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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
corYING Gun SALOON Plan.

Lexington, kentucky, is having some
trouble with its saloons. It's citizens
cannot decide where the bars should be
located and seem a little doubtful as
10 who should decide the question. The
Lexington Herald. in looking about
Tor an answer. has found that the
Judge of the Hastings Court arranges
the whole matter in Richmond, has
observed that there is no discomfort
with the judges rulings. and asks why
the people of Lexington should not do
[ the same way.
SO far as Richmond is concerned.
the Herald has the matter right. Our
Council knew what it was about when
It turned the whole business OF locat-
ing the saloons to the courts. The
Council knew that a Judge was the
right person to decide the matter and
that Sam Witt was the right Judge.
The city is satisfied with the result.
The Judge has not pleased everybody,
and he was not expected to please
everybody. lie was given the task be-
cause It required discrimination and
selection, because 1T meant that bad
bars must be closed. and that bad men
must be put out Of business. He has
discharged the task He has put the
saloon business in Richmond on a more
Unsatisfactory basis than 1t has ever
heen He has put the saloons where
they can easily be policed. He has
moved them from neighborhoods where
they were a nuisance. IL
Our friend, the Herald, should GER
tainly know what is happening IL
H!chmond-for every intelligent mar
In America should--but in case he may
have overlooked us in the midst al
poll tica Isl ake-nps in his own State
we would remind him that Richmond
70 very well satisfied with its presen,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
RICHMOND VA SATURDAY. MARCH 1910

say that nobody who failed then to
Ihave q hand in such u bee knows how
Ito spell now. This may or may not be
tho case, but IT IS certain that the
spelling bee was an institution of tho
first class. mt to rank with fox hunt
ing, barbecues and court days. All
the bellies went to the spelling bees,
and all tho bea,ix came, intent on show
ling how we'll they knew their mother.
tongue. Rivalry was intense and Inter-
est ran high as one after another OF
tho best spoilers dropped out. Finnlly
only ono would be lott, generally n
schoolma'am. to spell any words that
might DO asked her ana to receive the
praise OF NIL the contestants.
We should like this Institution re-
rived. and should be willing to chnl-s
lengc all corners to spell against tho
Virginia schoolmn'ams. or course, We
would exclude all New Englanders from
the contest, because they do not know
how to pronounce. much less to spell,
and we would bar all persons who have
tried to follow Roosevelt In spelling.
not according to rule. but according to
fancy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
J. lated lnto the we,Etty force u vlbrn,t.

LATED ,so Into the wetEflty force Vibrant
The newspapers Of tho country reed
such mon. men who breathe spirit
Of sincerity and truth Into every uttor-
ance OF tic papers. men WHO stand
for what Is best FOR their community
and best for the state. Tho moro OF
such mon wo have, tho better on tho
press will be; tho less Of them we
lose, the moro valuable will DO the
newspapers OF the state.
The PenrlsburR vlrglnthn is already
warming up to tho good ronds cam
palsn. and Is urging the Giles pcouls
70 bestlr themselves. 1t says:
4 Now Now. y the tine Tor MI good men
the matter OF better roads. III In tho
! a. course OF events ronds 20 to
tho = bad in the late winter or
airy early sprthnE II. L. not neess
march storms hinder work OF rccon-
struction, or make 1t Impossible. but
n now II Is not too early to mako plans
t,oralmprovinE the roads OF the Pearls 4
proved prov before It Is never too early
Tor that matter"
This ia tho right sort OF a start. Talk
never made roads. and promises for
tho future never filled mudholes. II
We want Virginia to be covered with a
network OF good roads, we must use
every force ut our disposal. We must
call on tho State for oil 1t can give
to the cause: we must solicit the boun-
ty OF individuals: we must raise our
county lcvies; we must be prepared in
every county, to work our own roads
and to sec that our neiEhbors do the
same thing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Baltimore. is having some trouble
with the Legislature about It's new
charter and threatens to rcpudiate the
whole instrument If the Legislature
amends 1t. We always thought that
the Charter Commission was Just
working for the fun OF 1t, knowing
what the Annapolis Solons would do.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

