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THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful 1t Is In
Preserving Health and Dcauty.
Costs Nothing to Try.

Nearly everybodys knows that char
coal Is the safest and most efficient
disnfectant and purifier. in nature. but
few realize its value when taken into
the human system for the same cleans
/ ing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that the more
drug at all. but simply absorbs the
gases and Impurities always present in
the stomach and intestines, and car
ries them out Of the fSe
smoking. drinking or after eating on
Charcoal effectually clears and I'M
eminently safe cathartic.
| It absorbs the Injurious gases which
d dIsiniect Is the the mouth and throat from
the poison Of catarSn.
All druggists SCI n GharG N in n one
| is in stuarts Charcoal Lozenges; they
are composed OF the finest powdered
| Willow charcoal and other harmless
| the form of large, plea SAINT tasting loZ-
engea, the charcoal being mixed with
| honey. 49,, $50 ...,,,
soon tell in a much improved condition
| Of the general health. better complex
| ion. sweeter breath and ,purer blood,
a aRIe th harm nsa cam result t from their eon
tln use. but, on the contrary. great
A buffalo physician. In speaking OF
wise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all
| pntIel1ts suffering from gas in stom.
aseh and bowels and to clear the com.
Ind throat; also believe the liver ia
greatly benefited. by the daily use OF
thieem, they cost but rs cents a box at
drug stores. and although IN some sense
Eat more and better charcoal in Stu
arts Charcoal lLozenges than. in any
4 Of the Ordinary charcoal tablets"
for a free trial package. and see TOR
yourself. r. a, Stuart Co.. 200 stuart
| BLDG Marshall, Mich.
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(By Request
ny A. SIDNEY LANIER.

Victor Hugo. In his matchless TO-
nance, lies Miserables," says: you
look at star from two motives, be-
cause 1t Is luminous and because It IS
impenetrable, You have at your side a
softer radiance and greater mystery
Woman
am not inscnsible to the honor ac-
corded me in being requested to res
spond to such noble theme but being
ignorant Of all occult sciences, I am
at loss to understand why ! wac
selected to respond to such toast, and
realize that after all may say, | shall
leave the subject stilla mystery.
If. as Byron says, tho stars are the
poetry OF heaven, and In their bright
leaves reveal the destinies of men and
empires, hold that women is the poe-
try of earth, and that from her radlates
the influences that inspire and control
tho destinles of men and empires,
We must turn from the metaphysi-
cal being Of woman. as something
sacred and insoluble, and deal with the
phenomena of her nature, as revealed
n her life and deeds. II We would un-
derltand her character.
For who can solve the mystery OF
Womans hearth Nc surveyors chain
has ever marked the boundaries Of
Aer love- and no plummet has ever
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sounded the depth Of her loyalty and

sounded the depth OF her loyalty and
devotion.
see her the companion Of the
primal man. I see them together as
they bid farewell to Paradise. | see
her his support and strength amidst
the shadows and sorrows of our dawn
ing world.
Through the centuries her life has
been one continuous prayer, az II to
make atonement for her sin OF dis
obedience: read the records Of her
Moses and the annals Of the prophets.
stand upon the plains of Palestine
and hear the voice OF angels singing
the advent hymn of peace on earth,
good will towards men, for unto the
following the lead Of the radiant star,
find In Bethlehem a woman, the
Virgin Mother of the Perfect Man, the
fking OF heaven and earth, the Saviour
OF the world. l see her faithful to her
Lord and Master amidst the scorn and
contumely of the world. / SEQ her
with Him on the dolorous way to
Calvary, and In the gloom of the early
the risen Christ
| ! see her in heroic days tuning the
Tyre OF the ancient muse, and inspiring
the Hottest songs OF modern poets.
| see her the slave of man in the
worlds dark ages, and yet his master.
see her seated upon the throne in
regal splendor, the subject of the king,
and yet the power behind the throne.
see her the queen regnant, welding
the rod of empire with a firm, yet
| gentle hand.
I soc her in some lonely attic with
pinched and pallid cheek, stitching
her life away, and with silent and
heroic fortitude facing the sings and
arrows Of outrageous fortune.
sec her the subject Of the law,
without voice in the councils Of the
mutton, and yet shaping and moldins
the laws to her own greater liberty
and advantage.
sec her in the divine attitude Of
mother, the prlestess OF the home, with
a love that never fails and an unfal-
tering patience, rearing her children
In the fear and admonitlon Of her God.
her faithful to her marriage VOW, FOR
1rbetter, or for worse" and clingng to
tho partner OF her married life like
the Ivy to the oak
battle unterrifled by shot and she'll.
to the wounded and the dying / see
| her In the hospitals of the world, with
a tenderness divine. soothing the
fevered brow, and bringing sunshine
stand at her bedside and witness
1 her calm courage as she approaches
/ the portals of death in the dark hour
of her maternity.
I see her the support and pillar OF
4 tho Christian church, and I see, with
out her, a churchless and Christless
And lastly. 1 see one who to me is
the Incarnation Of all womanly VIZ
tuee, Ono who Went down TO- the
i portals OF death that might have
life. One who guided my lnfant 1oot-
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MR. ROOSEVELT AS ADVISER oE
THE COuHTS

