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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

AYOT dream them al day long.
M That's the trouble with nine
Il tenths Of the people. There are
wonderful ideas evolved, discussed and
approved. and then the thinkers sit back
in calm self-satisfaction while the
dream goes where most dreams COUP
IN the haze that envelops the unreal.
why 1 thought Of that two years
ego." Indignantly exclaims a man when
informed Of clever invention. Yes, but
the other one wins out by doing some
thing with the bright idea
A little while ago / joined the human
snake that wound in and o0t through
the rooms OF an immense hall hired for
the fight against tuberculosis. The ex-
hibition was thoroughly convincing, the
lectures enlightening and the proofs OF
the great work done inspiring.
All along the route traversed by the
Interested thrOng were glass bowls, with
the startling plea that "One dollar saves
one ife" I saw countless human beings
stop, marvel at the fact that so much
Is being done in the great hight and
calmly walk on. after viewing the piti-
How FAR will that kind Of thought
take us2 What is that sentiment
In an exhibition showing the inhu-
name side OF vivisection there were
hundreds Of animal lovers, chewing
gum, eating candy. wearing violetS and
exclaiming vigorously against the con-
the little wooden boxes that rang with
q hollow sound.
That kind OF thought never worked
reform; Il never directed forces in either
building up or tearing down institutions.
TIE casual interest is worth very little
where great things are at stake.
Many OF you are very sorry for the
poor Tears are brought TO your eyes
when cases OF desperate poverty are
cited by people who know. But let me
ask you something: How many really
do good, not IN the wrong, promiscuous
donations to beggars on the street who
probably make more per day than the
average woman but IN a regular sys-
tematic way2 Very few, warrant. Out
u your spending money how much do
you put away toward the fund for
worthy cases OF misfortune and pow
erty2
Do noble thingsi Yes, even If you
are woman, you have the ability TO
act. There is wider and freer
scope given now thSN in any bygone
days, so why not stretch the doing
muscles a little?
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
L q aureIs

W re approaching nations holiday The sound of martial
NM ills the air. and the midst of life to consider
wv death.
gather In Goods Acre"
In the minds of brave mothers who still remember and
daughters who have inherited the knowledge of tragedy there
Decoration Day To spread flag and lay wreath decorate
One memorial of dead and observe
feelings the living include with
the soldier those others who before Our memorial
whether the little with myrtle
with garden flowers, good
m can
that
may enmbor that may softened the
of
has her aue everlasting wreath all the
hoststba fell
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

X REAT Greece hath her Their
mopylae.
~ Stout Switzerland her Tell
The Scot his Wallace heart-and we
Have saints and shrines as we'll
The graves OF glorious Marathon
Are green above the dead,
And we have battle-helds whereon
The grass at root is red.
Not only in the grizzled past
Tingled heroic blood;
Not only were its sWart sons cast
In knightly mould and mood;
Altar Of sacrifice perfumed
Our hot sulphuric air;
And Sidney's SHINING manhood
Around Us everywhere.
Brands regnant as the stainless
That grazed King Arthur's thigh,
What time our battle instincts
Flashed bare beneath the sky;
We felt the rowels Of honor prick
AS keenly as did he
VINO sowed his savage epoch thick
With perfect ehivairy.
Coeur-de-Lions on every field.
Sweet saints in every home,
Through whose dear helping stood re-
vealed
The JOY Of martyrdom-
Compassed by whose assuring loves
Our comrades dared and died
AS blitheIy as a bridegroom moves
To meet his glowing bride.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29
A Requiem

Under the wide and starry sky.
Dig the grave and let me lie.
- Glad did live and gladly die.
And laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies. where he longed to bey
Home is the sailor, home from sea.
And the hunter home from the hill.
Robert Louis Stevenson
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

3SOLUTEEY no. I
have said no. and
It's final. You
shall not do up
your hair this
year.
+" 3 u I, mother,
none OF the girls
wears hers hang
ing, and"
Now, why will
you torture me,
Betty? Can't you
see how much I
have on my mind?
There a r Q days
like this when I
think / shall go
mad, mad. mad."
and Mrs. Van Tas-
sci bent her head
over her sewing
and held a sustain
Ing hand on each
temple.
Think OF all
there Is to be
donel" she con-
tinued. There Is
Isabel's party on
the 18th, and there's
her trunk to go on
Thursday II she's
to have the advan-
tage of a week at
theMurrays- There
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