The hardest blow vet dealt the Colo
mel came from that editor who COM
pared the journey of the Mighty Hun
ter down the Nile with that made by
old CLEOPATRA. He seemed to think the
same finish was awaiting both OF them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

From the number OF kilograms sent
him on the subject. we suspect that
Fairbanks worked up that little Incl
dent at Rome lust to bring himself
before the American public once again.
Maybe he would like his chair and his
ice-b in the Senate once again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Those members who had been play
ing off from Uncle Joe's grammar
school came back mighty fast when
they heard they were to be locked $50
for every day they failed to show up.
The poor lads get SO little they cannot
afford to lose twenty
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Tho new Turkish government is re-
sducing expenditures, and the tradeslnen
OF the capital city are already, sighting
for the return Of Abdul. who snentt his
money like a true snort and never
minded boutathea change.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
tho end o. his term he will try to
enforce law. not by police power but
by educating public sentiment. rhen
: he will show some sense.
WHAT THE CENSUS WILL SHOW.

Census enumcrators will earn from
s! to SO the day but we do not envy
them on that account They will 60
I armed with the Presidents recent
census proclamation and mass OF
statute law to protect them. but we q
not covct them their proclamation or
their law. They will have fne OPP
portunity OF finding out how much
money every man they know is maxi
ing. but even this would not make
us desire their place.
In fact, we rather feel sorry for
these men and women, who are to
wander about the country. trying to
find out how old the women are and
how much money the men owe. They
vii! have hard time Of It. They Will
have no trouble In finding out the
things they do not want to know. but
they will never obtain the facts they
really want. They will find 1t easy
sailing when II comes to discovering
how many children Mrs Brown has.
and how they have been named after.
her kinsfolk. but they will not be able,
to state, to the complete satisfaction
OF NJ. Durand. the age OF the nine.
cheruhs.
1t goes without the saying that many
things Will be in the census that no.
body will want ard that many things
VIII be omitted which every body wants.
Il is as vet little early TO say just
what the errors will be. and to point
out Just what statistics the student
may accept as accurate or what he
must reject as not worth tabulatins.
or course, 1t will be shown, for exam
pie, that Virginia has the best people
in the Union. the greatest per capita
wealth in the Union. the finest crops
OF corn and the best apples In the uni
verse. These facts arc real and true.
and may already be accepted as axio-
matte, unless malicious enumerators
belle actual conditions. But there are
some other facts that will certainly
appear In the census. II the enumer-
ators believe all they are told. Here
are some OF them:
= uelc VIII DC no unmarried women
In America over thir,y-five years OF
age.
There will be more millionaires In
Tucson. Ariz, than in New York.
There will be fewer arrests per 1000
inhabitants in Philadelphia than In
Cleveland
There will be more automobiles in
Roanoke than in Richmond.
There will be fewer divorces per
1000 inhabitants In Pittsburg than in
any other city OF the Union.
No man in New York will make less
than $4,000 year.
There will be fewer homicides in
Chicago than in Wilmington, Delaware.
There will be greater public improve
ments in Atlanta, Ga. than in all the
cities of the country.
Memphis. Tenn. will show the great
est increase in population of any city.
There will be lower death rate in
Baltimore than in the Colorado noun
.tains.
There will be no immigrant citizens
in New York who have been there less
than twenty years.
There will be fewer red headed
Women in Houston. Tex. than in anv
city of the country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Ex-senator Foraker is making pros
corporation speech now. arguing that
the corporation tax is illegal. So far
as the pro-corporation part is concern
ed. Foraker might as we'll use one of
those he made in tho Senate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

The first American DreadnouEht is
to be commissioned in April, but it will
be old fashioned by the time the keel
of the super-super-Dreadn is laid
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

a Standard Oil man fought a burglar
lat least he called him burglar. The
man who was fought, OF course. recip-.
rocated the title to an cmploye or
that company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
MORE INSURGENCY.


