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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-13
MAJOR HEMPIIILL AND RICE.
Hartford Courant Secs Repentance Ii
Move of III Editora

~ AHA
Whee-uw! You could have KIN O
over the whole editorial outfit of the
Courant with a Kernel of rice yester-
day, when the announcement came
along that Major j. G. Hemphill. OF the
Charleston News and Courier (and We
question the need Of the little word
or had acce pied the editorship OF
the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Read
ers OF this journal may recall that the
major has been assiduous in his, efforts
to induce outsiders to eat South Caro-
lima rice, even raiding the Offices OF
respectable newspapers. 1t wasn't easy
at first to find Just why he experienced
such uncommon anxiety" of an alto
move explains all. He couldn't stand
the diet himself! If he had been able
to get the rest of the world to draw
on South Carolina, then he might have
had a chance at something else for
himself. His efforts were only meas
urably successful. IT was Thank YOU;
no more please; and so, seeing what
he was up against, he has Quit. 1t is
noticeable that when he decided to
change his spots he moved not south
ward. where rice grows perhaps even
plentier than in South Carolina, but
nortlfWard, into a State where rice
is not grown. In other words. the
major is coming our way, not sll at
once, but by the gradual processes OF
evolution. You might not think 1t
until you consult the map, but it's just
about as far from Charleston to Rich
mold as 1t is from Richmond to Hart
ford. Judged by his past. SO far as 1t
has been revealed to us. the major
moves once in twenty years. If that
proves correct, and his next jump is
of the sam length and in the same
direction as this one, he will he due In
Hartford about January, 1890, at tho
ripe age OF eighty years. In the
newspaper world that is still youth:
the Courant at that time will be 166
years old. But&it is conceivable that
also at that period the major may be
Inclined, for reasons both alimentary
and dental, to resume the diet he has
now fled from.
Speaking seriously, there has been
no such unexpected migration III the
'.jocund fields this many afyear. It's
as il Colonel Watterson should pull up
stakes and be off to New Orlean MS, or
Clark Howell should abandon Atlanta
for Jacksonville. It's an unsettllng,
upsetting kind of thing to happen.
The major seemed as much a Charles
| ton fixture as the spire of st. Mich
acl's. He took over a fine newspaper
from the lam nted Dawson and made
1t {. great ewspaper--one of the best
in tne South-edifying most of the
time and witty all "a time, He goes
TO a responsible post and q large op-
portunity in Richmond. Richmond Is
TO be congratulated on getting him
But who'll keep watch now over the
good people at Due iW est, or the "sc.
ceders'' generally, or the laXer Fresby.
terianS, or Elder Caldwell, or the rice
-HartfOrd COurant,
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In biographies. as was the case with
many OF the noble families of Franco
luton. At tina time whole famiiiea
disappeared and were never heard OF
again by their friends. most OF whom
met the guillotlne. Gilbert Mother.
Auvergne IN 1757. His marriage took
place In 1l774. and his wife was Count
ess de Noailles. L am not Certain
whether he had any children. three
or not. but have always understood
that his son died In early youth. Nor
do know the age OF his wife. but
should Judge from what | have heard
Howeyer. l know that he had two
daughters, and that when Imprisoned
at Olmutz by the -Austrians his wife
and daughters shared his imprIson-
mont rather than be separated from
him. believe that biographies and
historians have said thai his daughtera
entered a convent at his death.
know that One or them did not, as siln
much OF this Information IL urcertain.
! hope that tho part which is may ba
of some use to you IN answering His
mornings inquiry"
The son to whom "Frcnchman'' re-
fers was George washington Lafayette,
born IN 1873; died In 1si9.
The Ancin-t Law, litc.
- w net Is bHG stlRilliiCdtbCS DItGtl9
title OF Ellen Giasgow's book. The
Ancient Law
.. Is II true that Thomas Dixon. Jr..
Is an ardent admirer OF those engaged
il the medical profession?
.. Are Eugene Fields writings prose-
or poetry C. Il.