Rs. VAN TASSEn
made her dignihed
and deliberate way
along the hall to
the family sitting
room. and held out
a welcoming hand
to Mrs. Barrows.
so good OF you
to come - Bettys
been caring for
you in my ab-
sence? I am gr1ev-
ed. Mrs. Barrows.
to have been de-
layed, but / had
an important mes
sage to give TO
Simpson, : o I h e r
wise, 7 was alto
z e ( h er disc n
gagged. .
Mrs. B arr o VS.
hostess found it
suddenly u n C ON
Portable to face
the direct glare or
the afternoon light,
but Mrs Barrows
was perfectly hap
py in her fascinat-
ing chair
"Where did you
get II, Mrs. Van
Tassel %
"Mr. Van Tassel 3
uncle brought IL
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

You need not give money always
altnough II is the great concrete ex-
preston of power. You can use your
hands. l know of one sweet wor1a
who happened to see the little or
phans and children of a poorhouse
playing in the yard of the Institution
with sticks for toys. One little girl
had wrapped a piece of wood in an
Old hapdkerchief and was pretending
tnat II was doll. She was past the
i1nlensely 1i imaginative stage of child
was pretending that 1t was a doll,
very Worn-out ugly doll.
DID the onlooker grow sympathetic
ana feel intensely sorry? Yes, and a
little bit more. She took the next Sun
day and visited her friends and COL
lected toys from overcrowded nur-
series and money from generoIIr
pockets She made some dresses for
dolis from pieces Of left-overs. They
eotlo @ pe puttoneq too. And then went
OUT Lady Bountiful with a package
lhat was telling proof that this
woman did things.
cannot but marvel at the comma ra-
tlVely small list of benefcent acts
that stand 10 the credit of the aver
age person Oh, the thoughts are
lhere l grant you. The dreams are
taxing too much time, and splendid
IDEAS lose the name Of action-that's Ali
You do not have to hit the police:
man or force your way along a mill
tant path Of notoriety. The deeds that
ae S,ae+ oolle lof sweet charity's sake are
pest when done without ostentation.
Rememoer that it is never too late TO
90 good Let some body be glad that
you are living; let the great world he
pettered because of your existence.
And continue to dream them tust as
hard as you wish. but wake up In time
Tor some good, strong action.
BARBARA LEE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
WHY NOT A yIRGINIAN,

The most vital matter which is be-
ing discussed by President Taft and
his Cabinet this week Is the flling Of
the two existing vacancies in the SUI
preme Court. In the making of these
appointments it is believed that the
President will seek to secure the best
available men. The future policy for
many years of the United States In
matters OF tremendous Importance to
the nation will heNdetermined by this
highest tribunal in the next decade; It,,
therefore. is critical and unusual re-,
sponsibility which rests upon the
president and his advisers
The Maryland and Virginia Bar
Associations. at joint session held
at Hot Springs in July. unanimously
resolved 10 request the President to
select for one of these vacancies some
lawyer or Judge resident in the Fourth
Judicial Circuit which embraces both
Maryland and Virginia. 1t was point
ed out at that time that the last mem
Der OF the Supreme Court from this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
LORDCOCHRANEW WELL
RECEIVED IN CHILL