The Lynchburg News is conservative
in characterizing as "remarkable
usurpaton" the Presidents open and
reckless Intrusion into the case OF DR.
Robert N. Harper. DR.. Harper is presi-
dent OF the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce, a manufacturer OF long
standing, and citizen OF excellent re-
pute. He was found guilty the other
day of violating one Of the provisions
OF the pure food law. While sentence
was pending. Mr., Roosevelt sent eor
the public prosecutor who had con-
Quoted the case for the government.
urged him 10 make an example Of
Dr. Harper, and especially commanded
him 10 strive for Jail sentence.
what did Mr.. Roosevelt have TO
do with it?" says the Lynchburg News,
with point:
This action having received the
! widest publicity, represents the DELHI
i eta'e ootrusion OF the powerful in.
iluence Of the President into the very
presence and proceedings OF a court
\ OF Justice. The Judge Is thus made
| acquainted with the Executive
wishes. lie holds title by virtue O,
that Executives appointment. He sits
! within the very shadow of the prest.
I dents home. Can anything moro scan.
I dalously contrary to the spirit OF the
Constitution be conceived OFF,
To District Attorney Baker Presiden,
Roosevelt ascribed his unseeml,
anxiety to jail DR.. Harper to the fac
that this was the FIRST conviction unde
the pure food law. He Numbered ou
i his wish to show tho people OF tn
country" that this law was going 1
protect them. The interest which grea
statesmen feel in the people of tn
country ever grew more intense as tn
hour for the try!ng-out at tho poll
drew near. There was time,
i seemed, when the President place
|, something else above this noble rag
to assure the people. at all~costs. tha
their laws protected them. When III
. rebate Investigations were under wa,
at time when presidential year wa
4 still remote, one OF the first person
!, whom the probe struck. and plnnet
= was Hon PAU Morton, the President
i friend and member of his Cabinet. N
: person not blinded by partisanship ha
: forgotten how swiftly the investigate
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Rhymes for To-Day
mn, crAzE.

!
q. HE ROLLERskATED greatly---'twa,
the chief of her delights:
She rollerskated mornings and she
rollerskatad nights.
she always ro,lerslated when the sky
II. was fair, you bet.
And, too, she rolerskated when the
day was damp and wet,
She rollerskatod up the street, she
rollerskated down:
In fact she rolerskated all around
The blooming town.
Whcre'er the patent pavement led
She'd rollerskntc, and then,
She'd rollerskate herself around and
skate II DER again.
She rollerslkated on her calls, she
dittoed to the shops,
She even rollerslsated past the bristltns
angry copt,
she rollerskated friends away, she
rollerskated me,
She rollerskated till her ma has got
insanitec.
And I've no doubt that on n day, the
marriage contract signed,
She'll rollerskate adown the aisle. her
bride's-veil pinned behind;
And later on. when It's her time 10 see
the pearly gates.
I'll bet she'll whisk up to them on
pair OF rollerskates.
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MODERN FARMING.