Insurgency is on, the boom again
AT least that Is what the Washington
correspondents decide after watching
the recent performances in the House
OF Representatives. The rebels hav.
all broken loose at the same time ant
are trying hard 10 make Uncle Joe
Cannon regret that he ever welded
the gareI from his throne. Aided and
xhetted by Democrats who are better
than they are. the Insurgents have
begun 8 policy OF attacking the
Speaker In his s,rong hold. by strip
ping him of his power in the Rules
Committee.
We are used TO this. We expec: a
regular upheaval from the Insurgents
Jus, as surely as we anticipate rev.
oiution In Central America. We look
to the Insurgents to make trouble,
because that is what they are In Con-
sress for. That is their only hope of
glory Unless they convince their
constituents, by their uprisings, that
they mean business. they know their
jobs Will be given to other men who
will guarantee their outbreaks. Hence,
they try TO do their duty. as they see
it They draw their pay. frank their
mail. load themselves with speeches.
insurge a little and then take good
rest before beginning the show again.
We have never taken the Insurgents
very seriously, because. in the first
place. we know that they are Repub-
licans at heart. They may not bow
down and worship before the golden
throne OF Aldrich and they may not
dance attendance at the court of old
Joe Cannon, but they are still Repub-
licans. and they always show 1t when
any great question arises. If they.
were really to rise up like men. leave
the Republican fold, forswear their
patronage. join the Democratic fold,
and do everything Champ Clark tells
them to do. We may have some faith
in them.
Then, again. We are a little suspi-
cious of the Insurgents. because ii
they were in power. they would d,
+ just as the Regulars are doing to
day. They might not have the sam
political plans and they might no
have the same financial policies, bll
they would certainly have the sam
methods. They would crack the viii
around rcbcllious shanks, and woul
demand allegiance at any price. The,
would put Vic Murdoch or one OF thcil
chosen in the Speakers chair, and
would demand that he be treated just
as Cannon is treated by those who
know his voice A Republican is a
Republican. whatever his hue and he
always makes the other fellow feel
the lash when lie is in power.
Yet. we hope the Insurgents will
keep 1t UP. If they continue to black
guard Cannon, and If they swear daily
THAT they will overthrow him and his
rules some Of them may really get
serious, 1t mA. be, 100. that the Reg
nlars will get tired of the little joke
and will cut off the patronage they
+ are now giving when the Insurgents
make it&plain that their intentions are
not serious. In either case. the Insur-
gents would be worth while. AS long
as there is any hope that the Insur-
gents may grow serious. the Demo-
Gratis should urge them on. They
should encourage a fight. They should
let the Insurgents kill the Regulars
and then kill the Insurgents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

SIX hundred thousand feot OF lumber
were burned in Maryland the other
day, which included about four-tfths
of the States available supply.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Aldrich has decided that the Presi-
dents railroad bill may be amended.
which. we may remark, is not the first
thing Aldricll has decided since he
went to the Senate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

We fully expect the WASHINGTON,
Herald to say that the diver who went.
for the famous Hope diamond knew
that his quest was hopeless.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

There was another lynchng down
in Arkansas the other day. but nobody
took the trouble to count the number.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Just to show that it is not partial to
Philadelphia the National Federation
OF Labor has sanctioned a paper work.
ers' strike in Glen Falls, New York.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Gif Pinclot ought to sec to 1t that
this fine baseball weather is conserved.
Why should we waste any OF our re-
sonrcaSo sssss.5l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Little Colombia has gone to rioting
again. 1t Is strange how those coun-
tries do love to see American uniforms
in their streets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

New Orleans is advertising for a
cargo of babies They want to be well
stocked down there before the Enemy
OF Race Suicide gets down to work
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
REvIv1NG THE SPELLING BEE.


