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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03
FIXED AT la sT.

The twelve months discussion IS
finally over and the site of the Battle
Abbey is fixed at last. The great
memorial building. for which the
South has been waiting so long. will
be neither on Monument Avenue nor
on Roseneath Road. 1T Will face the
Boulevard in tho midst OF park go
feet wide and about 500 feet deep.
Surrounded by shrubbery and trees.
it wNl be seen to advantage from
many approaches and will not be
crowded between residences.
The people OF the city Will be glad
that the matter is settled. and glad that
| 1t is settled as 1t is. The choice is q
happy one, and should satisfy all those
who have been advocating different
sites for the building during the last
year and more. The recent progress
OF the city leaves little doubt
in the minds of any that the
Boulevard, where the Abbey is to
be placed, will be in the midst of
the city's best residential section.
Richmond is rapidly moving westward,
and will pass the Boulevard during
the next year. Within ten years. the
Boulevard will be well down town.
with residences stretching out TO half
mile or more beyond the present
corporate limits. In fact. the presence
of the Battle Abbey and the adjoining
park will give a new incentive to
building along the Boulevard and
Will hasten progress that is already
assured.
There IS much in association and The
erection of the Memorial so near the
Soldiers Home will satisfy those who
|. wished to see the great Abbey ada.
cent to some spot corrected with tht
! confederacy. The Soldiers Home viii
probably not be closed for twenty
years. and its feeble inmates il
: their gray uniforms will seem the
, proper custodiens Of the memorial,
: building
, Now that the site is chosen, we trust
Chairman Ellyson's plan to begin work
> at once Will be carried out. Twelve
months should suffice to erect the
building and TO dedicate 1t to the un-
dying memory of those whose heroIsm
1t is TO commemorate. Richmond
should make the dedication the most
splendid in the history Of the city, and
should give to the celebration
all the pomp and solemnity that
the whole South can muster. we
should have AT that time the Creates
Confederate gathering the city ha.
seen since tho confederacy became +;
name.
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ana Will not be a spiritual body.