Il. The story begins with the life OF
the hero when he leaves the prison ia
Which he was condemned FOR misuse
OF funds. The old law OF retribution
follows him. and in spite of his. own
sincere repentance the sin of the father
is visited upon the child. Els daugh-
ter Is guilty of the same crime and cs.
capes detection only because he as-
sumes the responsibility for her sin.
a note Of hope is suggested. however.
in the father's return to righteousness,
and the Ancient Law that the sins OF
the fathers shall be visited upon the
Children 10 the third and fourth gcn-
Grafton is snpplem ented by the graz
cious promise to show mercy upon
thousands OF them that love Me-"
8. We do not thing that Mr.. Dixon'a
writings show any particular admira-
ton for the medical profession. though
naturally as an educated man he ap.
preciates the work physicians are do
ing.
A. Eugene Fields writings are both
prose and verge. He was successful In
either. Your other query viii be an
swcred as soon az we can receive the
necessary information.
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Hunting the Fox-Next to Pure Read
Ing Matter.

Hunting the Fox-Next to Pure Rcnd-
ing Matter.
Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-I read with a great deal of in
terest your editorial on fox hunting
inythc Wednesday issue of you paper.
I am glad to notice that at least one
editor in the United States has taken
official c~osnizance of the fact that a
line of demarcation may be raw be-
tween sports and .~sportsmcn."
II the farmers of You vicinity could
only realize the importance from
financial. social and universal stand
points that the locating of a hunt club
can bestow upon a community they
would certainly use every effort to
fcOnsunmate the desires of the gem
tlemen WHO advertise in your columns
Notwithstanding the inroads which
the coming OF the automobile was sup
posed to have made in affecting the
horse market, saddle horses and cspe-
cially high-class hunters. are worth
more to-day than at any other period
in the history of this country, MOI even
excepting, the Boer War. Out in the
West, where I live, the ranchmen have
already become cognizant of this fact,
and many of them are breeding IN
telligently n with profit q class OF
horses suitable for all general pur-
poses from6the3 light work of5the farm!
to the hunting field.
For these animals there is a steady
and increasing demand in all big East
ern markets, and in the Dominion of
Canada the English government has
within the last six months appointed
a special commission. with a view to
promoting the bveeding Of animals.
such as will replenish the English
market with cavalry horses and hunt
crs.
Fox hunting is an old sport in yir-.
ginia,i so ancient, indeed, that Tyrone
Power. the celebrated Irish
dian, and grandfather OF the present
actor, who visited this country In 1898,
wrote a charming little story OF tho
meet OF Mr.. divers hounds, and paid
what was.-laQs doubt. a we'll tri-
butte to athe class of horses bred by
the sturdy yeomanry of that day. AS
member of an old Irish fox-hunting
family. + would join with my brother
sportsnen throughout the country In
wishing success to any paper broad
minded enough to further the interests
|3of this ancient andBhonorable sport,
ARTHUR BENNETT.
Norfolk, January 6.
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Raise Lester Street.

1IVVItOT Of7INE .IT1IES- IyIhTdtCN' IT.N.@ 111T"
Sir,-Iieretofore 1t took q freshet Or
ii Hood ia raise the cry of s'IRaise Les
ter Street above high Water.' leor
Of tho would-he Councilmen from Mar.
shall Ward, but want 10 say that
the condition sof Lester Street to-day
AIent 81 n freshet--that is to say, hes
tween dlllies Greek bridge and Hague.
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Our South American corps of little
research-workers is nov, Investigating
the repor that the Nicaraguan revo-
l~utionists will send a secret delega-
ton To Washington to take an ,ad-
vanced course in insurgency.
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q coTH ,HN MARsHALL,s uousE.

into tvs have a speedy end to these
excitements about tearing
4he John Marshall house. Nat
1es Dep q the proposal is never made
on a Ct creating an uproar. NOBODY
- Not even the school Board,
R1rsposc. which sravely suggests it
teams of protecting the brand
plStanp-ro-dat and intensely modern
%[sschool, is really for it. The
Rat we trust, threw out this
inciudt suggestion only TO Impress
2 marhe popular mind how urgent
Histnpthe need for repairs, the
the b,lS estimated cost Of winch is
Enr,h the next breath. Al any rate,
ator arr no remote possibility that
E Wsrs amark Will he sold for junk.
h~ominatould help if people would quit
aiGket H. They must quit ii if the
as a = gets the repairs which ii
esttle It'd ought TO have had long ago,
Els FAT is exactly what il must Get
Franl quickly.
4 IL SER thousand dollars is The price
~, Masing the Marshall home IN
kSIsn,oE,.l repair and partially fire.