Lord Dundonald died. as the tenth
Earl of Dundonald. he was laid to rest
in that Westminster Abbey which is
the valhalla OF English history; a
lie, but where he was denied sepulture,
being entombed instead in st. PauIs
Cathedral
The house of Cochrane is replete
with romance, and its men have always
been noted for their combative charac-
ter. Thus, the Admiral Lord Cochrane
who founded the CHILEAN and the Brazil
ian navies was publicly married. In
1918, to Catherine Barnes OF Essex.
He had been secretly married to her
six years previously. at AMMAN, in
county Dumfries after abducting her
from school. There seems to have been
some question about this first marriage.
At any rate, when the tenth earl
died, his peerages and the entailed es-
tates were claimed by admiral Sir
Leopold Cochrane, on the Ground that
he was the eldest son born after the
public marriage OF his parents. and
and William. having come into the
world prior thereto, were illegittmate.
This led to the Dundonald Peerage
case, cause celebre OF half CEN
fury ago, which resulted In the Com.
mittee of Privileges declaring that even
II there had been no secret marriage
ceremony, the very fact of Lord Coch-
rane having lived with Catherine Barnes
as his wife in Scotland constituted o
common law marriage, and therefore a
on the strength OF this verdict OF the
committee that Queen Victoria ordered
the name of Thomas Cochrane. the
eldest son of the secret marriage. to
be placed on the roll Of peers OF Scot
land, as eleventh Earl of Dundonald.
He was the father of the present earl.
The career of the latter Is familiar
to the readers of these letters. He
greatly distinguished himself in the
South African War as cavalry leader
indeed the hero of the relief of Lady
smith He rode across the Soudan
desert with dispatches to announce the
death of Gordon and the fall of khar-
number OF contrivances of one, kind
and another that have been adopted
by the English army, and having been
appointed to the command of the
Canadian militia, quarreled with the
Dominion government, owing TO Its
insistence on subordinating questions
of military efficiency to purely politi-
cal and party considerations.
All the family are inventive; and 1T
was the ninth earl. famous as sclen-
fist. and whose inventions have con-
stituted the foundation of many great
industries, who successfully engineered
the water supply Of the city OF Edin-
burgh from the Pentland Hills. At
tHe iHausuTdl ceremony, Wnen 3Ine
water began to pour into the reser-
voir, the earl remarked to an emf
nent divine, We'll, doctor, don't you
think that having made water run up
hill, might walk through hell with-
out getting singed?" TO which his
reverend friend replied. Before at
tempting it. my lord, I think you
would do we'll to provide hell with
similar water works, and to keep them
playing
Copyright, 1910, by the Brentwood
Company.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
WHY RICHMOND GREW.

The growth of Richmond in the last
Ten years has been so satisfying ana
rema rkable that the, eyes of many who
have regarded sthis city only as histor-
3cally interesting have been turned to-
wards it as a representative OF the
Industrial new South. The New York
Evening Post says:
THAT Richmond's population has
Teamed from $1,000 in 1900 to 12I.G2s IN
the present year is one of the most
Interesting statements that have come
from the Census Bureau. The historic
interest of the capital OF the southern
Confederacy adds point to the indica-
tion which the figures themselves aHord
of the change SO steadily taking place
throughout the New South CITIES OF
over 1905 900 inhabitants have been very
scarce in the region comprising the
States that seeded from the Union
half century ago. Besides New Or
leans, with It's population of 2S7.1O4,
only one other city in the former Con-
federate States had passed the 100000
line In 1900. and this was Memphis.
with only 2,320 inhabitants to spare
AS for Virginia herself Richmond was
the only city that had come UP to
10000. The population of Norfolk, the
next to Richmond in size, was 1854,
and no city but Richmond and Norfolk
had population as great as 5000
Numbers, OF course. indicate GER
tain vitality and vigor, but one who
would understand the secret OF Rich
mond's, growth would have to take into
consideration the reasons that have
pushed Richmond to the front. For
example, to-day Richmond is the only
city south of Philadelphia that manu-
features railroad locomotives. The
magnitude OF such an Undertaking, the
value OF its product to the community.
the opportunities thereby afforded 10
citizens to turn their time into proflr-
able employment, are some OF the
great factors that have made for Rich
8monds prosperity.
From 1900 to 1910 Richmonds pop
ulation grew so per cent, but Rich
mond's assessed valuation grew ao~Re4-
lfacturing plants grew OF per cent.
the value OF Richmonds manufactures
Increased 1o6 Per cent, and the bank
deposits increased 2o7 per cent. In
tne same period Richmond laid miles
OF the most modern smooth paving: II
built an electric light plant for the
city: IT rebuilt in large measure its
gas works; ii planned and successfully
carried out settling basin that has
sllready realized every hope and every
expectation OF Its projectors, II built
the most modern. satisfactory and COM
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
Thanks rendered trustees

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch
sir,-The writer hastens to tender
thanks to Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson and
Judge George L, Christian for their
prompt and satisfactory replies to "a
Reasonable Request" published in your
estimate paper of yesterday and
signed Veteran"
These honest and candid responses
to the card ofS'Yeteran'' give us full
assurance that the Battle Abbey or
Confederate Memorial Institute to be,
is in good, honest, competent hands.
And now every surviving eN-Confed-
crate and veteran feels better, and re-.
joices in the assurance of the state
ment submitted by the president of the
Confederate Memorial Institute, when
he tells us that THE cost of the build :
ing will be 100000, and the construc-
ton Will be completed during the next
twelve months We are also greatly
pleased with the statement that the
fund on hand is "$2lS,1 1888, which
fund bears interest at the rate OF 8 Der
cent, per annum,p and is deposited in
two strong and safe banks.
The writer, in behalf of his com.
rades, heartily thanks the two resi-.
dent trustees (Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson
and Judge George Z, christian) for
their prompt responses to his card OF
Inquiry Very respectfully.
], STAuNToN MOORE,
Richmond. sept.mber 80, 1910,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
NEW YORK