and will not be spiritual body.
This does not mean for a moment
that tho Church Will cease in its eff
fort to promote better citizenship.
On tho contrary, the menace to the
Church from any attempt to enter
politics should make the Church all
the more vigorous in the right direc-
ton. Ii 1t cannot make a better State
for better citizens to live in, 1t can
at least make better citizens who can
make better State. This is the true
function of the Church. and this is the
work which 1T can successfully do.
Every minister who wishes to make
a better State. better city, can do
SO. If he preach right living to his
congregation, and If he make his
hearers better men, he has done his
work. Better men will make better
state.
When the Great Teacher was upon
earth, He knew neither Roman nor
Jew. He babe men render unto Caesar
the things that were Caesars, and unto
God the things that were Gods. He
took simple fishermen, unframed in
public affairs, and made them powers
for righteousness in the world, He
preached that His kingdom was not the
kingdom of this world; but He preacll-
ed gospel OF righteousness, of love and
Of honesty. His disciples to-day can
do not better. He has left us "an OK
ample that we might follow in His
steps,
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Emperor Menelik's impending death
serves TO recall his relations with the
well-known Italian mimic and ven
triloqu!st. Fregoll Fregoli. who is
in the corps of Bersagleri.. and took
part with his regiment in the. to
Italy. so disastrous war in Abyssinia.
1t may be recalled that almost the
entire force of General Baratieri was
either destroyed or captured I,sias in its
ers of war We're subjected TO terrible
sufferings and privations. But In their
moments Of greatest dependency. FIRE.
goli was always there to cheer them
amusing mimicry, and his extraordl
nary ventriloquial feats.
Emperor MenelilS heard of the latter.
lVentriloG was something entirely
unknown to him. He caused Fregolt
to be brought before him. asked him
and was so fascinated thereby that he
attached him to his household. and
never allowed a day to pass without
having Fregol mystify some Abyss
sinian dignitary with ventrtloouial eff
feots. This lasted for three months:
\ with particularly amusing trick play
! ed by Fregoli by means of ventrilo-
uuism upon batch Of provincial Of
| ticials who Were ignorant OF his Pc
culiar talents that he asked him what
he could do TO reward. him. Fregoli
replied that his one wish was to re-
\ turn to Italy and to see his old father
and mother at Naples Menelik at once
| told him that he was free to go, and
not only took steps for his. convenience
nshed him with a parting gift OF 500
/ Maria Theresa dollars.
! Copyright, 1910, by the brentwood
Company
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UNITY IN CHRIST.
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(Selected fer The Times-Dispatch)
"Neither pray l for these alone, but
for them also which shall believe on
Me through their word; that they all
may be one, as Thou, Father, art in Me,
and 1 in Thee, that they also may be
one in us; that the world may believe
that Thou hast sent Me. And the glory
which Thou gavest Me have given
them; that they may be Que, even as
we are one; L III them, and Thou in
Me. that they may be made perfect
in one"-John xvii. 2023.
What is Christian unity? Is it an
affair of regulation or concession, or
easy social and ecclesiastical move
ment? Such view of Christian unity
receives no support from the inter
cessory prayer of our Lord
The deepest meaning OF Christian
unity is union with Christ, oneness
with the Son of God, in spirit, purpose
and labor. And growing from that
| genuine brotherly love and trust, a
love which sees the Christian in the
man and Christ in the Christian.
|. CnrlSlldH unity Is d iiSii'S SSt'p".''5
with Christ; it Is being like Christ
Himself; 1t IS to be under
! the sweet dominion of passionate de-
| yotion to the blessed and all blessing
cross OF Christ.
Strange, indeed. 1t Is that Christian
unity needs to be defined and thus
| ,lnlt Is,t 10 Ia
sary by narrow rules laid down by
| many who seek to show the rigid
| boundaries of His church. We have
no right to create monotony and call
1t peace; we have no right to create
/ uniformity, and baptize it with the sa-
cred name of union. Christian unity j;
1 istence Of such standards, In our
crude attempt to unite we actually
, dlsintegrate, Our idea of union. wher
!, founded upon doctrlnul or ecclaslas't
cal standards prevents union. Minds
dlffer-difler in capacity, in temper il
training, in feeling, in opportunities o
ical differences provision must b
made They are met in 'his s;ea
: prayer of Christ, in Ills sublime con
n oeption OF the foundation Of HI
n church, against which the gates 0
t hell shall not prevail,
!, Christian unity. therefore, is no
+ formal but spiritual. If we arc look
ing for only union OF form, we ar
: looking in tho wrong direction and TO
the wrong thing, What is the shap
!, and color of love? What its bull
! BIN weight? Where IS II? What is 1T
We all know and feel 1T; life is poo
y indeed without it; but it reslsts all ol
q ganaation beyond n given poin
g And yet, UP to that point it believes i
g organization fully and sacredlN Lov
I claims united love- II is the GENT
a! whieb presldes oyer the household III,
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1t will unite even national life, where
political instinct fails to touch the
need OF tho hour. Still. love is more
than organizations Love is always
surprising us with new revelations OF
its beauty and goodness, always show
ing some hitherto unknown or TN
realized aspect Of God.
Who has seen life? Where does 1t
reside? Tell me It's secret. No man can
tell that. Yet life is organized; life has
It's body, It's tabernacle. its system or
nerves, and It's wondrous incarnation.
Yet 1t is too great to be confined within
physical boundaries. Life, like love. Is
always surprising us by new energy,
now passions, new powers. Who can
i say to life. we will keep thee here
and bind thee like beast of burden?
Tho very spirit that could so pur-
nose to deal with others thus declares
that 1t has miscalcnlated the quality
and quantity OF that supreme mystery
which we call life.
| soSit is with the church OF Christ.
1t has organizations; without organlza-
| tion 1t could not live--but 1t has more
| than organization. Spiritual unity is
tho only unity which can permit and
control honest diversity. 1t Is so
| large. so energetic. so divine, that 1t
can suffer the widest divergence, al
most amounting to contradictions, YET
all held in place by one great sp1rituai
mower. Ono star differeth from an
other star in glory. but the armament
is one. No star holds another star IN
contempt; differences In glory do not
disturb tho unity of the stellar
church. II we had moro Of tho Spirit
OF Christ. we might even rejoice in the
differences which prevail amongst US
saying, "ses how large is the king
dom OF heaven!"
Christian unity Is not nero sent'
ment; It IS q gracious and operative
ministry. 1t is practical. not nrsumen'
tatlve. Who can answer or withstand
n united church? When the church
| presents q united 1ront tlo 'o1eo VI
unbellcr Will be no longer heard.
Do not misunderstood me; I dom
speak for ecclesiastical uniformity; We
will never have that. But there may
be many regiments and ono army
many folds, one flock; many waves, on
sea; many stars, yet only one radian
i sky. He who would understand tn
j; true spirit of union. must often reat
the great microscopy prayer ant
drink deep OF the spirit of Christ.
3 Union means diversity, ruled by sub
! stantial unity OF thought feeling AM
: purpose. Unity means many people
but one human family; many accepts
but ono common language; man!
modes of action, but ono ruling mo
tive, which is to serve God, to follow
the Lord Jesus Christ and to obey TIL
headings of the Holy Spirit.
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pebts Of Decensed workman.