Colon H., Richmond is not So poor
~ y cannot pay out something for
S%overnct. and this is a small price
~. or a sentimental causc of such
ons. Even those VINO are
20 see anything I'm" sentiment
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atIteN lCl f4AH-a HHrEEs HNf atflAst
vious or1'HE MESSAGE.
gard to-. Swanson's message fore
some tfression of financial legisla-
of citize unmindful OF other import
,n]tssiop, before tho Assembly, the
distanceouches these lightly and de-
siatjon greater part OF his mes
far failsiiscussion of practical meas.
an 1.-THE guidance Of the Assem-
s snd pdifnrof the State.
tain anout the paper there is a
,ss arp ii5ne of conservatism and -
/, and desire for economy that can
.une 10 attract favorable comment
much htgthe State. When the Chief
with g who is most familiar with
men. a,es of the State, thinks that
VII m;plbly should proceed eau
the matter of appropria-
Ms to be expected that the
Of that body will see tho
scnatorforr economical legislation.
wo,.as the chief recommendations
ga w TbHM3EHA-NEIra sr9H 5l.-G
pletioriovernor's message are con-
,nn osi hey are matters which this
their ! advocated, most Of them. for
perupa Better roads, says the Gov
Wii.iit by the counties with the
nea. tie State, the examination of
been y banks by competent officials.
are ointment of u travelling ac-
the 81 tile equalization OIL our
rooms leat,sc area put forward as the
eraI. yr:ks before the Assembly.
Ieadlphp exception of the Governors
hands reforming our tax system.
Governd OF his suggestions seems
old Csoh strong logic. When Judge
A ba August 20 last, advocated the
S Shis f.to On OF a portion of the states
of Cal Feyenue to the building of
thJiilIunuse heartily Endorsed his posi-
an incthan- the Governor repeats the
idarple a, we again most heartily APP
bronze n the same way the appoint
ument t,,ayelinc state accountan,
Stands
should establishment OF a Bureau OF
the w; ,re ,ne.srres wwbicb must an.
and tn -
would every one who wishes a care
the netardship of the States funds
portra lldious watch e the savings
rituals.
Notso1Yerpor Swanson's suggestion
me Aecd ualization of taxes strikes us
roll I;elntly wrong. Following, as i,
IRseateie main lines laid down in the
reportAl1ed by the Senate Finance
m IN tie, II is open to precisely tho
cepts ,!tections. 1t will cost almost a,
~ the no\ verify the assessors boslls
First AHditor's Office as it will cos
ora sc them By a special tax com
1t will be far less ef!ca.
Q Seheck up assessments on III.
North Of recorded deeds than /
pred. oeAf-to fix values by a standard
md Mndu on the ground. 1t viii
h = half the battle to reform The
EaIaIsef,t OF realty and to leave per-
70 taroPertH. tangible and intangible,
honors to-day. ave. bs.lieye the As
yin see' TIE Wisdom of these
pev,ngs and viii adopt a system
burg, $ saved the finances OF many a
sperto e$sed State.
aIH
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The Richmond medical colleges have
performed a unique and memorable
feat. They have pulled off a merger
without the assistance of ]. Pierpont
Morgan.
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sanding n royal rai1road carringe to
|ihn frontier MA nasirniur II general
md d lady &c tic nbm.t to remain Ii,
a%ttendauce on llc,, during her stay In
md been tiers twnive hours, she mud
already innugulateI through ller Bell
gian lawyers, legal proceedings. d.
rected against the HARDNESS Vaughan.
with the nvowcd object of compelling
|1,ei. 10 dIsrnrrr nroperty bestowed
upon her and i,pon her children by tha
late King. This action on her bart.
institlIted Ia fore cycn the King had
i,aen laid 10 rest. and on the very evr
nf tbn snneraI1 fingered and SHOCK cd
az FLANDERS. and .Leopoldss two OTHER.
daurhf ~ ihe Princesses Clementina
and Stenhanie. who regarded her con.
due, not only as indecent In the n..