Some man up in New York wants to
see the old fashioned spelling bee re-
.vived. He thinks IT is needed. and he
Is right He thinks 1t was a good
thing, and again he is right. He thinks
the upstate New York bee was the
only kind that ever was all that he
desired. but here he is absolutely
wrong. 38l
The spelling bee might have been
Very good In New York while it lasted.
but It died SO long ago. judging from
the present New York spelling. that
nobody alive knows whether It was
good, bad or Indifferent. The spelling
bee started in Virginia, and 1t started,
not TO teach US how to spell, but to
show the visitors how we'll the young
people could spell. @Fi5
Nobody who failed to witness or par
tlclpate In a Virginia spelling bee can
have any idea OF It's interest or Its
value. In fact. some Of our Wise men
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

rian Reformed Church Union willmcct
In Fittsburg in 1912. 1T will help the
town. but 1t may be rather hard on the
union.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

At Senator Benn Conger has finished his
testimony in the Aids case. which
gives some hope that we may EXPECT
the verdict not later than Novembog.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
WANTED: x REyoLur1or

! another revolution in Central Amer
lea is past due. We have had almost
week OF peace. Somehow old
obaldia's death and the wreck Of the
insursent cause in Nicaragua seem
70 ave5quieted our quarrelsomc neigh
bors. There have been no assa-sina-
tions. There have been no presiden-
tial defalcations. No scheming min
isters have been put to DEATH and no
plotting officials have been thrown
into duress vile. Lovers of pistol play
are beginning to fear that the flutter-
ing dove of peace has lighted upon the
malarial shores OF Central America.
Colombia's little fracas of Tuesday
will not satisfy the bloodthirsty. A
quarrel between an American street
car company and police officer will
not suffice. There is. to be sure. a
chance that Colombia will take adyan-
tage of the incident and will begin a
real revolution Then our opportunity
would come. We could send torpedo
boats from Norfolk and could burn!
some fine Virginia coal in speeding
them Philander c. Knox might
have a chance 10 issue another long
illumination and might have occasion
to pay some heavy cable-tolls in In
s,ructing our agent to issue bandagesi
to the wounded. We must confess.
however, that our hopes OF such a
happy day are not strong.
We yearn for the return OF the good
old days OF Castro We want Zelaya
back in Office. we want excitement.
We want a continuous performance.
Nobody ever expects these counties
which dignity themselves with the
titles of republics 10 he anything IN
the council OF nations, 80 that we
might as we'll turn them into
national mcnagerie and give a stand
ing sham battle.
~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

The results OF Wednesdays sale in
this, city go to prove that nowhere else!
In the world can a I man get SO many
really useful articles at a. low CURE
as at q Richmond f"old hoss', sal IA. I'll 8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

or course, A the reason for; the new I
frock coat that buttons up the back.
is perfectly apparent, But for It, what
chance would the suffragette stump
speakers have? Ts5 g5i A ia y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

The Department of Agriculture an
inounces that the cheap cuts OF beef
are the hardest to prepare. Yea. verify
and the hardest to find
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

IF tho bill requiring all steamers to-
carry wireless apparatus should PASS
Congress some Of the steamship lines,
will lose their chief title to fame.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

/ Z The Chicago Tribune is bewailing,
the inability OF man to kick himself,
This is nothing com pared with the
desire OF the mans friends to perform.
that ceremony for him. ID. u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

- sSA Ivy W.. . SeAStNoulO VI tuo
North Carolina Law.
l. In North Carolina. when man
dies intestate, leaving a widow, what
proportion OF provisions. stock. etc,
may the widow be entitled to besides
one-thlrd interest in the real estate
for life?
2. No sale being had. the widow
being appointed administrative, Will
she BIO held responsible several years
afterwards for any part OF personal
property on hand al the time OF her
husbands death? SUBSCRIBER
These are questions OF North Caro-
lima statute law, which cannot be de-
termincd from our own laws We
would advise that you visit the Law
Library and consult the Code OF North
Carolina.
Mrs. Russell ssGe's Address.
Please give me the address OF Mrs.
Russell Sage. ANXIOUS.
sos Fifth Avenue. New York.
Armour's Address.
Please give me the address OF ].
Ogden Armour. the meat King.
a READER.
s725 Michigan Avenue. Chicago. III.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
DESCENDED FROM
NOAH'S GRANDSON
Lost Paper. nccoycrei.

