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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18
YOUNG MEN WHO ARE "U.Ack.
WARD"

T. q
The Evening Sun of New York re-
prints from an out-of-town weekly the
following plant from all observant
md doubtless disilluslonized debutante:
The young men who go to dances in
this town need stirring UP. They
don't attend to their duties as they
sEouid, and, as q group. are altogether
too backward about coming forward
ana dancing with the girls. Can you
suggest anything to stimulate their
energies and ardor?
No, madam; he can't. Nobody in
the wide world can. Customs and
manners change imperccptibly. but
their movements are Irresistible.
Just now they are moving steadily
toward making men altogether too
backward about coming forward and
dancing with the girls" And all the
dchutants protests and society editor
counsel cannot stay them.
In this apathy toward the ladies' and
general embedding of the chivalrous
impulse. the colder North is many PAGES
ahead Of or we should more accurately
say behind, this part of the world.
There the young woman buys the
theatre tickets, sends the carriage, and
strives faithfully to minister to the
young mans comfort. All over the
country the story is much the same,
varying only in degree. The matter
goes deeper thar merely stimulating
dances" 1t becomes question of
getting young men to go to dances at
all. 1t becomes n question of keeping
society from being an institution in
which nobody but women is any
longer interested.
| Virginia, The cradle of polished in
tcrcourse among American ladies and
gentlemen. and the early home of de-
Ivotion 10 the perfect sex. las fel,
something of this irruption Of the man.
Iners of Il business age. What has be.
come OF the young man who used tc
sallop twenty miles of dark night
over wretched roads, to visit" for al
hour or so. and gallop twenty mile:
: back? Where is the young man wht
danced till sun-np and passed from re
; lluctant adieux to hard days work fl
the fields, No one knows exactly, blu
VIC rather suspect that he was loung
ms In his club last night. grumblin,
a little over duty cali" he had t
pay on the next block.
IT is always a pity TO see old Gus
toms 90, particularly when they ar
a. engaging as those old ones wer,
Rut there is consolation in the sur
knowledge that no change OF manner
q is ever permanent. The thing" of or
!, generation becomes the faux pas OF Ii
neNt. The cycle revolyes, and berol
long we shall reach tho time when ma
:, Isloughs off the somewhat self-centre
:. point of view which now governs h
= recreation code: when he again b,
comes womans constant and devote
admlrer, and is not pleased to pa
Is his leisure hours away from her smile
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Professor j. Lawrence Laughlin
thinks that MI. Roosevelt is a 'flashy
buffer The Prof.'s University Of
Chicago dateline alone saves him from
the night-rders of the Anantas Club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

The obvious drawbacks that il they
send Henry Watterson to Congress
there will be nobody left to dictate the
s col. photographic sockdologers to the
Democratic party.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

The Chicago RecordHera boasts
that Illinois is the second oil-producing
State in the country. Is Illinois trying
to become the standard oil state?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Martin Littleton lived in Texas as q
boy There ne gained his remarkable
knowledge of the customs aud MAJ
ners of tho feeble minded.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

"The demand for collins is increas-
ing every year." observes The Wash
'ngton Post. However, the same or
scrva,ion applies .luniiy TO swaddling-
clotl Us and perambulators
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Cuba does not seem at all eager to
have her Independence. a the same
time it is not thing that anybody
else can very we'll accept for her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Our money waits. on easy terms, to
assert that Admiral Brownson can out.
silence any man of his size and age
in the English speaking world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

The $1,000 horse recently purchased
to carry William II. Taft about Wash
ington is not guaranteed, however. to
deliver the Big Secretary at any Par
ticular Destination.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Let's call a spade spade. The
slump In diamonds may imply loss
of interest III hearts, or may mean only
a growing fondness for clubs. Shall we
play to that?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

If Taft is the sole 'legatee of my
policies" it does not appear that he
need fear any serious attempt to break
the will. tI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Notes the Atlanta Journal: Mis-.
Glyn says that she does not care If
the postal authorities do bar her book
from the nails" The lady being fully
alive to the theorem that 1t pays to
advertise, we risk the assertion that
she does care whole lot.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18
Rhymes for To-Day
'rItI, RHYMES THAT DIDN'T.
NRlgll 4: sweet eetest girl!
L Yoar lips are rcd and dilnply:
My head IL In a whirl--