Yoke the very scandals which tl,ey are
eager at ali costs to AVERT for tho,
sake of the dynasty. When. m addi.
tion to this. the princess In an inter.
view with Albert. declared that she
would not leave Mattuchich and The
strange people by whom she has SIR
rounded herself, a condition Which he
asked from her in return for his hn-
stowal upon her of an allowance! a
royal residence IN Belgium and q suit
able household, the break became COM
plete. She was not present at the fu-
neral. nor even at the services held
in the church at Lneken on the eve NJ
the ~obsequies. and which we're tend
ed by all the members az the royaI
family, and left Brussels for Cologne
in an ordinary RAILROAD train willie
the official obsequies were in progress,
greatly to the relief Of the foreign
royal and imperial guests, who, all OF
them personally acquainted with her.
found 1T difficult to accord to one under
the Dan of every court In Europe. the
homage due to a princess of the blood.
and to a daughter OF the dead King.
Princess Louise. 1t must fully be un-
derstood. has for several years past
been in the hands OF a ~disreputable
gang, the members OF which are de.
termined to exploit for all 1t Is worth
her rights of inheritance to a share
of her fathers fortune. 1t is the pres
ence and influence Of these people thai
renders her case so hopeless. and
which prevents any of her relatives
from extending a helping hand to-
wards her. How the matter will end it
is difficult to say. for the liabilities
which She has contracted all over Eu-
rope in the most reckless fashion. on
the strength of her possible inileri-
lance, arc double and even treple IN
size 10 anything that she could nope 70
OBTAIN from her fathers estate even
under the most favorable ciruum-
stances.
until now she has enjoyed certain
amount of popular sympathy. owing TO.
the fact that she was regarded as the
victim of the late Kings hatred. Bnt
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Pittsburg has just had q dinner at
500 a plate, and what the refined and
abstemious Roanoke Times will think
of this we dare not try to conjecture.
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Flag man On Pennsylvania Railroad.
To whom should / apply for a posi-
ton as lagman or brakeman on the
Pennsylvania Railroad? II. l.. w.
Write to the superintendent of trans
portation. Pennsylvania Railroad,
broad Street Station, Philadelphia. Pa.
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travagance and fraud, the enemy of
protective tariffs. the eloquent member
of the Virginia Convention of 1929. He
deserves more than a slur; he deserves
thorough investigation and careful
presentation. whatever conclusions we
neglected careers of such men as Gov
ernor Giles. careful students will be
able TO throw fresh light on dark
questions In state or even national
history. d. r. ANDERSON.
Richmond College. January Z.
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The Lafayette Family.
"Erenchman" has sent us the follow
Ing OF the Lafayette family. which
fully bears out our answer to a recent
query:
.As this gentleman was among my
ancestors have some knowledge OF
his life. and that OF his Immediate de-
scendants is not automatically set forth
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Street (Romer'sg Corner the mud that
has oozed from the high e~nlhankment
is anywhere from n to three inches
in depth. Hundreds of young women
and girls and also men use this tho-
%roughfare in going to and from work,
| will say that Il there had been "A
a detail from the Fire Depart
fment or the Street Cleaning Departs
inent would have been sent With a hose
10 wash these ~pavefnents.
The people III Fulton want Lester
Street raised. The writer OF this arti-
Gle has grown gray in the anticipation
ofethe raising OF lester street. Fuh-
for Councilmen who have said: If {
am elected Lester street will ba
raised"-one said he would have a Via
duct put across. Let the present
Council do the work. and not let pos
Iterity do a thing they should do. Full
ton is n part of Richmond, and a parr
of Richmond IT is going to stay. Don't
try to keep a wall or water between
JUS. j. a.. BLACK.
So /, ;.t.,a !, =, NH I (, - 49, #aE aetlAetI34
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Come into our garden, Manchester.
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"Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight,
Miss Annie =. Cox, of Ashland,
kindly sends us a copy of this poem.
which we Will forward to the reader
who requested 1t upon the receipt of
his name and a self-addresscd. stamp
ed envelope.
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Hams,
Hams
Please give me a receipt fer fixing
DID Virginia Smitlifield hams.

YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER.
We suppose you mean a receipt for
cooking these hams. Tradition pre-
scribes that the ham be soaked over
scrtbes that the ham be soaked over
night and then be boiled one hour for
each pound. You will find. however.
that this is too much. unless the ham
is very old.
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rho High Prices Help the Farmers.