Modern Farming comes out with a
striking and attractive initial number.
The cover, which is Autographed IN
color, gives an excellent picture of
General Miles, the celebrated Ken
lucky saddle stallion. For that matter,
the whole number is given to the in
terests of horses and horsesmen. AS
The Times-Dispatch has repeatedly
declared, Virginia has an inexhaustible
source OF wealth in its horses. The
hunters bred in this State are the best
in America, and Modern Farming IS
to be congratulated on securing an ar
ticle from Charles G.. Herring, of Har-
risonburg, on the work and aims of the
Virginia Hunters Improvement So
ciety.
Not only for those who follow the
the hounds does Modern Farming have
interest. Tho percheron, the farm
horse. the mule and general live stock
all come in for full consideration.
The staff of this magazine will in
clude competent and accomplished
writer's on all topics touching farming,
tobacco and breeding interests. The
business management will be directed
by John c. Hagan. president; j. NJ. Bell,
editor, and C. NJ. Bowers, business
manager. Modern Farming is credit
to Virginia. and will play an important
part in the upbuilding and develop
ment Of tho Agricultural resources IF
the South.
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Copies .DN Be delivered to any address
BY B. ROY DUDLEY, Jr..
1909 E. Cary ST., Richmond

number. thank you for your reply
In my behalf, but you overlooked the
interesting fact that according to the
census of 900 there were only Ave
skunks in Virginia, and ono of these
was in private park and the other
four in the Dismal Swamp.
1t is a known fact that one of these
has since died, and all of them may
be dead, as this animal has never
thrived in Virginia. To fill this order
l would have to go to the cities Of
Chicago, New York, or Washington.
or the States of South Carolina
Georgia. or Texas, and 1t is a known
fact that cannot be induced to go
out of Virginia.
am very busy buying hogs for my
farms that l may fill the orders for
sausage which come to me from the
Southern States. / have bought and
shipped home 10000 hogs and need
5000 more.
BILL SKILLET, SIR.
Lynchburg, March 16, 1908.
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was aeflectcd and the special attorneys

was dcflectcd and the special attorneys
ordered off The trail But circun-
stances, as every fool knows, alter
eases. Basic principles OF government
are nothing when the people need TO
be shown and tile victim is without
the helpful pull that comes from per-
sonal predilection
AS the correspondent of wanlilng-
ton paper, whose letter the News
quotes in full, somewhat grimly OBJ
serves: DIR. Harper happens to be q
irginin Democrat, and no kin 10 Paul
Mnrtnn.o
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Of thanksgiving to Almighty God. One
whose unfailing love and sympathy
have followed me all the days Of my
life.
under the infirmities of age, with the
SHOWS OF winter upon her head and
leternal spring within her heart.
Her name will thrill your hearts. oh.
men, because you know her. 1t Is
mother.
"Oh, woman, mother. woman, wife,
The sweetest names that language
knows,
Thy breast. with holy motives rife.
With hottest affection CLOVIS
Thou queen. thou angel of my life."
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SLABS FROM TIE PAnAdRApnERs

seTT would be Interesting TO hear what he
would say to congress OF bachelors
and'spinsters.' says the Pittsburg Press.
He would nave to say 1t by phone. No
such congress would dare bunch up IN MS
rc.ehborhood. -washington Herald.
Enter the peek-a-boo waist" says the
Montgomery Advertiser" oh. tell that to
the mos1uitoes.-New York Mall.
When you write to friend whom you
have neglected for several months, 1t Is a
good idea to begin: 81 am getting tired of
waiting for you to answer my last letter
and now am going to Write to you."-Bos-
ton Globe.
MY policies!' My canddate!' My
York World
An English poet has written an epic with
Chicago as his inspiration. Naturally the
epic Is pretty bum.-Atlanta Georgian.
Who hastes to a good bargain sea1?"
queries the Baltimore American's Industrious
poet. who Is pushing the washington Her
aid for first place In the 1nfinitiye Splitters
Onion.--New York Mail.
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An irish correspondent who was just
beginning to receiver late last night
informs us that shamrock and-rye Is
the greatest cure for grip iver. Inter-
ested readers are cautioned not TO for
get the sham.
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rrom nj, sklll,t-A Forgery.