J 4 J U
She smiled UP. up and snid---
tBut ere he spoke she whistled)---
All right about your head
But. boy, don't you be m'sled.' =
Quoth 4: I'm never cool Z
Whenever you arc present:
But----should provo fool,
Must you my folly rcsent?"
Smiled slie:s'You bark to this
Page, In Cupd's Primer:
When proud maids stoop to klss,
It's never with rlner"
Dear one, begged /, 'be kind
Ely with me to a prelate---
Where. With bridesmaids behind
may my true love relate.
."Tis vain" sighed she, ito tor
For Fate's q tickle mistress:
But still--I'm sorry for
Your mans hearts loving distress
And then she turned to go.
And left me sadder, sager;
But l soon dron ned my WOO
In deep draughts of lager.
II. S. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18
'nhr Gln,es Dlgpalfh
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Susiness oflice ........sls f. Main Street.
washington Burenu--sn6-7 Mnnsey building
Manchester Bureau 1890. .it0s Hun stree
Petersburg Bureau. .....4o N sycamore 81
t.-ncbburr Bureau .,...aa15 Eightb st
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Let no taxpayer observe that Pan.
ANA statistics are as dull as ditch.
water.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18
University Degrees.

University Degrees.
Editor OF The Times. dispatch:
Sir--As an alumnus Of our Ers s
uniVersity, desire to enter ny * m w =
PIC protest against tho effort " cNstr y i
en- thosc degrees that tmpooFs VIZ VIZ !
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

The Richmond Times Dispatch calls at
tention TO the fact that II Grover Cleveland
ives until after the 4th day of March. 1903
the number OF living ex-Presldents VIII be
increased 100 per cent Our contemporar . :
estimate is entirely TOO conservative. TIL
incI ease VIII be at least 400 per cent
Bristol Herald Courier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18
OLD BILL sNILLIT AND nus TRENDS

a FRIEND recently arrived from Rich
~ mond declares that II there were any
old BIZ Skilllt In or about tho city It
would have been pleasure to have brought
us one OF those far-fanlsd hospitality pos
that The Times Dispatch organizer OF tha
p;sra gtaphers' Union has perpetrated fake
we VIII begin 10 doubt the dimpled red
headed widows of Heavenly Houston II tt,s
Impression Is confirmed. Ameri-
can
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Tie Investigation into tho Browns
vile affair cost the government more
than $4,000. But the New York sun
declares that II was well worth tie
money to make 1t known That the ideal
OF the United States Government was
Justice, even in military matters. and
that even in the army II soldier. though
a negro. was entitled to his day IN
court.
1t was also worth something TO give
Senator Foraker his day III court. aid
something more to show that our army
bullets contain n trace of anthony.
.---------------
pure atmosphere in government
Offices is henlthfui to good govern
inert. Honest and patriotic men will
not associate, with crooks. il crooks
are numerous in our legislative bodies,
honest men will keep out. and the
crooks will soon have full control If
We expect to have honest men in high
places, there must be round about an
atmosphere which they like to breathe.
Make bog and it will soon fill up
With toads.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18
HOW 10 CALI TtMEs-pIsrATcE.

Persons wishing to communicate with the
rlr11es Dispatch by telephone will ASH corr
ira, for ,'ioil,' and on being answered from
tn. office switchboard. VIII indicate tho de-
,,artn,ent or person with whom they Wise
to speak.
wher calling between a 81 ana .
a. III. cail TO central Office direct for 4o'l.
Composing room; 4ci2, business office; 1885
for mailing and press-roons
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

The Richmond Times. Dispatch man asks
&C Incorporates to be easy. because 1--WE ha..,
q q new legislature In our midst" Any nnd
American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18
MERELY JOKING.
Cold ana Calculating.