Despite his persistent unwillingness
to accept. John A. Dix was last night
nominated for governor of New York
by the Democrats of that State Under
the conditions which obtained. 1t ap-
pears that lie was by long odds the
best man available and he is man of
better calibre and more positive per-
sonality than stimson, the Republican
standard bearer. Dix has a very en-
cellent political record. In the last
State e1ectiln. he was the running
mate of Lewis Stuyvesant chanler,
and developed much strength in that
memorable contest. Since that time.
he has served the Democratic party
most acoeptably as State chairman
and is thoroughly familiar with prac-
tical politics
The platform adopted was SOUND
one; the candidate is an excellent
choice; and New York will be in the
Democratic column when the smoke OF
the strife has drifted away.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
Daughters of Confederncy Entertain In
Honor of Colonel RaMley Martin.

Especial to The Times-Di spatchl
Chatham. va. September 3o.--The
seventy-fifth Anniversary OF the birth
of Colonel Rawley w. Martin was ceie-
brated with appropriate exercises. uii-
der the auspices OF the Rawley Martin.
Chapter. United Daughters of the Con
federacy. The large warehouse was
decorated with Confederate colors.
Rev. James Poindexter. OF Richmond.
lifelong friend of Colonel Martin. was
the speaker of the occasion. Short adj
vey. of Danville, hnd Rev. chiswell
Dabney.
Colonel Martin. lh few remarks
and with much feeling, expressed his
high appreciation. A poem. by Duval
Colonel Martin. WIS read by Captain
w. B. Hurt. Rev. c. o. Pruden pre-
sided. The veterans were sunptuons-
ly served after the speaking.
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RICHMOND'S GAIT
AS OTHERS SEE IT

d
burg: j. G. rerneyhough, Burkeviiie; w.
j. Jones, Norfolk; G. Burgess. scottsville;
a. Epes Harris, Blackstone: a. L. Archar.
baMt. Roanoke; Harold Thornton, Pamplir
City: L. S. Young. Virginia C. A. Epes
Blackstone; G. a. sanders. south Hill; MIR
and Mrs. L. p. stearnes Miss l.. b.
Stearnes. Mrs. 1. A. Jackson, Newport News
A. II. Williams. Jact Williams, Virginia.
Q. a. Tame. Gladys:1W. 81. Masters. Har-
risonburg; Mr. and 1trs. Edwin Gerests,
Norfolk: Miss 81. s. 1tabb Tabb; Mrs. Kate
Giazebrook. Lawrenceyile: Misc Virginia
Glazebrook, Lawrencevie. c. W. stone,
Farmvilic; ]. ]. Fuy. Madison; T. O. sandy.
Burkeyille: T. E. Mason, Rocky Mount. a.
q. Harris, Virginia; L. ". Swami, Tren-
holm.
Park--w. c. Lamb Virginia; c. 81. Ross.
Norfolk: r. A. Rohtedler, Virginia: II. N.
Burton. East Radford.
Richmond-T c. conlon. charlottesvtlle.
p. A. Schubert Roanoke. Henrietta Mere
dith. Meredithvilie Nd, and Mrs. ". j.
Daughtrey and child, Emporia. c. W. Ram
doIph, Norfolk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

circuit was Chief Justice fancy, who
left II In 1864. The last appointment
from Virginia was made in 1s41 when
Peter v. Daniel was elevated to the
associate tusticeship.y
1t has been nearly half century
since the Fourth Circuit has been rep
resented In the court. The request OF
the Maryland and Virginia Bar Asso-
Citations does not, therefore. seem un-
reasonable or inequitable. It is our
strong hope that the President will
take into consideration the petition OF
this circuit. The names which are all
ready said to be before him are, with
one exception, those OF residents of the
Northern States. While these are
doubtless most able men, we respect
fully assert that their peers can be
found In this circuit.
In these piping times OF the New
iNationalism" 1t would be far from in
1udicious to place upon the Supreme
bench citizen of the State which gave
Marshall to the Court when 1t was a
tribunal of uncertain strength. This
great Virginian gave vitalizing force
to the nation, and at critical time In
Its history asserted the dignity and
power OF the court There is no sec
ond- Marshall in Virginia. but there are
many men at the bar In the Old Do
mlnion to-day whose profundity of
legal learning, legal ability and con-
stitutional views combine to make them
nj candidates for the ermine OF the
highest court in the land.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
THE uNosrENrAT1ous PEANUT.


