pen
only ein.yN' 81 81; those daservinfy the utmost
corslderation. e, Z
The ssseaia s edtora efs sse SIN
dnv son the Mecklenburg, N.sC roads:
There the city paid an equal amount
bs,aye enua a. sa tel
Operation 81 betWeen the city and the !, e
county. The bill! inl auestio provides
for co. operation between the cities and
W In the North Carolina case YOUR pa !
ner 81 Sunday states that the mer-
cha pts Of the town sfecel we'd ~ greater
beneft than the eople m the country:
CO 20 peration to. hring. NeWnorts ews
into closer contact With lennon by
the construction Sc good road be-
ycu realize the number or points of
Ihistoric interest that you'd be- reached
| by a road extending from Old. Point
through Ham ON, by the Old Church,
along io the watarf front where the AIeryi,
ma q and Monitor night ocourrad;
Through Nswport Nsws by. hsg bethel
ITO Yofk town.- and oyer " lltamshurx
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Slr,-In your issue OF the 18th you
published a news item from Danville.
Ill. to the effect that Mr.. Ind Mrs.
John Conron are believers in Christian
Science, and had allowed their nine-
year-old daughter. Eunice. to die OF
malignant diphtheria and without a
physician being called for{her. and that
the jury had held them responsible
for the chfld's death.
y Please grant me space In your paper
to correct this statement. in so far
as II refers to Christian Science. Chris
tan Science had nothing whatever to
do with this case. MY ndvices from
Illinois are positive and reliable that
the Mr.. and Mrs. Conron mentioned
In the news item In question are not
knowledge Of Christian Science and
that they did not employ 1t for their
children. I am informed that the Con-
rons are believers In faith or prayer
cure. between. which and the teach
ings OF, Christian Science there is wide
In justice to Christian Scientists. i
Will say that they are very careful
to, comply with health laws and regu-
health authorities promptly all cases
|ot contagious diseases.
Very respectfully
MS. MORRIS, JR,
& Norfolk, Va, Feb, 18, / COS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

We are happy to stamp as unquali-
fiedly false the rumor that the Inter-
Estate Commerce Commission has in
dicted old Bill Skillit for shipping cur
loads Of Old Virginia sausage to North
ern and Western points on the through.
or long distance. rate. On the con-
trary, the commission has ruled. in the
case of the State of Texas VS.. b. Skill
lit, that Old Virginia sausage is at once
a necessity and a great civilizer OF the
human race. and that the railroads
ought to be glad to haul 1t without
charge
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24
THE NEED OF NORMAL SCHOOLS.

AEtg AsTgsD VIZ INOhWsA4 SSboGA1Ss
Il The Times Dispatch has felt no spe-
cidl interest In tile contest which has
been going on between the towns Of
4 Virginia for the location Of the new
4 normal school. Tile location is mat.
4 ter of small concern, provided 1t be
eligible and healthful. ButThe Times
/ Dispatch is deeply Interested In the
school itself One Of the greatest
needs of the public school system Of
| Virginia is better trained teachers.
| Teaching is n profession.
| 1t is not enough that the teacher be
a person of education, as that term Is
usually applied. The successful teacher
! must have hard training In the art of
(impartinE knowledge, in discipline and
In the scientific methods of dealing
with boys and girls SO as to incite
them to study.
Normal schools are designed to train
teachers for that important work. The
term is derived from the Latin word
1t is said that the first normal school
in the United States was the out
growth of a suggestion made In an adj
dress delivered by Prot. Denison Oln1-
stead at New Haven. Conn, In 1916. AT
any rate there have been normal schools |
since 1888. and they are now regarded |
as essential to the welfare OF the pub
lie school system. There are now at |
least 200 normal schools In the United |
States, New York leading. with six
teen; Pennsylvania has fifteen; Massa-
ten; Wisconsin, eight, and
so on.
In Virginia most OF our teachers In
the public schools are women, and we
should have. at least three training
schools for their education. The school
at Farmville has done and is doing
an invaluable work in this line OF edu-
activity, and one new school
has been provided for.
The new normal should be designed
and conducted upon somewhat more
practica. lines. More especial atten-
ton should be paid to manual training,
the kindergarten, nature study and
kindred topics, which will >nable the
teacher to give instruction by object
lesson.
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Borrowed JingIes
CHARGE Or rllr srrlLISe SQUAD.