A owes B 500 and A does $50 WORTH
or work for p. A dies, leaving estats
understanding that AS work was to be
deducted out OF what he owed B. but
there had. been no settlement. The adj
ministrator says must pay a $50 for
thr work, losing his 500. as there arc
not sufficient funds to pay him. Please
let mo know IL this Is correct: ALSO Il
physicinn's bill for past attention. takes
the sarne rank. A READER.
We suppose you mean that the adj
ministrator says that p must pay $50
to tho estate OF a. Tie could hardly
pay money to A If, as you say. A Is
dead. we do not think the adnlinis-
traitors ruling would stand In court,
though, OF course, the matter would
nave to be tested
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

DR.. Lyman Abbott. knowing that T.
r. was still a long way from home
took shy at old Taft the other day
and said some things that were good
and some things that We're bad. We
tried long to make out what he
meant to say. and then tho truth
dawned on us. He meant to say moth.
ing, and to defer the whole matter tc
the contributing editor when tho lat
ter has finished his transatlantic con.
versation with Pinchot.
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10 kuiR .bDOuL w
the memory OF it's soldiers, "the North
extensively objected to the plans, and
organizations passed resolutions de-
nouncinp it. When 1t was proposed,
during tho administration OF Grover
Cleveland. to return the Confederate
flags to the South, there was a fierce
uproar to such a disposition OF the
flags "E'or a. quarter OF century
after the War, the Republican party
Haunted tho so-called bloody shirt In
its National and state campaigns" All
OF these things. in the opinion of COL
one1 Watrous, have only served to
keep the bitter memories OF the past
alive, and have justified tho resent
ment of the South IS manifested In
many ways on many occasions.
Tho opposition now made to the
placing OF Lees statue in the Capitol
at washington, Colonel Watrous be-
lleves to: be marrow and wholly with
out reason or excuse He hopes and
believes that "there never will be a
Congress so weak and so unworthy as
to ask Virginia to take back her Lee
statue, no matter how many or who
demand it." 81 protest" Colonel Wat
heart and my soul; protest as SOL
der of the North; as an American
citizen: protest as a member OF the
Grand Army or the Republic against
such action as few of our thousands
OF Posts have taken relative to the Lee
statue"
This is spoken like a soldier and a
gentleman. We believe that it repre-
sents really the sincere disposition
of all brave men in the North, what
ever their politics or residence. Colonel
Watrous lived for a good many years
at Appleton. wisconsin. a splendid
community, filled with good people; a
community which did its duty mot
only during the War Between the
States, but in the later war between
tho United States and Spain, much adj
vertised as the time when this country
"got together" In that war two
splelIIlA ItS VI Sbuhhyf 1iiStit ~
Second and Third Wisconsin, were
encamped at Charleston, South Caro-
lima, whence they sailed for the seat
OF war in Cuba, While they were walt
ing for orders IN tho Cradle of Seces-
sion" they mixed freely with the peo-
pie of that town. and there a number
| of the Wisconsin boys died. On every
| Confederate Memorial Day flowers are
| placed on the graves of these stranger!
patriots in the land of the palmetto
and the pine. The people of Wisconsin
| have not forgotten how their soldier
were treated in this old-time Southern
community, and the people all owe
the country, except the malcontent
of the Grand Army. rejoice that Their
were such soldiers as Robert e. Lee
and the glorious men who followe
him, and that in their ashes live thei
wonted fires.
We really do not care two cent
whether General Lees statue is place
in the Capitol at Washington or not
ae could not be honored by such
distinction as this except as his stat
prefers him to all its other men q
typical of what is most glorious /
war and most effective in peace. LIE
the grafters throw his statue out.
they please; we ought not to protes
They know themselves better than W
know them, and we are willing tina
they shall be judged for what the
are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