Editor Of The Times..Dispatch:
Sir.--I have been absent from nom
able 't to get your paper every day. N:
attention has Just been called Is to ~ a.
patch by a gentlemaaanno o II sknn We aKin,
and suggesting that I might go GU
some night and catch tho REQUIRE
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1t appears that correspondents Of
the Columbia State are quarreling over
the rival merits Of differ from and
differ with" When they reach an
understa nding there, they might go on
and make a few passes at our old
friend different than"
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Four hundred and ninety-one dele
gates for him will give man the
nomination at the Chicago convention
Things will begin to look hopeful for
Mr.. Knox the minute he has added that
number to what he now has.
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Taft and Hughes We're both guests
at the Friendly Sons banquet In New
York on St. Patrick's night. The two
gentlemen shook cordially, and kept
their booms sheathed throughout.
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The next great national date on the
calendar is the First of All Fools Day.
Congress appears to be getting ready
to celebrate 1t with little Joker in the
currency bill
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Voice Of the People.

The Timcs-Dispatch Will print
signed letters on all questions which
relate to the public welfare. Such
articles should not exceed In length
100 words, except under exceptional
circumstances, should be signed
will, the full name OF the writer.
and should bear his or her address.
The name of the writer will be
withheld IL desired.
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Virginians whose business happens
to call them to Kentucky are always
careful TO see that they have not PLACED
their arnor- belt too low.
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1t is interesting to reflect that the
whole course Of recent history might
have been different had not rate
thought 1t wise to endow Mr.. Roosevelt
with ,arynX of rare muscularity.
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Is the annual speciality telegraph
story OF the slaughter Of the Georgia
peach crop still another Of those near
delights which prohibition has cost us?
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nra lnsya 'zSsa Bigpatrb
pAILY-wEEKl.Y--suNpAY.

Iusiness office..........o is E. Main Street.
Washington Bureau. .s2e-T Munsey Building.
Manchester Bureau. .....1ios HUI Street
Petersburg Bureau..... 40 ~ sycamore ST.
ryuchburg Bureau .......2 15 Eighth st.
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Time alone can show. The Duke OF
AbruZZl is going to marry Miss Kath-
crime Elkins, or he is not going to, or
both. That was the score when we
went to press this morning.
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One thing, certainly, Is to be sail
for the Mothers Congress, They Nneye
ask leave to extend their remarks Il
tho Record.
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Some raintain that the Aldrich bill
is going TO be all right when the Senate
gets through cutting out the Aldrich
part or It.
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Editor of The Times-D Dispatch:
Sir.-As director OF the Arlington
Monument Association for the State
OF Virginia, ! find 1t necessary, in so
extensive field OF work, to make
plain the proposed plan for those who
are interested and will work for It. 1
have committee OF five efficient, In
teligent women, well versed in the
history of our cause, with warm hearts
and ready hands. only too glad to help
mark the sacred spot, far from home,
where our heroes and veterans lie
buried.
We hope the many chapters will
gladden. the members of our commit
tee by their efficient work. Each mem
Der Of the committee will have twenty
two chapters In which to work. have
sent to ITO active chapters In the State
special letter, with an appeal to them,
as Confederate Daughters OF Virginia,
TO. be as they have always been, pa
triotic, brave and faithful.
The names OF the committee of Ar
linston Monument Association appoint
ed from the State OF Virginia are: Nor
folk. Mrs. James Y. Leigh Lynchburg,
Mrs. Lizzie Christian; Bedford Citv,
Mrs. Samuel Griffin; Amelia Court.
mouse. Thomas r. Hardaway; Man
chester, Mrs. j. NJ. Gregory; Mrs. Thos.
5. Bocock, director.
MRS. THOS. S. BOCOCK.
union theological Seminary.
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The House vote on restoring tho
coin motto was $50 to 5. Thus does
one of Ay Policies calmly receive the
quletus.
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AS far az thns goeH what is tn
of Hello de sagan2
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What would you say To Mother-in-
LAVA Congress. Mr.. President?
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EMERGENCY ACTS OF LEGIsLATuRE.