Cold ana Calculating.
Ascum: Did you actually have the nerve
~ propose to that Boston girl2"
Ycrner: Yes. told her my heart beat
wildly for her alone and"
.Ascum: she didn't believe you?"
Werner: NO; she reached over and felt
my Observation-Disclosures Press.
Not For Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy: "o want to buy pair Of
clerk: Here's something believe viii
iuse suit you. Its suede glove
Mr.. Murphy: "Niver, begorra. Of want
Irish gloves. Swadc gloves indadc.'-kan :
sas City Times.
Mean Trick.
t:va Jack is brute"
Edna: why. dear?"
Eva: He said he was going to send me
something that would make my mouth
water
Edna: All. a box OF so-cent chocolates r.
Eva: NO. he sent lemon. "--Ch!ca so
News.
y Motto "sui Gencri.."
My Chinese SUNDAY school pupil. who
has an eating housd where he serves llberal
allowances or chop rucy. wants mo to give
Inn. motto for IT,
Liberal With chop suey. Is hep"
Yes"
Then why not proclaim, himself in motto
iasEion, suey generous 2 "-Baltm ore
American.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

The Richmond Times. Dispatches old .,il
sSkiillt boon, for the Populist presidential
nomination Is about TO break out of Henrtco
county. II Bill can't round up votes any
me re successfully than he can catch Virginia
,,pcssums then he is up against i,.-Atiant a
Georgian
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

The Richmond Times Dispatch writes of
porary has probably been reading OF Hons
tens bank clearings OF more than one and
q iourth billions Of dollars during 19vi.-
houston Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

The Richmond Times Dispatch speaks O,
The Curse of Great Wealth." ANY orlr
desiring to swear at us in that fashion car
so ahead.--Monrgomery. Advertiser
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Tho Richmond Times Dispatch objects 10
our expression ITO disloyally and reprehenst :
hly sguelch." Oh. WELL this is a strenuous
age. When we split an inh,i;tive. we split it
ccddllsh splitting for INSTRUMENTATION Her
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

BY NAIL, one Blk three one
POSTAGE PAID. Year. Mos Mos. Mo.
Daily with sunday. 5000 $500 $3.50 81
Ds,iy without Sunday 400 zoo Loo 50
Sunday edition only. 400 LOO 80 20
Weekly "wednesday. loo 80 .2S -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

! By Times Dispatch Carrier Delivery Ser
vice In Richmond tand suburbs. Marches
tor and Petersburg
ono week One Year.
Eaily with Sunday. ....ii cents Sosso
Daily without snndny..lo cents i'eo
Sunday only .......... . cents -'"o
yearly subscriptions payable in ADVANCE >
Entered January ~ 1908. at Riehnaoho.
va as second class matter, under act of
Congress OF March .. 1879
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Mrs. Hugh Nelson Page. Mrs. Alice
starke and her sons, Newton and Alex,
have Just returned to their homes IN
Norfolk, from an extended trip to the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Miss Annie w. Broaddus. of Bowling
Green. spent q part OF last week In
Richmond. 5 f II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

q be Continued Monday
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18
To Give Recital.

No tickets will be sold, but an Offer
tory for the benefit of auxiliary work
will be taken up during the recital.
hoping to have good attendance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18
Mean Trick.

Then why not proclaim, himself in motto
fashion 'suey generous p "--Baltm ore
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-18

Miss Jennie &. Johnston. of No. Us
South Fifth Street, left last week for
FLORIDA, Cube and other Southern
, 1908-04-10

The double-checking system in the
United States minis permits of the
keeping of an exact record of all the
precious metal from the time it Is re-
ceived at the mint until it is delivered
as coin by the treasury department.
The bullion Is weighed as it is first re-
ceiyed, the receipt blank showing the
signatures of the two weighers. It is
then delivered to the refinery and, in
Its receipt and passing on, it's exact
weight is certified to by two experts.
In entry to the exit from the stamping
room it is carefully weighed and check.
ed off by two attaches; the coin, when
sent in stamped bags to the adjusting
room, is again weighed and checked
by two clerks.
, 1908-04-10
GOVERNMENTS INVITED.
Asked to Join With Great Britain in
Prize Court Code.

Washington, d. c., April 1O.-Great
Britain has invited the governments
which participated in the last Hague
conference to send experts to London
whose duties shall be to formulate a
code of procedure for the proposed in.
ternational prize court establishment,
which is provided for in each of the
treaties resulting from the conference.
The American government will be rep
resented at the London conference.
This conference is regarded as infor
NAL in character, and the participation
of the United States will require nc
legislation, except, perhaps, a small
appropriation for the expenses of the
American representatives.
, 1908-04-10
WILL START
AT ARMADA
FIRST sHovELFUL OF DIRT ON
NEW LINE TO BE THROWN
SECOND OF MAY NEXT.
officers Of Company Invite Governors
of Wyoming, Colorado and Kansas
to Be Present and Towns Along
Line VIII Participate-RaiIroad
Notes of Local Interest.