So long as the American people have
1ense enough to consume s36,o000oo
worth of peanuts per annum real
poverty will never come to the south
side of old Virginia.
OF course, the pauper-raised peanut
of East India has no better taste than
to compete with the only original ar
ticle, which is found at its best near
Petersburg. And what a best that Isl!
OF all known nuts, the unostentatious
goober is the richest in food value.
Scientists say that it contains more
tissue building properties than any Of
its fellows, and, what is more to the
point. furnishes them for less money.
From the standpoint Of economy and
gastronpmy, the peanut is the banner
bearer of all that class of food which
time that some "quadrumanous ar
boreal. hairy ancestor swung from
the treetops of Africa until this day
and year of silk hats. automobiles and
pre-QiSeSteu piedhAdsI AoouS'
Even SO, the peanut deserves the
prize, for .nree hundred and fifty Of
them can be bought for ten cents, and.
when bought, 1876 per cent. goes for
food. while only 2e4 is waste. and the
edible portion so per cent. is fat
forming No wonder then, that this
modest nut, when cooked. candied,
sailed. sugared, and sold. reaches the
enormous value of ss6,ooo,ooo,
If one touch of Nature makes the
whole world kin. certainly the peanut
is = touch that makes men, pigs,
cssM as. COWS. all appreciate at one
time xhe real delights of that never
satisfying .idbit--the peanut.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
Rich,n.o!nd,s Gait.

The "glad hand" from Lynchburg
to Richmond-the tlght-fisted grip, the
hearty shake, and the speech OF cordial
congratulation. These things this
from Lynchburg to virginia's
capital city--yes, sir, re, all of them
and then some more.
For from Washington has just come
an official announcement. which is we'll
calculated to make brave old Rich
mond experience the thrill Of exultant
satisfaction, In that 1t tells the story OF
her splendid onward march in popula-
ton.
Upon all hands 1t will be agreed
that a jump Of 42.57s in city popula-
ton during a period Of ten years Us
going some. And when that increase
reflects gain OF more than so per
cent, truly remarkable rate of gain
Is scored. But that's Richmond's gait.
That was her gait In the decade
between 1900-1910-as solemnly attest
ed under the hand and seal Of the
Federal Census Bureau. It's fine
achievement. It's a most pleasing
thing for yirglnians to think upon. It
mirrors Richmond as one Of the con-
spicuously stalwart. progressive. hust-
tomas we'll as a-clty crowned with
proudly eneonlpa ssed by TRADITIONS that
dainty as one Virginia generation
steps from the feldfof human activi-
ties to be succeeded by another.
Another shake, Richmond-and an
other. well done, -Lynchburg News.
& 4 Fl S it4IfI
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The species of grasping commercial
ism which has its home In Atlanta is
beginning to infect the rest Of Georgia.
The other day at Athens a preacher
accompanying a funeral procession on
the way to the cemetery, halted it
long enough to marry couple. and
then went on to perform the last
sad rites Imagine this happening
in Richmond!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
crodel-owen.

Especial to The fmss- Dispatchl
Lynchburg, Va, September 3o.--At
the parsonage OF Court Stceet Meth
odist Church Wednesday Miss Ella Ma
linda owen and Herbert Sidney Crouch.
both Of Bedford county, were united In
formed by DR.. n H. Bennett. Mr.. and
Mrs. Crouch took the first train after
their marriage for Oklahoma. where
they will live
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Jefferson-Mr. and Mrs, G, F, Burrough,
Norfolk: q. Is. Langhorne. Virginia; A. w.
Archer. Virginia
{ Lexington--C. E. Matthews Virginia.;
Virginia; r, l. Gray. virginia; L. F. Mayes.
Petersburg; J. g, swats. stanton: 7, H.
Farmer, Burkeyile. i y
4 Davis-Mr, and Mrs. "A. G. Patterson. How
ardsville; H, b. Walker. Hodcroft; j. Pint
ner, Suffolk; w d. Carlisle Portsmouth.
Murphy's--A, A. Campbell. Wytheville; r.,
p. Bruce Wise; r, e. Griffith, Winchester;
w. w. Lee, Norfolk s ". n. Phillips, Lynch,