Editor of The Timcs-Dispatch
Sir,-I have been struck with tths
many. statements made lately In tile
papers about the cost of living these
days and that something must be done.
etc. Now@tllat we farmers are getting
good prices for all OF our products
that we have for sale is q fact, but isn't
1t a fact. too, that some time in our
lives we should have little. prosper
When our products were at the lows
est did our secretary ct washington
and the papers throughout h country
take up the subject and try see
what could be done for the farmers:
Now, Mr.. Editor. the low prices OF al
farm products have passed away, ana
we Will never see, the day when .llour,
bacon, eggs, etc, can be bought as
low as they have been, and there,ls a.
reason, too. You city people DOM
seem to take 1t in that cverythlng,Ws
have to buy is higher, and8tne lapor
question on the farm and IN. our coWn-
try homes is a serious proposition. Wo
have to pay nearly twice as much lor
labor as we formerly did, n do lloC
receive much over half the returns.
Our labor now wants to8,be on sha
same footing with your CITY iapoI..
work so many hours and to arecelFe tlo
biggest pay possible FOR what they 20.
consequently most3farmers arc curtali-
ing their production. AMI many otatusIl
only farm what land they and their
sons can handle. So let the hlGh,prlces
, alone and let &us reap some OF the re-
wards that we are entitled to,
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Quotation From Hamlet.
VIII you kindly tell me who wrote
the quotation. ITO thine self BIO
true. and 1t shall follow, AS the night
the day. thou canst not then be bad
to any man"2
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the efforts OF the Ladies' Memorial
Association OF Petersburg, tho ven
cradle old structure has slowly been
transformed. Memorial windows have
been placed in Its empty stills and tab
lets look down on It's solemn Into
rior. Now comes the announcement
that the last stained windows arc en-
route, and that the whole ediilcc may
be consecrated anew to the memory
OF tho Confederates.
Few monuments have such historic
surroundings as this church. few are
enshrouded with such stirring rccollec-
tions. The old brick walls and pent-
roof were the focus for the Fed
eral fire during the bloody months of
'6i. Every hostile cannon, sooner or
later. was leveled against the sacred
palladium of the Southern Troy. With
in it's Enclosure Lee often received his
.couriers, bringing news of new VIC
tories or fresh defeats, From its gates
he sent his officers forth to execute
his orders against the hostile lines.
From its old brick wall the great com
mander. calm and innpassive. watched
many a movement of his troops.
But full of sentiment as is the DID
church, its surroundings are even
more impressive. Just below II. under
the hill. Mahone's men rallied to re
take the lines after the mine had been
sprung, while nearby those famous
coehorn m%ortars shrielsed all morn
ing as they sent their missiles
into the breach. To the left
Wright's Battery, pouring re-
lentless hail on the F'%ederals, with
Wise's Brigade. n little to the right on
the main lines, fighting like demons.
Beyond the church swept the lines.
here, extending there. but
and unyielding through the
long months of summer and the hor-
rors of the last Confederate winter.
How many soldiers in the trenches
locke and prayed towards tho old
.cdifice! How many veterans watched
/, in the sunset. thinking that it might
look down upon their deaths!
we are glad the old building Is TO
be fully reconstructed and is to re-
main forever. as we trust, the guard
ian of peace on the bloody plains OF
bygone war.
A GHa4a.
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Wages on tho Tnnainn canal.
/. DO you think n young man with
good education could make a living
and save money In the Canal Zone?
9. Which Is the best route, New York
to Panama or New Orleans to Panama?
j. w. c.
1. The wages on the Panama Canal
are considerably higher thar they are
in this country. while living expenses
are, in the main. a trine lower. We
doubt not that a careful man could
save money there.
2. Either of the routes that you
mamie are satisfactory. From this
point it would be cheaper 10 go via
New York.
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as follows:
"This above all: to thine own self be
true,
And it must follow, as the night tho
day.
Thou canst not then be false to any
man."
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HE MESSAGE.

aeommisaoAY, JANUARY is, 1910.
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Richmond. January Z.
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Not OM y Monarch Who Has
Stopped at Sign of Three
Balls.

ny ia MllRaUIsf; DE E~oNTENOY.
N-suLTAN ABDUL AZIl'S crown
- jewels, which he pawned in tho
. early part of last year for over
1000 900 francs at the Mont de
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,uary al. 1905. at Richmond. Va.
, matter under &C, Of Congress Of
The y
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