Plans for a formal opening of the
construction work on the Denver, Lar
annie and Northwestern railroad are
being prepared now and the chamber
OF commerce will assist in making the
celebration a general one in which
towns along the proposed line may
participate as well as the governors
OF two adjoining states, says the Den
yer Republican. The first spadeful of
dirt will be thrown on May 2 at Ar
Vada, where the road has its termin-
ais A committee composed OF Sec
rotary w. F. r. Mills of the chamber
ol commerce, w. e. Skinner, Will Nc
fhee, c. d. Griffith and Edward A.
oohaway called upon the governor and
mayor yesterday.
Governor Brooks Invited.
Governor Buchtel was asked to issue
an invitation to Governor Brooks of
wyoming and Governor Hoch of Kan.
sas to be present, and Mayor Speer
was requested to invite the mayors of
.ae principal towns along the first sec.
uon OF the road. This will be to Fort
Uolins and the chief executives of
rort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, Der.
,noud and a few other towns will be
invited. The road will run its trains
nto the heart of the city over the
Moffat tracks.
, 1908-04-10
CONDENSED KNOWLEDGE.

The City of Berlin has appropriate I
$12,500 toward the fund for combatins
tuberculosis, to be named in honor of
DIR. Robert Koch. About $4,000 has
been subscribed from private sources.
The artificial cultivation of snails is
an extensive and iourishing industry
in France, no less than $500, 900
pounds Of this %succulent dehcacy-as
Frenchmen consider it-being consum,
ed annually.
The tiny stormy petrol is a bird OF
immense wing power; it belongs u
every sea, and, although SO seemingly
frail, it easily breasts furious storms
Peatels have been observed 1900
miles from the neares land.
The world contains at least four
mountains composed of almost solid
iron ore. One is in Mexica, one in the
United States, another in India and a
fourth in Africa just below the Sedan
and there have been reports of such q
mountain existing in Siberia.
, 1908-04-10
TWO LIVES LOST
IN TENEMENT FIRE
SMALL SONS OF MAN WHO LIVED
ON FIFTH FLOOR UNABLE TO
ESCAPE FROM FLAMES.
Mother Saves Babe, but Flames Set
Fire to Her Hair and Burned Flesh
From Feet-Father Makes Way
Outside With Six-Year-OId Son,
but Loses Hair and Beard.

New York, April 1O.-Two small
boys were killed and several other
persons were injured in a fire today
which caused a loss of 500, 900 to a
~five-story tenement house on Pitt
street.
Boys Lived on Fifth Floor.
The boys who persisted were the
children of Jacob Chesner, who lived
on the fifth floor. The mother saved
herself and an eighteen-months-old
daughter by dashing through the
flames, which set fire to her hair and
burned the flesh from her feet.
Fathers Narrow Escape.
The father saved himself and their
oldest son, aged 6 years, after the
flames had burned off his hair and
beard. The fire escape vas filed with
people, who were rescued by firemen.
, 1908-04-10
WALDEN FRElGHTER AND
HIS BIG OK TIE

Herb Hand of Walden arrived in
the city this morning with his OF
team, consisting of four yoke of cattle
and two wagons, and the wagons are
being loaded now with about eight tons
OF freight for the merchants of Wal
den. Mr.. Hands team always attract.
attention on the street and he has
had photographs made at different
times. The outfit encountered some
mud on the way to the city. About
four days will be on the
return trip.
, 1908-04-10

Boston, Mass, April 10.-The repub.
ljcan state convention was called to
order this morning by Chairman Doty
Of the state committee. The platform,
which has alrady been prepared, opens
with an expression of regret over the
illness of Governor Guild.
qualified for Higher Honors.
we believe one resolution says,
that he is fully qualified for higher
honors, and his nomination for vice
president would be gladly Endorsed by
Massachusetts,"
Stand for Protection.
The platform stands for the princi-
pies of protection, but recognizes that
the rates or schedules should from
time to time be changed and revised.
Schedules Should Be Changed.
Certain existing schedules have be-
come ill-suited to present conditions
and should be changed"
Administration Endorsed.
The platform endorses the Roosevelt
administration, and postal savings
banks are advocated. In regard to
Taft, the platform says:
No Declaration to Be Made.
"a resolution that the preference
Of the convention was for Taft for
, 1908-04-10
INTERSTATE COMMERCE coMMiS.
SION PREPARING TO ACT IN
THE SOUTHERN RACE
DETERMINATIONS.
Five Gases Cited by African Methodist
Episcopal Church Where Colored
Passengers Were Denied Pullman
Car and Dining Car Facilities
Equal to White Passengers-Aspen
Bank Prosecutions Stopped.