p - . . r n
Hall leag, half a leas.
half lcag onward,
5alIopt tho spelling boaru,
sase, With Its three hundred;
i,SMockt out ono rom esg,
lin is the word for. leg, ",
Hear Brandcr Matthews beg
Lorn the three hundreo. IS Il,
Forward the spelling board;
Teach EN- to spell 1t sore,
How va wof nave ,. biundered
Well rater yield the COST,
Whit tho tho scoffcrs rost
Sprcd them from cost to cost,
lEF MI the three hundred.
DEBTORS to right Of them,
Columns to loft OF thepl' M
Bedsteds to slnniber them
J. Changed III the making:
Eonogrdfs squcklns loud.
i3 brHvely they spelt ana roWcu---
Whit tho their heads were now
Wofufly nkingI
Como were the extra "p's'
DUN tho silent "b's":
Dffthongs were routed;
Grazed by fonetic schemes.
e9utre singers rote by reams
such words as solem,
CANTOR and coluni.
Harnng and thum and lam.
Pamflet and diufram.
Tho the world douted
Bravely they bilt and well,
reaching us how to spell
Campain and horo;
Even that dred diseze.
Ilsis. they spell with exc.
Honor such words as these.
Rebilt SO thoro.
Detroit Free Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

TnE nuAl.D or CHARITIES.

House bill No 30, providing for a
state Board of Charities, has passcd
the House, and we urge the Senate to
take similar action. The bin has the
earnest supper. OF those who have the
subject ut heart and who hive given
1t patient study and Investigations. The
plan is one which many States have
tested and found to he emlnently salts
factory. Virginia should by all means
give 1t trial.
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Congress Of March :. 1879.
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The Way It's snit1.

The Way It's Said.
THESE are the bridal rooms.' announced
the beilnoy to the blushlng young courle. ~.
on. what q sweet suite. exclaimed inc
bride.
Il dont know anything about that" said
the bellboy, but the head clerk says he
hopes the suite suits. .-Brookiyn Lie.
getting On.
Two girls returning from sunday-schooi
In the country were discussing theis pro-
sress In the Shorter Catechism.
~ m past original sim said one. ...
nm farther on than YOU. tor I'm past re-
dtmption.'--London Tlt-Bts.
lsasebnllicizcd.
"Albert." said the editor, Of the Busle
susy Philbrick this morning. Write up
u couple Of limos about IT,
perter. red ' faced and and persp,::ns. turned
III the foilowing;
t,a "a ps tie game was put up hi. ~ is
was called at 1918 and none of the de-
cis.ons was disputed. Mr.. h!cks's baiting
average, which has been tole ably isli In
erably. though from reliable reports thu
young couple expect TO mako home run
III the near future."-Puck.
Decidedly So.
Mona. sing. lately?
Dusan-Both lately an earlier. bedad
IT is tn fine insthrumntul music she do
Hogan-Ye ignoramus! Shure, slngir'
ain't insthrumintal music.
Dugan-Begorry- thin, keegan towld rae
II wuz INSTRUMENTAL In causin' him t moSc
tive blocks away rum yer house!-Broek-
iyn Life.
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to be closed UP. They took the risk,
and those who play a game OF chance
should not complain when the game
goes against them. As we said In q
former article. the man who invests
his money In powder factory should
always be prepared for an explosion.
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Voice Of the People.

The Times-Dlspatch will print
signed letters ON all questions which
articles should not exceed In length
$50 words, except under exceptional
circumstances, should be signed
with the full name OF the writer.
and should bear his OF her address.
The nnmc Of tho writer will be
withheld ii desired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

1t Is gratifying to note that Wash
ington's Birthday passed without any
taunts at the eccentric Washingtons
OF to-day, despite the provocatlon the
latter have given in openly confessing
that they wanted Cincinnati.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

The New York Independent has
thoughtlessly furnished ammunition to
those who are clanloring for war by
translating and publishing a bunch OF
poems by the Emperor OF Japan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

Harry Thaw declares that he Is
very anxious to get back to Pittsburg'
notes the Omaha Bee. People are more
and more beginning to realize that
Harry's insanity plea was no bluff.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

However. the dullest Federal officers
should be aware that 1t Is far easier
to split an infinitive than to do the
same for the Solid South.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

What's the matter with shipping the
Joe Cannon boom to Panama? The
workmen down there insist that they
must have more amusement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

Lots of young infinitives never dream
that they can do the split until some
Michigan c ngressman or other gets
hold Of them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-24

Well, as for that. If Frank Fl. Hitch
cock succeeds in fixing" the South for
Taft. he will deserve Cabinet Job or
so. won't he?