tlizcrs for having sacrificed the pros.
poets of her royal son TO an afralre do
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

# Il We are very much surprised at the
failure OF certain papers to say that
Uncle I'm Wilson Is going to retirosin
the proposed Cabinet shake-up. No
,rllmor Will PASS current without that,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Biblical Queations.
The Sunday-school lesson of the 13th
Matthew viii. 32-say $ '.the devils went
into the swine, and they all perished.'
Please tell me what became OF the
devils. as tho swine all perished.
q. a. ].
We leave this to our clerical friends
some OF whom will doubtless be glad
to enlighten you through our columns.
We never worried much about the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
! nIltl Fox Hunting.

iI...v and Fox hunting. ~
II am hunting on Mr.. AS farm
and jump fox on his farm: Mr.. B
lives close by and my dogs run across
his farm. has Mr.. B the right to shoot
my dogs? II not. what can do with
him II he shoots them?
FOX HUNTER.
This is a question which would have
to be decided by suit. In old days 1t
was considered very bad form to In
lterfercl with a legitimate hunter when
he crossed mans property.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
'.Thc Dr,,nknrd's L am ent.'

"Thc Drunknrd'a Lament., VI
Please publish the poem. THE
Drunkard's Lament" for me.
A READER.
Again we must say that we cannot
print poems in this column. II any
OF our. readers will send Ills copy we
will be glad to forward same to you.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

The Lynchburs News feels deeplyl
the loss Of its managing editor. whose
tragic death was reported the other
day. In speaking Of his work. the
News says editorially: 34 + n
NIT. Herndon breathed his life's mis-
sion into this newspaper. And his death
means far more than perso nal bereaye-t
lmept 70 those With whom hawas AL led
through Which his fine sense and & oilnd
lalseretlon and well-anchoredE III dgment
ana lofty character We're best trans
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Please give me the address OF Mrs.
Russell Sage. ANXIOUS
sos Flfth Avenue. New YORK
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

The voters in Stuart are to decide
at an early election whether or not
they will vote bonds for water works
ard for electric lights. The stuart En-
terprise hopes that the bond issue will
carry. and has this to say about the
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-16

ripe and ready, the democratic party cannot now wisely go beyond the lines here specified . but it can plant itself in the doctrine of "A Tari5 for Revenue Only"-it can show that protection is little other than rob. bery under the forms Of law. and that the protective tariff is the king pin of graft in public life as well as of the high cost of living-goy ernment expenditures inciuded-and compel recalcitrant democrats eith- CT in the pay of interests, or afraid of the interests. to toe the line of real reform as distinguished from spurious professions of reform. such as those outlined by the time-servers who call thmse,ves progressive re publicans.
 Happily the situation is decisive. The vote of Tuesday was national and pervasive. It shows no geo graphic limitation. It is universal protest of the masses against par. tisan intolerance. extortiop and broken promises. It is a vote of censure upon a most well-intentioned administration and a patriotic pres ident, who were better chief jas tice than chief magistrate. It Is something more than a threat of dis missai of party oiigarchy which has grown reckless of power. it's leaders thinking they held the world in a sling It shows that after all when fairly aroused, the
 people do rule, that God still reigns,
 and that the government of our
 fathers-ot the Constitution and the
 Law, the established order of the
 congress, the court and the execu
 tive. yet lives, and is to continue to
 live at. Washington.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-16
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY.

Abe Martin, a wise old guy, who makes brief, but very sage remarks daily in some of the newspapers, sometimes breaches whole sermon of human interest in a few words. Here is a sample:
 "The cost of living would not be half as much if one did not go down town after supper"
 We shall not spoil the effect of that profound truth by elaboratins upon it. But it hits the nail on the head, so far as it concerns many people. Let the average family man who is in the habit of "goine down town after supper" keep care fuI track for a month of all he spends