The American Oriental Society. meet
ing in Baltimore. has decided that Or
Hilprecht. of the University of Penn
sylvania. handed the world a gold
brick in his alleged discovery of a
tablet giving an account of how Noah
came to build the Ark. The sclent-
lists are dead in earnest. but they
have not yet hired Commander Peary
to frame their answer in classic
phrase,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

Great are the uses of the Ensllsh
language. w. II, Buckley, the attor-
oey for the insurance people at Al
bany, New York, is now reported 10
have received s21,4oo, for "aeoelerat-
ingr bills passed by the General AS
sembly or that state. There has been
nothing better than tho word "aaesl-
eratine,' 10 cover the case Of MT
BUCKLEY,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

/. Where there arc two or moro
children. Is a will legal when only
one child is mentioned in the Will?
:. Is n will legal bearing no date
2. Is 1t necessary that Will be wit
messed? a READER.
/. The failure to mention the othcy
children does not invalidate the will
2. Yes, providing no dated will IL
produced at a latcr time II vii
could be produced bearing any date
the presumption OF the law IS thai
such Will Is later than the undat et
document.
5. No. provided tho will Is writer
and signed by the testator.
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The Farmville Herald is inclined to
the opinion that the proper work OF
the ministry is the preaching OF the
Gospel, presumably in Farmville. II
says: "The cath OF April has been desig
mated tho day on which our preachers
shall discuss 'Tuberculosis.' fearful
Ill It's true. but how much moro to
be dreaded Is the disease known as
sin. Christ and Him Crucifed,' hasn't
lost its power Let's look to the
source and tho streams will BIO KEEP,
pure"
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One American In every six. we are
told, has savings bank account: but.
we fear. not one American In twenty
will have anything back of his account
when the spring hat bills are all pre-
sented
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

One of our exchanges says he has
discovered a tinge of humor in the
.damydils' being printed in some OF
the papers. but we must warn the pub
lie that the contemporary In question
is not particularly veracious.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

gave a dinner to 'Popsy" Welsh. Of
Johns Hopkins, last night, which was
about per cent. of those who have
been made better men and truer SCI
entists by knowing the great patholo-
gist.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

The only bad thing about the decline
in the price OF eggs Is that 1t has
taken from the Washington Herald its
favorite topic of paragraphical dis
CUSTOM
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

What's become of Cone Johnson
down in Texas? Has the praise which
the Houston Post gave him so unstint-
ingly ruined him with the people?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

Director Ricco, who has abandoned
the Mount Etna observatory. because
he could not endure the awful sounds
emanating from the interior OF that
volcano. had evidently never heard a
musical comedy on Broadway.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

The first instalmcnt of the men who
went with Roosevelt into the heart of
Africa are due in the side-shows by
the middle of the month. The irnmi-
grant agents report about 200 Of them
to date.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

From the advertisement in the April
magazines. we estimate that the things
Peary carried with him to the pole
and now approves in Autographed let
ters weighed precisely eight tons. 9a5
DOunds
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National Association OF Plano Dealers.
Kindly inform mo whore I can get
list OF members OF the National AS
ISOLATION OF Piano Dealers of America
and their addresses. ri. III. Fl.
!. G. Corley, Of Cable Plano Com
pnny, Richmond. Va, can give You
this information.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

A dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from Seattle says that John Wolen,
convicted OF "bootlegging," has been
released from the city jail on sus-
pended sentence. 1t is further stated
that Wolen. who is now seventy years
OF age, served in Company q, Seventh
Pennsylvania Cavalry, and that 'he
was one Of the two men who captured
Jefferson Davis in Savannah georgia.
forty-tiye years ago" But Jefferson
Davis was not captured in savannah
Georgia. This ought to dispose OF the
"bootlegger's" claim. The men Who
oaptured MI Davis are almost as long
lived as he body servants OF Genera
Washington, We do not know now
many of tho latter are still living ~
Virginia, but we are sure that "e
could md quite number Of them u
charleston, South Carolina, where peo'
pie never die. but are simply trans
| lated.
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The potato stem Is said to be very
dangerous to those who smoke It: but
what's the difference: who wants to-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03
,ur Most Dtstingnl.lled Author
School. for Girl. In uchmond.

Please give mo the names OF tho
leading schools for women In Rich.
mond and In North Carolina Pleasa
state the denomination.
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A SUBSCRIBER.


II you Will send self-addressed
stamped envelope to this Office we will
be glad TO furnish YOU the names OF
these schools. They cannot be printed
In this column.
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WHAT THE PAPERS THINK.

mot a great while ago." we are
told by the Tazewell Republican, "Mr.
Williams was confident that the
strength of Republicanism in the
Ninth was based upon the ignorance
of those who voted for the party and
its candidates. When that foolish
theory was held and advanced Re-
publicans out here laughed. Now
when the same authority presupposes
that the intelligent Republicans Will
rush to his support and elect Mr.
Stuart all such will scorn to partake
of the taffy that IS now so freely Of
fered." But doesn't the Tazewel
newspaper see that 1t must take the
.tafy" or confess that Its strength
is really based upon its ignorance
Mr.. Williams can't help that, and i
would seem, in the case of the Tazewel
paper at least, the truth of his theory
Is about to be demonstrated.
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w III Il I'm
At last accounts Lord Kitchener was
stu in India, and may be reached by
simply addressing Headquarters. India,
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'in,c.-Dlrpntch Pre- MUM Contcs

Havo you any OF lamps in your
premium list? If not, will you havo
any? Country people cannot nse' the
pretty lamps you Offer every Sunday.
w. w. w.
VIC regret to say that we nre not
Offering any oil lamps ut present. We
have many premiums, however. suit
able for tho country.
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Lord Kitchener.

Can you inform me as to the where.
ahouts OF Lord Kitchener, and what
hn L. at present engaged In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-03

Lawyer IIartridge, in New York.
says that he spent money in keeping
some 200 women from appearing in
tho Thaw case. Being a friend of
Tha.w must have been rather a. profita-
BILE business around the Tenderloin
when the first trial was going on.
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Daily Queries and Answers
ali for this column Query Editor
problems will be solved coins
or stamps valued and Dealers will be given.

Suitable Graduation Gift for Girl.
Please suggest some articles suitas
BILE for q girl graduate that she can
keep for remembrance.
A. READER.
Jewelry Is the most usual gift to q
girl at her graduation, though hand
some books or leather goods are also
very suitable presents. Ask the La
dies Home Journal for further sug-
gestions.
Mhen will tho Giants" OF New
York, play baseball in Richmond?
a READER
wednesday, April 6.
Our Most Distinguished Author.
1. Please tell me who Is the most
distinguished author in America.
2. Where can get the books named
below? And who are the authors?
KING WILLIAM"
l. This distinction probably belongs
to Mark Twain, Samuel L. Clemens.
2. Apply at the State Library.
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Not for ii

Not for Us.
tan Restaurant will read the caption Of
this column he will SEQ why his query
cannot BIO answered In this column.
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The fredericksburg Free Lance says
that BRYAN is weaker now than he
has been for years, but his influence
and following is still strong enough
to seriously endanger the canvass of
any Democratic candidate whom he
should chance to oppose" Bryan is
said to have said that If Harmon Sc
cure the Democratic nomination In
1912 he CBryan) will give him CHAR
mon) cordial support. That looks
rather bad for Harmon, we should say;
for if Mr.. Bryan is to shape the poll
cies Of the party and to nominate us
candidates 1t would be better to have
MIR. Bryan than any other man. That's
why we have nominated him until
1920. Either he will get the office
or nobody that he supports will get 1t