EMERGENCY ACTS or SALES.--FUTURE
| or the large number of laws enacted
by the Legislature at the present ses-
sion, very few are fully known to the
general public, or even to the legal
profession. In fact II is admitted that
only a small proportion of the men,
bers of the General Assembly have any
accurate and comprehensive notion OF
the laws which they have passed, and
will not have until the acts are pub
lished in book form and distributed.
This will not occur. in all probability,
for several months. In the meantime
advance sheets of the acts are being
sent by the Superintendent OF Public
Printing to the State officers. Judges,
clerks and attorneys for the Common
wealth, as well as to the members of
the General Assembly.
1t is estimated that at least one
fourth of these measures were declared
| to be emergency acts. and go into eff
feet as soon as they receive the Gov
ernor's signature. They therefore be-
come effective, and affect large classes
| of citizens, as well as important In
terests, before they even come into the
hands of the Superintendent of Public
Printing. and some time before that
official, by the utmost diligence, could
distribute them in printed form. The
result is that in many cases, days
elapse before even the officials enti-
tied TO receive advance sheets can pos
sibly know what the law Is. The
other people of the State cannot know
for months the essential changes which
have been made in the laws by which
they must regulate their conduct and
their business.
to avoid this hardship by providing
that no law should become operative
until ninety days after the adjourn
ment of the Legislature which enacted
it. but that, in case OF an emergency.
to be stated in the act, the law should
become operative from its passage.
which means when 1t receives the sig
nature of The Governor or takes eff
feet without his signature. either by
lapse of time or by its passage over his
veto. 1T was supposed for while
that the emergency must be real, and
that the facts which constituted 1t
must be set forth in the act. The
courts, however, decided that the Legis-
lature was the Judge of whether an
emergency existed or not and its state
ment to that effect was conclusive.
The result has been that these emer-
gency acts have multiplied session by
session, until a large proportion of the
laws now go into effect upon their
passage. The inconvenience. misunder-
standing and confusion which must re-
suit from this state of affairs are de-
plorable.
The 'rimes-Dispatch feels that it can
render the State no greater service
than by giving them, from day TO day.
synopsis or analysis of the laws
passed by the present session of the
General Assembly. Tomorrow we shall,
begin This work. and push It along as
rapidly as practicable. giving prefer
ence. as far as possible to emergency
acts
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tion. AMI exercises no power or privi-
lcge in respect to these transactions
not derived from lie charter. has been
repeatedly affirmed by this court, III,
the Bank OF the United states VS.. the
Planters f;ank, o whent. aO4 otc. And our
opinion is tt1ns the fact that the capital
STOCK of this corporation came from the
state which WAS solely Interested In the
profits of the business does not affect
the complainant's right, as q creditor,
to be paid out of its property, a right
which. as we have seen. follows the
fund into the hands of every person,
sIve n bonn fide creditor or purchaser.
and which court OF equity is bound
to enforce by its decree against any
party except such a creditor or pur-
chaser capable b. law of being brought
within its jurisdictions"
These principles are not Federalis-
tic--tlley are common sense and es-
tablshed law. The example OF South
Carolina's dismal failure in the dis
rcnsary and the consequent legisla-
ton over the funds is n modern In
stance of the fact that tho State trading
as private citizen lays aside It's
sovereignty" voluntarily IL you will,
but effectually.
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BY Tlines.plspatch Carrier Delivery Ser
vice fin Richmond land suburbs). Manches-
tel and Petersburg
patly with Sunday. IA cents $3.50
Daily without Sunday. 10 cents 4.ao
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yearly subscriptions payable In advance3
Entered January III, 1908, a. Richmond.
va, as second-class matter. under act OF
Congress of March ., 1879.
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;. ArlinEton ,Ionumcnt A..ocintlon.

BILL SKILLETT, SIR.
Lynchburg. March Is, 1908.
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SDrinUitIs.

Union Theological Seminary.
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To,..morrow--Milk and the Public
Health.
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a Beautiful Tribute to Woman

Richmond, Va.