Washington, D. c., April 1O.-The in,
terstate commerce commission expects
Don to hold a hearing upon a case of
great interest in connection with the
letter sent by the president to the de-
partment of justice with regard to
enforcing the laws requiring equal
accommodation for negro and white
passengers.
Church Gases in Court.
The Ease is that of five African
Methodist Episcopal churches against
four large railroads of the south and
the Pullman company.
Grounds for Complaint.
Inferior accommodations for pas
sengers of the African race, the re-
fusal of sleeping a and dining car
facilities and other alleged discrim-
, 1908-04-10
Miners May Resume Work.

Columbus, O., April lott is prob.
able that the $4,000 miners who are
now idle in Ohio will resume work
about April Is or 16, following a con.
ference of miners and operators at
Toledo" declared William Green, the
state president of the miners, today.
Will Adopt Old Scale.
He added: ut is very probable that
the operators and miners will reach
an agreement at Toledo and the old
wage scale that was in effect up to
April 1 will be readopted."
, 1908-04-10
WILL SEND MEN TO
INSPECT The Ian


A few days ago r. E. Fitch of this
city supplied c. g. Epperson, secre-
tary of the w. E. Epperson Land and
Investment company of Denver, with
a map of about 10000 acres of land
available on the Laramie plain, which
the company wanted to purchase for
customers. This morning Mr.. Fitch
received a letter from Mr.. Epperson,
thanking him for the map and sug-
costing that he would send a man or
two to inspect the land whenever Mr..
Fitch thought was a convenient time.
Mr.. Epperson wanted 100, 900 acres,
and that amount can be furnished
here. The Republican noted the re.
ceipt of the letter and yesterday Mr..
Fitch received a letter from a Sher-
idan man, who had seen the item,
asking him to furnish a purchaser for
some 10000 acres he controlled in that
part of the state.
, 1908-04-10
INSURANCE
AT HOME
LARAMIE LITERARY CLUB DIS
cUSSES POSSIBILITY OF Lo-
CAL FIRE PROTECTION.
A.. w. Augspurger Gives His Views
and Also His Experience in the
Matter of organization-other
Speakers Discuss the Rates in the
State and Also in Laramie.


During a very well attended meet
ing last night of the Laramie Liter
airy club at the Carnegie library, the
fact was brought out that the state
OF Wyoming is being very heavily dis
eliminated against by the great fire
insurance companies in the matter of
premiums charged, and that a remedy
lies ready to the hands of the citi-
zens.
The matter was brought up for dis.
cussion by a well prepared and con-
else paper read by A. w. Augspurger,
who, after treating briefly the history
of fire insurance from the formation
of the first company in London about
1851, shortly after the great fire,
showed that the city of New York
owes rs per cent of its financial in
fiuence to the operations of fire in
ran companies, and of how, espec-
, 1908-04-10
ASKS COOPERATION
IN SECURING CROWD.

The Sheridan Post. in reporting the
proceedings of the Sheridan board
the following of local interest: Pres
ident Towar of the state university
asked the cooperation of the chamber
in securing a meeting of the farmers
of Sheridan county looking to an or
ganization for holding a regular Farm
ers' institute. The dates set are the
evening of April % and the forenoon
of April %. The university will sup
ply several speakers. The chamber
will comply with the request"
, 1908-04-10
New Turn in Sunday Cases.

Kansas City, Mo, April 1O.-An I'M
expected turn in the Sunday obsery-
ance theater cases was taken here
yesterday, when Judge Wallace in the
criminal court admitted that there was
no evidence to convict the 1000 actors
indicted during the past six months.
1t appears hat the grand jury that
returned the indictments neglected to
secure witnesses to the alleged infrac-
ions. Notwithstanding the admission
OF the judge, he refused a change OF
venue for the defendants